A Headache Almost Ruined the Day

Today was pretty good though I didn't want to wake up. Then when I did I had a massive headache. I didn't wake up until almost 2:00pm. I was supposed to be over to Jason and Susan's between 1:00pm-2:00pm. THEN I wake up to find out I had melted chocolate all over my PJ shirt, my stuffed bunny and my bear. I washed off my shirt, but not the stuffies yet. That's next I guess. Not sure how I'm going to do it. But I'm sure I'll come up with something.

Anyway, I got dressed and put on make-up. Jordan called Susan to make sure it was okay if George came with us, which was fine. But I only took 600 mg of ibuprofen which was a mistake. I had to take 600 mg more at Jason and Susan's. But the headache just didn't want to go away. Instead Susan had to make the dishes that I normally do - my pumpkin spice cream cheese pie and my double stuffed potatoes though she didn't make them the way I do. They still tasted good. :-) I felt better after I ate so that might have been part of it. Plus, I slept so long that sometimes that causes headaches.

George and Jordan played some war game on George's DS. They stayed outside most of the time. Then Paige was there with Cassie. Paige was curling her hair. I also got to hold Zippy for a bit. He is so cute. I got him to chorttle a lot. :-) And Duana came over. She is down to a size 18! I just hope that will be me one day. I think it will be. It's just going to take awhile. She ended up throwing up once though. She ate too fast. Plus she burped a lot. She also drank soda, which I am not going to do. Tomorrow is my last pig out day and then it's the straight and narrow. I gave Jordan most of my Christmas that would have gone into my stocking. I ate some of it. I have also drank about two Jones sodas. I'm going to drink the rest tomorrow. I might as well enjoy them on my last day. I'm sure I've put on 5 more pounds this weekend, but they'll come off. And Susan is going to go to the gym with me starting Monday. I need to find my old ratty swimsuit!

Well, tonight I played on Cafemom a bit, but I have been kinda depressed tonight. I have also had a hard time concentrating. Not sure why. I also watched "A Nanny for Christmas" and another movie I think was called "Home for the Holidays." The second movie was really on a darker note, but it all ended happy.

Now I'm trying to relax and go to sleep. I'm tired, but not sure that's enough. So often it's not. Tomorrow maybe I'll catch up on cafemom if I can concentrate. Maybe I'll also read more of that Christmas romance book and/or work on my fan fiction. I really need to finish it.

Anyway, I guess that's it. Time to call it a night.

Pissed With Yahoo

What can I say. Yahoo went with their new profile pages and it SUCKS!! I like the old profile where you could see updates and not have to be on messanger to do it. There is NO PLACE I know of to type in updates. I HATE IT! I even wrote them a note telling them how much I hated it and that from now on I'll probably be spending less time on Yahoo because of it. Frankly, I liked to write the updates. It was kinda like Twitter. Now that's gone I'll just go back to Twitter and Yahoo can go screw themselves. Yeah, I'm just a little pissed. It just sort of ruined the high I was on for having a pretty decent day. Oh well. Not like I can do anything other than send off a nasty gram and I did that. I probably shouldn't have been so mean about it, but I am just so ticked off about it! Ugh!

Outside of that my day was okay except for a stupid headache that just didn't want to go away. I mean, I woke up with it and I literally took 1200mg of ibuprofen and three hours later it was still hanging around. In fact, even now my head still hurts a little. Go figure. But I spent time watching "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" and I took a shower. Then I went over to Jason and Susan's. Cassie had called me this morning where she was freaking out over Jason and Susan and she literally went ballistic. I knew it wasn't the end of the world, but she misunderstood something. It wasn't easy to deal with when my head hurt. But I had called them and eventually it got sorted out. I hung out over there by for half of it they kind of wanted to bitch about the event with Cassie. I did agree with them that her mouth was out of control. But I went over to hang out, not go through that whole event again.

After Cassie came back she had to take care of Zippy and I got to hold him for a few, especially after she gave him a bath. I got to dry him off and his little chirps and whatnot were so cute!! I adore him! He peed on Susan though. LOL! I think it's just that they probably don't have well developed urinary organs and like rats just have to go when they have to go. I could do some research and find out.

