8:15am breakfast honeycomb cereal 160, almond milk 40, small banana 100, craisins 150 450..kombucha 50.
Noon snack: pb on cheese crackers. love this snack. 200, coffee.50...time to do my work, been lounging around all morning (glad i cleaned the piggie cage and did all my laundry yesterday!!!!)
1:30-2:30 rest of an opened spiked seltzer 80, later i also had another spiked wine thing 70, chocolates and gummies 150 together.
3pm cheese 100, salty honey wheat pretzels 250
5pm strawberries and seltzer 50
5:45 chocolates, hangry....lol
1500
dinner was healthy, veggies, salad, cooked veggies, flatbread with turkey, chips.
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I decided to stay home today, catch up on some work I need to do including both Paralegal and PM.
2:15pm Paralegal - updated my Memo 1, now just need to update the test by removing the charts, and just listing my answers without the chart form...i should be done by 3pm.
after 3pm, i may take a break and use my indoor bike for 20-60 minutes depending how i feel. then a shower except for my hair since i'm sure i'll be a little bit sweaty.
Ricky and I were thinking about an early morning bike ride but it will get fast and yesterday was enough physical activity for this weekend as my legs are slightly tired today after yesterday's movement :)
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weights i'm doing mon/thurs/sat this week. legs i'll do tues/thurs possibly..
Wednesday i'm possibly going to beach assuming the weather is ok. so cannot plan much on that day in terms of exercise....to review as the week and weather can be confirmed.
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Progress as of today: -5 lbs lost so far, only 3 lbs to go!
9am croissant 300, butter by accident on there 100, bacon 200?, iced coffee 50, kombucha 50, saved some for later
Snack cheese and pb crackers 200
Raisins 100
Bigger, early dinner around 5:30pm: rice/beans 250, bite of a fried plantain 50, salad with some light dressing 150, avocado 100 (trying not to miss anything lol, was a lot of food), half a chicken breast 200 with the skin, healthy grilled asparagus 150, feeling like i am forgetting something - yup - small amount fries and pieces of sausage 150?, i think that is it....1050...
9pm chocolate and spiked seltzer as i attempt to make my paralegal Memo a little better than it was, so perhaps i do better on it than if i never worked on it again...200
2250.
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Road trip is out East an hour drive for the morning until early afternoon with ricky to park for walking / fishing.....
then we are coming home to do some cleaning / work
in the evening possibly we will ride our bikes
I think a nice road trip will do you quite well. So nice just to be outside, calm, relaxing. I don't care for fishing, but it would still be nice to be by the water while someone else fishes.
we hiked a lot more than we usually do and it felt good to get out and see what i can do - and want to do more (be able to do these longer walks again!)
thanks for watching my video!
10am breakfast oats 150, craisins 150, almond milk 50, kombucha 50. 400
12:45 lunch leftover salmon small serving 200, rice 200, veggies in sauce 150 ..550
3:30 clementine 50, strawberries 50. 100, kombucha 50
4:30 in a most snacky mood (really wanted cookies after lunch so now i'm getting them) the pb and cheese crackers by keebler. 200 with some iced coffee.
1300...
8pm salmon smallish piece 250?, rice 200, veggies 100 550-600
1900..
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walked slow on stepper 15 min, already late into the morning...found myself just checking on websites in the morning, not really focusing on anything in particular. it's also that time of the month (finally!) but i'm really just wanting to relax and not rush with my work (of which it IS piling up for this class...but not near as much work as the paralegal - of which i might take some time on the weekend to slightly modify an assignment that's due sunday night so i can receive a better score than if i don't modify it..., we'll see what i have time for...)
couldn't get focused to do my work today at home. so i decided to go out after lunch to take a walk, and it was quite long, over an hour, at the end stopping at a nearby supermarket which happened to have some sales on cereals and snacks. i aso picked up one thing of importance - lettuce - mostly for my pigs though!
weights in later afternoon / evening
Progress as of today: -5 lbs lost so far, only 3 lbs to go!
Good Morning, Happy Thursday :)
8:30/9am breakfast: oats 150, light granola 100, almond milk 50. 300. kombucha 100. 400
11:30 snacks after errandss: bit more kombucha (calories included above) and gummies 100.
i admit i haven't done any real work for my class other than try to make my website more "searchable" using the Wix settings up to lunch...so after lunch i'm getting onwards to work on my website..
