Another prayer request

I got a text message today from my best friend from college asking if I had had optic nerve swelling from the pseudotumor. Of course I said yes... and she told me that she was told by her optomitrist that her optic nerves were swollen.
They sent her to a neurologist and luckily there is no tumor and no leisons (which could be a sign of MS) on her brain. And thank goodness that she's not in pain and she is having no other vision problems. Just keep her in your prayers too! Thanks!

Toss a few prayers up please...

Yesterday my sister took my 19 year old neice to the hospital because her entire right side had gone numb. She has a 6 month old baby and is stuck in the hospital with a neurologist that we don't trust (unfortunately, he was the doctor on call in the ER). There not sure what is wrong with her... I'm afraid that she's had a stroke on the right side of her brain. She's had a couple of different scans (CT, MRI) and so far they can't see anything for sure. So we're not sure if it's as serious as a stroke or if it is a nerve issue; granted, a nerve issue is serious enough. So, as you're saying your prayers, if you'd toss a few her way, we'd sure appreciate it! Thanks to you all.... and God Bless!
oh, and my neice's name is Stephanie. Thanks!

Happy New Year

Ok, so I have been super bad at posting the last few months and for that I apologize. That's what happens when you're in Finance at the end of the year. It's no fun.
But here we are at the beginning of yet another year. I'm looking forward to it. I'm actually looking forward to the anniversary of my stroke... because it means I'm alive and I've continued to recover well.
I'm looking forward to selling this house (if it ever sells!), because then I'll be able to get the space I so need to sort out my head.
I'm looking forward to a commitment I'm making with myself to get myself in shape. Losing the weight that I must lose in order to safely carry a baby. I'm thinking about getting in touch with the perinatalogist (doctors that specialize in high-risk pregnancies) to see what exactly what I need to do to be in the right condition to have my babies (whenever they come along).
I'm looking forward to getting off of the Plavix (come on MAY!!!) and figuring out a way to get off of all of the other medications. I will not be subjected to take various medications for the rest of my life.
And most of all, I'm looking forward to making my bucket list. There is a church here in town that has the following statement on their sign--"The Bucket List (don't waste your life)." And no, I've never seen the movie, but I know what a bucket list is.... And I'm sure my list will be a long time coming, but it will get written. And then I will start doing it.
First things first.... get out of debt.... figure out my relationship....

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year's!

Shopping..

Ok, so I don't do the "Black Friday" shopping. And this year was a perfect example why... a poor guy at Wal-Mart was trampled. Holy cow! For what I ask? To find a few deals? I think not.

But, I'll get off of that soapbox. I'm quite frustrated about it altogether. But anyway. I went shopping on Saturday with my best friend. I introduced her to a new store, a discount department store (kind of like TJ Maxx or Marshalls). She had never been there before and she was totally enthralled. Now, I am so anti-girl in the following statement... I hate to shop. When I get in the mood, it's fine. But in general, I truly detest it. Now, maybe if I were a size 2 and could find all the clothes I wanted I wouldn't have this problem, but since I am not a size 2, I don't enjoy it. Anyway. I took her shopping at this store. Now, when I first discovered this store, I was also very excited, because I bought a ton of clothes for next to nothing. However, never have I ever spent 3 HOURS in a single store at one time! 3 Hours!!!! I was ready to keel over by the time she was finally finished! I mean, I'm ok for about an hour... but 3?

Ok, girls... I know, I'm completely not girly am I? I'm missing a gene or something! First my husband can't deal with the fact that I'm not a "lovey dovey" person. I don't want to sit around staring into someone's eyes when there are other things to be done. I'm not one to cuddle... it irritates me. See, I'm missing some essential girl genes!!

Update

Ok, so I've been gone for a while... both from this blog and from the fitness blog. There are a couple of reasons....
-The stress level at my job has gone through the roof and I often don't even take a lunch break, so I can't even walk on the treadmill at work. I have submitted a resume to another company that would pay more and would be less stressful, so I'm hoping that will work out after the first of the year.
-We have had someone interested in buying the house, so I've been trying to get it cleaned (which, in this big old house, is a workout in itself!).
-The doctor has put me on yet another medication that is supposed to stop the minor headaches that I've been having (in hopes of preventing any future migraines) and it makes me insanely groggy and makes me even less of a morning person!

But I have been reading a book that has me changing a lot of my outlooks on things. I realize that I have been extremely reactive in my life (for the last couple of years anyway)... waiting for things to happen to me. Rather than making them happen for myself. So, I guess I've been working on my inner self for the last few weeks rather than the outer. If anyone has not read The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, I highly recommend it!

Election Day

Happy Election Day! Hope everyone got out and exercise their right today!!! I don't care you vote/voted for....as long as you vote!

Another Twi-hard on the block!

Just an update... I have 2 converts to the Twilight universe!
YAY!
My friend in Washington just recently finished the series and loved it. And my best friend is almost through with New Moon, she was up half the night reading it. Of course, she didn't believe me that they were simply fabulous, but when this guy that she works with recommended it, she decided to read it. Now she can't stop. She has requested me to bring her Eclipse because she's going to finish New Moon tonight. And she doesn't want to wait another minute to read the rest of the series. Of course, we all know how she feels, don't we?!

So, today is my birthday and it's been ok. I finally tracked down some bookends. Have any of you ever tried to find bookends? I'm sorting my books and trying to get them in some sort of order, so I was looking for another set of bookends and they are darn near impossible to find! I went to a zillion stores today looking for them. But mission accomplished. Happy birthday to me!