go so fast? (sigh)
I woke up this morning with a "to do" list a mile long. My weeks are so busy with work and teaching, that I'm lucky I get supper made and my preparations for the next day done (so I don't have to worry about it in the morning). Thus, my weekends are jam packed with things that need to get accomplished (i.e. cleaning, laundry, preparation cooking for meals the next week, bookwork, etc.).
I am really enjoying the DRV-DishNetwork however. I'm looking forward to sitting down tomorrow afternoon, painting my nails (a guilty pleausure) and being able to watch Oprah in record time because I can zip through those commercials! Yeah!
Now, you may ask, why aren't I going to be watching the SuperBowl or go to any SuperBowl parties?
1) The Cowboys or Vikings aren't in it
2) We weren't invited to any Bowl parties
3) I just want to veg in my jammies, paint my nails, and relax!!
Will I watch the game? Maybe. Who do I want to win? The underdogs, of course!
I'm going to need to get my things prepared for the upcoming week (yoga lesson plans, clothes bag packed, etc.) but other than that, I think I'm going to give myself permission to veg.
Yep! That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Winter Woes....
Well, I just went through a liteniny of woes on my Yoga blog, but I'll list an entirely different set of woes here.
Where to start - I have my computer back after having memory installed due to my wonderful new little printer using up so much memory.
The computer guy says, "it's not the printer" - but your antivirus program (Norton) is using a ton of memory, and it's not even a good program - it catches only 1/2 the viruses out there." Huh?? Just what I wanted to know.
That, and I STILL can't print using my accounting program as it is an antiquated program that won't work with anything out there! Fabulous!!!
He suggested going out and getting the Office Home and Student version of Microsoft Word (I'm running Works, which NOBODY uses anymore) and install it ($150 later), as well as uninstall my Norton to free up some memory (of which I have TONS of new stuff installed) and install a FREE awesome antivirus called AVG.
Ok - I'll get right on that when I have tons of time.
Yesterday was just an average day until I went downstairs to get a package of hamburger for homemade pizza I was going to make later in the afternoon. Hmmm, want to venture a guess what I found when I lifted the lid to the freezer? Yep! Water! Our freezer bit the dust! So, yours truly had to package up what was salvageable and toss it out in to the -10 outside (the ONLY time you'll hear me thank the subzero temperatures!)
After hubster threw a conniption fit, he went to town to buy a new freezer. All well and good. He comes home and says, "well, we now have a $780 freezer that doesn't work." Huh?? Seems the plastic didn't hold the lid down well enough. The wind took the lid and lifted it and sprung the frame on the lid "somewhere between town and home". Well, doesn't that just bite??!
They are going to reorder us a new lid, but in the meantime, our meat is out in the snow, the new freezer is downstairs, unusable and I'm cranky! How do you like those apples?!
It's just a freezer - I know that, and it's only meat- albeit a freshly butchered steer of a month ago. ~(insert unladylike snort here)~ I was growing attached to those t-bone steaks dernnit! Oh well, it's not like we don't have a feedlot full of the critters!
I went to Church today to learn that my best friend's cat died this morning. Pooh was a good kitty. I said a prayer for him.
I came home, did yoga, and life was better.
Tommorrow is Monday. Oh joy!
Where to start - I have my computer back after having memory installed due to my wonderful new little printer using up so much memory.
The computer guy says, "it's not the printer" - but your antivirus program (Norton) is using a ton of memory, and it's not even a good program - it catches only 1/2 the viruses out there." Huh?? Just what I wanted to know.
That, and I STILL can't print using my accounting program as it is an antiquated program that won't work with anything out there! Fabulous!!!
He suggested going out and getting the Office Home and Student version of Microsoft Word (I'm running Works, which NOBODY uses anymore) and install it ($150 later), as well as uninstall my Norton to free up some memory (of which I have TONS of new stuff installed) and install a FREE awesome antivirus called AVG.
Ok - I'll get right on that when I have tons of time.
Yesterday was just an average day until I went downstairs to get a package of hamburger for homemade pizza I was going to make later in the afternoon. Hmmm, want to venture a guess what I found when I lifted the lid to the freezer? Yep! Water! Our freezer bit the dust! So, yours truly had to package up what was salvageable and toss it out in to the -10 outside (the ONLY time you'll hear me thank the subzero temperatures!)