2pm lunch: THAI - veggies (good amount!) in basil sauce 200, cup of rice 200, few pieces of fried tofu 200. 600, and a light drink 660 total. (bought some extra food to have tomorrow or so..even tonight).
5pm banana 100
6:45pm during online class - nachos - 2 servings - 300 cals
9pm edamame 250
1850-1900..
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made plans with a good friend of mine that i do adventures with. i am a little nervous, but she seems to be taking care of herself. nervous bc i don't want to catch anything from anyone or anywhere. we are going to take a road trip next friday to an island off of Rhode Island. It's approx 4 hours away. so, we'll spend most of the day sitting in the car...lol...i am not sure this will happen....
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Today, after i got up and had breakfast, I decided to take care of a few bills / letters. One, I had to renew my notary license and pay $60 renewal fee (every four years), so i filled out the paperwork and took it to a nearby liquor store with a notory (not friendly!) to notorize my form (yup, a notary has to notorize my notary renewal!) and i put it in the mailbox...i also paid my car insurance for the next 6 months and did that on my phone app for Geico!....lastly, I paid my housing maintenance. so that's all done. glad i have some extra $ in my checking account from the unemployment not to have a problem with these extra bills or need to use any of my savings at the moment. This is also how I paid for the paralegal class. It wasn't savings, but income specifially from unemployment that i've been using on everything. I am lucky my rent bill / maintenance is so low that i do have money left over each month for those extras. we'll see what the next round of NYS unemployment will include as i doubt it will be as high as the past 4 months...
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I'm just glad to have had it, been able to be productive and take classes. As for the paralegal, we are beginning to get out grades for week 3 this week. I'm not really satisfied with how they are grading. The instructor seems to be VERY strict with how he grades and I have done well on some other assignments, but as for the tests in particular, my grades have been an 80, 82, and 72. Especially with the 72 (which is passing), I feel he is taking points off just for minor things and all these minor deviations are adding up to a low grade. I was so annoyed actually, that I emailed him because I do not believe a 72 reflects the time i put in. Yes, there were mistakes, but minor! and, he didn't want me to rewrite charts, instead just listing answers in sentences but not as the book shows it...except he told me this after week 1, after i did all the work! if he didn't want us to rewrite the questions in chart form as they look in the book, he should have made this known at the beginning of class, not after i did the work. and my charts have the right answers which is why i am angry that i am not getting full credit on answers where i am right! i have no problem losing points for things i didn't do right, but if my answer is there and clear and right, don't take off for the look / display when you didn't give me advance knowledge that you prefer my answers written out and not in the original chart! just terrible...we'll see what he says.
the PM course is what i'm mostly doing now. I just have to make sure i am passing the paraglegal course and don't have to hopefully do any work over again...the course has stated that everyone will pass, as long as we receive an overall grade of a 70. I will do far better, i think! But, right now i'm not so pleased with my asignments and really don't want to do any again that have not been graded or fix...i may if i have time...not so sure. something to think about as i'm really not connected to the paralegal while doing a Project Management course at the moment...blah blah blah.
So the PM course is ok. I spend a lot of time yesterday getting used to managing / formating the website. I will be needing to do much more work on it. so i plan to start that soon, again today.
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I might go out to buy / pick up Thai food today to have to eat for a few days at home as leftovers - lots of cooked veggies. YES, i should learn to cook it as GrannyAnnie suggested...but not right now...perhaps a little later if i am still not working (probably will be the case)...when this PM course is over, i'd consider working on cooking some thai food on my own...veggies mostly in particular - getting the sauces down pat!
If i go out for thai food, i need to do it early in the afternoon beccause i have the class from 5-8pm tonight. So it'd be best if i go out to get it for a late lunch or so...we'll see. i think they have lunch specials which could be a good deal.
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Somehow i've been PMSing with some minor pain since like Saturday. any hour now...i'm waiting for that time of the month to finally show up!
Progress as of today: -5 lbs lost so far, only 3 lbs to go!
That stinks about the professor's grading. But the important thing - and you know this - is to pass the coursework and to learn the material.
You are a good writer. In some jobs I've applied for, I had to submit a writing sample (business letter). But I don't think anyone ever asked about grades.
I know no one wants a bad grade but I encourage you to keep your eye on the prize, in getting the certificate. See how you do with WESTLAW. That in itself is a valuable skillset, one that I've never mastered... but probably could with more practice.
