*yawwwwwwwn*
Man...I'm feeling like garbage tonight. Got little sleep due to World War 549 between the two cats overnight, had to be up at 0-dark-thirty to get rberta to work since my car was in the shop, and I had a physical and tetanus shot at 8AM. Gotta love the shots...I get sick -every- time I get one of 'em.
But on the physical front, my doc is very impressed with the fact that I've dropped forty pounds, and that my blood pressure has come down about twenty points on both sides (give or take) since I started the diet. He's a supporter of the Atkins plan, not 'anti' like a lot of others that I've heard about. Reassuring, that. :) I'm almost at my first goal, on the weight loss front...vacation's gonna test that a bit, though. :) Just going to stick with the plan as much as I can, but not bash myself too bad about slipping a bit. I can always start back up 'hardcore' on the plan when we get back.
Today was my first 'official' day of vacation...however, I ended up on a conference call for work from 2-3, since I was the only rep from the project available (and it was my project, anyway.) Soooo...tomorrow, I'm gonna sleep in a bit, and then pack for our trip. Really looking forward to having a few stress-free days, and being able to sleep nights without having to seperate the two furballs from mortal combat. And of course, the whole 'spending time with the wife' thing is good, too. *chuckles*
Royce is...frustrating. He's -so- good 90% of the time...cuddly and passive, but when he gets pissed off about something, he attacks anything that moves. I'm hoping that a few days at the 'spa' while we're gone will straighten him out the same way it did Lexie (she was an absolute nightmare for the first few months we had her, then pulled a 180 after spending an extended period at the vet's), but if it doesn't...we're facing a pretty tough decision. Does that make me a bad 'Dad' for having to consider giving up on him? Can't really find a good answer to that...but he's hurt Berta, and he attacks Lexie...so if that keeps up, he's not safe to keep here. Given his similarities to Sim, though...it's going to be a bitch of a decision, if it comes down to that. *sigh*
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As a whole, I think the depression treatment that I mentioned before is going well...I feel a lot more calm overall than I used to, and find that my outlook on life is a bit better than it was. I'm a little less quick on the anger trigger (although Royce has been testing that one), and feel more 'mellow' as a whole. Probably going to get bumped up one more time on the meds when I get back from vacation, but that should stabilize me...I already feel 200% better than I did two months ago.
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Trying to figure out if I want to take a class at the local community college in the Fall. I feel kind of aimless since I got done with school, and feel like I need to be studying...'something', at least. I'm looking at two classes, primarily...a C# class to get back into coding, or a Unix class to freshen me up in that ('cause my skills are kind of weak in that, admittedly). Gotta decide soon, before they fill up.
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Life is going pretty well, I'd say. Leads the cynic in me to wonder when the other shoe will drop. But until then...I'm gonna get ready to head to VT for my Dad's fiftieth birthday party tomorrow, and enjoy my week of vacation.
- J
But on the physical front, my doc is very impressed with the fact that I've dropped forty pounds, and that my blood pressure has come down about twenty points on both sides (give or take) since I started the diet. He's a supporter of the Atkins plan, not 'anti' like a lot of others that I've heard about. Reassuring, that. :) I'm almost at my first goal, on the weight loss front...vacation's gonna test that a bit, though. :) Just going to stick with the plan as much as I can, but not bash myself too bad about slipping a bit. I can always start back up 'hardcore' on the plan when we get back.
Today was my first 'official' day of vacation...however, I ended up on a conference call for work from 2-3, since I was the only rep from the project available (and it was my project, anyway.) Soooo...tomorrow, I'm gonna sleep in a bit, and then pack for our trip. Really looking forward to having a few stress-free days, and being able to sleep nights without having to seperate the two furballs from mortal combat. And of course, the whole 'spending time with the wife' thing is good, too. *chuckles*
Royce is...frustrating. He's -so- good 90% of the time...cuddly and passive, but when he gets pissed off about something, he attacks anything that moves. I'm hoping that a few days at the 'spa' while we're gone will straighten him out the same way it did Lexie (she was an absolute nightmare for the first few months we had her, then pulled a 180 after spending an extended period at the vet's), but if it doesn't...we're facing a pretty tough decision. Does that make me a bad 'Dad' for having to consider giving up on him? Can't really find a good answer to that...but he's hurt Berta, and he attacks Lexie...so if that keeps up, he's not safe to keep here. Given his similarities to Sim, though...it's going to be a bitch of a decision, if it comes down to that. *sigh*
***
As a whole, I think the depression treatment that I mentioned before is going well...I feel a lot more calm overall than I used to, and find that my outlook on life is a bit better than it was. I'm a little less quick on the anger trigger (although Royce has been testing that one), and feel more 'mellow' as a whole. Probably going to get bumped up one more time on the meds when I get back from vacation, but that should stabilize me...I already feel 200% better than I did two months ago.
***
Trying to figure out if I want to take a class at the local community college in the Fall. I feel kind of aimless since I got done with school, and feel like I need to be studying...'something', at least. I'm looking at two classes, primarily...a C# class to get back into coding, or a Unix class to freshen me up in that ('cause my skills are kind of weak in that, admittedly). Gotta decide soon, before they fill up.
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Life is going pretty well, I'd say. Leads the cynic in me to wonder when the other shoe will drop. But until then...I'm gonna get ready to head to VT for my Dad's fiftieth birthday party tomorrow, and enjoy my week of vacation.
- J