The roomie convinced me to go to the gym today. I spent thirty minutes working out and then I went back to the apartment and called my friend Christy.

Me: Hey Christy!

Christy: Hello, how is it going?

Me: I just got back from the gym and I am sitting on the couch.

Christy: Did you have a good work out?

Me: Yes, I…wait…life is so unfair…

Christy: ( Read more... )

I have been sick and have not had the energy to update but Jana told me I needed to update so here goes:

It seems like all of the ALTs have had a cold of some sort. Beth was sick a couple of weeks ago and I do not think she felt well last Thursday. Andrea got sick on Saturday, I got a cold on Sunday, Anne came down with it on Monday/Tuesday, and ( Read more... )

With the start of the new school year I have decided to start running. I was running two times a week last spring but once the summer and humid weather came I stopped, then it got cold and I am a baby when it comes to the cold so I did not start running again after the summer. I felt much better when I was running. I felt healthier and more ( Read more... )

Happy Valentines Day!

Really, how ironic, it is the day of love and I am stuck in my apartment with a fever hovering around 100. I love V-Day.

Last night I went to bed at about 5:00pm and I was in and out of it until about 9:00am today. Today wasn’t all that bad. I finished watching The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.   ( Read more... )

I just got back from the doctors and I have the flu. Not only do I have the flu but I am not allowed to go back to work until I have been fever free for two days. This means the earliest I can go back to work is Friday. I have already been stuck in my apartment for one day and I am going stir crazy. I don't feel well by any means and I know I ( Read more... )

On Saturday Brooke, Beth, Kevin, Katie, Andrea, and I left Ami and drove to an onsen resort in Kusatsu. An onsen is the Japanese term for hot spring/spa. The drive was long but we had a wonderful time talking and listening to music. Kusatsu is located in the mountains and is not only famous for the onsen but also for skiing. One of the highlights ( Read more... )

If last week was a book it would be entitled The Week of the Runny Nose. I started blowing on Saturday (the day I flew back to Japan) and I kept on blowing. On the plane, I had to ask the flight attendant for a garbage bag so I had a place to keep all of the tissues that I was using. I had to bring a box of tissues into to work because it would ( Read more... )

So the weekend wasn't the greatest. On Saturday, Jana and I planned to go down to Tokyo to do some Christmas shopping but instead I spent the day in bed sick. My throat was sore, my entire body hurt, and I was exhausted. I spent the day sleeping. Andrea came over at around 1:00pm and dropped off some food as I refused to get out of bed go shopping ( Read more... )

I am still sick and it is the annoying kind of sick. The sick where you are sick but not sick enough to stay home from work. To top it all off. I have the cold that makes you super sleepy. I really want a nap but I cannot take one because I am at work. That is ok, as soon as I get home from work it is nap time!

Today, I played Halloween Bingo with ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a bad day, a really bad day. On Saturday, I started to feel sick and I really got sick on Sunday. My body hurt, my head hurt, I was hot, I was cold, and I had no energy.

I only left my apartment to run to Kasumi to pick up bread, yogurt, apple juice, and orange juice. Other than that, I was on my couch reading for the day or taking ( Read more... )