I feel your concerns about the road trip. I'm kind of in the same boat.
Agree don't worry too much about grades.
9am? Breakfast: small corn muffin 120 with butter 30, peanut butter 100. 250. kombucha 50. 300.
nice, long bike ride from around 10:30-11:30 to get some cardio in before working on my homework..
snacking around noon, not hungry for a meal: gummies x2 200, maybe iced coffee too 50.
1pm lunch piece of salmon with skin small 200? On a big flatbread 260, 450-500. Later a clementine 50.
5pm-5:30 clementine 50
6pm dinner: rest of the leftovers of indian veggies okra bindhi masala 150?, other veggies small amount, restaurant style tortilla chips 250...400-450, seltzer and stevia (and a snack later...)
7:30 big thunderstorm very dark, no visibility, just glad i am home and safe tonight! 2 chocolates 50, more chocolate 50.
few more chocolates late at night, near midnight. 100
1800 tops....I will be ordering thai food for lunch tomorrow & to have leftovers for the rest of this week....
Changed my mind - will lift weights now at 8:30pm to get them done today and not need to do them tomorrow morning, when instead i can walk tomorrow morning!
i am honestly not sure if i will lift weights today...i may do them tomorrow morning because i have not finished the hw for my course yet...
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I have work to do for my class, a lot of it actually, but will begin today with a bike ride before coming back to do my work. later in the afternoon, i'll do some weights. weights around 5 or 6pm i think....8:30pm i will get my upper body weights in...then sleep in like i've been doing...everyday!
Happy Tuesday.
Breakfast: apricot greek yogurt 150, iced coffee 50, small corn muffin toasted 120, with a little butter 30 and peanut butter 100. 450.
snack close to noon kombucha 50
500.
1pm? forgot to write down lunch when i ate it!: frank from yesterday's bbq with family 200, on part of a flatbread 100, gummies 100..park of an alcoholic beverage that i still have some leftover from 120. 520 total
3:30 some snacking - small amount of chocolate 100 cal., seltzer
5pm chips 230
7pm peanut butter 100
9pm half chicken sausage on small flatbread 200, 2lg clementines 100
1850.
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calories are getting sort of high today early in the day and my appetite is wavering between cravings and feeling full...i am sure it's because of the webiste i'm working on!
lots of time spent on the couch today, in a relaxed position, trying to get things done of the website...it's all new to me so it's guess and test and make it look somewhat visually appealing as well as a lot of typing of new topics i haven't done before and also i need to add some things i hvae already touched on that are still revelant from past "projects" i gave myself to do...food reviews i have done in the past can be used again on my site...
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Today i'm taking it easy with exercise. Maybe not doing too much as my ankle is a little sore from walking on beach. I may hop on my indoor bike as it's hot today, 90F, so i may just stay home today since from 4pm and after that tonight i am either on a video call or in class until 8pm. So really, i am just fine staying home as yesterday was a complete and active day and i'm happy to stay home :)
Progress as of today: -5 lbs lost so far, only 3 lbs to go!
tomorrow, i will start the day with some bike riding outside if the weather is ok to keep on being active when i'm home...today i was more interested to get to working more than anything on this website...
8:45am breakfast: oatmeal 150, light granola 100, almond milk 50, iced coffee 50. 350.
snack: tbd...i should prob bring some stuff in a cooler type of bag...waters/seltzer/clementines?
lunch: from parents they are prepping it! ....i've got a great family!
Snack before beach 50
clementine 50
bread 150, meat 150, huge salad 250...550. gummies 200
dinner was healthy and within reason...
was a feta zucchini salad with oilive oil / lemon dressing (mom made this) 200?, small piece salmon 300 tops, small piece of a potato knish 250? tastes of sister's cider 50. 800
approx 2050-2100, lots of exercise at beach!
cookie in middle of the night, hungry. 150 cal.
2200 cals today. good. def used them!
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Did Over an hour and a half walking on sand , some swimming in ocean & pool! was great to get out of Queens, NY and spend time on Long Island at the beach with family.
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Set my alarm, but still laid in bed a little while today. I have to shower & get ready this morning to go to the beach with my family. :) My dad is on vacation this week and really wanted me to go, hence the only reason I'm going. I do like the beach, but i don't love it especially this year when i'm used to staying home most days and i have always felt weird in a bathing suit around my family. But, i'm getting ready to go...it should be nice.
