I made a few simple New Year’s Resolutions. Nothing to get crazy about. Not a long list, because really, who needs that kind of stress and depression if the resolution is not resolved?
Go to bed by 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday (work nights)
In an attempt to read more and sleep more, I am trying this one. 25 days into the new year, I’ve been somewhat successful. It’s at least lurking at the back of my brain when it’s 10:15 and I still need to fold the laundry. It’s kind of liberating to let the laundry sit for another day because I need my beauty sleep.
I have been reading a lot more and there have been a few mornings that I haven’t felt like I’ve been hit by a truck. I’ve never gone to bed really late, 11-11:30 was the latest, but if I don’t get 8 hours of sleep, I am a miserable human being. And since Monkey Man still has not received the memo that waking before 7 a.m. is simply unacceptable, I’m really doing this for him. What 4 year-old wants to wake in the morning, all chipper and ready to start a new day, a day that he feels has endless possibilities with mommy barking, “It’s too early! Go back to bed! Okay, fine, get in our bed and I’ll put on that annoying little yellow sponge that sucks every brain cell out of your head but will buy me 30 more minutes.” So really Monkey Man, this resolution was born out of my love for you.
Stop the addiction to Facebook
As Spongebob sucks the brain cells from Monkey Man’s head, so does Facebook do to mine. I’ll get on the computer, check email, get ready to write a post, then “just check Facebook.”
Translation: I’ll get my world news from the Live Feed, find out HGTV and Food Network are back on Cablevision, get pissed at some person’s status because they are voicing their opposing political opinions a little too loudly for my taste. Then I’ll get lost on someone’s page looking at photos of my friend’s cousin’s friend’s mother’s nephew’s birthday party. Two hours later, the laundry sits, I need to iron and make lunches for the next day, I haven’t emptied the dishwasher, and I STILL haven’t written that blog post. So, on January 25, a new resolution was born: to only check Facebook on weekends.
Stop eating meat
My husband has been a vegetarian for almost 4 years. When he started, I did it for 6 months. Then I just kind of stopped, eating it (it being chicken or turkey, I haven’t had a real hamburger in probably 4-5 years) here and there if we went out to dinner. I never cook meat at home. I’ll eat it out, but I cannot stand to touch any kind of raw meat. I became very used to “fake meat” – veggie burgers, soy crumbles, fake meatballs, fake chicken – and that’s what Monkey Man eats, too (well, that and occasionally real chicken nuggets. If you can call chicken nuggets real. But he also eats the fake chicken nuggets). There really isn’t a reason for me to eat meat. I’m perfectly happy with all the meat substitutes and I know of plenty of other sources of protein and vitamins (more so now than 4 years ago). So on January 2nd I decided to go meatless again.
Maybe next year I’ll decide to give up chocolate chip cookies. Or Pop Ems. Yeah right.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
This is why I haven't written a post in a while. Facebook IMing. Following are 2 conversations with the same friend. A therapist could probably spend weeks analyzing this.
My brother-in-law owned the ice cream store in the mall so I started working there in high school and ended my ice cream scooping career when he sold it in college.
Too bad. I could use some ice cream. Although, I have consumed 12,000 calories since 7 p.m.
I loved when we had Reese's Peanut Butter Cup up in the front freezer. I'd stand in the corner up there and use the sample spoons and dig out the peanut butter cups. The customers essentially got vanilla when I worked that shift.
Friend - You are an amazing employee. I would hire you if I had a business.
Food consumption tonight - 2 slices pizza, 2 brownies, many Ritz Crackers. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH US?
Vodka tonic (not alcoholics, despite the evidence) and lots of granola...want to be regular. We really do not usually fall asleep on trains.
Me - Well, as you said your friend put it, you like the hooch.
Friend - I will drink anyting. Hubby likes the trains.
hahahahaha you are drunk.
Friend - I wish...would make a 4 and 3 year-old much more bearable...try explaining a cup (for penile protection) to a 4 year-old while sober.
Give me rubbing alcohol.
I have some Robitussin.
Friend - I'll take it...they are driving me nuts. I love them, but geez louise. I can see how one becomes an alcoholic.
Yes, there is many a day when I would like to run out to Celebrity and hang with the locals
I am amazed at how the same cars are there daily.
Did you ever pass Showplace? Not that I've noticed the cars, but I just thought of that place. And the lovelies that are hanging out there during the day having a smoke.
OMG! The same cars everyday!
Funny how they don't quite look like the movie strippers.
So, the big question is, are you supporting the Human Race? No pressure.
