The scale has mocked me for the last time. The evil machine snarls and snaps and most importantly lies in attempts to make me feel fat. I am tempted to cast it out of the third floor window and watch as it shatters once it hits the pavement. It fills me with delight to even imagine such a move, but I am afraid the feeling would be short lived. Soon I would be out shopping for a new scale. A kinder more gentle scale that will tell me what i want to hear even though deep inside I would know the truth.
Today marks a sad and dark day in the life of Rob. He stepped on the scale and hit a horrid and extremely high number. A number that caused him to silently shudder. Since February 5Th Rob has gained 25 pounds - gasp -!
I read where Christian Bale gained 100 lbs in a mere six weeks, but he was trying too and I am sure he involved nutritionists and physicians and maybe a touch of steroids. All that is well and good, but I packed on my weight without trying and without the advice of well knowing practitioners.
I am touchy about my weight and a few years ago I worked my ass off to drop a cool 100 pounds and it frightens me when the weight attempts to creep back on like a sneaky little bastard. Five pounds was not cause to worry and 10 pounds - well I thought I could just increase my exercise. Fifteen pounds and it reminded me to get serious, but I skipped all the was to 25 and now I am in a cold sweat!.
From here on out I am going hard core! No more excuses! No more putting off runs and exercise until later or until I feel better.
I reach a point and I get super focused and nothing gets in my way. So instead of waiting to start Monday I am starting at this very moment to get my act together. Well right after I take a hammer to that damn scale!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
downsizing...
The big move looms at the year and many things go through my mind. I have some work left to do the the house in efforts to ready it for the market. Some windows need replacing, some touch up painting and we planned to spruce up the basement to make it look a little less creepy.
The next home will be SMALLER and have a larger yard. The exact opposite of what we have now. We will be living with what we need and not swayed by character or charm that the older homes always hold. So downsizing from 4000 square feet to something in the range of 1500 to 2000 square feet. Under no circumstance will we go over 2000 square feet. I am not furnishing, cleaning and especially not heating more than 2000 square feet. I am so looking ready for the change.
I have owned four homes in my life and the homes have progressively gotten larger with each move. The first home I ever bought was 1440 sq feet and aside from the layout it suited my life fine at the time. The funny thing about that home was that I moved there from a one bedroom apartment and upon unpacking from the move I had already filled every closet in the home - a feat I still find mind boggling.
In efforts to prepare for the big move we have gone about getting rid of many things. The piano in the living room is gone, many of our clothes have been donated to the VA and we have started going through all the storage to get rid of what is not needed. It is a difficult process deciding what is a necessity and what we really do not need or use.
The basement in this house is enormous and an entire room of it is jam-packed with Christmas decor. We are huge Christmas freaks and any and everything Christmas is stuffed in that room. Including 12 trees, yard creatures, table clothes, dishes, things that make noise, things that glow, and everything that people send us to encourage our unhealthy obsession with all things Christmas. The sad part is that we have not been able to properly decorate the last two years due to being out of town for the last two Christmases. It is still unknown where we will be for this upcoming holiday.
So the process of deciding what to take and what to get rid off continues. I am debating selling my dining room furniture. Mind you, this is a BIG DEAL. I LOVE my dining room and it took me four years to locate the all time perfect dining room set. A set that garners many a gasp and quite a few oohs and awws, so parting ways with it will cause much emotional pain. However, it is very large furniture and that is fine for this size of a home, but not that practical for where we are going. In the next few months I will either decide to sell it or be damned and take it with me.
Downsizing is not without pain and sacrifice.
I am trying to see the bright side of the move and the new way of living. Fewer things to pack, shopping for new furniture and having maybe a reasonable heating bill. One thing I am hell bent on having with the next home is a working fireplace. This old home was built with four, but now they are all non-working and that just ticks me off! I also want a nice porch, a finished basement and a little larger yard - I see gardening in my future.
We will not know for sure when the move will take place until July. Until then we move from room to room and decide what furniture we like and what needs to go. It amazes me how much stuff we have accumulated over the years. The kitchen alone has so many gadgets and items that all seem so needed at times, but take up so much space.
It is time to attempt to live a life a little less cluttered.
The next home will be SMALLER and have a larger yard. The exact opposite of what we have now. We will be living with what we need and not swayed by character or charm that the older homes always hold. So downsizing from 4000 square feet to something in the range of 1500 to 2000 square feet. Under no circumstance will we go over 2000 square feet. I am not furnishing, cleaning and especially not heating more than 2000 square feet. I am so looking ready for the change.
I have owned four homes in my life and the homes have progressively gotten larger with each move. The first home I ever bought was 1440 sq feet and aside from the layout it suited my life fine at the time. The funny thing about that home was that I moved there from a one bedroom apartment and upon unpacking from the move I had already filled every closet in the home - a feat I still find mind boggling.
In efforts to prepare for the big move we have gone about getting rid of many things. The piano in the living room is gone, many of our clothes have been donated to the VA and we have started going through all the storage to get rid of what is not needed. It is a difficult process deciding what is a necessity and what we really do not need or use.