Progress as of today: -5 lbs lost so far, only 3 lbs to go!
at this beach i went to, women sometimes cover up more than a bikini including my sister who wears a one-piece but would look good in a bikini as well.
people were def of all shapes and sizes, most not perfect by any means
the ocean was nice, not too cool at all ....the day was very hot so it was great to go in the water.
i am sorta reinvigorated to want to do more cardio :)
Happy Sunday!
late 10am breakfast (layed in bed all morning till then) 2 corn muffins 240, with butter 50, and peanut butter 150. 440, iced coffee 50.
12:30 snack gummies 100 plum 50
2pm lunch indian okra bhindi masala 200, bread 120, kombucha 50. 400
5pm last pum 50, lg clementine 50
leftovers biscuit 200, fried chicken 250, indian veggies 200. 650.
1800.
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Ricky and I got into a fight last night but it will pass i can tell. It's not based on anything different than typical arguments lol. oh well, it'll pass.
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DONE 1pm - I'm going to go out for a short walk (20-30min) use my indoor stepper 15-20min before i work on my webpage / blog / do reading.
DONE 2pm-3pm - I also will do some review of reading for my class for my PM class. after i use the stepper indoors
12:30pm DONE lol, this didn't take long to wipe down!...Another thing i'd like to do either today or this coming week is clean some of the tiles in my bathroom, especially the grout between the tiles that are located near the toilet.
DONE I have weights to do this late afternoon - around 5pm?
Didnt work on webpage during the daytime, but may do it toinght around 8:30/9pm...
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I have enough food at home to last thru the day, so don't need to go food shopping as tomorrow i'll be at the beach / parent's home all day.
Tuesday I have teletherapy at 4pm and my class again, 5-8pm. I will work again on class work a bit.
(I will not start any paralegal review of the WESTLAW webiste that we are supposed to do before the second half the class starts yet as i don't want to use it as a distraction from my current PM class. I will only start that when my website is almost done for PM...)
Progress as of today: -5 lbs lost so far, only 3 lbs to go!
Have you come up with a website platform? I was going to ask my husband, since he knows a little about computers, although he's more knowledgeable about hardware than software. So if you found something that works for your project, GREAT!
I'm sorry but Tuesday evening sounds tough. Therapy then class for 3 hours??? Ugh... When will you eat dinner? (You can definitely tell where my priority is, right? LOL!)
I agree that it's probably best to wait to start with WESTLAW for now. I don't know if I saved my research questions, if you wanted to practice more on searching. I say, the best way is to just practice, practice, practice. If there's extra credit to practice, take it.
i am ok just snacking tuesday night and maybe eating at 8pm after class. bc i'm not working, my schedule is extremely adaptable since i don't have to wake up early, etc. so it actually doesn't bother me :) if i wanted to, actually, i could even eat while class was going, but that is weird to have like a whole dinner while online with the class lol.
yeah, i will just stay away from westlaw now. it's better i just review the readings in my textbook for the current PM course and look into paralegal stuff later.
and i did sign up for one more legal course, to start mid october. it's only 7 weeks total. If i am working, i know i could get it done and i wouldn't be too stressed. its on Alternative legal proceedings other than using trial for both parties. there's info on corporate settlements, some info specific to company contracts and labor disputes and mediations. it seems i could even reason that i took it for a more in-depth look to how my own union resolves conflicts, if someone asked me!
Lesson 1: ADR – History, Growth and Origins
Lesson 2: The Art of Negotiation
Lesson 3: The Mediation Process
Lesson 4: Arbitration
Lesson 5: Other forms of ADR
Lesson 6: Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
if i decide i don't want to take it, i'll get all my money back (1,000) and just lose a $50 administrative fee. it will start after everything is over in mid October.
Happy Weekend all!
9am breakfast: granola 3/4 cup light granola 300 cal, almond milk 50. kombucha 50.
10:30 snack lg cookie 150 and iced coffee 50
Noon lunch: small piece of wrap 100, small piece of sausage 50, chips 320. 500. drink 100. 600.
plum 50
6pm Dinner corn and greens beans 250, fried chicken 250, more fried chicken 200 500
9pm cookie 150
2150..
