off apple picking for the afternoon in upper Westchester County, NY. I have a friend who lives there - so i'm picking her up and we're going to apple pick!...it's a "most of the day" adventure...i'm leaving at noon to go to her...i will prob eat takeout on the way home for dinner, not sure....
_____________________________________________
9:30am breakfast: oats 150, raisins 150, kombucha 50...350
almost noon lunch: leftover small piece fried chicken 200, on an english muffin with ketchup 150. 350.
2 lg lollipops 150, small tastes of apples while picking 50, 1pickle, 1 smallish donut 250 at most , coffee 50..500
dinner lg apple 100, eng muffin with ketchup 150, leftover steak 300.550
snack small mounds bar yum! And spiked drink 150
1900, total :-)
________________________________________
i did my legs, short, strength workout. i have to remind myself that it doesn't take long...and do it more often! lol.
did a small amount of reading of my arbritration soft cover textbook...i will read more tonight, time-permitting...
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
Breakfast oats 150, raisins 150 almond milk coffee 400
snack almond butter and taste of a granola bar from dad 200
big lunch 1:30- two bowls of mom's ratatouille with sauce 250?, pretzel and bite of potato 100, two smallish pieces bread 200, cheese 80, chicken slices 50...700 tops. Big meal.
chocolate and coffee 100
meat 300, toast 100, cucumber salad 50, asparagus roasted 100..550 with parents
spiked seltzer before bed 100
2050
------------------------
visiting with parents today - going to walk at a nearby preserve for the morning .....
will do leg strength exercises today tomorrow
also will study for PMP and read some of the arbitration textbook...
Bad reaction to too many mosquito bites from Tuesday on the farm - going to pick up spray benedryl .....
Late 10am Breakfast oats 150 raisins 150 almond milk 50, gummies 100
i slept the mornign away, literallly...i don't regret it necessarily, but it's done. i will go out for bike riding in the afternoon - or - just walk around here. i will also be doing weights today (upper body). it's a nice day, i really should go out in the sushine even if it's only for a half hour.
2pm lunch: small amount of chicken 150 on an english muffin 150, wiith some light spread (calories low)..followed by a clementine 50...and later iced coffee 50. 400.
snacks between 5-6:30 chocolate 120, pb 160...approx 300.
looking to get fried chicken for dinner and ride my indoor bike tonight as i watch tv. ..never went outside for a walk, but i did get my weights in.!
dinner: Arby's - fried chicken 350 (hopefully not much more), fries 300. 650.
Late snack - white chocolate 100
1900. Looking to eat a little healthier tomorrow. And be more active as well. No cardio today.
______________________________________________
did my laundry, studied a little bit, ...
signed up for advanced paralegal certificate course that can be taken in 6 increments and I have up to ONE YEAR to finish it - VERY possible. I will take one course to start (you can take up to 3 in one shot), and also be continuing some PMP studying also...I should EASILY manage 6 short courses over the course of this year, i KNOW that..and those courses will add up to a final ADVANCED paralgeal certificate with 6 specialties that i have studied...
i know i wasn't going to take any courses while studying for PMP exam, but, turns out I feel i have enough time for both and especially bc i am not sure when i'm starting work / getting a job...even if i DO get a job...i will just do the courses...it's as easy as taking ONLY ONE course per session...these courses are easier (10 hours per week?) than when i took the first paralegal course this past Summer/Fall. still waiting for my grades.
the advanced paralegal gives me training in 6 specialties of my choice such as: bankruptcy law, matrimony (i think?), trusts and estates, immigration law, etc...it could be great to add to my resume to show i DO in fact have some training...because now i do not have ANY training in the specialties - that's right, none. so, it's not costly and i will use some of the money i had originally wanted to use for signing up for the Advanced Dispute Course (which i will still take - but as part of the Advanced Certifiicate instead of on it's own....this certificate could be VERY helpful for me...i'm not done thinking about paralegal, even if i enter bACK to the union (most probably), I dream a future in the NYS courts as my last and preferable career path.
