LYNNABEL's CalorieKing Blog
Friday, January 15th 2010
Stephie is still waiting to hear about friends and colleagues in Haiti. {{{{Stephie}}}}It was hard to come up with a lot of constructive things to do to turn my mental ship around yesterday. Why? Oh, because I'm getting the silent treatment from my husband. How mature is that?! I asked him if he was upset with me. He said, "No. I'm indifferent." Wow. I asked why. He said, "Well, you shut me out yesterday." I was honestly dumbfounded and couldn't think of a thing to say....
Thursday, January 14th 2010
With all that people suffer in our world, it seems like my tribulations should feel miniscule to me, but of course the don't.I realized yesterday that I've been in a funk since before Christmas. I don't think there is any single cause, but several that together have got me holding at just below water. I don't want to NOT appreciate my life or my husband or my children or the fact that I have gainful employment, but that's what's happening. I want to be more mindful of my blessings, but its...
Wednesday, January 13th 2010
Thank you to those of you who have inquired about my sister who lives and works in Haiti.By freak chance she was out here in the states this week, but imagine my horror when I turned on the TV last night to see/hear "UN Peacekeeping Mission Building Collapses". I am so thankful she wasn't there, but I can't imagine what she must feeling for her colleagues and the country.
Sunday, January 10th 2010
My work life is turning into a black comedy. My boss invited me to a belated birthday lunch on Friday. I should have known something was going happen, but I tend to be naive sometimes. Over lunch he told me how the company is being restructed to deal with its growth and to deal with what needs to get done that isn't getting done. So far so good, because I agreed that something had to give. Unfortunately, what's giving is that I am now reporting to my nemesis. Yes, you read that right. The person...Monday, January 4th 2010
I don't have any New Year's Resolutions per se. As I said to Steve, I'm working on the things I want already. ( Steve told me he has never made a NY's resolution. And he's generally a healthy, happy person. He may be on to something.
)However, I have planned and am tracking some workout goals in preparation for my April trip to Miami with my sister. (BTW, does anyone know any websites or travel agents that might find a ticket to Miami from Mpls for less than my entire life savings???)
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