Sufficient to Good Friday

One more Pinterest project.  

(the faint lines are shadows from my blinds)

Today turned out not so bad.  Cleaned the house, set some loose plans to hang out with friends, and had a nice trip to Target with my sister.  My hand is absolutely killing me so this will be short and simple!

I found out that my "funk" is actually due to low vitamin D.  Acutally, I'm borderline deficient to insufficient. Who knew?!?!  Well besides the obvious of my doctor.  Now I have to take a super high dose for the next 12 weeks and then drop down to a more normal amount.  Shortly after I will be back in for a retest to make sure everything is better.  The biggest plus is that per the Mayo Clinic website there is a link in obese women with low D not being able to lose weight easily.  What a perk if my mood improves and so does my weight loss.

Speaking of the diet I'm back on track and feeling good.  Last week I lost 4.4lbs, this week 2.4!  Bring on my goals and some smaller sizes.  I've returned jeans twice from Torrid and now I think I'm going to have to again.  This time I'm bringing my heels with me and am going to take my time, no rushing.  I need to look damn good when I go to Lincoln in a week.  Plus the heat is finally breaking and walking outside can resume.  I miss my walks and have just been so lazy with this heat.

Time for some beddy-bye.  I'm tired and need to rest this hand.

Look what I can do!

Yes I put another hole in my head.  It's a rook piercing and I lurve it!

Do NOT let this child take your phone.  I had over 30 photos most of the floor, her fingers, my thighs (gasp shock horror and embarassingly white) and her bed.  She loves to take a picture and knows how to a little too well.

Today was a good good day.  

• Office visits, and hugs from old friends.  
• Climbed the BFF's roof and confirmed some hail dmg.  
• A most sinful lunch at Cheesecake Factory.  
• A trip to Uptown and a new piercing with Sue-bee.  

I could have lived without the 1.5 commute back home, but all in all it was a good day.  

Hot!

Playing dress up on the hottest day of the year.  Thank goodness for AC!

DoorDoor had to go with to daycare.

PS that's one happy baby!!!

Last night I went to my parents house and canned more tomatoes with my mom.  In a house with no AC and for whatever reason no fan!  I had huge beads of sweat down the back of my legs and my shirt was soaked.  I'm so happy the heat will be breaking this weekend.  I cannot make more salsa and spaghetti sauce in 90+ degree weather.

Tonight I went to my town home assoc meeting.  I am now the Vice President, but that's ok.  Turns out there's quite a bit that needs to be taken care.  It's through no fault of the current board members, but the shady mgmt company.  A few quick math calculations and we found nearly $2000 unaccounted for.  Good thing they had already decided to switch companies.  I can hardly wait to see how this works out.  Could be a bumpy ride for a couple months.

Now I'm chilling out and cursing my very sore hand.  No more typing for me.  Gotta rest up to play with the twins tomorrow.  I love taking them out to lunch.  Danyal is very excited to see his auntie and I him.  

Project Weekend

My projects:  canned caramel sauce and a yarn wreath I copied off Pinterest.

I also made a dozen jars of salsa with the help of my mom.  It was such a fulfilling weekend for me and I hope to keep my momentum going this week.  Due to the heat I need to get up and work out tomorrow morning, blech.  Here's hoping I can do it.  I also need to study, I want to start a new book, and I have 2 more Pinterest projects to complete.  Oh and Ande's baby blanket needs to have some attention, baby's due in 5 weeks.  AND Sue-bee and I need to have a piercing date.  This is a lot with working a full week and therapy appts.  I'm sure I can accomplish most of it, just have to prioritize what I really want to do.  I'm hoping this can start to pull me out of my funk and I don't hurt my hand too much.  I really despise having physical limitations, simply because I will always push too far.  Being a Scorpio red headed german chick really pushes me to the limit somedays.  I refuse to quit, give up or simply rest.  I must do all the things!!!  For now it's bedtime, 6am is harsh when you are staring down a long work out.

A Fair Day

Today did not start as I wanted.  I wanted to get up and go to the fair.  Instead my boss had a freak out over some photos of hail posted on twitter.  NOT COOL!  Good thing it turned out to be nothing and I was able to salvage my day out.  It was by far one of the most perfect days at the Great Minnesota Get Together ever.  Perfect weather, everything was clean (opening day, what what), not too many people, good food and excellent people watching.

cream cheese filled deep fried green olives -  ON A STICK!  ZOMG sooo good

BooBoo's dream house, Peepaw agreed to build it.  And some candles for Peepaw's shed.  

Yep beer cans turned into candles, good thing mom's gonna save some cans so I can make these.

My new t-shirt!  I love the potholder heart.  That may be a bakery logo

New Art?

I couldn't sleep last night so I decided to review my Pinterest boards, because that's what you do too?  Oh, just me, well whatevs.  I don't love any of these as prints, but I like the words/messages/quotes and need to figure out how to make my own, in colors that match my decor.

 in my car

 in the living room

 in the hallway

 in the office

 in my bedroom

 in the kitchen

Fear and Loathing in Wisconsin

This my new super awesome door decal.  I love it so much, just a little sparkle for my new front door.

So the doc was very anti-climatic today and I knew deep down it would be.  I don't have a torn tendon, but I have fluid on my elbow and around my nerve bundle.  Surgery isn't an option right now, but it could be.  I'm wearing the bitchin' compression sleeve and it seems to be helping.  I have to start taking Advil more regularly, and my PT has been revised.  I'm off work restriction because a) I don't follow it, b) it's not really helping anyways.  I've got 4 more weeks of PT and then another visit to see if anything is helping.  I'm hoping it starts to improve, if only a little bit.  I don't know how I'll cope if it doesn't.

I broke down and finally talked to Clint.  He's been hounding me for 10 days, so I just caved while I iced my elbow.  He talked for 45 min straight and spent about 30 seconds expressing empathy for my arm. He never asked about anything else in my life and I'm not even surprised by it.  Now I've got a huge amount of self loathing going on.  It's just how a Monday should end.

I have made a decent revelation after looking at my ical today.  I have a dr appt on Friday with my gyno (TMI, I know I know) BUT I'm getting some happy pills.  I'm tired of feeling blue all the time and having the slightest things send me into a spiral.  (Saturday I wanted to slash things because I realized how alone I was)  I also need to work on my whole dating situation.  I'm thinking I start all over on eharmony.  Re-do the quiz, let my sister write my intro and pick my photos and go from there.  I'm even debating a puppy.  Having something to love is better than just being alone and miserable right?