life is good - and it's a long post!

manofmusic · Post by **manofmusic** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 2:12 pm

Sitting behind a computer all day can make someone real tense by the end of the day. For me it's clenching my jaw. It gets to the point where I get a bad headache ! I have to make a conscious effort to unclench LOL

When I was in the store, I had the panic attack in the checkout line. In order to stop the attack, I slowed my breathing down and focused on the magazine rack at the checkout line. I read the stories on the covers and took my mind off of me.

Karma ! Sounds like you rocked AND rolled today ! Bravo !!!!!!!!!!! Not surprising at all ! You'll have good days and some not so good days, but everyday is a learning experience and you'll get better and better everyday. Before you know it, you'll be a pro ! It will be like you've been doing it forever.

Monday went smoooooooooooooooooooooooooth for me. The bosses took off to meetings all day. It was quiet and I got a ton of stuff done. I think (I mean I KNOW)that the rest of the week will go smooth too.

I was talking to a friend today that I used to work with at another place. He's been laid off now for almost a year. I'm grateful to have a job.

karmaberry1 · Post by **karmaberry1** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 2:59 pm

i love the stories on tabloids - they are so funny and strange. some make me glad i'm as reclusive as i am LOLOL i sometimes think these people just may be living in my neighborhood!!

muscle tension in my neck and shoulders causes headaches. needless to say i had one today - still a bit of one - but i'm thinking some of it is sinus too.

your bosses were probably at the same meeting my boss was having which is why YOU had a calm day LOL

we are both rocking and rolling. i'm rocking to derek and the dominos in the car - the blues are just a wailing away!

keep on partying!!!

jillzmind · Post by **jillzmind** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:13 pm

Karma
do you think that there's any way that I could
duct tape my shoulders down? You know , to keep myself relaxed.? Aww heck I guess that won't work.. :p

J~

karmaberry1 · Post by **karmaberry1** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:25 am

actually, while duct tape does hold the universe together - it will NOT hold down one's shoulders. i tried LOLOL

jillzmind · Post by **jillzmind** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:51 am

Darn it!

Serenity Now!!! :p

manofmusic · Post by **manofmusic** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:14 pm

Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaylaaaaaa you got me on my knees Laaaaylaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Bell Bottom Bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuues

While duct tape doesn't work, you could super glue your hands to your kneecaps ! That'll keep the shoulders down ! LOL

Work went real smooth again. The boss was in meetings all day long. I even got to leave after 8 hours ! Normally it's 9.

Have you shaken your co-workers lately (Elaine) ??? I hope not ! LOL Just remember to breathe.

Good news !!!!! It's supposed to go above freezing on Wednesday !!!!!!!!!!!! wooohoooooo
Time to put the shovels away ! LOL

Hope all went well for you today !

karmaberry1 · Post by **karmaberry1** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:18 pm

derek and the dominoes - sacred music. how many songs could ever surpass bell bottom blues - or of course, layla - the ultimate love song? then thorn tree in the garden as a gentle wind down? the entire album makes me happy! but then i live for the blues - no pun intended LOL

i too had a great day! things slowed down enough for me to catch up. i even managed to clean out 3 desk drawers - or at least make them tidy. i had a fun lunch with a best friend at a little italian restaurant - we split the lunch special.

i had a dr appointment today to get the results of blood work. my doctor is monitoring my blood sugar. it didn't go as well as i had hoped but i knew it wouldn't. first there were the thanksgiving and christmas feeding frenzies. then right before the blood work, i dined almost exclusively over the weekend on chicken and dumplings. do i know better? of course. she's giving me until march to eat better and see what the levels are. actually it shouldn't be that hard to bring it back to the normal level. i prefer eating the way i had been eating. the way i started eating again makes me feel sluggish - not nearly as much energy. i felt better physically before thanksgiving than i do now.

i bought some really cool yarn afterwards and am making mufflers. i want to quit smoking - yes, my dreaded secret is out - and i figure crocheting will keep my hands busier and less prone to grabbing at the pack. we'll see.