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I'm up at a good time, showered and ready to start laundry soon just after 9am. At first, i wasn't going to do laundry but then i changed my mind for probably the basic reason that i don't like doing it during the week and seeing the porter for the building down there working hard....yeah....and myself just walking around doing laundry. and my other reason is the Monday i'm going to beach with parents and don't want to wait until Tuesday to wash everything.
it's going to be hot so i will stay home working on my PM project for a good portion of the day. I will start after i get the laundry in and take a short stroll around a few blocks to wake up..
I may be able to walk and get my rx filled, if the drug store is open before 10am...i have to take a look! i only have 2 days left of my rx.
i still have lots of food leftovers and don't need to go shopping or anything for several days.
Progress as of today: -5 lbs lost so far, only 3 lbs to go!
Try to think how GOOD it will feel to have your laundry done. Remind yourself that you'll thank yourself on Tuesday for what you got done today.
The beach - Oh my, that sounds lovely. Just listening to the waves... I look forward to hearing about your outing on Monday!
yes, i LOVE it when laundry is done! and this time i even included my sheets which i haven't washed in....weeks!
i'm nervous for the beach to wear a bathing suit with family...grrr....also, hoping it's not that time of the month on Monday! :)
enjoy your day!
Enjoy the beach.
breakfast light granola 200, banana 150, almond milk 50, komucha 50. 450.
spoke with french friend on video chat for a couple hours this morning, was GREAT :)
then did a 20 min walk before lunch....
lunch: flatbread 260, palak 50, egg 100. 400. drink 120.
fell asleep for an hour or more? after lunch....
3:45-4:45did around an hour of reading for class...that's enough for now
3pm snack plum, iced black coffee with stevia
5-5:30 snack before exercise - blueberries 120, chocolates 100. 220
5:30 pm upper body workout mostly in nice sun on terrace..going to not do classwork anymore today most probably...
dinner: okra indian 150, flatbread 250, chicken sausage 110. 500
1750-1800
bed early tonight, like 9-9:30pm.
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20 min morning walk today, it was around noon. rest of the day
i will be doing reading now for the PM course i am taking...then i have to think about the best platform to use (most user friendly) to make my project website on...
but first, some review / reading of the course textbook!! i wasn't in the mood to review much, as it's mostly a review in the textbook of parts i have already read!, but it helps a LOT to review again. I will just read it as reminders as i do the class, yes, since i have time and it's NOT a ton of reading. It's a lot less than the paralegal class readings, too.
The only issue is needing to figure out a platform for my website. I will most probably do this on Saturday. I will most likely start on the website tomorrow too, even if it's just a minimal start. And the good thing is, while i'm not working, i can potentially work on it lots while i am home next week (just not Monday as i'm headed to beach with family).
I want to potentially work ahead of this PM course just a little bit on the webiste because it's not my specialty and i do not want to be stressed right at the end on it.
After this course is over, there is a website i need to learn how to use and navigate for paralegal (part of the instructions for the class to be done before the next half starts)...i may do it during the weeks i work on PM course stuff, not sure...
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i canceled the interview for Tuesday as my father didn't love the company and asked me not to go. yes, he does have an influence on my decisions and that is ok.
Progress as of today: -5 lbs lost so far, only 3 lbs to go!
On the other hand, then you're just wasting their time, so I can see that as a legit reason (and very considerate of you) to decline the interview.
Regarding your dad's request, though... Would word get around that you, as his daughter, are interviewing for non-union jobs? I'm trying to understand what the harm would be in just taking the interview for the experience.
Not to sound like I'm busting your chops on this AT ALL. I completely respect your dad's opinion!
I hadn't expected him to push for me not to go to the interview at all. and after he asked me several times not to go to it, i decided to just relax and not go.
i am sure there is some kind of reputation at stake here as he is very politically correct. so i am sure he's thinking of it as a reflection as one reason for him telling me not to go.
you nailed it.
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Sounds like a good Sunday.
yeah, totally an easy day here, no cardio or exercise plans really....
....and i must work on my hw now :)
Donkey on 07/26/2020:
I think it's a good idea to rest up the legs today, just to be sure that they are fully recovered from yesterday's activities.
Not sure about your weather but it is H.O.T. here today, so maybe it's a better day to stay inside and read and such, too.
yes, very hot here so i may also decided to basically / mostly be inside all day. we have it higher than 90 as well today! :)
enjoy your books!