Laundry IS overrated. So I skipped it. *sigh*

I was running behind after work yesterday, so I stuffed down a dinner of chicken, stuffed tomatoes and asparagus before running off for slo-pitch. Mistake. I struggled with indigestion almost the whole night :(

We won our game; I think we're at 3 wins and a loss. And the loss was against my old team ;) LOL, I think it's funny. Funny in a badass sort of way.

I might have to bring some jello shots to a ball game one day; for now, i'm just trying to remember everyone's names! But i'm sure jello shots would bring us all together pretty quickly ;)

In leiu of finishing laundry, I stopped in at the bbq. All I wanted to do was sit around and have a cold beverage or two. There was only four of us, so it wasn't as far out of my comfort zone as I thought it would be; us girls got the giggles and I went home with indigestion and a sore tummy from laughing so much! I also walked home and stepped in about sixty puddles with my flip flops. My calves were covered with muddy water by the time I got home. It was dark! And I may have had more than two cold beverages ;)

Water puddles really sneak up on a person.

I made myself a list of "things to do" before I left work yesterday, since I seem to be losing focus easily these days...

- Visit Grandma

- Pick up nails for Display Board

- Clean up flower bed

- Clean beside fridge where everything fell onto the floor from the counter. Silly small spaces that I can't get my arm into.

- Bring passport & birth cert to work so I can photocopy them for upcoming trip.

- Finish laundry

4 out of 6 ain't bad.

I worked on the flower bed for an hour before calling it quits for the day. I got a majority of it cleaned out, but it still needs a lot of work. Hours and hours of work.

And then I moved inside and started the laundry. Of course, it's still sitting in the dryer waiting to be folded and put away. I'm a rockstar.

Today so far there are 7 items on the "things to do" list, though 2 of them are questionable - whether i'm playing slo-pitch tonight, and going to a coffee group bbq. The slo-pitch is looking good; the bbq not so much.

I was invited to join a coffee group a couple weeks ago, of which I only *really* know one person. The plan is to bbq each week and shift from one person's place to another. I've been to one, and found it incredibly awkward but a lot of fun too! I can only take so much New, Out of the Comfort Zone experiences at a time though, so I may skip this week's bbq.

Later kids.

One load of laundry down, one to go...

I always become engrossed in another task when i'm doing laundry; yesterday I started the first load with good intentions and then ADHD kicked in and I forgot about it until bedtime. But I threw it in the dryer toot-suit (I know the spelling is not correct and I don't care) when I did remember, and got one load done at least!

Must have slept in a wierd position last night because my neck is killing me today :(

When I left for work this morning I noticed a plump little robin sitting on my trellace in the garden. Stupid bugger is probably eating all my cucumber seeds, grrrr. I should put up a scarecrow! Would that scare robins? Anyways, no wonder I never have any cucumbers to harvest...

I hope the weather turns out to be warm today; i'd like to work in the flower beds and clean them up a bit. I'm a terrible home-owner. I'm the kind of neighbour people talk about when they find dandelions growing in their backyard. I had a dream two nights ago that my neighbour's quack-grass was spreading into my garden, and I was screaming and yelling and pulling them out - totally postal. Now I know how they must feel about me.

I need a holiday RIGHT NOW. I can tell that it's time for a long rest. Or a long bi^ch session.

My body hurts.

The weekend was filled with lots of things. Um, let's see. Lots of stuff.

I ate the best meal ever on Friday evening - bbq pork chop, scalloped potatoes and feta-stuffed cherry tomatoes. Oh yum. And I don't even like tomatoes. My vodka plans got cancelled so I went to bed early instead ;)

On Saturday morning I woke up early and started cooking meals for myself and for Dad. I made a big pot of bbq pork ribs as well as a casserole dish of cabbage rolls. After packing them into containers, I drove into the city to visit Dad. I found a Booster Juice in the city and picked us up some drinks with extra protein shots since he's having trouble eating again. I drove back home and collapsed for awhile on the couch. Then I had some ribs and cabbage rolls for myself. Started reading, took a warm bath, tried to relax.

Sunday morning I was up and at 'em again. No, just kidding. I slept in. After lunch, I went to a Green Couch Session at the train station, which was absolutely worth backing out on golfing for a friend's birthday. Some bluegrass, folk music to fill the day with pure joy. I love that stuff. Once I got back home, I cut the grass and planted my garden - finally! Potatoes, carrots, spinach, onions, cucumber, green beans and peas. And while the sun was still out I bbq'd steak and garlic sausage and had it with steamed asparagus and brown rice.

This morning it is blistery and so cold! I am sure the force of the winds today will sweep away whatever seeds I planted in the garden. I made a huge mistake and wore sandals to work; I am so cold even with a sweater on. Silly girl.