After hubster threw a conniption fit, he went to town to buy a new freezer. All well and good. He comes home and says, "well, we now have a $780 freezer that doesn't work." Huh?? Seems the plastic didn't hold the lid down well enough. The wind took the lid and lifted it and sprung the frame on the lid "somewhere between town and home". Well, doesn't that just bite??!
They are going to reorder us a new lid, but in the meantime, our meat is out in the snow, the new freezer is downstairs, unusable and I'm cranky! How do you like those apples?!
It's just a freezer - I know that, and it's only meat- albeit a freshly butchered steer of a month ago. ~(insert unladylike snort here)~ I was growing attached to those t-bone steaks dernnit! Oh well, it's not like we don't have a feedlot full of the critters!
I went to Church today to learn that my best friend's cat died this morning. Pooh was a good kitty. I said a prayer for him.
I came home, did yoga, and life was better.
Tommorrow is Monday. Oh joy!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Seriously contemplates...
..smashing the heck out of my new printer with a rubber mallot!
Geeeez!! My other printer died. I had it for 7 years and it was a wonderful little printer, it just ran out of ommmmph!
Get a new printer with some bells and whistles, and now my accounting software doesn't want to play nicely with my printer,or vice versa! Of Coursseeeeeeeeeee, it's tax season and I need to get my stuff to my accountant.
I've been working with this dang thing off and one for the last two days and I'm no more ahead today than I was on yesterday.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!
Geeeez!! My other printer died. I had it for 7 years and it was a wonderful little printer, it just ran out of ommmmph!
Get a new printer with some bells and whistles, and now my accounting software doesn't want to play nicely with my printer,or vice versa! Of Coursseeeeeeeeeee, it's tax season and I need to get my stuff to my accountant.
I've been working with this dang thing off and one for the last two days and I'm no more ahead today than I was on yesterday.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, January 16, 2009
A Heat Wave,
Well, it is a regular heat wave out there! It has warmed up to -10 below zero!!!! (How sad is that?!)
The bright spot in all of this - is that this weekend we are actually supposed to go ABOVE zero for a change, actually hitting the 30 above mark. Woooo Hoooo! Break out the shorts and flip flops! (Kidding, of course).
I'm psyched for today though. It is my 1/2 day at work - which is a wonderful start to the 3-day weekend. I am picking my wonderful mother-in-law up at noon. She hasn't been out of her house for 3 weeks nor has she had her hair done for 3 weeks. Now, we as females, can appreciate how we feel when we get our hair done - especially after three weeks! When I told her that I would take her to get her hair done if she could get an appointment, she JUMPED at the chance! (laughing).
She called me yesterday and had the following plans already laid out: 1) Her stylist could get her in at 9am - the first appointment of the day. 2) Her stylist, Jane, would pick her up on her way to work. 3) After she got her hair done, she would get groceries at the market. 4) I could pick her up at noon 5) We could then go to lunch at The Pantry 6) I could then take her home and then do whatever I needed to do! LOL What a WOMAN! (Gotta love one that has a plan!)
I actually have a massage scheduled today - an hour of pure heaven! Jen, if you are reading this, take your Superwoman pills cuz I have some kingsize knots in my shoulders!
Anywho, it will be GREAT to destress this weekend.
Life is what we make it. Always has been. Always will be.—Grandma Moses
The bright spot in all of this - is that this weekend we are actually supposed to go ABOVE zero for a change, actually hitting the 30 above mark. Woooo Hoooo! Break out the shorts and flip flops! (Kidding, of course).
I'm psyched for today though. It is my 1/2 day at work - which is a wonderful start to the 3-day weekend. I am picking my wonderful mother-in-law up at noon. She hasn't been out of her house for 3 weeks nor has she had her hair done for 3 weeks. Now, we as females, can appreciate how we feel when we get our hair done - especially after three weeks! When I told her that I would take her to get her hair done if she could get an appointment, she JUMPED at the chance! (laughing).
She called me yesterday and had the following plans already laid out: 1) Her stylist could get her in at 9am - the first appointment of the day. 2) Her stylist, Jane, would pick her up on her way to work. 3) After she got her hair done, she would get groceries at the market. 4) I could pick her up at noon 5) We could then go to lunch at The Pantry 6) I could then take her home and then do whatever I needed to do! LOL What a WOMAN! (Gotta love one that has a plan!)
I actually have a massage scheduled today - an hour of pure heaven! Jen, if you are reading this, take your Superwoman pills cuz I have some kingsize knots in my shoulders!
Anywho, it will be GREAT to destress this weekend.
Life is what we make it. Always has been. Always will be.—Grandma Moses
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