Relaxing vacation
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Posted:Jul 7, 2009 11:54 pm
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I have a few steady readers of my blog, and I truly appreciate that. I am sorry that I haven't been blogging much lately and when I do I don't really even say a whole lot. I have been rather uncreative for a long while now also...I miss some of my creativity/deep thoughts I had in earlier posts. Maybe I can find that in me again sometime. Anyway..thanks for sticking around...my faithful readers...and welcome...NEW readers.
I just thought I take a minute and let you know how my vacation is going. It is actually coming to an end. Tomorrow is my last day off. I think it took me three days just to recover from the crazy hours I worked right before I went on vacation...72. And it appears as if a lot more overtime is in my future. I won't dwell on it too much, I AM trying to save for some things, so I can't complain too much. Not to mention many of you and people across this nation are unemployed and in a financial world of hurt. But I just don't want to get burned out as I work a very stressful job.
So anyway...my vacation has been very relaxing. I didn't go anywhere special, no tropical trips (did that in May when I went to Florida) and no camping with family or no sightseeing anywhere. I just slept a lot, watched a little TV, enjoyed some local holiday festivities, talked to some friends, took a relaxing bath and pampered myself. I even cooked some nice dinners for a change. I was rather self indulgent and sort of feel guilty for it. Although I know I shouldn't.
But, vacations end is coming down to the wire, only one day left. Decided at the last minute to go strawberry picking and make some jam. So, guess what...will be doing just that tomorrow, or rather later this morning as it is going on 2am here.
I have made jam before...strawberry rhubarb, I just use the recipe included in the package of sure jell, but I have learned to cut back on the amount of sugar it calls for, as the original recipe was horribly sweet. This year in addition to regular jam, want to try my hand at freezer jam also. I will let you know how it turned out....and I am guessing in the middle of winter, something fresh will be very welcomed.
So, in preparation for my jam making, I am getting ready today, cleaning up the kitchen, getting rid of the clutter, doing last minute dishes, etc. Then had to go shopping for supplies. I had thought I had seen frozen rhubarb in one of the local stores...went to three...and no luck. So, I drove all the way over to Stevens Point County Market...they always have everything I need!!! And they did!! My jam would not be the same without the rhubarb. I could use some from my garden, but that would also mean more work cleaning it and cutting it all up. I just prefer the frozen variety and it adds a really nice color of red.
So, I went all out and purchased three large bags of it...what I don't use in jam, I plan to make some rhubarb bars. Think I will also make a pan tomorrow to take to work on Thursday.
So, anyway...my last day of vacation will not be as relaxing...but will be so worth it in the end...and in winter when I take out some freezer jam or just thaw out some berries and make a strawberry sundae....my hard work will have been SO worth it!!
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Holiday weekend plans
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Posted:Jul 1, 2009 5:33 pm
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Well even though I have been working a ton of overtime, I always take the first week of July off for vacation. I never have any plans except to get caught up around the house and yard.....see my post below...LOL!!
But I also make time for some fun. And for me that means going to some local events. Stevens Point has Riverfront Rendezvous with free admittance and free entertainment (can't beat that in this economy) and they have really great food stands too. Obviously the food and drink is where thy get you to spend your money, but it's worth it. And it's for a good cause too, because it's usually the Lions Club or Optomists or organizations like that. I love to go in the evening to the main stage area and eat my dinner there, have a soda or even an alcoholic beverage or two and chill out listening to the music. Nothing beats live music.
Wausau also has the Jaycees 4th of July Celebration with a carnival, music, food and best of all the Demolition Derby. Most people would not think I am this way, but I LOVE the Demo Derby!!! I usually end up meeting some family members and we sit together. We all pick a favorite car for each particular heat and then yell and scream and holler while the cars are smashing and crashing into each other. It's fun to see who picked the winning car...lol!! It's a blast!!
My problem is this....this year I can't find anyone who wants to go to any of these events this year. I can certainly go alone, but it's not near as fun.
Obviously I have been busy with work, but I have been looking for someone to go with possibly from this site...are there no single available guys out there that just want to have someone to do things with also? Apparently most men here are just looking to "hook up" but I remain hopeful and will continue to seek....
Those are just a couple of things in my area, there are lots more, what is happening in your city/area?
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It's a jungle out there
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Posted:Jul 1, 2009 5:13 pm
Last Updated:Jul 1, 2009 9:05 pm
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I have been working crazy amounts of overtime, which gives me little time for anything else except for some sleep. I haven't even been cooking...eating things like frozen battered fish I can cook in the toaster oven at work or hot dogs and salad mix and fix-ins I can just toss in a bag and take to work. Fast and easy stuff that takes no time to prepare at home. Or on the way to work drive thru somewhere or pick up a SUBWAY sandwich.
