Got my blood pressure and blood sugar checked. Both were outstanding.
Whew. And I say whew because it's the time of year that could really affect both of those things.
Extra stress due to holidays, school, job, family, friends, etc. High blood sugar due to holiday parties, baked treats, happy hours and such.
That said, I am going to remove what stress I can from my life, which are the areas I have control over. This includes crap intake relating to food and life in general. I can only control what I do, and not the reactions from others. Moving forward in a positive and productive way is the best that I can do. All I can hope is that my actions are received as such, and no ulterior motives are suspected.
Cheer and joy to all - and best of luck navigating the season pitfalls for the next few weeks. I feel your pain.
Just some random thoughts, leaning towards the non-positive or neutral arena:
- I like my long hair, unless I have to dry it. Then it becomes the mane/bane of my existence. Big whine. Cut it off, you say - right....
- The Rams suck, but I'm still waiting to hear about whether I have tickets to this Sunday's game. Yes, I want to go - even though they'll probably lose, there's nothing like watching sports live. Whine.
- This weekend is my OFFICIAL FUN FALL WEEKEND. This includes the winery, photography, pumpkin picking and football (see item #2). This weekend is the last really outdoor-fun weekend until after the holidays because of non-fun commitments and really cold weather, and is also a celebration of me kicking ass on my midterms. However, I think I feel a cold coming on. There might be a dilemma in the making...
- Since I have somewhat perfected the art of sleeping in on Sundays, this makes Mondays and Tuesdays very difficult. I am not sure what the remedy is here - it's really putting a damper on my a.m. workouts...give up a little slice of heaven, or fight through the blur. Substantial dilemma.
- I like bananas. And I like coconut. But when you put them together in a drink it tastes like suntan lotion. Not really a dilemma, more of a whine. Plus, the packaging is inviting, making it difficult not to partake.
- I heard the nastiest rumor - Lou Reed may be retiring from playing out live. Since seeing him live is #2 on my dirtnap list, this is a great dilemma.
- I am supposed to see "Paranormal Activity" on Friday night. This movie looks realistically scary. My dilemma? Reschedule for a matinee? When I see a scary movie during the afternoon I enjoy it just as much as if I'd seen it at night, and by the time night rolls around I'm not really scared anymore.
- I was listening to messages on my iPhone, miss-tapped and accidentally called a friend from my address book. When I realized my mistake I believe he had picked up already but I was too slow to stop myself from hanging up. He called back immediately, I apologized, he laughed, and we had a nice quick talk. Since he was just catching a flight back to St. Louis, we will officially catch up tonight. Random happenstance, in the best way.