The basement in this house is enormous and an entire room of it is jam-packed with Christmas decor. We are huge Christmas freaks and any and everything Christmas is stuffed in that room. Including 12 trees, yard creatures, table clothes, dishes, things that make noise, things that glow, and everything that people send us to encourage our unhealthy obsession with all things Christmas. The sad part is that we have not been able to properly decorate the last two years due to being out of town for the last two Christmases. It is still unknown where we will be for this upcoming holiday.
So the process of deciding what to take and what to get rid off continues. I am debating selling my dining room furniture. Mind you, this is a BIG DEAL. I LOVE my dining room and it took me four years to locate the all time perfect dining room set. A set that garners many a gasp and quite a few oohs and awws, so parting ways with it will cause much emotional pain. However, it is very large furniture and that is fine for this size of a home, but not that practical for where we are going. In the next few months I will either decide to sell it or be damned and take it with me.
Downsizing is not without pain and sacrifice.
I am trying to see the bright side of the move and the new way of living. Fewer things to pack, shopping for new furniture and having maybe a reasonable heating bill. One thing I am hell bent on having with the next home is a working fireplace. This old home was built with four, but now they are all non-working and that just ticks me off! I also want a nice porch, a finished basement and a little larger yard - I see gardening in my future.
We will not know for sure when the move will take place until July. Until then we move from room to room and decide what furniture we like and what needs to go. It amazes me how much stuff we have accumulated over the years. The kitchen alone has so many gadgets and items that all seem so needed at times, but take up so much space.
It is time to attempt to live a life a little less cluttered.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
just a bit freaky.....
I was looking up homes in a city that we may relocate to when I came across the above photo. It is the realtor for a particular home I liked. I am not sure when glamor shots became appropriate to use for realtors and this one sort of looks like Ally Sheedy...sort of spooked me out!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
stupid stupid me...
Phantom is coming to Pittsburgh. It is the one play I have never seen, not that I have seen a lot. However, it is the one play I have always wanted to see - well sort of.
A few years back on a trip to London friends treated us to a play. The seats were great and the show was Chicago and I was hooked on live theatre ever since. I see things here and there when I have extra time and money, but a few shows I will move heaven and earth to see. One such show was Wicked - Loved it!
Anyway, since I buy here and there the cultural district sends out promos to people who have seen shows prior. This particular promo allowed me to buy Phantom tickets before they go on sale to the rest of the public - sweet!
This morning I am on my trusty laptop searching for the absolute best tickets. I find 4th row center in the grand circle (not sure what makes it grand) and I click a few times and submit my payment. Seconds later the horror, I have the wrong tickets!
The theatre is set up with the grand circle having seats AA to FF, then comes orchestra that starts with A to W. I thought I was purchasing DD, but the receipt showed D. That is a six row difference - gasp! The total of my blunder $269.
So I then did what any rational person would do. I ordered more tickets on a different day. This time I obtained DD tickets. The funny thing is that the total is $183. I am scratching my head over this one. Why are closer grand circle tickets more expensive than orchestra tickets? I am confounded and need to seek someone who knows.
My plan is to keep one set and either return the other or sell them. I am pretty sure I can sell them for face value as the date approaches. Even though I will be out $452 total I should recoup some of the money at a later date.
A few years back on a trip to London friends treated us to a play. The seats were great and the show was Chicago and I was hooked on live theatre ever since. I see things here and there when I have extra time and money, but a few shows I will move heaven and earth to see. One such show was Wicked - Loved it!
Anyway, since I buy here and there the cultural district sends out promos to people who have seen shows prior. This particular promo allowed me to buy Phantom tickets before they go on sale to the rest of the public - sweet!
This morning I am on my trusty laptop searching for the absolute best tickets. I find 4th row center in the grand circle (not sure what makes it grand) and I click a few times and submit my payment. Seconds later the horror, I have the wrong tickets!
The theatre is set up with the grand circle having seats AA to FF, then comes orchestra that starts with A to W. I thought I was purchasing DD, but the receipt showed D. That is a six row difference - gasp! The total of my blunder $269.
So I then did what any rational person would do. I ordered more tickets on a different day. This time I obtained DD tickets. The funny thing is that the total is $183. I am scratching my head over this one. Why are closer grand circle tickets more expensive than orchestra tickets? I am confounded and need to seek someone who knows.
My plan is to keep one set and either return the other or sell them. I am pretty sure I can sell them for face value as the date approaches. Even though I will be out $452 total I should recoup some of the money at a later date.
Monday, April 26, 2010
ED Flashback....
A patient comes in with a complaint of chest pain...
One of the many orders are for SL Nitro every five minutes times three for chest pain.
One of the residents is assessing the patient while I am taking vitals and popping nitros under the patients tongue.
After the second nitro the patient states he is pain free.
The resident pulls me to the side and ask, "do you still give him the third nitro if he is pain free?"
Hmmmmm.
One of the many orders are for SL Nitro every five minutes times three for chest pain.
One of the residents is assessing the patient while I am taking vitals and popping nitros under the patients tongue.
After the second nitro the patient states he is pain free.
The resident pulls me to the side and ask, "do you still give him the third nitro if he is pain free?"
Hmmmmm.
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