Anyway, I took Cassie to her friend Crystal's thinking she was going to spend the night. Turns out she couldn't. I didn't really want to pick her up so Jason and Susan picked her up. But the great thing about tonight was that I got a black ink cartridge for the printer because I really needed it and the best part? It was only $15!!! My mom also wanted me to see how much ink cartridges were for her printer. I had to ask what it took though, when I got to Walmart. Turns out they use the same as mine! That'll make things easy to remember. Of course, when I got home it took me like 15 minutes to remember how to pull the old one out and put the new one in. I was glad when I figured it out and finally printed off my new James Bond Fan Fiction - Christmas Joy. That way I can read it again. Maybe I'll even make notes to correct a few things.

Man, I still have that freakin' headache and it's getting worse again. Time for more ibuprofen and hope that it works better this time. And I've got too much of a headache to do more reading than I'm doing right now. Think I'm going to finish watching another episode of "Storage Wars" and then maybe try to sleep. I am tired, but more times than not, I can't sleep. We'll see though. If nothing else I'll have that ativan to help me relax more.

Guess that's it for today. Tomorrow should be better. At least I hope so. Maybe I'll get some reading or writing done. It'll be a really good day if I don't feel like I'm dragging all day.

Starting On the Path to Getting Published

I am so excited! I got my money today so I went and picked up some of the stuff I needed like nose spray, toilet paper - catnip snackies for Karissa! But I also got envelopes and stamps! Yes, that means I am getting ready to send query letters out!! I have a bunch of letters just waiting for my signature and the envelopes! But what I'm really excited about is that I emailed a query letter, synopsis and the first 10 pages of my book to a literary agent. THEN I sent off a query letter WITH my manuscript to a publisher!! And I really, really, really want this publisher to like what I've written! Everything I read on their website fits perfectly for me! That's where I want to be! And I'm hoping beyond hope that they think I'm a fit too. Only time will tell though. But this is the first time I have ever sent out my manuscript EVER! Ever! Ever! Ever!! And I always used to say that if I could just get someone to read it I'd be set! I really hope that's the case! I think I have a great book! Not Times Best Seller, but I think it's a book that women will enjoy!

Anyway, I was going to get Karissa her flea medicine, but I forgot that it was Sunday. Ah well. Then my mom wanted me to pick up some cooked ribs from Vons. So I did that. That's where I got the stamps since Walmart doesn't sell them. It was a good dinner.

I was a bit aggravated earlier though. I put on my favorite new shirt, but my mom wanted me to do dishes and use a little bleach . . . yep! Bleach got onto my nice new shirt. So it's basically ruined but I know I'll still wear it. I just wish that wouldn't have happened. But oh well.

I've been trying to do what I can for my mom. I did the dishes, I put dishes away, got her water . . . I don't know. I know I don't do enough, but just that bit is enough to make me tired. It's a good thing I'm going to the doctor tomorrow. Jason told me how proud he was of me again. It is always nice to hear because I really just want to keep moving forward.

Anyway, I think I'm going to take some ibuprofen for a headache I'm getting.  Probably from all the typing without my glasses on. Then I think I'll watch the rest of this "River Monsters" and then watch "Halloween Wars" on Food Network. If it weren't for it being a special I'd be watching "IRT Deadliest Roads."

Okay, think that's it for me. At least for today! :-)

A Short Little Entry

I think this might be a short entry. Nothing much happened today.

My mom woke me up at about 12:30pm to eat. She made dinner for lunch (Or my breakfast). Jordan wouldn't wake up so that irritated the shit out of my mom. It was good though - chicken, rice, veggies and roasted or fried potatoes. It was yummy!

After that, I got the computer from Jordan and I have been playing online and working on my second draft of the Synopsis. However, I think there will probably be a third draft or final draft. Finale draft, I hope! I also have posted on Yahoo (so it goes to Facebook & Twitter) about how my head is hurting. I really think I might be pushing myself too hard, but I don't want to stop. I'm taking a break for the rest of the night though. I'll get back to the last half of the second draft tomorrow.

