It's like a Cat on Acid

I would like to start today's post by saying that I dearly love my created-on-a-whim blog. It's such a great stress reliever for me. I really look forward to sharing my day, especially the funny bits -- It seems like something amusing is always happening. Sometimes, I have to work to keep up with it, but I think it's worth the effort. I may not have the most interesting life out there, but I sure do love it -- And there is nothing better than sharing my crazy life with the people I love!

As usual, Wednesdays are one of my busiest days of the week. The schedule for our morning patients was slower than pond water, so I worked on -- take a guess -- the filing cabinet project. I now have the first row of drawers done, which means there are 15 more drawers to go. That's sort of depressing when I think about it, but I should be able to get another drawer done tomorrow morning. Slow and steady wins this race! Because the schedule was so slow, Dr. Pete even helped me out some today. Thanks Pete!! You're the best!

My massage schedule this afternoon was BOOKED -- I'm noticing a trend here. I'm not complaining at all, but I didn't get near enough sleep last night, and my butt was dragging a little bit today. I plan on changing that for tomorrow -- I'm going to be in bed by 10:00 tonight -- No ifs, ands, or buts. I have 5 massages scheduled for each of the next 2 days, and I only have a couple openings left for next week! My guardian angel is sure sending people to see me, but I think that's why I love my job. How awesome is it to impact someone's life by taking away their pain? The rewards of being a massage therapist are incredible! This is 100%, hands down, EXACTLY what I was supposed to do with my life. I have got one heck of a guardian angel -- Ain't no doubt about that. I am one of only a very few people who can say that they truly, truly LOVE their job. Guardian Angel, you just keep sending them my way -- I'll take care of em!

After work, I made a quick trip to Mom's to pick up Dixie and deliver a few groceries I picked up for her today. I had to make ANOTHER run to Wal-Mart today for Band-Aids -- Stupid finger. Have you ever noticed that when you have something that hurts you will bump it on absolutely everything? I bet I hit my finger at least 2 dozen times today -- One time, I even broke it open, and it started bleeding again, which probably means that I should have gotten a stitch put in it, but it's too late now. Typing is murder -- I just don't use that finger if I can help it. When I was doing my massages, the lotion kept making it slippery, so I was fighting to keep the Band-Aid on -- That was very annoying. Finally, I made it to the end of the day. Man, I sure hope tomorrow goes better for my poor little finger.

Dixie got to visit with Cousin Annie at Grandma Sara's house today, so she was totally wiped out by the time we got home. I guess you really can have too much fun. Chuck, on the other hand, was left to entertain himself today -- And he was ready to PLAY when we got home. He bounced around the house like a ping pong ball for about an hour. Nothing was safe! He attacked Dixie, the "dot" on the fridge, my purse, Tim, the trash can, Me -- He even chased his tail (one of my favorite things in this world is watching that crazy cat chase his tail). He is now dead to the world on the back of the couch, but I actually feared for our safety there for a while. When he gets wound up, he is WOUND UP! It's like a cat on acid -- I have never tried acid, but it sounds like a bad deal. What kind of name is that for a drug anyway? Who would want to mess around with something called acid? They should have named it "chocolate"; everyone loves chocolate. The world would be a better place if everyone enjoyed a little chocolate now and then.

Wow, okay, back on topic now. I went off on a bit of a tangent there for a minute. I think it's time to wrap this up for the night. Tim and I both have an early day tomorrow, and that wonderful soft bed is calling my name. I can hear it, I swear. Tomorrow should be another wonderful, great day -- But, I'm soo ready for the weekend. After this busy week, I'm going to need some quality chill-out time to recover completely. I think that a good book is in order -- I'm still reading the second Outlander book, but it's over 800 pages, so it's taking a while. I have been so busy, I haven't even read much -- And that is a crying shame, because I love to read. I also have several sewing projects to work on this weekend. Dad has some jeans that I really, really need to get patched. I think he gave them to me before Christmas -- Yup, I'll get right on that. But, I need sleep first! Good night!   :^)

