The Man Who Can't Be Moved

Have you heard this song? I absolutely adore it. I'm not sure what it is about it, but I could listen to it over and over. I can't figure out how I got a video posted on here before, so here's the link to the music video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw-J8kC5DHo

I'm obsessed with music lately and like that ks95 plays all my favorite songs all the time. Love this one especiallY!

I know it's a good dog class...

...when Tytan isn't the worst dog. As long as I kept a treat in front of his nose the whole time, he was pretty ok. Didn't pick fights with other dogs like the dog that got sent to the corner. Only peed on things twice (hey, it's an improvement).

AND this is the first week that I haven't cried afterwards.

I am, however, still bound to have sore hands tomorrow. He nearly pulls me over he is so strong, and the leash is not nice to my hands.

Next week is the 1/2 way mark. Thank goodness!!!

This weekend I...

1. Did not break a leg. I was supposed to go skiing in Lutsen, but ended up not going. Which is good, considering I hadn't gone skiing since the 6th grade. So, I'm safe.

2. Made a 10 page baby scrapbook album and a homemade card on Friday night. I bought the album and 1 new piece of paper, and 1 pack of rubons. Used a few of the new ones, but most of all my old stuff. I was very satisfied with myself.

3. Woke up at 7:30 Saturday morning because Tytan needed to go outside. Didn't go back to bed.

4. Went to a surprise baby shower (hence the scrapbook) for a girl at work.

5. Rented 3 movies (The Secret Life of Bees, The Break-Up, and The Changeling) at Blockbuster and grabbed Jimmy Johns for dinner.

6. Watched 2 of the 3 movies while working on a project for work.

7. Read more of my book, "World Without End" and ended up being extremely angry. Oh, does that book make me angry. Ahh. I'm half way done.

8. Slept in extremely late this morning...Sundays must be Tytan's day of rest. I could not believe it when I looked at the clock. It was nice though, after his consistent schedule of needing to go outside early lately.

9. Cleaned my house...vacummed, scrubbed the floor, pulled out the furniture, washed dishes, the whole 9 yards. Feeling good.

10. Moved my coffee table out of the living room and substituted it with a bench. I'm feeling pretty good about it.

There. A perfect 10. NOT an exciting weekend, but a pretty productive one considering the cleaning part. I do love weekends like this. Now, if only I could post pictures...I did take a few of those too.

24. I detest the sound of my dog licking himself. Drives me NUTS. Doesn't even have to be inapproriate licking. Ew, ew, ew.

25. Someone told me today that when I'm nervous, I end my sentences with "sooo". I was entirely surprised. Right after he said it, because it made me uncomfortable, I ended 2 sentences simutaneously with "sooo". Damn. How embarrassing. Guess I won't do that anymore!

26. I had a dream last night that my brother lost his pet boa constrictor. My brother obviously does not have a pet boa constictor, but in my dream he did. It was extra huge and I believe it was orange. I let it "out" for a little while, and it slithered away into the woods (that happened to be right outside our house). I felt so horrible about doing it, that I offered to walk into the tall weeds in the woods to find him. Keep in mind that nothing terrifies me more than snakes. I absolutely am horrified. I was hesitant, but felt so bad about it that I agreed. Needless to say, the snake came bouncing out of the woods after some period. Yes, it was bouncing. Like a bunny, but it was the long way. Weird, weird dream. Again, I don't care to decode that one either. I think it means I like my brother enough to risk my fear of snakes though. I'll leave it at that. :)

27. I went to Archivers this morning and did a quick $10 book make and take. I also purchased 3 new 6x6 American Crafts spring albums....and 3 small tin accordian albums....and 1 multicolored accordian album. This is becoming a sickness. I don't use these albums, I collect them. Is that wrong? I now have about 9 of those 6x6 albums. Just love em. Don't use em. Just like the way they look. Nope, I've decided...nothing wrong with that at all! Sooo.... ;)

Content

I am!