But now because I have been so busy I have let things go at home...or rather GROW at home....my LAWN....It's a jungle out there!! I don't have a rider, just a push mower and it takes me about an hour and half of solid pushing to get it done. I have been talking to a co-worker who said he would talk to a up the street from me to come do it, but he never got a hold of me.
Today...I was down at the village municipal building, applying for a building permit for the deck I am having built and I got a lead on to mow for me.
Turns out he is the village engineers and also just lives a short distance away. So he called me this afternoon and he will be here tomorrow. Whoo Hoo!! He only charges 5.50 an hour, but I will probably give him more. Gotta keep him happy so he will keep coming back. I have tons more overtime coming up this summer so this will help alot. There will be a jungle no more and hopefully my neighbors will appreciate it also!!
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Something's Gotta Give
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Posted:May 28, 2009 12:59 am
Last Updated:Jun 19, 2009 12:10 pm
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I am finding it amazing that for the first time in a very long time, I am BUSY! I am having a hard time trying to fit everything into my schedule. I am working more overtime and sometimes unplanned overtime, which throws a monkey wrench into the mess which lately has become my life.
I miss my quiet days of nothing and no one. I never thought I would hear myself say that.
So, I have this list of tons of things that I need to do, and places to go and people to see....and things are falling through the cracks. I don't mean it to, it seems beyond my control, which irritates me, because anyone that knows me KNOWS I am ALWAYS in control!! LOL!!
So, SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE.... guess I need to really prioritize and reorganize my list. Like most everyone at some point or other (and maybe some of you wish this every day) I wish I had an extra pair of hands to help me occasionally.
That is impossible I guess...until I hire someone, and it seems as if it is getting to that point. I have a ton of overtime coming up in the next few months. I will make it through...but will burned out by summers end.
I just hope my thoughts of vacation and time I will be spending in the Dells with my nephews in a couple of weeks, and a few periodic activities during the summer will get me through emotionally/psychologically.
I am to blame, I am doing it to myself, but it is because I have goals. I am always striving for something.
But right now I know...something's gotta give...wonder what the first will be?
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vacation was wonderful
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Posted:May 24, 2009 11:07 am
Last Updated:May 25, 2009 10:17 am
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Aside from the fact that money is usually the deciding factor.....I wonder why I wait so long to take a real vacation??? I am back from sunny and rainy Florida.
I went alone as some of you may recall from my previous post. I was a little worried I wouldn't have a good time being alone, but it was positively amazing. I had a wonderful time.
You end up standing and waiting or even on the shuttles sitting and waiting where I met and talked to lots of great people from all over. Met lots of people from England, and Canada, some from India (some spoke English, some did not...it was funny trying to talk to a lady who didn't understand a word I said!!) I met lot's of people from the US also. And even a few from Wisconsin.
I guess it is what it is and my attitude going into it was the most important thing. If I had been at all negative about going alone I would probably had a miserable time. But I was excited about going and was darn sure I was going to make the best of it. And I did. I walked so much by the end of the day my feet hurt so bad I wanted to chop them off. LOL!! But with a nights rest I was ready to go the next day.
It's nice to know we have stupid people everywhere....when I got to the hotel one night, we were in the middle of a thunderstorm with lightening. It was pouring out and some stupid humans were in the swimming pool. Morons...see there ARE stupid people everywhere!!
I am back to work now...back to the grind. Lot's of overtime coming up in the next few months....I am hoping memories of my trip will sustain me for a while.
I have more vacation time scheduled for this summer, but no big plans to go anywhere. Just the Dells with my nephews...our annual bonding trip!! More about that another time.
I have been pretty non existent from the blogs lately...not much to say...and get sick of the same old same old posts about sex related stuff. So if you actually read this post all the way down to here...I salute you and hope you aren't bored to tears.
Happy Memorial Day!!!
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Vacation
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Posted:Apr 21, 2009 2:54 am
Last Updated:May 24, 2009 10:47 am
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Over the weekend I planned a somewhat spur of the moment vacation. I had scheduled time off in May back in January but knew I probably would just sit home and do nothing on the week I was off.
But over the weekend, I checked flights, and found round trip airfare to Florida for just over $200. It got me excited at the thought of actually going somewhere. Then I checked all the various travel sites for packages and it seemed I could book everything more inexpensively if I booked it all separately.
My sister just went to Los Vegas (and got married while she was there) and they went through a travel agent. She said they took the same airline I found the cheap rate on and that the travel agent just booked and handed her the print out copy to take to the airline for boarding. It turned out to be the same thing I did on my very own printer and I didn't have to pay a travel agent.
So in the end, and sort of on a whim, I planned and booked a trip.