_______________________________________________
mom made this yesterday - chicken thighs and lemon potatoes - a Mediterranean/ Greek recipe and it was great! Also spinach and roasted asparagus ;)
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
i wish my family argued less though! ha!
I think it's a good idea to take the next level of paralegal education. I would be interested in hearing which 6 areas you choose!
Cereal 150 raisins 200 almond milk 50 kombucha 59
Lunch eng muffin 150, spread 50, chicken 200 chips 150 550
candies 100
5pm Apple 100
dinner chicken 250, potatoes 200, spinach 100, roasted asparagus 100, very rich chocolate cake 400-500....1150?
2350. all about that cake.
more dad's bday so I can't wait to give him his presents and eating dinner with family and we walked at boardwalk about half hour ride away. I was a little late to parents at 2pm and not 1pm so mom not happy ugh .
little walk in AM adding again more money to laundry card
then hour walk at beach boardwalk
dad's bday and dinner with family tonight
glad that I did legs and upper body exercises yesterday
tomorrow I'm home and studying and should make an effort to get a good bike ride in as well as do my laundry tomorrow....
Sunday even if it rains, I'm volunteering. Tuesday also.
hoping I can get a paralegal job ....Still applying
Keep applying for as many paralegal jobs as you can that you think will be good for you. That's part of the learning process too. You got nothing to lose.
Sounds like a nice day with your family.
8:30am breakfast - indulged more - oats 150, banana 150, raisins 150, gummies 100...550.
Snack on 100
picked up masks and shirts for dad, kept them in my car for his bday tomorrow...
then, a 45 min walk with dad - very nice
lunch- by dad - canned good chicken soup with extra chicken added 450. Slice pizza small 200
3:30pm back at home fell asleep studying until 4:15pm!
4:15pm cookies, too many 300...pb on cheese crackers and also two last butter cookies...also going to have some veggies - ratatouillle 100
been having some less healthy eating days lately...
back to some studing followed by weights later today...
5:45pm grapes, greek yogurt with stevia & instant coffee grinds mixed in before weghts/legs workout 200
7:30pm chocolate 50, almonds 100..
Atkins choc coconut bar 200
2250...rough day in terms of eating right..
---------------------------
went to pick up the mask/shirts for dad and it was surprisingly 5 minutes away from where my parents live! Just a coincidence since it was the next town over and could have been slightly farther. So I drove to parents and dad walked with me outside and I'll have lunch with my parents. Was supposed to have a recruiter phone call at 11:30 but now it's 11:50 and nothing....I'll go back home later for studying / weights ....all done. ..recruiter called later and it went relatively well. We'll see if it leads anywhere. It was for a firm dealing with asbestos cases on the plaintiff side.
---------------------------
doing the activities i listed yesterday...cooked the ratatouille and it came out well!
need to make sure i have a bday card for my dad for tomorrow..later today i'll check..have it!
and upper body weights-maybe do some lower body strength too.both done !!
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
I do treasure my dad a lot, although we (the whole family) tends to bicker and argue a lot over little things...
So nice that you got a walk with dad!
9am breakfast: oats, 150, big banana 150...i'm not even sure i drank anything..just ran out the door to get to the farm for Tuesday morning Volunteering for a couple hours. Was WONDERFUL. Saw some regulars that come on Tuesday mornings...such nice people that I met earlier in the Summer. 300.
11am-12pm snacking at farm/on way home from farm: small reeces cups 200 total.
1pm healthy lunch: small amount of baked chicken (SO GOOD!) 200, on an english muffin with some spread 200., coffee 50. 450.
3:30 carbs / snack: crackers... 350...sour gummies 120...other gummies 100
1520.. today might be slightly higher calorie....
ratatoulle cooked by...me! was good! 200, spiked seltzer 50
1800.