Today had the potential to be a not-so-good day (and that is based on more than my horoscope!). I had to do the icky part of my job a few times today meaning giving people feedback on what they are doing wrong, pointing out weaknesses and failures, etc. NOT my favorite. I survived though, and I feel relieved to know I did it even though it was hard.

AND on top of that, I got a couple of mega-compliments from two important people at work today. Feeling good about that!

Also-- my house is pretty darn clean and the laundry is done. I managed my time wisely and have even made my bed every morning this week. Huh.

Did I mention I've lost 16 lbs?

Life is not bad.

The stars say...

Although you may be known as a peacemaker, you might be tempted to stir up a bit of trouble today. Your anger could boil over now if you feel as if you are being taken for granted. Being part of an interactive process can be fulfilling, but not if others don't take the time to recognize who you are and what you do. Nevertheless, having a meltdown might not be the best way to get noticed. State your case and don't back down, but try not to blame anyone else along the way. Thursday, February 19, 2009

Well, huh.

22. I have the best accountability coach there is: Tytan. Tonight I decided I was not going on a walk since we already walked/ran Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. PLUS, it's COLD out there. AND I don't want him to start thinking he is going to get a walk EVERYDAY. So, he hung out for awhile and I asked him if he wanted to go outside (like usual). Opened the patio door, and he just looked at me. Weird since he hadn't been outside for 8 hours. He went to the other door and did his crying-whimpering thing. I tried to ignore him, I really did, but I finally gave in to the peer pressure. He freaked when I said the word walk. LET ME TELL YOU THAT IT IS C O L D outside and extremely deceiving. I think I have frostbite. Damn dog.

23. My motivation is entirely centered on the weather. Good weather= more motivation; cold= no motivation. I don't think I'm alone here (which would explain weight gain in the winter, weight loss in the summer). Bummer.

That's it. :)

16. In the past 2 weeks I feel less sympathetic. I'm not trying, but when people complain to me about work, etc. I can't help but have this voice in my head muttering "Really?!? Is it REALLY worth complaining about?! Really!?". This makes me feel bad. I like being sympathetic, so I'm trying to squash the voice. If you have a complaint, I will make sure that the voice goes away. No one would have any idea that that voice was in my head...I'm fairly confident of that.

17. I'm beginning to think that Dharma has the right idea. She has the perfect situation. I envy her.

18. Essentially, I have a flea market in my kitchen right now and need to have a garage sale. I'm PLANNING on taking stuff home to my sister-in-law's store or to my mom's garage for a sale. For now, due to lack or storage space, it is in my kitchen and I hate that.

19. I still have my rental car. I've had it for 7 days. I hated it at first, but now I don't want to give it back. They called today to tell me my car is done, but I lied and said I couldn't get to the shop before it closed. I feel a little guilty now, but like it really matters to them?! I'll pick it up tomorrow. sigh.

20. Due to the rental car, I couldn't take any of my flea market home this past weekend when I drove back to LaCrosse. I also couldn't fit the dog's cage in there. I also wasn't supposed to have a dog in the car at all. So, instead of being stuck up here, I went to PetSmart and bought a $115 dog kennel that would fit in the car. Then the dog laid in the backseat the entire drive to and from Stoddard, got paw prints and hair all over, and we made it safely home. It was worth $115 to see my friends (and family, I guess). I'll vacuum before I take the car back tomorrow...maybe. ;)

21. My absolute favorite snack right now is ham and string cheese. I crave it. It's kind of crazy, but I do. Healthy or not, it's not chocolate, so it has to be better off in the healthy category. Crave it!

{note that this list could go on indefinately. I have no plans on stopping. i amuse myself with what weird little things I think of each day. ha. enjoy}

I have pictures!

They are, however, stuck in my camera.

My cord is missing and my converter drive isn't working.

They're nice pictures though, really. :)

Not really. Just the dog. You aren't missing anything.