Is it so terrible to go on a trip like that alone? Will I regret it? Of course I know I would have more fun if I had someone to go with...but in this economy my friends and family cannot afford to go. And I couldn't afford to go had I not gotten back a large amount on my tax return.
I just had emailed someone from his site, commenting on how funny it would be to go with someone from this site. Would be quite an interesting first date....lol!! Ok...second date as I wouldn't trust vacationing with someone I have never met or emailed/talked to for a while. On the other hand people hook up for one night stands all the time...so why not a week? LOL!!
So anyway, I am going...ALONE....and WILL have a good time. It will be nice not having to do things I don't want to do or have to wait for someone else for any reason.
But on the other hand...safety is an issue...and I will have to be careful not to be out in the dark or secluded places alone.
I am really excited now about going...
anyone want to come along (pay your own way)...let me know!! LOL!!
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Taxes
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Posted:Apr 13, 2009 1:24 am
Last Updated:Apr 13, 2009 10:33 pm
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I have become something I hate...a procrastinator!! Especially when it comes to filing my taxes. I always wait till the last minute to do them.
I did mine last night with a free service for federal, and rather then go to another site to use another free service for the state return I just paid the amount for the state to stop the hassle of having to retype everything in again.
I knew I was getting BACK a large amount, so why I procrastinated, I don't know, except to say that I REALLY HATE THE TIME IT TAKES TO DO IT! And I am too cheap to pay over $100 for someone else to do them.
I am trying the efile this year, last year did the telefile. Already ran into a problem...my returns were both rejected. So now I have to try and fix that in the next day or so. Grrrr I hate doing my taxes....anyone else feel the same?
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DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
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Posted:Mar 20, 2009 3:11 pm
Last Updated:Mar 25, 2009 7:07 pm
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I am done!! Just done being stressed over the little things or the things we have no control over. I refuse to let that stress hang on to fester and boil until I erupt. I am done! The busy season at work is just starting and already I feel the stress creeping in. It is taking it's toll on myself and co-workers and then we indirectly affect our co-workers adding yet more stress to our lives.
I am refusing to accept that. I am trying to turn over a new leaf. DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF!! It is a simple sentence with a lot of meaning. Every time now when I am feeling the pressure and the stress start to rise...I repeat that sentence to myself over and over. And sometimes just once, out loud at work. So far it seems to be working. It may never completely take away all my stress...but every little bit counts.
I wonder if you have something that you do that works for you?
I would get up and take a brief walk if I could, but we are not allowed to leave our work area and we do not get breaks. When we get hungry, we usually warm something up in the microwave and eat at our work station while we continue to work between bites. And most of the time eat our food cold because work comes first. I can't explain, but a few of you know what I do...
Just wondering if you have some other ideas.
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An Annoyance
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Posted:Mar 4, 2009 12:03 am
Last Updated:Mar 11, 2009 12:09 pm
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I was just sitting here, minding my own business, living life, as boring as it is...when suddenly my smoke detector starts chirping.
I get up of course to look at it and make sure it's not the CO (carbon monoxide) detector. And it wasn't. I know I don't have a spare battery, and was going to change the batteries at the spring time change. I guess I now have to find a ladder and take out the battery till I can buy a replacement.
In the meantime, I am sitting here typing this while the damn thing is still chirping. Of course it seems to be chirping more frequently too, which is annoying me even more.
Darn it...the last thing I want to do in the middle of the night is to climb a ladder and deal with this. Grrr.... better while I am awake then to wake me later!!
I am such a baby!!
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The Bachelor
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Posted:Mar 3, 2009 11:56 pm
Last Updated:Mar 5, 2009 2:36 am
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Do any of you watch THE BACHELOR on TV?
I have watched every season of the Bachelor and Bachelorette because I am a romantic at heart. I guess part of me truly wishes it could be me falling in love. But no such luck...so I keep on searching for that one guy worthy of me, and the one I will completely spoil.
But, regarding the show, it is all over the media, you must live in a cave if you haven't had at least heard of it.
Now, I could leave a comment on the message boards for the show on ABC, but there are so many, it would get lost amongst the many.
I saw the Bachelor Jason last season when he was the guy Deanna didn't pick. I felt sorry for him as I thought he was THE ONE for her. Although too young for me...I wished he could be mine.
But he was so well liked by the masses that they brought him back as the Bachelor this season.
Of all the women on the show, I thought many of them had some wonderful qualities. There is always a couple that seem totally psycho and then there is at least one instigator or trouble maker in the group. But for the most part they all truly seem to get along. And if they don't who cares anyway...they aren't there to make friends...they are there for the bachelor.
