First, let’s cover the sadness – mainly because it really isn’t that bad

Sadness is:

1. Thinking that the update for your radio will add some version of CarPlay…
2. Having issues using a mouse on your computer

Happiness is:

1. Seeing your folks!
2. Seeing and playing with the puppies!!
3. Being lucky enough to have a car with a nifty touch screen radio and all kinds of bells and whistles!
4. Being lucky enough to have computers and a mouse with bluetooth!!

OK, where did this idea come from?  I have a calendar, like a page a day one and it is called Happiness Is and gives examples.  Some are good and some are strange, but today’s is making a list of all the places you want to visit.  This is a great idea!!!  I challenge anyone reading this to do that and I will start here with some of the places I want to visit

1. Biltmore
2. London
3. Paris
4. Venice
5. Rome
6. Mount Rushmore
7. Niagara Falls
8. One World Trade Center
9. Petra
10. Neuschwanstein Castle
11. Predjamski Castle
12. Great Wall of China

OK, now I have been lucky enough to already have visited a lot of amazing places that would be on this list.  In fact making this list has helped me realize just how lucky I am  Also, there are tons tons tons of small little places that I end up going to that would not normally make a list like this but I am so happy I was able to visit there.  For example, Huntington, WV.  This place is just a nice town and I happened to visit at the exact right time.  The leaves were turning and you just couldn’t have asked for better luck.  This is exactly the same thing that happened when I went to Alaska for work and my brother came along for us to vacation after.  There were flowers in bloom everywhere and it was just great!

Alright, time to watch something entertaining to wind down and do other pages on this site  Goodnight

Um, I decided to add links to my blogs because I was like, well, lets see if anyone reads it and maybe gets something out of it.  Well, today I had a friend tell me that she was reading my blogs and I was so happy to hear it!!

I see people like the Facebook posts, but I don’t know people like stuff all the time that they don’t really read – I AM JUST SO HAPPY  I added a page that has all the blogs on a single link, but it still separates in into pages for anyone who is interested.  It is a Spotlight page

Let’s get onto today  Today work felt very productive and I was happy with the work / information shared.  I learned stuff and contributed, what more can you ask for.  I stayed later because my sister wanted me to go with her to her meeting at her church with her wedding planner person and that was close to downtown.  I went over there and that went well.  I was a little bit shocked to see how into she was  In all honesty it’s only because I am the total opposite.

I am not the type of person to ever have a proper wedding.  I have never wanted that and never thought that it was important.  I wonder why that is.  Oh well, to each’s own

I was supposed to eat with them after the wedding planner thing, but I really wanted to get home to play with the puppies.  It was dark, but we played for a good bit.  It was nice that it was cooler because these dogs go 110% and I am a little concerned with how summer is going to be.  I am thinking that we will have to have a little like pool for them, but that is going to be so MESSY

I have got to get the video up of them playing.  Carlos took it with a drone so it looks pretty cool.  Just need to spend time on it.  Also, as usual, need to spend time on my desk…  LIFE!!!

Already 21:00 so I am going to wrap this up and head to bed.  Goodnight all

OK, I just got an email back on a help email I sent that clearly shows that I am a typical crazy user.  I purchased a lens for my iPhone and it had these black shades on the corners.  Um, how about I screw it all the way on, AMAZING

So anyway, everyone forgot about taking the pictures of the day so we decided to allow tonight to be catchup and get back on track.  So I had just spent 45 minutes in the woods and saw no birds.  Should have been a simple task.  I saw one bird and by the time I snapped the pic, you could not tell that it was a bird.  Now, the other ones I missed: Selfie – easy, Map – also easy, and  Stars – I think this is easy, we will see.

I will upload them all to this calendar: Picture a Day

I managed to spill a whole container of cleaner this morning while I was trying to get Nickel to stop destroying his toybox.  Just what I wanted…  Had to clean it up half awake and then shower and really hope to get rid of the smell.  I am happy to say I think I succeeded in getting rid of the smell.  At least I didn’t smell it

Dad and I went over what to do with the desk, just have to sand it some more and then we will be good.

