Fools Familiar

I swear it is a ton of work for me to go away for any reason. Add to it 15% off Grocery Day is during this time and suddenly I have even more to do. However, the food plan is ready for the month and the grocery list has been typed in expanded form so D can do the shopping for me. It is hard to write a list up for someone who doesn’t normally shop. Suddenly I have to write things out long hand:
Crm Chick now becomes Cream of Chicken Soup low fat
Shrooms becomes Mushrooms, sliced, large container, white color
I only use the list as a guide, knowing what I need and what I want. Now I have to state brand and for some backup brands in case they are out. Oy vey!

Then there is the packing and the planning. I spent an hour trying on clothes to find what would be decent and yet would pack light for both training and then social events with work people. Required details include not too much cleavage, must be light, must have some color, and yet, I still want to look good.

I still have to leave a list of the basic things, because though D is very smart, sometimes, the simplest things seem to be forgotten. I have mentioned the breakfast dishes that were still exactly where I put them (beside the sink) two weeks later because despite cleaning the dishes D used, D forgot about mine. Huh? Yeah, for me, it is a bit stressful to leave. Not that I think D will not survive, but I worry about my cat. Heehee.

I bought a new purse though yesterday. Quite a nice purse, it is a clay color and about 2 to 2.5 times larger than my current purse. My plan is to use it for traveling, since I have to a couple of times this year, so I don’t have to worry about checking any bags. Yeah!

This past week has been hell. You ever have one of those weeks where you just don’t feel like you are wanted. Like what is the point of it all – you should just quit and make everyone’s life easier. Yeah, it was one of those weeks. Little Boss was in a bitchy mood and unfortunately she was left in charge. Due to her bitchy mood, she was defiant against acting like she was in charge and therefore was letting stuff slide that shouldn’t have been. Add to that, I swear everything I said she had to argue with. By Thursday, I was ready to see what she would say if I told her the sky was blue and the grass green. I am willing to bet she would have disagreed. Then Friday, I was late leaving by an hour because someone decided they would not follow procedure and I was stuck with the repercussions. And now, I am going to a planning session where we are all going to be one big happy family. I have to keep reminding myself that 25-to-life is not a good retirement plan.

Aside from work, things weren’t all that bad this week. I did my required steps and my required exercises. Didn’t lose a pound, but I did the activity required of me and I feel good because of it. If I could just lose this stress and slight depression, I am sure I could actually lose weight, because I would stop craving and snacking and that is what is killing me. Last night, I could not identify what I was craving. I drank some juice in case I was just thirsty. I shared some popcorn for the salty taste and then had some cheese. Nothing was doing it for me. It was quite sad.

Anyway, I should get off to bed. Don’t want to totally screw up my timetable before I go traveling. I am staying at the Westin, which should be nice. No continental breakfast, but a few of us have plans to hit the grocery store the first night, so we will have some breakfast and snacks to put in our kitchenettes. Plus I always bring some goodies, so I should only have to eat out for lunches and dinners at the most. Thank goodness.

Oh and I know it is sad, but I just can't stop... This is the funny bubbles game that I am addicted to. I already went way over 100,000 on Normal, so I am now working on Very Hard with the fastest speed. I have only broke 60,000 once so far. Sighhhh.