What happened in the finale of this season took everyone by surprise. He picks Melissa, asks her to marry him and then six weeks later, changes his mind and on national TV dumps her. But then a few minutes later asks the other girl Molly if she would give him another chance. You could see the anger on Melissa as she tried to keep her cool, knowing she was on TV. And she did a fantastic job, was extremely professional, considering the circumstances.
I wish her (Melissa) nothing but the best. To fall so completely in love and have it returned just to be told a short time later, Oops, sorry I made a mistake, is living hell. I, too, have lived through a similar experience. I was told I am sorry, I love you, but it's never going to mean anything! It is never going to mean what you want it to mean. It is never going to mean in the natural progression of a relationship that we will get engaged someday and then married. It is never going to mean what you want it to mean. And my guy then told me, that even though it will never mean what I want it to mean, that I shouldn't be surprised if someday, he just blurts it out during sex. So...of course with almost no thought, I responded by saying, that if he was never going to say it and mean it the way it is intended, then to never say it again. And he never did. And that was the beginning of the end of that relationship. And like Melissa, I was crushed and angry and bitter. It was real emotion and completely justified.
Now Jason, the bachelor...I can see his side of this also. I could see the pain and agony it has also caused him. No one wants to end a relationship that isn't working, much less via national television. But he was under contract. Everyone in America seems so mad at him and wants to boycott the show. I think if anything, perhaps ABC needs to rethink the show and perhaps lengthen the show so that they can spend more time together, so that when it does come down to the final two, the one chosen and the Bachelor have a better shot at making the relationship truly work in the real world. And perhaps more then one couple (Trista and Ryan) might actually live happily ever after. I realize this is all about ratings and advertising money for ABC, but come on you are dealing with real people.
As for Molly, you could see she was completely shocked when Jason told her he wanted another chance. She fell in love with him too. Was it a horrible thing that she had to be runner up and then told he made a mistake, I really do want you? Yes it was. But I also do not judge her for wanting to be with him. Why shouldn't she get a chance, in the real world relationships end and begin all the time. And lot's of people have relationships that end and then later try again. More power to them, I hope they are one of the lucky ones and live happily ever after.
America thinks we were scammed by ABC. Was it produced to keep us guessing, yes, but thats the nature of broadcasting. If you look just at the relationships...I believe they were real, and I believe they all did the best they could all things considered.
I for one will be looking forward to seeing Jillian on the next season of THE BACHELORETTE.
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Company
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Posted:Mar 3, 2009 12:01 pm
Last Updated:Mar 3, 2009 10:43 pm
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I had the last two days off work. Drove over to see mom, who I haven't seen since just after Christmas. She lives over an hour away.
One of my sisters is living at home again and had the same couple of days off, so I asked if she wanted to come spend a little time at my house. So she did and was here until 11am this morning. It was nice having someone around for a while, but also an annoyance. Anyone used to living alone will know what I mean. It is weird having someone else around. It through off my eating and sleep schedule.
Don't get me wrong it was nice getting to spend a bit of time with her, but I am now glad she is gone. I can get back to my routine once again.
It is weird though, having a guy around, when I am dating seems very different. I am more comfortable with a guy around, more relaxed. Wonder why that is?!?
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Bed Spins
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Posted:Feb 16, 2009 7:50 pm
Last Updated:Feb 22, 2009 7:03 pm
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I have been battling an ear infection. Thought it would get better on it's own. No such luck. Today I rolled over in bed and that was that...bed spins. It's one thing to get them after you consumed too much alcohol, but another entirely when you have no control.
I slept on and off all day careful not to move my head too much or too fast. Walking around is another feat...as I hold onto walls as I walk from one room to the next.
Luckily I can use sick time at work...but now don't trust myself to drive. So, because I am so independent, and not seeing anyone...I don't have anyone to baby me or more importantly to drive me to the Dr. I hope I am well enough to do that for myself tomorrow.
So, if you live in my area and you see what looks like a drunk driver...it'll probably be me!! Not to worry...as long as I don't turn my head too fast...I will make it.
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Superbowl Sunday
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Posted:Feb 1, 2009 11:05 am
Last Updated:Feb 5, 2009 1:01 am
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Well here it is..the big day for football fans. The final game of the season. Superbowl Sunday.
I am not really a football fan. Yeah, I hope the Pack always does well, but I am not a fanatic and HAVE to watch every game.
I am more of a baseball fan.
But it's amazing that even though, more then likely, our favorite team isn't going to the Superbowl, we will watch the game anyway. Is it truly over the love of the game? Is it about the sportsmanship? Is it any excuse to throw or be at a party?
Or are you like me and have to watch because you will be at work and everyone else will have their eyes glued to it?
Or do you perhaps just watch for the halftime show or commercials?
I was just wondering...think my favorite part will be eating the great food we are all bringing to work for potluck!!
Enjoy it, no matter why you watch!
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