Anyway, I also got on Blogger with my Krystina Grant account. I figured it was about time I started on my writer's journey once again and wrote the first post I'd written in a very long time. I'm going to try to write a little something every morning or afternoon. The nighttime is for this one since it's basically my journal.

I'm a little hungry again since it's about 7:18pm, but I'm not so hungry that I'm going out into the other room to eat. I think I'm going to take my meds and lay down for awhile. I'm just happy that I am moving forward. I hate being tired . . . and I have a craving for chocolate milk. That sucks. Actually what I want to do is sleep. I am just so tired as always.

Well, I think I'm going to take my meds and chill out with the light off to "IRT Deadliest Roads." It's last season in Nepal and India. The new one starts tomorrow night at 10:00pm. I want to watch it. The big thing will be if I remember or not. Anyway, I'm outta here.

Headache be gone!



Shopping and Shaking

Boy did I feel off earlier today. I think I just slept too long. Plus I was snoring or am pretty sure I was snoring because I woke up with a headache and it wouldn't go away. Even after I took naproxen it still ached. I can even feel it a little now. I got up and got my iced coffee. My mom had made French Toast, but we didn't have any syrup. That was kind of sad because it really needed that sweetness. Oh well. Then I was trying to get Cassie to come over today to make her bed and vacuum for Grandma, but Jason was like "today is my day off and I just want to spend it with her and susan. Can she do it tomorrow." I said fine, but boy did I get yelled at by my mom. She was pissed. Then I was going to have Jordan grab my clothes off my chair when he got up, but no, my mother can't wait and she brings them to me bitching the entire time. 

There are some things I understand why she gets upset over, but the "IT has to be done NOW!!!" gets old. But she eventually calmed down. I just finished watching an X Files movie while I was writing bits and pieces of stuff with Patty B. But the story wasn't interesting and I decided to go ahead and go shopping. I felt like crap and I was shaking, but I still went. I went up to Walmart and got everything on my mom's list of stuff. I got a couple of other things too, and I got a Green Tea to drink. I drank the whole thing. Then I went to Albertson's to get the rest of the stuff my mom wanted that were on sale. I also grabbed a water. I needed it. I'm still thirsty even now. Anyway, I was also able to get some butter cookies for $.99 and potato rolls for that price too. I do enjoy looking in that reduced for sale rack.

I also managed to pick up crickets for Tubbie. But by the time I got home I really, really felt bad. Tim was here when I got home too. He brought over oranges!!! Yay!! And he also brought over beautiful strawberries. I stood and talked for a bit, but as soon as I could get away, I went to my room and sat down. I pulled up the computer too, but what I really needed was my medication. I forgot to take my morning meds, so I took them. Then I also took my last ativan. Of course, while this is happening, I'm getting texts from Cassie and Jason. Apparently Jason was acting like a jerk. I got told the story, but I still didn't understand all of it. I just know that Cassie was upset too. She wanted to come see me for awhile. They got on her case, but she came over anyway. But Jason had sent me this text "You do a good job of letting her run sis. We try to teach her compassion and that you can't run from all your problems." I was like, "EXCUSE ME??" I asked him if he was starting shit with me. Then I told him that if he was the problem Cassie had the right to leave and that I didn't know what the fuck was going on! I was still pissed the more I read that over and finally wrote him "So much for not judging my parenting. I always knew you thought you were better than me. Nice."

That got a reaction. He was telling me sorry and that he never felt that way. He was just upset and that he never thought he was better than me. As far as I'm concerned he deserved that kick in the gut for the one he gave me. I'm for the most part over it, but I hate when he pulls this kind of shit. 

Anyway, Cassie did come over and stayed for about an hour and a half or so. It was good to see her. She stayed for dinner and we watched some YouTube together. But when she first got here she vented and cried and then she was okay. I think that's just what she needs sometimes. Maybe she needs me as her therapist because I don't judge her. I let her speak her mind and feel what she feels, though I hate when she's hurting. It really makes me upset when she's so upset. But that's part of being a mother. Jordan was really sweet with her too when he heard she was upset with Jason. He offered her the chance to watch him kill Nazis in his video game and to pretend they were Jason. LOL! Obviously that's not really the case, but it was good. He used to hate it when Cassie wanted to go in and watch him so that was so sweet of him. 