'Tis But A Flesh Wound

WHAT A DAY! This morning started out very ordinary, but as the day went on, things just kept getting more interesting. I worked on the filing cabinet system this morning -- Big Surprise, huh? After lunch and our staff meeting, I had a full afternoon of massages. My schedule is completely booked through the rest of the week! I really need to be in bed already so I'm not dragging butt the rest of the week, but I have been having too much fun this evening. My new phone came today, and I have spent the last 3 hours messing with it -- I have new ringtones and pictures downloaded. I could go nuts with it, but like I said, I need to be asleep already. I'm going to make a quick post, then hit the hay.

I finally broke down and called the repair shop about getting my poor, abused car fixed -- Remember the mailbox incident in January? That back corner needs a little love. Turns out, it was an expensive boo boo. I guess I'll have to be more careful -- But it's not like I did it on purpose. It's a good thing my schedule is so busy. These repairs are going to hurt the bank a little bit.

The other major thing that happened today (besides the fact that it's raining again), is that I sliced the tip of my finger open at work. All I was doing was moving wet sheets from the washer to the dryer -- Somehow, I caught my finger on something sharp and sliced a big chunk almost completely off. It's just barely hanging on. It really hurts to type actually, and it's sore when I bump it -- Not good. I need it to be able to work! Doing massages feels weird with a Band-Aid on your finger. I will suffer through, but I am going to have to make yet another trip to Wal-Mart tomorrow to get Neosporin Band-Aids. They work great, and hopefully it will heal up fast.

It is definitely time for bed now. Dixie made a skunk free trip outside to potty, and Chuck is already sacked out for the night. It's going to be a busy rest of the week, but it will be good. I can feel it!!  :^)

Third Time's the Charm

Does anyone actually like Mondays?? I only work a half day on Mondays, and I still dread them. It's just a complete bummer to go back to work after a good weekend.

The day started too early for my liking. Tim has still been having problems sleeping (No wonder -- His work schedule is ridiculous), so since he couldn't sleep, he went looking for turkeys this morning. Actually, he listened for them, but he didn't hear anything. It's a little early still, but turkey season is just around the corner. We bought a gobbler decoy while we were at Wal-Mart yesterday -- It was marked wrong, so we got a heck of a deal on it! I was going to take a picture of it to put on here, but it was dark by the time I got home tonight. Maybe I can get a picture uploaded tomorrow.

Tim and I took it easy this morning. He finally fell asleep about the time I headed through the shower to get ready for work. I ordered some new ballet flats for work last week, but they didn't come until Friday afternoon, so I gave them a try today. They are super cute, but they may take a little breaking in so that they don't rub on my feet. I had a pretty busy day today (3 1/2 hours of massage), then Sammie and I went out for Chinese. It was sort of last minute, but it sounded awesome, and we were starving. After Chinese (Crab Rangoon is our favorite -- YUM!), I had to make yet another trip to Wal-Mart. I think this is about the 3rd trip I have made this week -- Third time's the charm, I guess. I just needed to pick up the things that I forgot all the other times I went last week. I do believe that we are all stocked up on food and other stuff now. Good Lord, I hope so. I would really like to NOT see that place again for a while.

Tomorrow should be a great day! There is plenty to keep my busy at the front desk in the morning, and my massage schedule is looking good in the afternoon (I hope no one cancels on me). Other than that, I only have plans to clean the inside of my car and start on some Spring cleaning -- The key word there is "start". It will take more than one day to get my house as clean as I want it to be. Tim and I made some headway last night, but that's going to be a weekend project! I'll save that for a rainy day. There are too many other things to enjoy in life -- You shouldn't spend all your time cleaning. I would much rather have a HOME than a spotless house. I'm fighting a losing battle anyway. Have you met my pets??? And Tim?? He is not a neat freak by any definition, but I love him, Dixie, and Chuck anyway. I'd take a dirty house with them in it over an empty, clean house any day!