________________________________________________________
Today - Tuesday:
Farm volunteering (picking sungold small tomatoes & beans!) 10-12pm - DONE
i have an interview in a little while later today for a Matrimonial Paralegal job...sounds very intriguing (especially if they offer medical insurance...i have to ask) DONE
I have been applying to some jobs online...will apply to a few more today...mostly DONE
I plan on weights today...i will be home most of the rest of today (1pm onwards)..
dyed my small amount of gray roots!!! :) ... found a good product that i may even be able to reuse the leftovers for next month or 2!!! DONE!
I also plan to study PMP using only the app on my phone
_______________________________________________________
Tomorrow - Wednesday:
I go out early to pick up my dad's bday present from former High School friend who works to design masks and shirts...i pick it up from her house which is on the close side to where i live (half hour without traffic)
And make sure I have a card for my dad as well. He turns 68 Thursday and he just retired a week ago also.
After going to pick up dad's gifts, I will be coming back home to study a bit
I will also get good cardio in tomorrow (either bike or walking)...maybe do the walk i have been doing a couple times already...in a different direction that still feels new and unique.
i want to cook ratatoille (veggie dish) ...i have a ton of great ingredients from it - mostly from the farm!..free.
___________________________________________________________
Later in Week:
Dad's Bday is Thursday...i will prob visit him on that day and/or the weekend also...
On weekend may go apple picking upstate (Sunday?) wtih friend who lives halfway upstate....i drive to her and we go together the rest of the way :)
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
Happy birthday to your dad!
the job market is still a challenge, but, i guess the more resumes i put out, the better my chances.
i haven't heard anything from the electrical union for jobs...thinking it is very slim pickings right now....
it'd be good for me to pick up some skills as a paralegal...maybe use them to move into the New York State courts / New York City courts..
10am breakfast: plum 50, toaster streudels 400 (not great), iced coffee 50...500
1:30pm snack - Cliff Bar choc chip banana 260
choc during walk 100
850... 5pm early dinner lots of these funyuns (at the entire small/med bag of mult servings chips)450, most of a piece of chicken breast 250?, some sauce 50?, veggies 100...850
part of a spiked drink, not much 50, cookies 100
1850-1900
_________________________________
Received a phone call from a general construction company...not sure they want me for the job because they'd have to train me. though, i asked for significantly lower salary because of it.
i also have an interview tomorrow afternoon for a matrimonial law firm :)
Still trying to study for the exam - only using my phone app....
walked maybe 1.5 hours
got a hair trim in back
did absentee voting, dropped it off at post office
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
photos from walk around my parents' community a few days ago:
Mushrooms !
Bunny rabbit
10am breakfast oats, golden raisins, almond milk, kombucha, coffee 400
snack 2 chocolates 100
healthy lunch: just baked chicken small amount 150, on english muffin with some spread 200. 350.
Chocolate snacks after volunteering and before deciding to walk at nearby park 300
dinner: poke bowl (coupon for $5 off $10) fish 300, dressing light 50, over salad, mix-ins 150 tops, rest of a coffee from earlier, gummy worms 100. 600...time for a shower after working hard at the farm and an extra 1.5mi walk after :)
1750...and a granola bar
1900 total good.
_____________________________________
Finalized my own gift to my dad...personalized mask & shirt..for his bday and retirement...with former High School classmate that does this and advertises on facebook...if it all works out, i'll be picking them up from here early this coming week!, in time for dad's bday on October 8! amazing. DONE...
going to farm from 1-4pm for volunteering, leaving SOON. DONE
did leg exercises this AM. DONE
cooked my other meal, chicken is soooo moist, before going to farm also. DONE
farm was great, saw my sister who came with her baby and husband! ...then i walked for 1.5 extra miles for the day at a park on the way home. glad to get some extra walking in and not rush home tonight. DONE
studying in PM.....GETTING THERE.....