12. I think it is funny how, when I order a "small skim green tea latte" at Starbucks, they repeat back, "OK, so that was a tall, non-fat green tea latte?". Not funny, but I just don't get it. No. That wasn't what I ordered. Ugh. Starbucks jargon obviously. Damn starbucks.

13. I can't fall asleep if my mouth is closed. That means I'm prone to drooling obviously, but I seriously can't fall asleep otherwise. I've figured this out about myself only recently, and it often needs to be a conscious effort.

14. I always empty the lint trap on the dryer every single time.

15. My phone is becoming an obsession. That's funny to me considering that sometimes (often) when it rings, I don't like answering it. I thought that THIS sounded about right for me and I am glad I am not alone. However, I'm usually up for returning a text. I've never been so accessible in my life (2 phones, work pager, email to the phone, texting, internet, etc). Creepy. Funny that my mom and sister still can't get a hold of me. haha. Guess they'll have to learn to follow me on Twitter!

I wordled

Saw this on another blog. She got hers to show up though, and all I can make it do is link. It's kind of fun though! Christy--you made my wordle! :)


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Me

1. Tytan and I start doggy class level 2 tomorrow night at PetSmart. Time for me to become the master!

2. I came home really hungover yesterday. Tytan came home from doggy daycare hungover. We both headed for water then slept the rest of the day.

3. I've lost 15 pounds. I'm not freaking out about it this time and am just going with the flow. So far so good.

4. I got my haircut last week and it's shorter than usual. I hate how it never looks as cute as when the hairstylist does it. I guess that's why it is their job.

5. I slipped on water in my kitchen Friday night and ended up laid out on the kitchen floor. I had been carrying a spoon and a smart one dessert wrapper. Tytan came and licked my face. Then he stole my wrapper and ran away. I'm ok.

6. I dropped my car off to get fixed this morning. Never blogged about it, but I got in ANOTHER accident the weekend before Christmas. It wasn't my fault. The other guy's insurance is paying the whole thing and got me a rental car. I hate the rental car. Essentially it is a nice car. It is, however, a 2 door. I'm way too tall for a 2 door and I'm sure that I'll be crabby to and from work every day this week because of it.

7. I'm becoming predictable in my coffee choices. I've only been ordering skim sugar free vanilla lattes. Today I switched it up. SF caramel instead. I live on the edge.

8. I'm really upset at myself for not using my camera. Note the extreme lack of pictures lately. I picked up my camera tonight and panicked because it seemed broken (which I assumed was because I left it in my car overnight in the cold). It's not broken after all though. I still feel completely inadequate to use it and that is making me really annoyed.

9. I'm reading the book "World Without End". I never in a million years thought I would read such a book, but I like it. The first one is "Pillars of the Earth". I loved that too. I have a "book club" with a guy and girl from work. We read 150 pages a week. Yikes. It's about 1000 pages long. Longest books I've read since college.

10. For the past week I haven't been able to function without the radio. When I'm in the shower, when I'm getting ready, etc. Never done that before. I have a new soundtrack to my life apparently (that fits in well with the new soundtrack for my blog if you choose to listen to the new additions). Feel free to sing along with me.

11. Having a number 11 really freaks me out because I'm big on even numbers, but I'm trying to think outside the box. Ha. I just wanted to add how I love the 25 things posts people keep having on Facebook. I didn't like mine however and am thinking of redoing it. Other people have many more interesting things than mine and I'm contemplating a redo. I know that would be lame though. I'll just continue to post lists here on my blog. It's my blog afterall.

:)

Today's horoscope

These come up on my start page everyday. Here's todays:

Your little trip down Memory Lane is over. You have recently dipped deep enough into your own reservoir of past experiences and now you will be best served by coming back to the present moment. But this doesn't mean you should set your feelings aside in favor of logic. Your smartest strategy now must include both your head and your heart. Sunday, February 1, 2009