My new cell phone should be here tomorrow as well! I can't wait! I love, love, love my little orange phone, but I think it's time to upgrade. I have the waterproof, drop-proof, bulletproof, Glenna-proof military issue phone now, and it has been very good to me for 2 years! It has been kicked, whacked, dropped down stairs, even swimming in the bottom of a boat and it's still going strong, but it has started dropping calls and turning off on me. I am upgrading to a snazzy touch phone with a full keyboard, but not a smart phone. I don't want to feel like my phone is smarter than I am. What if it decides to rebel against me? I would be powerless to stop it! So, this new phone is going to teach me to be a little more gentle with technology, but I think it will be a nice phone. I ordered a pretty hard plastic case so that it will be protected from my clumsiness (It's sunflowers!!!). The best part about my new phone -- It was totally FREE!! Can't get any better than that!  :^D

That's What I Love About Sunday

I am almost ashamed to admit that Tim and I didn't do a gosh dang thing yesterday -- Nothing! No laundry, no house cleaning, nothing. We went to the Fish and Carry in the afternoon for a cheeseburger and a tenderloin. We also went to the grocery store, but that is the only time we left the house all day. Tim made popcorn shrimp for dinner, then we laid around some more. It really was a glorious day though! Sometimes, everybody just needs a lazy day to really enjoy life to the fullest. How can it be fun to be insanely busy all the time?

The plan for today is to work around the house a bit. I need to vacuum and do laundry; Tim is going to get some Sterlite tubs to store his hunting clothes. Right now, I'm making BBQ Chicken Wings for lunch and we are watching River Monsters. Dixie keeps bringing Tim toy after toy wanting to play -- She might be just a little bit spoiled. It's too nasty and cold outside to do much out there, so we will probably stay holed up inside where it's nice and warm. Sorry that there isn't much to write about today -- We just weren't that active yesterday.

Today is showing potential to be a great day too, (NASCAR!) -- Sounds like we are going to have a great weekend! Today can be summed up perfectly in the words of Craig Morgan -- That's What I Love About Sunday    :^)

Lazy Saturdays = AMAZING

Friday turned out to be a very busy day. I was beyond excited to be able to sleep in an hour, but my brain is trained to wake up at 6:30, so that's what I did. Tim and I watched re-runs of The A-Team instead of sleeping in. It's our morning ritual. I had a goose-egg on my noggin all day yesterday, because Dixie is an abusive pet. She likes to play fetch with herself, and throws a bone over her shoulder so she can go get it again. It's fine until she throws the bone, and it whacks me on the forehead. That's what happened yesterday when I was laying on the couch, minding my own business. Out of nowhere, a bone nails me! It didn't break the skin, but there is a red mark and it's still tender to the touch (Tim has bumped it twice now). Is is possible to file a charge of domestic violence against your pet??

Work yesterday was about average. I started at 9:00 (Carmin complained about the high gas prices for almost the whole hour, but they are getting pretty gosh darn ridiculous!) and my last one was at 11:00. I was supposed to have a massage at 12:00 too, but I guess she blew me off because she was a no-show. Oh well, her loss. After finishing up my massages, I worked on stuff in the office for a couple hours. Randi and I finally found time to swap massages in the afternoon because her schedule was pretty open. We don't get to do it very often, because our schedules are so busy, and we were a couple months overdue. It felt nice to be on the receiving end of a massage -- I think I need bribe Tim more often though because he is good at giving massages too.

Last night after work, we made a trip south to see Tim's parents and make a pit stop at Dave's Gun Shop. Tim needed to pick up a couple things from home to get ready for turkey hunting, and he bought a new handgun at Dave's. We spent an hour or two at Kim and Randy's (brats for dinner!!!), then headed back home for the evening. It was a late night, but it's always nice to sleep in our own bed. By the time I got home, I was ready to crash -- So that's why I'm writing today instead of yesterday.

