Hi everyone! Most of you know that I’ve been struggling with my car for a while. Every time I get one batch of repairs paid off, it’s time for another round with the mechanic. And every time I’d take the car to a mechanic, it seemed like something else would go wrong.
As I recently paid off a ton in repairs, and knew more service would be eventual in my future, I decided enough was enough. It was time to bite the bullet and get a new car (excuse me a moment while I shudder at the thought of having a [ ... ]
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Jan 2012
Hi everyone! Most of you know that I’ve been struggling with my car for a while. Every time I get one batch of repairs paid off, it’s time for another round with the mechanic. And every time I’d take the car to a mechanic, it seemed like something else would go wrong.
As I recently paid off a ton in repairs, and knew more service would be eventual in my future, I decided enough was enough. It was time to bite the bullet and get a new car (excuse me a moment while I shudder at the thought of having a [ ... ]
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07
Dec 2011
Please excuse my rant.
Maybe I’ve just been exhausted from lack of sleep (have been having a harder time than usual sleeping lately), under a lot of stress at work, or who knows what else, but people are pissing me right the hell off lately.
Supposedly, this is the season for giving and sharing. But it seems like people are more inconsiderate than ever. In the span of a week, I’ve had two incidents (probably more – these just stick out) where people have been completely rude. Perhaps they’re just so wrapped up in their own worlds or the idea that no [ ... ]
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23
Nov 2011
On the eve before Thanksgiving, I wanted to pop in and say hi. I’m still alive. Not doing so well on the eating front…which probably explains my absence in posting. I think visiting the district attorney’s office about my brother threw me into a tailspin that I haven’t quite recovered from.
It’s been eight years, but the holidays are still hard without him. It gets easier, but he’s never far from my thoughts, and at times I find myself in a bit of a funk for seemingly no reason. Then I realize why I probably am. Because I miss him. At [ ... ]
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03
Oct 2011
Hi all!
Guess what? My weight on the scale is actually down! It’s showing me as being down 6 lbs from my most recent highest. But officially, I’m only down 2.7. But I’ll take it! I’m excited to see what the scale says on Saturday. I was perfectly on plan Friday. Wasn’t perfectly on plan Saturday, but didn’t do TOO bad and did a lot of walking at the renaissance festival. Then was perfectly on plan yesterday and so far so good today! I’m going out tonight and I even have my planned drinking tracked in advance in my tracker. Go [ ... ]
11
Jul 2011
Hola, folks. It’s your long-lost friend, Pamela. I’m here. I’m alive.
To say I’ve been struggling lately is probably an understatement. I’m sure it comes as no surprise to you all considering the very few number of posts I’ve written lately and the tone that most of them have held. Emotionally, I’ve been a basket-case. Physically, I’ve not stuck to plan at all. The way I’ve been craving yummy foods makes me feel like a drug addict. But I’ve written about that plenty of times in the past, so won’t rehash it again today. I’ve gained weight again, and [ ... ]
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09
Jun 2011
Today marks my fourth day on my new schedule. Third day with getting here by 10:30am. Amazingly, I’m actually doing a bit better at getting here on time at 10:30 than I was at noon. Isn’t that strange? In fact, I was so tired, I was in bed by 12:30am last night. But, we’ll see if it lasts. So far, I’m really liking it. In fact, I actually get to go to a movie tonight! I had a heck of a time finding someone that was able to go with me, but one of my friends is incredibly [ ... ]
06
Jun 2011
Hi all! I hope you’re all doing well. I’ve been meaning to drop in for a while now, but, well…got caught up in life again.
The week before last, I didn’t track perfectly, but somehow managed to get a five pound loss! Yeah, I am still not quite sure how that happened.
This past week…I didn’t do the best. Didn’t do terribly, but didn’t track again. I gained 1.4 pounds. But some of that could also have been water retention. So I was okay with it.
