Skip to main content

REM-less

Greetings, folks! I am one tired lady right now. I got home yesterday, frantically ran some errands (who knew dry cleaning a down comforter costs $35?) fed the dogs and passed out for an hour on the couch. When I woke up, I worked for a couple hours on my stats homework and made good progress. At this point, I decided to go to bed. However, I just could NOT fall asleep, which is usually not a problem for me. All in all, I probably got 3 hours of sleep. I guess I am holding up okay, but I am discouraged…I got some of my programming homework back today and did not do as well as I hoped. I put so much time and effort into those assignments, but sometimes it all feels way over my head.

I am working on a list of 25 random things about myself. These lists have been going around Facebook like crazy. I just can’t think of that many interesting things about myself. I think I am at #9 right now. I will post this list up here when I am finished as well, so the non-facebook people can learn a little something about me as well.

Matt has been working hard lately. One of the pharmacists that worked the overnight shift quit, so all the other pharmacists are covering that position. He has been staying later at the hospital lately, which I know is much appreciated. Sometimes, Matt gets hand written thank you letters in the mail from the upper hospital staff, letting him know that his extra work is noticed and appreciated. I think that is so awesome to take the time to do that. Sometimes all it takes is a little note to boost your morale and make you feel like all the time and effort is making a difference to someone…

The dogs are well. They have been to the dog park almost every day as of late. Matt said Perdi was chasing leaves today. She also enjoys retrieving a tennis ball, and is quite good at it. Perdi will be getting spayed one week from tomorrow! I am looking forward to this for several reasons.
1. We will be able to board her and not be tied down as much at home.
2. I am hoping this helps her calm down a little, although it didn’t make the slightest difference with Pongo.
3. She can go to doggy day care and socialize a little more. (She is still pretty shy around other dogs, but she LOVES other beagles.)

I passed a lady at the dog park on Sunday and I overheard her say to her husband, “Oh look, that’s Pongo!” Apparently, he makes an impression on people. Either that, or we are at the dog park WAY TOO MUCH!

Comments

Stephanie said…
Yeah it took me awhile to do that list. But it's nice when everyone comments. I thinks it's awesome Matt getting recognized for his work, I think that does help keep you motivated. That's probably why I don't like my job.
Wednesday, 11 February, 2009
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Political Aside

I’m going to apologize in advance for making this blog political for today. There is just one recent development I can’t help but post about. Last week, Congress passed a bill that made it a lot harder for credit card companies to take advantage of people through late fees and overlimit fees. Sounds great, huh? This bill would have been a lot better if there hadn’t been a certain “add-on” bill piggy backing on to the credit card legislation, making it legal for concealed weapons to be carried in national parks, as long as they are licensed and registered. Now unless you are going into a national park to shoot condors or bald eagles (which is ILLEGAL!), I cannot think of a single reason why you would need to have a concealed weapon in a national park. It’s not like they are huge hot spots for gangs, thugs and violence. National Parks are set up as a refuge for endangered species and a place where wildlife can live uninhibited. Where a hunting license would be required to shoot wildlife ...
5 comments
Read more

The Power of the Mind

I believe in the power of the mind. It seems to me that a simple thought can solve (or create) many problems. Let me explain. Say you haven’t been sick in a really long time, and you don’t even notice. And just then when you get to thinking “Wow, I really haven’t been sick in a long time,” you come down with a cold. It’s like one little thought can trigger a physical reaction. I had a similar experience at work. My computer software used to crash a lot, which was really annoying. Recently, it has been running well until I had the thought “Wow, this software hasn’t crashed in a long time.” Five minutes later, it crashes. So many of these occurrences have been happening to me lately that it hardly seems like it can be coincidence. Now, if only I could use the power of my mind to figure out my latest programming issues for school…it suddenly doesn’t seem so easy as to “think it in.” Last Saturday morning and Monday mornings, I had to get up at 4 am to let Pongo out. He usually has a bladd...
1 comment
Read more

Interlude: Tuesday Thoughts

One of my favorite TV shows to watch is “Jon and Kate Plus 8”. For those of you who don’t know, it’s a show which chronicles the life of a couple (Jon and Kate) with twins and sextuplets. Last night, Jon and Kate made a big (but expected) announcement. They are getting divorced. Due to all of the rumors in the media, this was not a shock. But I find it ironic that Jon and Kate started doing the show because it was “what was best for the kids.” Granted, it made them a LOT of money and skyrocketed them to fame. But ultimately, and I can only speculate, (they don’t ever really officially say what specifically lead to the divorce) that the fame and money are what dissolved their marriage. Clearly, the show was not really what was best for the kids in the end. I think I am mostly upset about this because I just read Kate’s book “Multiple Blessings,” which was written a couple years ago when she and Jon were still completely in love. I miss that. I really love their story. It was hard to rea...
3 comments
Read more