i've started thinking about selling my house and moving into a much smaller place. my house is too big for one person. and my yard is huge. part of it has become "the woods." i'm afraid of "the woods" because of snakes. throw in i have a pool that must either have a new liner oro be filled and i promise i could start screaming and never stop. really LOL

i'm so glad you had yet another great day. honey chile - that's me being super southern - we are partying harder than the most seasoned rockers LOL x forever

karmaberry1 · Post by **karmaberry1** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 2:32 pm

i forgot to share yesterday's BEST news. a man who was doomed to work at our last building due to a work injury came by to see me yesterday. i couldn't have been more excited if i was a little kid and saw santa delivering packages under the tree!!! maybe you've met people before you've just clicked with - someone who is genuinely good, kind, decent, AND funny?!?! i hope so - it's the most wonderful thing ever to encounter someone like that in your life!!!! i probably re-hurt his shoulder when i bounded over to jump him. yes, i am like a giant puppy around those i love LOL just that he took the time to come visit for a while made my day.

i finished the muffler i was working on last night and wore it to work today. i bragged on it constantly LOL people first told me i was lying when i said i'd made it last night - it IS that cool. then everyone asked me to make THEM a muffler LOLOL a dime to a dollar i probably will.

it was another wonderful day. i did everything that was expected of me - and tried to do more. if nothing else, i'm the 10 most positive people anyone could ever hope to find in any work environment. i WILL help anyone practically to death - whether they want it or not LOL

well, i've got my hair up in spiral curlers and while the words "it's an unattractive look on me" come to mind - i'm thinking this describes it better - "i look deranged" LOLOL

i hope your day was positive and happy!!!!

manofmusic · Post by **manofmusic** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:47 pm

You could probably make mufflers and sell them on the side ! Make some extra $$$$$$$$.

I hope you didn't hurt the guy you jumped ! LOL
You do the "Elaine" thing on everyone ! LOL
I've been happy to see people that I haven't seen in a while, but I can honestly say that I've never jumped on them ! LOLOLOLOLOL

A pool can be a blessing and a curse. I have enough people with pools around me that I don't need one ! LOL If you need to move, then do it ! Sounds like you need to move to a city ! Are you in the country now or just a wooded area in a city ?

Make sure you keep the blood sugar levels where they are supposed to be ! My mom's a diabetic. She's not on insulin. She controls it with the food she eats. As for the smoking ....shame shame shame ! LOL Actually, my dad's on full time oxygen. He started smoking when he was 16 and had to quit at 75. My brother and sister used to smoke. They don't anymore. My sister ended up with breast cancer. She's fine now, but she has to go for a check up once a year to make sure it stays away. That got her to quit smoking. My vice......food ! LOLOLOL I have a few pounds to lose and I plan on being at my goal weight this year. I was talked into joining a weight loss place (WW). All I want now is a pizza ! LOL The weight started to come on when I moved from working in the shop to working behind a computer. I was at a good weight in the shop.......not now ! LOL

Work has been awesome this week !!!!! The bosses were gone for most of it ! LOL I got a ton of work done again.

We will finish off the week on a good note. We shall rock and we shall roll !!!!!!!!!!!!

karmaberry1 · Post by **karmaberry1** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:43 pm

i live in a wooded area of the city not in the country. filling in the pool will be twice as much a a new liner and changing over to a salt water system. how is that even possible? things confuse me!

i did pass a much smaller house i was interested in - or did i already tell you? the price was off the grid. i can't afford to downsize - how sad is that? LOL

oh well, all things being what they are - i.e., it is what it is - i have no real choice but to stay here. on a positive note, my gas and electric bills came to about $130 for the month. and that was with the cold!!!! of course, if i had children, they would have been removed by family welfare services LOL i think the boys were making calls to them for help while i was sleeping!!!! it's warmed up enough that i may be able to take the christmas tree down this weekend. i'm super excited about that. my fingers froze into claws from the cold the last time i made that attempt LOL

today was wonderful. i think - i believe - i am doing a good job - possibly more than i thought i was capable of doing - due to the battered wife syndrome i had endured through things 1 and 2. so far the boss hasn' said i've done anything wrong. i hope i haven't. if i have, it's up to her to let me know so i can improve the situation.

i'm strangely happy with myself. i don't have a knife in my back right now - that i know of - and it's a good feeling. something i've not know for a long, long time.

last night i was doing my monthly tribute to youtube - watching all the greats - queen, pink floyd, etc. i so wish i had freddie mercury's waist and flat stomach LOLOL

i'm so wishing and hoping and something and praying (LOL i forgot the words) that we finish out the week having such a good time!!!!!