Dart Night

So last night was dart night. Every Thursday from October through May I go to darts and the local bar. I used to help run it for the last several years, but since I live 45 minutes away I decided I didn't want to be committed to being there every week. Some weeks you just don't feel like going out after work, you know. Plus, when I do go, I'm pretty tired on Fridays. With how busy work has been these last few months I can't be falling asleep at work on Fridays. It was fun though, not too big of a crowd. Sometimes there will be 25 people, sometimes 8. Last night we only had 12 players. We draw for partners and usually pay out first, second and third place. If there's not enought people then we only pay first and second. I'm not too competative, I just want to feel like I did good myself. It's fun to hang out with friends too. Some people get super competative though. You almost don't even want to be their partners, because I end up playing worse. I'm so worried about them getting ticked that I don't even play as good as I usually do. Well, better get back to work. Thank goodness it's Friday. I'm so relieved. These last few weeks have been nuts. Hopefully we will hit the Gym for the first time this weekend and I'll start getting into that.

Facing Bad Decisions

So I finally sent off an email on something I should have taken care of months and months ago. Like I said in one of my previous posts, procrastination is a horrible thing. Nothing will go away by ignoring it. You might like to think so, but it won't. And, when you think about the stress you put on yourself by not taking care of something right away. You constantly have that thought at the back of your mind. It just gets worse and worse the longer you wait. I really need to make a committment to myself that I won't put off things that I'm afraid of dealing with. Weight loss is kind of the same in away. You constantly think that you'll start tomorrow, but then before you know it tomorrow is already over. Time goes so fast and if you keep saying tomorrow you will never get it off your chest. Anyhow, I finally sent an email off to some people, at least explaining a few things. It's not over or dealt with by any means, but I have to come to a resolution now. I can't keep stressing over this issue. I would be enjoying my job a lot more if I didn't have this issue stressing me out. Hopefully, I'll have good news to come...

Christmas Gifts For This Year

Christmas is around the corner and I need to start figuring out what I'm going to get my two adorable nephews. My sister recommended getting them pillow pets. Have you seen that infomercial? They're pretty cute. She wants me to get the monkey for one of them and the puppy for the other. I think they'll like that. I love shopping for my nephew's though. I don't have any kids so why not spoil them? Well, I was told not to go overboard this year. Please, it's Christmas. Oh-well. I'll probably get them at least two things though. I asked my older nephew what he wants and he said, "nothing that I haven't already asked for". Well, that doesn't exactly help me. LOL One year it was so funny, he had me take picture with my phone of the catalog on each page where he'd circled an item. It was funny, but it actually helped me while in the store. The pictures weren't great, but I could somewhat see what it was. Another idea for my little nephew might some wooden abc blocks. He has all kinds of toys that make sounds, sing songs, light up and so forth. Just something simple that he can build, stack and play with. Right now he just likes carrying little things like that around with him. He'll bring you something, like he's giving it to you and then takes it right back. He's funny.

Not Enough Time

Another busy day at work ahead of me. I have two conference calls, a meeting and I need to go through billing and invoicing with someone too. Plus, all of my regular work. I need to try to get out a little early so that I can get down to Pleasant Grove at a decent time to visit with my Mom since it's her last night here. Seems like there's just not enough time for everything.

Another Stressful Day

Today has just been one thing after anohter. Work is crazy. Before you can finish one urgency another has started. I had to keep reminding myself today, one thing at a time. I'm always so tired by the time I get home each day. Mentally drained it seems. I'm sure it would help if I ate healthier, drank more water and got into better shape. Then I probably wouldn't be so tired by the time I get home. I know it makes a big difference. I hate feeling like I need a nap everyday when I get home. I'm tired enough to take a nap, but it doesn't usually help. I'll just feel drained the rest of the night. I need to do something though. My Gold's membership is active now, so I need to start going. Just trying to figure out what time to go, whether it be in the morning, during lunch or after work. I think I might try going to some of the classes too. That might help motivate me to go in the mornings.

