Lone Black Spider

In my entire life, I have never had my Cholesterol, Thyroid, and my Red/White Blood Cell count checked. So I did and I now know that I am normal. Normal is good! Even tho I really think my Cholesterol could have been better; I mean I think its rather high - 195 -. Considering I never eat much meat, never eat pasta and only eat maybe one slice a bread a week. My HDL (the good Cholesterol) was 57. And they say that is very good. The higher the better on this one. My LDL (the bad Cholesterol) was 132. Which is high; the lower the better on this one. I try to figure out what I am eating wrong and my fitness lady says that I am eating good, but not enough of certain things. Mostly Oils. I never ever eat Oil, never cook w/it, never do anything with it. She said I need more of the Good Oils. Like Olive Oil, Flax seeds, Fish and nuts. Well I never eat any of those things either! So I looked up Flax seeds, and there is 250 calories in a 1/4 cup! Uh, I dont think so. Will have to pass on that one.
We have decided to eat Fish one day a week now. I do like fish. And Peanut Butter is good too. But in moderation. I could eat the whole jar of that stuff!

And I learned to, that even tho I am cold all the fetchin’ time (anytime is below 85 degrees) I am not enemic. My Red Blood Cell count is 4.21 and my White Blood Cell is 5.4. Both right in the middle of the charts. So I still have to figure out why I am cold all the time.

So. I have been trying to get better w/my diet. So much I gained 3 lbs from last week What ta do, What ta do. I really have to get a balance in my life. This is SO hard ! !

XO

Wow. It is almost the end of October and my windows are all open, the slider is open and I think its like over 55 degrees out there! This is very unusual for October in Utah. I remember working up at the local Ski resort a while back, okay, a long while back, and having a few feet of snow already on the ground. Mind you, I like this weather, but we desperately need the snow. Our water supply is at around 65 % of normal. I truely wish it would snow. Yesterday we got a truck load of firewood, so I am good for a couple years. I still need to dig out in the dirt a bit and get the soil ready for winter but we still have Chili Pepper plants that are producing!

My goal for this week is to blog more. I have been slackin’ and I dont like it when I slack! I need to get my rank better, write about more interesting things, and get back into life. Can you believe that November starts Thursday!? Sheesh. Lets get to it!

XO

Well, here it is, Monday. So I better get my head in gear and get my life going again since I had such a good weekend. heeheehee

I have been recently pondering getting myself another house. Well, a house or a rental property. Right now we live in a Condo and I would really like to get a free standing house of our own. So, I have been checking into a few things and have learned that there are direct marketing mailing list out there. I always wondered how those catalogs from different stores found me after I moved! Its kind of cool tho, cuz I did order new stuff thru catalogs when I first bought my condo. And even now, I still occasionally get mortgage leads from my relater about refinancing and what-not. I did refinance about 5 years ago too. Got a great rate compared to today’s’ rates.
But that’s what I am worried about. Getting another mortgage on top of the one I already have. So that’s why I have been thinking about a rental property. We had a four-plex in the past and it worked our great. I did all the financial stuff and the X did the fixing up stuff. Now, I would have to do it all. I must admit, that is a tad intimidating. But I do have some connections, like a Sprinkler guy, a Plumber guy and a few others. Sure, they are paid contractors, but at least I have them when I need them. Now, if anyone can tell me how to drain a Swamp Cooler, I’ll be fine

Well the weekend is over. And I did not do one thing! This must have been the most boring weekend on record. However, I really enjoyed it ! I spent the entire time holed up in the house w/my son. Oh, I did venture outside to grab a burger, but thats it. We have been so busy lately, running around non-stop that both of us really needed this, just to get back to Earth and “be” for a while. We both feel very rested, mentally and physically. Its a strange feeling tho, as we are not used to just hangin’.
Next week starts tomorrow, and we are ready! Wee Hee !

I am so hungry today. I really dislike days like this too. Some days are good when it comes to food, some are not. Its actually been a hard week food-wise all around. So this is what I have eaten so far today and its already noon ! Two 50 calorie muffins, one apple, 130 calorie bowl of oatmeal, one pear and a big cup of coffee (no sugar, splenda). I hope I can make it thru this day. Fridays are always hard, I tend to munch on whatever chocolate we have in the house whilst watching TV (Ghost Whisperers & MoonLight), my Friday night ritual I will have to be firm today. I am 5 lbs overweight. Not too bad, but not good either! 5 lbs is a lot for me. Its the difference between wearing a Bikini and Not wearing a Bikini. Well, okay it IS supposed to snow tomorrow, but still ! !

Thursday Thursday. My favorite day of the week. I left work today after only 3 hours of work. I just could not do it! ah well, I have such a wonderful job and am very lucky.

Speaking of being lucky, I just received this very cool email from my Dad. He, along w/my Mom, have to watch my kiddo when I am in work and he is out of school. Anyways, he just sent me this totally awsome email about how they enjoy being w/my kiddo, they like doing stuff w/him and they really just like it! Some families are not so close, but I am blessed w/such a wonderful family; they are what keeps me sane most of the time. I lean on them so much sometimes, its amazing they dont break!

And I love the Holidays w/the Family too. It snowed 12 inches up at Alta; I hope it keeps coming so they can open soon. Winter has to have ton and tons of snow! !

Well, even tho I took some time off work, I need to get to work around the house; as the beeping dryer just reminded me.

XO

I am so angry today. and that is making me More angry ! We celebrated Boss’s Day today at work, of course we brought tons of food; cheese balls, chips, cookies cookies and more cookies. And I ate it. and eating that junk food makes me angry too. I cannot resist food and that makes me angry! If the food is there, I eat it till its gone. At our house, I have no junk food. Well, okay, chocolate, but thats it. I need my chocolate everyday. Now I feel fat and, angry ! This ticks me off, I know I will gain one pound today and it will take me 2 days to get rid of that one pound.
Yes, I know what you are thinking; that I have this ‘food’ problem. Well, I do. I am obsessed w/food. I could eat everything all day long. I just love food ! but nooo, all I can ever have in my house is lots of Veggies, some ‘normal’ food for my son, and chocolate. This makes me angry too.
All I can hope is for this day to be over and done with. errrr.

There is hope in sight tho. It is really windy, cloudy and could be snow in the near future. I love the snow! I am ready for winter. We have a fireplace and at least 3-4 times a week, we have a fire. I am running low on wood tho….so that makes me angry too!

Lets just end this day and go on to tomorrow. Ya think it will be any better . . .? uh, no. Tomorrow at work we are having a Pizza Party for another co-worker. This week sucks

I recieved this icon from visiting Leigh’s blog. I just love candy !

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