My mom was tired so she made a simple dinner of hotdogs, baked beans and tomatoes. It was good, but I have a feeling Cassie might have still been hungry because when Jason and Susan came to get her, she told me not to tell them she'd eaten. :-P Go figure. But by the time they came to get her everyone was okay. Apologies were given and accepted and all was right in the world again.

As for me, I have been puttering around online, waiting for My Aussie to write me and watching "River Monsters." It's the premiere tonight. Then I'm going to take my night medication and hopefully I'll go to sleep. I have an early day. I have classes at Heartland tomorrow morning. But I still need to bring in some stuff from the car. Since it's treats I have to wait for my mom to go to bed, but I don't know if I want to wait that long.

Anyway, today was a bit of a challenge, but there was good too and I am tired. Got to sleep soon.

   

Destination Walmart

I woke up earlier today than yesterday. It was still in the afternoon, but not so bad - 12:30pm. Immediately I got up and got coffee. Aunt Flo was giving me problems that I had to deal with. Guys are lucky in the fact that they don't bleed for a week every month. Not that I would ever give up being a girl. Have a baby is the most incredible, life altering, miracle and I would never give up that ability though there will be no more children from my womb in this lifetime. LOL!

Again I really didn't do too much today. I put dishes away. Played on Facebook. This time I rescued another shy pet from my account's basket. Then I decided I wanted the Albino Siamese and the only way to get it was to have two more neighbors, so yes, I ended up creating two new accounts after all. LOL! But I had the extra email addies. I didn't have to create any knew ones! So I got my new backyard last night and put the wild cat and leopard cat. But today, I got another room. I decked it all out too! It's one of my prettiest ones ever! Anyway, she's a cute little thing. I believe I named her Starlight. Yeah, I'm crazy. Love my virual pets almost as much as I love my real ones. Tomorrow I need to pick up crickets for Tubbie. I've put it off these last two day, but he seems to be doing fine. But tomorrow he's got to eat. Then Karissa got some special organic food that I bought for her from Walmart believe it or not.

Yeah, my mom decided she wanted to get out of the house. Being sick for so long she was ready to get out just for a little while. What was great was on the way there she had us stop at Denny's again!! This time we had value slams, but I'll tell you ANY Denny's slam is good for me!

Walmart was not too crowded. I ended up getting everything my mom told me to get - I think she's going to be making some treats because she got chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and walnuts. I also asked my mom if I could check the clothing section. She said yes and I found exactly what I wanted; a Taz shirt that said "CAUTION Mood swings!" I also got to get a drink from the McDonald's and got to read a little bit. But it didn't take that long to finish and get out of there. But just that little bit of time was enough to tire my mom out.

When we got home my brother Tim was here. He had brought all kinds of fruits and veggies that he'd picked up at a little farmers market. The strawberries were good. I ate one of those. I think I might be grabbing an orange tonight too before I go to sleep. I preheated the oven and slid the chicken alfredo family dinner into it. Then I ended up going back to my room and playing back on Facebook. That was until it was time to take out the chicken alfredo. Dinner was good! Of course, I love that dish. I told Jordan to do the few dishes that were there. He didn't do them when I asked. I had to remind him tonight at 11:00pm. But at least they got done. We also had to help my mom make her bed. That bed is a pain in the ass to get the sheets down on. But we did it so my mom could go to sleep.

I was a little disappointed tonight though. I thought "Dirty Jobs" would be on tonight but for some reason it wasn't on. But on the upside I got to watch "Destination Truth" at it's first run time instead of waiting until 11:00pm for the encore. I also watched "Marcel's Quantum Kitchen" which turned out to be pretty awesome! He had to cater an event for this fantastic organization called "The Wildlife Weigh Station." It's a sanctuary for exotic pets. Marcel also suggested they have some of their animals there for the dinner and they did it. I was most impressed with the tiger! OMG! She was beautiful! Oh and the meal was a success.

Well, I'm getting a headache now. I think it's from my period. At least I can take tylenol if I have to though it didn't kick in last night for quite awhile. Guess I will just hop off here and take something to help. It was a pretty good day, I think.