I am just going to relax and head to bed soon

 

Another day of feeling no motivation.  I hat this…  About the only thing I did today was helped Samantha try to find a hair style for her wedding.  I am in charge of doing that and I don’t even do my own hair so we decided to try some simple braids.  After watching some YouTube videos I think I have it.  We watched several and then one on braiding bread.  Very interesting

Dinner, that is pizza – always the default.  Mom and I went to the store after she got back from her meeting.

Nothing else, man am I interesting or what?!

Today Paul came out, it is just him this weekend.  It was threatening to rain basically all day so him and I went to the store.    First we went to Best Buy and then Target and then Home Depot.  Best Buy was just to look at tvs and soundbars.  I think I am going to get one if I sell this car.  The next stop was to get some bins for my crates and a frame for the picture I got Paul.  Then, Home Depot, the last stop was where we were getting desk parts.  I got basically the other side that will mount to the desk, another set of what I already had.

Mom had said she wanted spaghetti today so that is what we made for dinner.  Luckily I had some leftover sauce so I didn’t have to make that, I just added some meat to it

Oh, I forgot we went to JC Penney too!  Man, just like I forgot while we were driving  I had to exchange some things.

That is pretty much it for today.

Today I was home sick again…  This is really more an issue with medicine change and less “sick” I think.  I am very very tired and just can’t seem to get it going.

I literally slept all day and then when I thought mom was going to go with me we were going to go to the store and she decided not to so BACK TO BED I GO

That is it for today!  Wow, not good.

I would say that I was the fool

OK, today is the last day of junk food and the last day that I let myself continue to be affected by my bad experience.  I will get this going tomorrow.  I will get on the treadmill and I will start to be better to myself!!

I ate all my junk yesterday and today.  I will make sure that I have better choices here.

I should have gone to the store tonight, but instead I am going to go play tennis with the puppies making good choices

I guess I need to start a calendar to show progress on the new start, guess I will go play and then do that tonight before I go to bed to have it ready for tomorrow!!!!

Tonight I went to get Panda Express for the last time before my restrictions / diet change, whatever you wanna call it.  How about just being healthier  I did get something for tomorrow lunch / dinner.

I watched most of the new season of Archer, well the one that was just released on Netflix.  It was pretty good.  I am really loving this show

I played tennis with the puppies and they, as usual were giving 110% at it.  I had to stop because they both were trying to catch the ball after bouncing it on the carport and like fell on their sides.  They just go all out

I was supposed to go to a lunch thing with work and I just couldn’t make it and I feel really bad for it.  I should have just gone but it was a bit social and I was anxious about it.  Funny how that works.

As usual that’s it for today and catch you tomorrow

Today I was at the REDI Center for CSX doing a training class and I had decided to be fancy.  I wore big girl shoes and that was a huge mistake.  Huge, like gigantic.  I could barely stand during my class and once I got to the airport I went to Brighton and purchased a pair of $40.00 flip flops – AMAZING!

TSA gave me pre-check so not only did I not have to unpack my 2 laptops I didn’t have to take off my jacket, belt, shoes, AND empty my water bottle.  Yes you heard me correctly, they let you keep the liquid in your bottle – how crazy is that?

Needless to say I am still hurting really badly, but not as much as I would be so there is a plus

Can’t wait to get home to see the folks and the puppies – and maybe I will write more, but most likely not.

I wanted to take some tilt shift pictures and downloaded a free app to do it, but I don’t think it is the best.  Maybe I will try a pay version or something else but I thought downtown would look good.  For those who don’t know this is the kind of picture where everything looks like a scaled model.

I got my map today and put it up.  I am not 100% happy with it, but I am going to leave it alone for now and will take a picture when I have it finished.

I am headed to Atlanta tomorrow for a presentation and am pretty excited about it actually.  I always like being in front of the users and showing them new things and we have a lot of new ideas to tell them.  I think it is gong to go well.

Alright, I am going to jump in the shower and make sure I am ready for this trip – because I do have to get up early