I forgot to tell you I met the singer from the band who in addition to having a great voice, and is not too bad to look at, also has an English accent. I was a little starstruck.
I love accents.
But it doesn't take much for me to be starstruck. You've probably guessed that by my obsession with an almost 60 year old man.
Glad to see you are supporting the Human Race. I will give Train Sleeper your regards.
Tell Train Sleeper if I can, I will attempt to kick his butt for ditching you and getting me involved.
Speaking of him...I should join him in the living room. See you at 8? Or should we meet at 8:30 for a short treadmill workout? I am quite certain you could kick his butt at this point. Just put him on a train.
Want to do the treadmill at 8:15?
You will so love the shirt, by the way...and the concert...and experience...and the charity that I chose, but cannot remember for the life of me.
hahaha must be a great charity. Very memorable.
It is either WWF or Lance Armstrong -Probably Lance. He's cute. Not that pandas aren't.
Oh, Is WWF the World Wrestling Federation? Are we supporting Hulk Hogan?
Yes. I believe it was Hulk Hogan.
Is it wrong that I enjoy my quiet nights at home?
It is SO NOT WRONG. I love quiet nights when hubby isn't here. And he knows it!!
Hubby knows, too.
By the way, you have more friends!
I need 2 to break 100 but hubby has 104!
Your hubby is collecting friends isn't he?
I love Big Brother by the way. Hubby would be so hurt that I was watching without him.
Is that on? I've never watched it. And my hubby would love me now b/c he left baseball on and I haven't changed it!
It is on. I have watched all 1,000 seasons of it.
- I'm waiting for The Office at 10 so that I can IM, watch The Office, work on my budget, and attempt a post on my blog. Quite the multi-tasker I am.
You really are. You should never work on the budget without a drink.
If I had one, I'd go for it. I think we have some after dinner drink that I don't even know how to properly drink.
I hate the budget. Did you bring in the TiVo yet?
The budget consumes me. I am constantly playing with it.
I am avoiding it like the plague.
Guess what the answer to your TiVo question it. is. The hubbies can enjoy the TiVo b/c it's still in the back of the Matrix.
Friend - Next time I come over, I'll run out to the car and grab it.
5th thing to do now - write go to DVR store and pick it up. Then let sit in house for 5 months.
Yell at Cablevision, then leave item yelled about at office for indefinite amount of time.
Friend - I am eating loads of crackers.
I ate 2 waffles with syrup.
I want more crackers. We have problems.
I just cracked up. What the hell is wrong with us? If I didn't have a child sleeping upstairs, I'd totally go to Shop Rite and get Entenmanns chocolate chip cookies. Can I order take out from there?
I hear they deliver. I am considering some organic cookies.
You can take comfort in knowing that they don't have preservatives.
Or white flour.
Pam - Which reminds me, I have organic toaster tart things that Monkey Man doesn't even like, so if I get desperate...
You have options.
He's been picky with breakfast so I thought he'd like these. No. That's what $4 gets you. "I don't like those."
Too bad for you. NOT. I would eat Lucy if she were coated in sugar.
Budget revision #3,225 done. If I sell Amway, turn tricks on
Nice, I am going with the eggs.
I just cracked up at your Lucy remark. Sometimes LOL isn't enough.
Oh, and having ninetuplets for pay.
Ninetuplets could do a little damage on the Panda body. Not to mention you would definitely be peeing in your pants every hour of every day. No Kegels in the world could save that.
I already do that.
Right. sorry about that. Go for it, then!
I might go for ten.
- How ridiculous am I? Just to prove to myself that I can do this, I turned on The Office and will now attempt my blog. I should just cut and paste this conversation (did you notice that it saves the conversations). I think I might do it for sh*ts and giggles.
August 22, 2008
My brother-in-law owned the ice cream store in the mall so I started working there in high school and ended my ice cream scooping career when he sold it in college.
Too bad. I could use some ice cream. Although, I have consumed 12,000 calories since 7 p.m.
I loved when we had Reese's Peanut Butter Cup up in the front freezer. I'd stand in the corner up there and use the sample spoons and dig out the peanut butter cups. The customers essentially got vanilla when I worked that shift.
Friend - You are an amazing employee. I would hire you if I had a business.
Food consumption tonight - 2 slices pizza, 2 brownies, many Ritz Crackers. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH US?
Vodka tonic (not alcoholics, despite the evidence) and lots of granola...want to be regular. We really do not usually fall asleep on trains.
Me - Well, as you said your friend put it, you like the hooch.