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
You're doing well as usual. :)
he's prob stressing TONS with me not working though.
I hope you had a lovely time on the farm!
Enjoy your studying! If I opt to read this evening, I will think of you, too, reading.
the farm was AMAZING.
9am oats, raisins, kombucha 350...
11am snack: chocolates 100
1:30pm lunch back at home: tofu 100, cooked veggies with very light sauce (from mom) 150 - so good, i should cook this..., crackers 250...500, small coffee and cookies 150
7:15pm dinner some of a drink 100, veggies in broth 150, last of the bbq ribs from neighbor 200. 450.
white chocolate 130
1700.
______________________________________________
saturday: -
errands in AM with cousin & his friend..from 9:30am-1pm...DONE
I got some walking in while cousin / friend ordered his bike...i prob walked at least half an hour, actuallly.
study using App only..
upper body weights in PM or do them Sunday AM.
cook other meal on SundayOR Monday...?
Sunday / soon - dye my hair on my own (for practice and to cover relatively few grays)...but it's cheap product ($5) and i want to see if it's a good, reliable product to get more of as well.
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
A trike is a good idea! I wouldn't mind having one of those for myself, actually! There is a guy that has a recumbent trike. He has a long loop driveway. One day on my work walk, I passed him doing loops in his driveway, out to the street, and back into the driveway's other entrance. I thought that was a great idea, actually.
I need to dye my hair again soon, too. It is starting to wash out and the gray in front is coming back. Last time, the box I picked said "lightest brown" but it was way too dark for what I wanted. Now, as the weather gets cooler and the days get darker, I like to have a lighter hair color. Being the procrastinating Donkey that I am, I'll probably have to think about this for 3 more weeks before taking any action.
i love your hair, whenever you dye it...i'm trying to find some basics now that i can rely on to keep my hair looking "fresh" that aren't expensive. the one i have now was only like $5 on Amazon. I want to see if it's good enough to rely on whenever i want to dye my hair.
yes, i see some people on Trikes. it will be really healthy for him to use, good exercise can be done riding one!
Few sips of kombucha...then left and forgot to take it with me for the morning ;) (which was a good idea bc there was nowhere to use a bathroom for most of the morning!)
10:30am tea and dark choc espresso beans while doing errands 300
12:30 lunch tofu 100, rest of the small amount of corn chowder that i saved for myself 200(gave some to neighbor and she gave me 2 bbq ribs!) , ...chocolate 100
a sweet sugary fig bar at parents' house 200
soup 100, veggies 150, noodles 150, chicken 250, salad with dressing 150...800
1700...
___________________________________________________________
Dermatologist 9AM, (waited for this appt over a month, glad i still have health insurance for at least 2 more months before anything happens - hoping to stay working in the union) DONE
car inspection after dr, DONE
I decided to do all laundry, (including bath mats which i almost never do, bed sheets also, guinea pig fleeces...it was surprisingly busy in the laundry room!...but now i'm happy bc it's done and i don't need to think about doing it on the weekend which lately involves an extremely busy laundry room!) almost DONE
Parents in late morning, early afternoon (around 2-3pm arrival there) - for a visit (i'm lonely), for a leisurely walk perhaps since the weather is improving, for dinner, maybe watch a movie (some kinda of legal movie my dad suggested bc he knew i was studying) with them after dinner...then home :)
Drive to former coworker tonight to get my disk which should be finished transferring :)
_______________________________________________
saturday: -
errands in AM with cousin & his friend
cook other meal
study,
upper body weights in PM or do them Sunday AM.
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
i'm glad not to be home all day today. it was getting to be a little dull.. although i should study, i cannot study all day.
Were you eating chocolate covered coffee beans? Love those! I could eat so many of those I wouldn't be able to sleep for a week.
New Guy told me that he studied 8-10 hours a day for the Bar exam. He'd pack his meals and go to the library to study. He come home to shower and sleep.