We have done NOTHING productive today. Dixie and Chuck finished off the milk in the bottom of my cereal bowl this morning, and none of us have moved since then. I think I will try to get some laundry and such done later, but now, all I want to do is lay around. Sometimes, it's good to be lazy, especially after a busy week. I need to run to the grocery store sometime today -- Maybe I can talk Tim into getting Fish and Carry for dinner. He and Dixie are cuddled up on the couch together right now -- She is such a Daddy's Girl!

I just talked to my sibling for about an hour!! It is always so great to catch up with him. He is being just as lazy as the rest of us today -- Laying around, watching movies and listening to music. My phone was dying or else I would have kept on jabbering. I can't wait for the next time I get to see him -- There is nothing better! I'm so proud of that boy. He will always be my skinny, obnoxious little brother, but he has accomplished a lot in his life already. This is one proud big sister!   :^)

Gnomes and EOB's

Well, writing a post every day got shot in the foot again. My plan was to get a lot done last night after work, but I wound up staying too long at Mom's and falling asleep on the couch without getting much accomplished -- But I really needed the sleep and felt much better this morning. I'm going to try to go to bed early again tonight; I even get an extra hour of wonderful sleep because my first massage tomorrow morning isn't until 9:00.

Wednesdays at the office are my busiest days, and yesterday was no exception. We had a fairly busy morning at the front desk. There was a pretty steady stream of patients, but I still managed to get quite a bit of the filing cabinet project done. I am up to the 4th drawer now! Slow and steady -- That's my game plan.

My afternoon was BOOKED! I had 5 massages, which is probably why I was tired and fell asleep early last night. Henry, my Marine client (he reminds me so much of my Grandpa Jack), brought me a little gift when he came to see me yesterday. It is the cutest garden gnome figurine ever -- A short, fat Marine Drill Instructor with a big, white Santa Claus beard. He has a shotgun in his hands and patches on his knees. He is beyond adorable! Don't ya think?? 

After I finished up my massages and some office work, I headed home. After swinging by the house to pick up Dixie and change clothes, I went up to Mom's to deliver her dogfood. She goes through more dogfood than any person I know. I had meant to stay for just a few minutes, but wound up staying over an hour. I got some box fans to help dry out the basement (It's working!) and showed her my gnome from Henry. FINALLY, I made it home. I loaded up the dishwasher and ate a salad for dinner, then sat on the couch for a few minutes to digest. Before I knew it, I was waking up at 11:30 to move to the bed, but I slept like a baby and woke up feeling refreshed.

I spent most of this morning working on my filing cabinet project. I went into over-achiever mode again and came up with a system of keeping track of the EOB's (Explanation of Benefits -- It's insurance stuff that we keep in the patients' files). It is going to be a lot of extra work this year, but it will make the job exponentially easier next year, because I won't have to look in every file, just the ones that I need to. Sometimes, it's a good thing to be a little bit of an over achiever -- Just means that I'm working hard.

Once again, I had a busy afternoon (I have noticed a bit of a trend lately -- My people are taking care of me) and had a full afternoon scheduled after our staff meeting at 1:00. Turns out, my 5:00 appointment was battling a Urinary Tract Infection, and it would have been very uncomfortable if I had given her a massage, so I got done a little early today. I had Dr. Pete give me an adjustment and tried out our decompression table for the first time -- My neck feels so much better! I finished up a few things at the front desk, and I got my massage table ready for tomorrow so I'm ready to go as soon as I walk in the door. I met Tim in the parking lot before he went in to work -- Just had to get that kiss before I headed home. We chatted for a few minutes, which was nice because I really haven't seen him the last couple days. It's always great to see him, even if it's just for a minute or two. Night shift sucks!

