rough week
I'm not looking for sympathy, but perhaps some closure to the stresses of my week.
1. My grandfather has been in the hospital. He is gaining strength, but has not yet been released. My grandmother told me she is ok during the day, but is scared alone in the house at night. I asked if someone could stay with her, they have offered, she refuses (she never wants to be a burden), she says she has to get used to being there alone. She is beginning to accept that Grandpop's passing is imminent and is preparing herself for the worst. They have been together over 60 years and hearing her say this breaks my heart.
2. Plumbing problems. When you own your own place, you are your own landlord. Any maintenance problems are my own. What started as a clogged pipe turned into a broken pipe and water spewing everywhere and me cutting my hand on the corroded gross clogged pipe metal... multiple trips to Lowe's have replaced the rotted out drain pipes, however despite all the gunk I cleaned out, the drain is still fucked and I'm probably going to have to call a plumber to snake it all the way through the building. Ugh. All that work for naught.
3. This weekend was/is homeowners' weekend at work. Presentations, Q&A, meetings, all we have been working on for months culminates here and the board of directors gives us direction for the upcoming year. Remodel season is about to begin, as will my annual inspections, and our "slow" period, which was overwhelmingly busy, has officially passed. Things have gone well though, and as I finish off my bottle of wine from our open house I should feel relief, however my hours this week are running into overtime and I still have tomorrow to work and I shall be there on my own to deal with the stragglers.
4. umm... I forget what four was, maybe that wine is beginning to work it's magic. Oh, yeah, and to top it all off my period began, which in itself is not a bad thing, but it certainly makes all the other bullshit less tolerable, especially when I though I had a whole week before I had to deal with it. Ugh.
So tomorrow night is mask night and ladies hang out and dream session, and I need a ladies night, but not as bad as I need sleep. I have mixed feelings about this whole Herbalife thing. It's hard for me to buy into it even though I'll probably be including their products in Beyond Backpacking's meal plans. Personally, my huge diet/lifestyle change that has made me feel a million times better is to cut out processed food. This means making more meals from whole and natural ingredients. More organic, less GMO, and more nutritious. While Herbalife products are all natural, they are essentially the exact opposite of this, super processed, a million ingredients I never heard of, and providing things I feel you should be able to get from a diet of whole and natural foods. My whole dietary philosophy is the one of non-processed, no chemicals, no ingredients you can't pronounce or haven't heard of, this typically boils down to 5 ingredients or less, not a whole label full of them. No chemicals, no preservatives, no hormones. Nothing you couldn't grow yourself if you were so inclined. Fresh produce, whole grains, etc. Sooo.... yeah, there's that. Also all natural doesn't automatically equal good, weed, cocaine, heroine, all come from plants, not good for you, alcohol comes from a grain, not good for you, there are things like various mushrooms that you could eat raw and unprocessed that would make you incredibly ill and/or kill you. So yeah, all natural doesn't automatically equal good and healthy. BUT there are things that are natural that are good and healthy, and I'm not super strict about it, you only live once, so sometimes I just eat what I like (and by sometimes I mean one week a month when my hormones control my appetite), but when I cheat, my guts hurt. So I do my best. And I'm done with this for now. It's not a pity party and the wine is making me type most words twice.
G'night all, especially me. I worked nearly 12 hours today beginning before 7 a.m. and dealing with not being allowed to park at work and being required to be there before any shuttle or bus can get me there, enough to make me wanna quit. I hope we do need to hire an assistant. Then maybe my workload will shift and I can get a raise. Or maybe we won't hire someone and we'll all just get raises to compensate for our extra workload. We'll see. THis is prolly just crazy talk. Maybe my own business endeavors will be ultra successful and I can work for myself 7 months a year and take off the rest. Oh, and what is Clayton going to do when I move this computer to my office and he is cut off from the outside world. I digress. G'night.
XOXO
1. My grandfather has been in the hospital. He is gaining strength, but has not yet been released. My grandmother told me she is ok during the day, but is scared alone in the house at night. I asked if someone could stay with her, they have offered, she refuses (she never wants to be a burden), she says she has to get used to being there alone. She is beginning to accept that Grandpop's passing is imminent and is preparing herself for the worst. They have been together over 60 years and hearing her say this breaks my heart.
2. Plumbing problems. When you own your own place, you are your own landlord. Any maintenance problems are my own. What started as a clogged pipe turned into a broken pipe and water spewing everywhere and me cutting my hand on the corroded gross clogged pipe metal... multiple trips to Lowe's have replaced the rotted out drain pipes, however despite all the gunk I cleaned out, the drain is still fucked and I'm probably going to have to call a plumber to snake it all the way through the building. Ugh. All that work for naught.
3. This weekend was/is homeowners' weekend at work. Presentations, Q&A, meetings, all we have been working on for months culminates here and the board of directors gives us direction for the upcoming year. Remodel season is about to begin, as will my annual inspections, and our "slow" period, which was overwhelmingly busy, has officially passed. Things have gone well though, and as I finish off my bottle of wine from our open house I should feel relief, however my hours this week are running into overtime and I still have tomorrow to work and I shall be there on my own to deal with the stragglers.
4. umm... I forget what four was, maybe that wine is beginning to work it's magic. Oh, yeah, and to top it all off my period began, which in itself is not a bad thing, but it certainly makes all the other bullshit less tolerable, especially when I though I had a whole week before I had to deal with it. Ugh.
So tomorrow night is mask night and ladies hang out and dream session, and I need a ladies night, but not as bad as I need sleep. I have mixed feelings about this whole Herbalife thing. It's hard for me to buy into it even though I'll probably be including their products in Beyond Backpacking's meal plans. Personally, my huge diet/lifestyle change that has made me feel a million times better is to cut out processed food. This means making more meals from whole and natural ingredients. More organic, less GMO, and more nutritious. While Herbalife products are all natural, they are essentially the exact opposite of this, super processed, a million ingredients I never heard of, and providing things I feel you should be able to get from a diet of whole and natural foods. My whole dietary philosophy is the one of non-processed, no chemicals, no ingredients you can't pronounce or haven't heard of, this typically boils down to 5 ingredients or less, not a whole label full of them. No chemicals, no preservatives, no hormones. Nothing you couldn't grow yourself if you were so inclined. Fresh produce, whole grains, etc. Sooo.... yeah, there's that. Also all natural doesn't automatically equal good, weed, cocaine, heroine, all come from plants, not good for you, alcohol comes from a grain, not good for you, there are things like various mushrooms that you could eat raw and unprocessed that would make you incredibly ill and/or kill you. So yeah, all natural doesn't automatically equal good and healthy. BUT there are things that are natural that are good and healthy, and I'm not super strict about it, you only live once, so sometimes I just eat what I like (and by sometimes I mean one week a month when my hormones control my appetite), but when I cheat, my guts hurt. So I do my best. And I'm done with this for now. It's not a pity party and the wine is making me type most words twice.
G'night all, especially me. I worked nearly 12 hours today beginning before 7 a.m. and dealing with not being allowed to park at work and being required to be there before any shuttle or bus can get me there, enough to make me wanna quit. I hope we do need to hire an assistant. Then maybe my workload will shift and I can get a raise. Or maybe we won't hire someone and we'll all just get raises to compensate for our extra workload. We'll see. THis is prolly just crazy talk. Maybe my own business endeavors will be ultra successful and I can work for myself 7 months a year and take off the rest. Oh, and what is Clayton going to do when I move this computer to my office and he is cut off from the outside world. I digress. G'night.
XOXO