The interesting thing to note was that I weighed in at exactly the same weight that I [ ... ]
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May 2011
Hi all. Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve written. I’ve started about a hundred blog posts and then gave up in the middle and then just gave up period. Stopped even trying to write. Because, honestly, to write on here meant that I actually had to think about things that are going on with me. And well, better to live like Scarlett O’Hara, right?
But I thought I would pop in and say hi and let you all know that I’m okay. I’m hanging in here. Just trying to make it day by day. I have good days and bad [ ... ]
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18
Apr 2011
I know it’s been a while since I’ve written. I did really well my first week back on plan and lost 3.6 pounds. I have, however, probably gained it back by now.
It’s been a rough week.
I’ve been in one seriously hellish funk of which I can’t seem to find my way out. I’m just exhausted mentally and emotionally and seem to have been using my heart and mind and yes, even my body (though not literally) as punching bags. Have been feeling really overwhelmed lately by things I can’t control, both having to do with myself and with my world [ ... ]
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03
Apr 2011
Hi all! I hope you had a really great weekend. Mine was really good…but busy. I seem to be in the mood lately where I feel like I constantly have to be doing something. If I’m not out and about, I still feel like there’s things I need to be doing: laundry, blog posts, etc.
Saturday dawned bright and early…ugh. But I attended my first Weight Watchers meeting EVER with my friend, Christy (a/k/a Angelchrys – who is awesome by the way, so check her out). Most of you know that I’ve only ever done Weight Watchers online. Once [ ... ]
28
Mar 2011
This is one of those “omg I’m disgusting and should avoid all reflective surfaces” kinds of days for me.
BUT.
I somehow, even with all the junk I ate, lost 2.9 lbs this week. Without trying. Imagine if I did try! I tweeted about it earlier this morning and someone replied that I must have been trying without noticing. I think she may be right and it’s a cool way of looking at it.
Even though I’m still a bunch of pounds heavier than I was a few weeks ago, I’ve decided something.
I’m going to forgive myself.
Even if I can only keep up [ ... ]
24
Mar 2011
Hi folks. So I figured it was about time that I wrote a legitimate blog post since most of mine lately have been my 30 Days of Lists entries. Hope you haven’t been minding them. They’ve been kind of fun for me and have been getting me back in the swing of writing on here…kind of.
There hasn’t been a lot going on with me lately. Well, okay, there has, but most of it has been internal, brain/emotion kind of stuff. I’ve really truly been on a roller coaster ride the past several weeks.
I’ve had some truly happy moments. Learned some [ ... ]
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15
Mar 2011
Some of you may not know, but until recently, I worked until midnight Monday-Friday. I did this for over seven years. Originally, it had a lot of benefits.
I liked the people that worked on nights better
It was a bit less stressful/rushed
It helped me avoid life after my brother died
Well, last summer, I started meeting new friends. I started dating a bit. I started living. And the fact that I worked until midnight started annoying the hell out of me. I got so tired of seeing friends posting about what they were doing or what they had planned and realizing that [ ... ]
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02
Mar 2011
Hi folks. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Before I tell you about mine, let me get the good news out of the way. While I’ve probably shot it to hell by now, I was actually down 1.3 pounds on the scale yesterday! That’s the first time since December that I’ve actually been down on the scale intentionally. And who knows what it would have been if I hadn’t blown it over the weekend.
It started on Thursday night when we were hit with another major snowstorm. I left work around 8pm and attempted to get home. Several blocks from [ ... ]
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24
Feb 2011
Don’t have much to say today, but thought I’d say hi anyway. I’m at work…having a very slow day. Slow both in the sense that it’s taking forever and slow in the sense that we’ve barely had any work at all. Let me put it this way. I’ve been here for 3.75 hrs and haven’t had anything to do yet. Not that I’m complaining.
Of course, I could be getting some productive things done…like my taxes…but am I? Of course not. I’m playing on Twitter or Facebook or Pogo, or Lazylaces, or well…anything [ ... ]
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