Now, I am being lazy and sitting on our couch. It has taken me almost 2 hours to write this blog post. That's what I get I suppose when I go a couple days without writing anything -- I have to play catch up. Dixie and I ran a mile tonight (It's not that far, but I feel better and she had fun). I love this Spring weather. It inspires me to be productive. Now, if I could only get motivated to clean my house. I have a feeling that it's not going to get done tonight -- I am just about ready for bed. Chuck and Dixie are both sacked out on the couch with me -- Dixie is laying across my feet and legs, Chuck is sprawled on my stomach. I think we might migrate to the bed soon. Maybe I need a snack first -- resist -- resist -- resist! I just have to avoid looking at the fridge on my way to bed. Wish me luck! Thank the Good Lord that tomorrow is Friday. I love Friday!  :^)

Chuck, Why Can't You Be Normal?

Yesterday, I had a nice and easy day. My first massage was at 1:00, so I spent the morning piddling around the house and catching up on Law and Order: Criminal Intent. Turns out, I only had three massages so I was technically done at 4:00! I wound up sticking around and helping out in the office while I waited on Dr. Pete to get enough free time between patients to give me an adjustment. My muscles are still pretty sore from volleyball this weekend, and an adjustment was just what I needed -- Actually I really need a massage myself, but it doesn't work in our schedule for Randi to give me one. However, I am feeling much better today!

The drying out process of the basement is going extremely well, I think. The carpet is almost completely dry! I'm just hoping that the floor underneath dries out quickly as well. I have Mom's dehumidifier running now as well, so that should help too. The propane heater has been awesome for drying, except that it makes the whole house extremely HOT! We haven't run the furnace in a couple days. Mom is going to be bringing over a couple box fans today to help. The situation looks promising -- Maybe we won't have to tear up the floor after all.

After work, I made a quick trip to Wal-Mart to pick up some things -- Chuck was really thankful for some more cat food and cat litter since his was ruined in the flood. I thought that he might explode while I was trying to pour him some food. He was meowing frantically while waiting on me -- Sorry buddy, I was going as fast as I could! Chuck also rediscovered the "spot" on the fridge last night. He went through a stage at the end of last year where he was constantly attacking the fridge. There is a small circle (at about knee height) that covers a screw head or something -- All I know is that it is his mortal enemy. We would hear him jumping up and down at all hours of the day and night. I don't really know why he stopped, but he found it again last night. He has grown enough that he doesn't have to jump to get it now, but he can stand on his hind legs and chew on it -- Oh Lord, why can't we have a normal cat? Actually, I really love our weird little feline. He sure does make life interesting! You never know what he is going to get into, and he and Dixie are best friends. She would be totally lost without him.

We had lamb brats and waffle fries for dinner last night -- And they were delicious! Thank you Tim for cooking for us! We got a Netflix movie in the mail yesterday, and I usually try to make sure that when Tim is going to be home that it's something that we will both enjoy watching -- But I forgot to double check this time -- Despicable Me is not really Tim's type of movie, but I thought it was adorable! I will have to make sure that next time we watch a Shoot 'Em Up, Bang kind of movie. After the movie, it was my bedtime. Tim slept yesterday since he worked all weekend, so he was up all night. He kept himself occupied with the guitar that he bought a couple weeks ago; he is trying to teach himself to play. He was still up when I left home this morning, but he should be able to get a good nap in today and maybe sleep like a normal person tonight.

My work day has been great so far. The phone rang like crazy this morning (which is good for business), I did a load of sheets, fertilized the ferns, and worked on the filing cabinet project. My afternoon is almost completely booked up with massages as well -- I only have a half hour open, and I'm pretty sure that it won't be open for long. Should make for a busy day. I'm making enchiladas for dinner tonight, and who knows what Tim and I will get into. I really need to tidy up the house, but I feel like that will take a back burner to spending time with Tim. I have a busy day planned for tomorrow as well, so I plan on making it an early night. Gotta get that beauty sleep!   :^)