You've spent a lot of time studying for paralegal. So I'm wondering, are you burnt out on studying? Or maybe just not that motivated on the subject matter?
and i'm not burned out, but, i just don't want to study many hours at a time. I think it's because i have a notion that it's not fully for me? it'd be good to pass, but, i am not sure i could pull off the position at a job..although, i like being an ASSISTANT PM.
anyways, in the back of my head, i do still want to work for either NYC or NYS in the legal field, in the future.
as of now, just studying a little bit, seeing if i can do better on the app...
will not be studying as much as your new colleague. i do not have that kind of attention span or ability to withhold that much knowledge in my brain per day - that will not work for me.
but i'm still annoyed at myself for going as far as getting a masters degree never to use it again. Teachers make good money here. After 10-15 years, they make 100G. $100,000.- minimum! in most public schools in my area.
i just effed up, to put it mildly. but i do not need to make the money they do...i need to make enough to be happy in my own right. even having a job that mostly pays $50G could be enough for single me. I just need to get that, for LIFE. not for a few years, but continuing on with some kind of certainty so i don't need to be in this predicament AGAIN of no job / not strong enough skills.
eh. sorry so many comments. i also realize i still have a shot, STILL!, with the nyc / nys (city and state) legal positions.
IDK, it seemed from here that your heart was really into the paralegal stuff, so you got it done, but there's something holding you back for studying for the PMP test, and this could be completely on a subconscious level. Just make sure it's not fear that's holding you back.
I'm glad you vented about your frustration with choices you've made in the past. It's good to get that all out and said. Try not to carry that with you too much. I've had similar regrets in my life as well.
You may look back and wish you had taken other paths, but who knows how that would have ended up for you? You could have stayed in teaching and been a complete mental wreck, for example.
It *is* difficult to see your peers succeeding while you feel like you're flailing and floating around. I try not to focus on that too much. Facebook makes this so painfully obvious, though, seeing what people I went to school with are doing with their lives, and where I've failed miserably in mine.
[ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 Next Page ]
Sounds like an enjoyable day.
good change, lots of driving, great to be back home!
bearcountrygg on 10/11/2020:
Apple picking sounds nice,...Have fun!
was fun!
Jacky82020 on 10/11/2020:
My in laws lived in westchester county, Thornwood. Loved visiting them and taking the train into Manhattan. They moved there from the Bronx.
i have never heard of Thornwood (i def don't know all the towns in Westchester) i'll have to look it up...Bronx is on the way up there, uh huh! and that is what happened, as the boroughs of the city changed, people left the bronx and went to westchester for a more suburban, quieter feel..as well as safety..
Jacky82020 on 10/12/2020:
Thornwood is a small “hamlet” in the town of Mount Pleasant. Very nice, at least when we visited. They had over an acre, very nice lot. Pretty lawn and trees.
i looked it up...yes, that's why i hadn't heard of it...a smaller area...it sounds very nice indeed.
Donkey on 10/12/2020:
That arbitration book - is that for paralegal or PMP?
no more PMP books, really only one book called "PMP" for short...and the app...
so yes, to answer your question to the point, it's a paralegal book that's on "Amicable Dispute Resolution" also called "Achievable Dispute Resoulution" mostly known as "Alternative Dispute Resolution" - anything out of court / litigation i believe...
the book is "short" in that it's soft cover and smaller than a textbook, but it IS 500 pages...and so far it is a tough read...lots of vocabulary...but i understand it well enough. i'm getting a head-start on the class which will start Oct. 19 - supposedly it's a 7 week course only (pretty sure on this - but i could be wrong) and it should be around 10 hours a week of work (way less than the other course i took - Paralegal Certificate Course)
actually, it's not even a paralegal book...it's actually written more for lawyers i think...it's just on the Alternative Resolution processes, i am at the beginning still...and i don't think it's specific to paralegals..i'll let you know.