I have great big loads of laundry to do today after work, and some cleaning in the kitchen due to the cook-fest over the weekend. A small price to pay for such a lovely weekend. Hope yours was too!

Oh, the weather outside is dreadful...

We had a thunderstorm Wednesday night that shook the entire house and woke me up in a panic at 1:00 a.m. I couldn't sleep after that. So tired on Thursday! Then I couldn't sleep again last night, forgot to set my alarm, and was late to work this morning.

The entire week has been a write-off. The only good thing about it is that I have been able to maintain good eating and my weight hasn't sky-rocketed. Knock on wood.

Last weekend I was so busy; this weekend looks like it will be no different. I think I will take a nap after work then head to a bar tonight. Any bar will do, so long as they have copious amounts of vodka. Unless i'm the Designated Driver. Then I hope they have coffee.

Busy!

Golfed first round of the season yesterday - three hours later and I was beat! I walked the whole thing while carrying my clubs. People don't do that around here too often.

Today will hopefully be a good day to cut the grass and get another couple hours of exercise in...

For those who may be wondering, my stalker friend didn't leave a whole 12 point buck in my yard; only the head. Mounted.

And sometime through the night, it was stolen. Boo. I was really starting to become attached.

I am more sarcastic than usual because the gut ache has turned into period pain. My back hurts, my stomach hurts, my neck and joints all hurt, and I am GROUCHY. I have a crazy weekend ahead of me, and I have NO TIME for this crap!

I am so very thankful for the laughter i've had in my days over the past week. Even though it's been a long one, with some obstacles and other difficulties, i've been able to share a few laughs and build on some friendships that i'd been unintentionally ignoring. I'm grateful there are people around me who brighten my day just by being around

Today is a coffee and advil day. There are plenty of things I want to get done; if I can get past the curious need to throw up, I may accomplish something. If not, the sun is out and there's no rain to speak of yet, and there is more good than bad in the world and i'm just going to keep running that thought through my head. All is good.

I've had a gut ache for a couple of days now. Initially, I thought it was from a spicy food dish; now it feels like it's period-related. Totally not happy about that. Making a doc appt right now.

I had an interesting day yesterday; if you are a friend of mine on facebook, you've heard half the story already. Someone is trying to buy their way into my life by leaving me toy strollers and giant 12-point bucks in my yard.

The other half is that I spared for my new ball team last night and we lost to the BEST TEAM in the league by ONE RUN.

And I managed to hit the ball instead of striking out! In fact, I nearly took out the pitcher, unintentionally of course  but I was damn proud of that hit LOL. I earned my position on the team with that smart move

Afterwards, I went to a Tomboy Tools party, bought a bright pink toolbelt (so awesome) and had a few drinks. My eyes were pretty swollen when I woke up this morning. That's what beer does to me.

The second day of sun! I'm excited as this means a possibility of playing slopitch tonight.

Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs today. And hopefully no more long vacations away again.

Breakfast was cereal with almond milk and flaxseed. Lunch is alioli (spicy! yum!). Dinner was going to be steak but I forgot to take it out of the freezer, so it'll probably be leftover chicken wraps (which is also slightly spicy! yum!).

Last night I went to a friend's place for dinner (do you think I need to host a dinner at my place soon? payback for all the free meals I seem to be getting lately?) and she made alioli. Alioli is a pasta dish - she makes it with spaghetti, roasted tomatoes, garlic and lots of spices. We had chicken breast with it, and some coleslaw. I drank two big glasses of water throughout the meal, it was sooo spicy! But very good. I may pay for it today, but i'm eating some of the leftovers for lunch anyways LOL.

See you tomorrow!

More rain yesterday. Rain, rain, rain. But this morning the sun is shining! I hope it stays this way.

I have some water in the basement due to the rain; this is so annoying. I'm going to have to look for some paint that will seal the cement and keep the water out. It's a darn mess down there.

I made chicken and peppercorn ranch whole wheat wraps for dinner yesterday; so good! I have leftovers for lunch today, but I will definitely be sad when it's all gone.

I slept in this morning and didn't have time for anything; I barely had time to shower and run out of the house! I woke up with 20 minutes to go until my shift started!!! Must have shut off the alarm clock while I was sleeping

I am hoping to finally get back to insanity workouts starting tomorrow. I think I might go back to the last week of month 1, skip recovery week, then go straight into month 2. I know I haven't lost all of the good work i'd accomplished, but I need to back track a bit and get back into things slowly. I still really, really, REALLY want that t-shirt.

The summer is booking up fast; this weekend i'm heading to the city on Saturday, and attending our Dog Park Grand Opening on Sunday afternoon. There are no free weekends in June, so i'll be creatively trying to find ways to get everything done during the week whenever i've got 20 minutes free. The garden WILL get done. It just needs to stop raining.