Trick or treat at work

Every Halloween the employees bring their kids around to trick or treat. I moved to the side building this year, so unfortunately, we didn't get near as many then I did in the main building. Either way though, it is still fun to see them all. We had a little Woody, a Dragon, Snow White, a princess and a few others. I was in the middle of my invoicing for the end of the month so I wasn't able to pay as much attention as I would have liked to. THey were cute though. Looking foward to see what tomorrow night is going to be like. We decorated our door and put big skelitan pictures up in our windows. We usually get quite a few trick or treators on Halloween. The only hard thing is that my Dog goes nuts everytime someone knocks on the door or if she hears people walking on the porch. I usually have to hop out the door and shut it real quick before giving out treats. Well, almost time to head out of work. It's been a crazy day. Lots to do, but I am so ready to get out of here.

Gold's Gym - Tips and Tools

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So my Mom and sister got me Gold's gym membership for my birthday (which was yesterday by the way). I definitely need it, I'm just worried about how I'm going to fit it in and keep going on a regular basis. Seems like work is always so busy and I'm always so tired. I'm sure once it get going though I'll start feeling better. I might start by taking a couple classes. It's going to take awhile, but I'm excited to start using the membership.

Procrastination Is A Horrible Thing

What a long day. Work has been so busy lately. People were calling off the hook. I had several urgent classes to book. Presenters were calling with questions. To top it off I was taking calls for someone else since they were out of the office. It just seemed like it was non stop all day. Sometimes I'm so mentally exhausted by the time I get off of work. I have a big issue that I need to take care too that I have been totally dreading. I really, really needed to get to it today, but just couldn't find the time. I have to print off a ton of invoices too for someone else. Didn't get to that either. Hopefully I can get into work early in the morning tomorrow and start the day off on a good note. I'll get as much as I can done early, so that I can start working on my "issue" by early afternoon. The sooner I get that off my shoulders the much better I will feel. I hate having something drag on forever. It's my fault though. I let being too busy be an excuse for not taking care of it. Now it's a huge problem that needs immediate attention. That is why procrastination is such a horrible thing. Things do not go away, no matter how much you want them to, they don't. You can wish, but it won't happen. That's why it's always good to take care of something you dreading instantly. The sooner you take care of it, the easier it will be.... and less painful.

Learning new things

I'm so proud of myself today. Over the last few years I've learned how to create blogs, install plug ins, a little bit of html and how to work with an ftp. Yes, I definitely have much more to learn, but I think I figured out quite a bit on my own. One thing I would love is if there was a local HTML class I could attend. It would be great to have a better understanding of it. You know how community colleges always send out those magazines with their quarterly classes you can sign up for. The ones that extra for anyone to attend. Usually they can cost anywhere from $30 to $150.  I haven't seen any though about anything to do with html, programming or creating websites. I did see a class though about how to defend yourself from a zombie invasion. Yes, no joke. You can pay $35 for this. lol Anyhow, back to what I'm happy about. When I set up a new blog I sometimes spend hours trying to find the perfect theme. Usually it's to find the right header that would go with the blog that I'm working on. I know you can create one and just upload it and there are several people that you can pay to do this for you. Well... I learned how to create one myself today. It's nothing spectacular, but I think I did a pretty good job. All I needed was a picture and paint.net. I think it turned out pretty nice. I know the more I do it the better I'll get. Hmm, if I got good enough at it, I could create headers for other people.

Mia's Morning Ritual

Every morning around the same time, usually after my first alarm goes off my cat, Mia does the same thing. I like to set my alarm twice, once about 30 to 40 minutes before I'm actually getting up. That 7 minute snooze has never worked for me. Anyhow, these last few weeks Mia has been jumping up onto the night stand and she'll stand there staring down at me. Then she'll start picking at my hair. I'll knock her down 10 times in a row, but she just keeps jumping back up and doing it again. It's almost like she knows that I'm planning on getting up soon. She's my furry alarm clock. It's funny, but so annoying if I'm really not ready to get up yet.