Friend - I will drink anyting. Hubby likes the trains.
hahahahaha you are drunk.
Friend - I wish...would make a 4 and 3 year-old much more bearable...try explaining a cup (for penile protection) to a 4 year-old while sober.
Give me rubbing alcohol.
I have some Robitussin.
Friend - I'll take it...they are driving me nuts. I love them, but geez louise. I can see how one becomes an alcoholic.
Yes, there is many a day when I would like to run out to Celebrity and hang with the locals
I am amazed at how the same cars are there daily.
Did you ever pass Showplace? Not that I've noticed the cars, but I just thought of that place. And the lovelies that are hanging out there during the day having a smoke.
OMG! The same cars everyday!
Funny how they don't quite look like the movie strippers.
So, the big question is, are you supporting the Human Race? No pressure.
I forgot to tell you I met the singer from the band who in addition to having a great voice, and is not too bad to look at, also has an English accent. I was a little starstruck.
I love accents.
But it doesn't take much for me to be starstruck. You've probably guessed that by my obsession with an almost 60 year old man.
Glad to see you are supporting the Human Race. I will give Train Sleeper your regards.
Tell Train Sleeper if I can, I will attempt to kick his butt for ditching you and getting me involved.
Speaking of him...I should join him in the living room. See you at 8? Or should we meet at 8:30 for a short treadmill workout? I am quite certain you could kick his butt at this point. Just put him on a train.
Want to do the treadmill at 8:15?
You will so love the shirt, by the way...and the concert...and experience...and the charity that I chose, but cannot remember for the life of me.
hahaha must be a great charity. Very memorable.
It is either WWF or Lance Armstrong -Probably Lance. He's cute. Not that pandas aren't.
Oh, Is WWF the World Wrestling Federation? Are we supporting Hulk Hogan?
Yes. I believe it was Hulk Hogan.
August 26, 2008
Is it wrong that I enjoy my quiet nights at home?
It is SO NOT WRONG. I love quiet nights when hubby isn't here. And he knows it!!
Hubby knows, too.
By the way, you have more friends!
I need 2 to break 100 but hubby has 104!
Your hubby is collecting friends isn't he?
I love Big Brother by the way. Hubby would be so hurt that I was watching without him.
Is that on? I've never watched it. And my hubby would love me now b/c he left baseball on and I haven't changed it!
It is on. I have watched all 1,000 seasons of it.
- I'm waiting for The Office at 10 so that I can IM, watch The Office, work on my budget, and attempt a post on my blog. Quite the multi-tasker I am.
You really are. You should never work on the budget without a drink.
If I had one, I'd go for it. I think we have some after dinner drink that I don't even know how to properly drink.
I hate the budget. Did you bring in the TiVo yet?
The budget consumes me. I am constantly playing with it.
I am avoiding it like the plague.
Guess what the answer to your TiVo question it. is. The hubbies can enjoy the TiVo b/c it's still in the back of the Matrix.
Friend - Next time I come over, I'll run out to the car and grab it.
5th thing to do now - write go to DVR store and pick it up. Then let sit in house for 5 months.
Yell at Cablevision, then leave item yelled about at office for indefinite amount of time.
Friend - I am eating loads of crackers.
I ate 2 waffles with syrup.
I want more crackers. We have problems.
I just cracked up. What the hell is wrong with us? If I didn't have a child sleeping upstairs, I'd totally go to Shop Rite and get Entenmanns chocolate chip cookies. Can I order take out from there?
I hear they deliver. I am considering some organic cookies.
You can take comfort in knowing that they don't have preservatives.
Or white flour.
Pam - Which reminds me, I have organic toaster tart things that Monkey Man doesn't even like, so if I get desperate...
You have options.
He's been picky with breakfast so I thought he'd like these. No. That's what $4 gets you. "I don't like those."
Too bad for you. NOT. I would eat Lucy if she were coated in sugar.
Budget revision #3,225 done. If I sell Amway, turn tricks on Main St.
Nice, I am going with the eggs.
I just cracked up at your Lucy remark. Sometimes LOL isn't enough.
Oh, and having ninetuplets for pay.
Ninetuplets could do a little damage on the Panda body. Not to mention you would definitely be peeing in your pants every hour of every day. No Kegels in the world could save that.
I already do that.
Right. sorry about that. Go for it, then!
I might go for ten.
- How ridiculous am I? Just to prove to myself that I can do this, I turned on The Office and will now attempt my blog. I should just cut and paste this conversation (did you notice that it saves the conversations). I think I might do it for sh*ts and giggles.
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