Island News

Well today was the first day on Zyban , will take it a while to get into my system, really didnt’ see any changes in myself today. but then I was told by Dr to start out on only 1 pill a day rather than the perscribed 2. so won’t start taking 2 until about Saturday.

Am getting geared up to go for my evening walk , will be a longer walk tonight I think, want to walk off a long day of snacking and bordom!

I am still not enjoying my new job , I knew 5 yrs ago when I did it I didn’t care for it and of course I’m not as fast a keyer as I used to be so that makes it even worse because its all stats stats stats!! I’m one of those folks where .. “THE HURRIER I GO THE BEHINDER I GET” and that just sucks for this job!! grrr.. I really need to go back to college and try for a different career!!  And I am going to dig a little deeper on that one this summer as well. talk with career councelors and see what I can do that won’t put me in the poor house before I get work somewhere else.

I was hoping to take something so I could apply at the new hospital but even to work at the front desk you have to have medical terminology and I had looked into that a while back printed of some sample tests and stuff,, its all greek to me!!  I will find something hopefully to do by fall. am sure going to work on it for the summer anyway!! I would love to land a full time job that has a LITTLE security behind it!! We had a town hall meeting today and were basically told that no more full time positions would be offered. and all term employee’s would be cut every yr from here on in. SOOO at some point I am going to be out of ajob there.  I’ve been there for 8 yrs now and am not qualified to do anything else so I have no choice but to go back to school to get into another field of work.  Kind of a scary thing to do after being away from school for so long!!

I think to get any kind of security I will have to look at some kind of health related work, I’m just not sure what to look for that will be something I would be good at.  I want to remain kind of an office girl. so am thinking social worker or something along those lines.

Are you happy with your job? are you considering a career change in the near future?

Here is a little stress reliever for you to try next time someone causes you stress!

Stress Reduction

Picture yourself near a stream.

Birds are softly chirping in the crisp cool mountain air.

Nothing can bother you here. No one knows this secret place.

You are in total seclusion from that place called “the world.”

The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity.

The water is clear.

You can easily make out the face of the person whose head you’re holding under the water.

Look. It’s the person who caused you all this stress in the first place.

What a pleasant surprise. You let them up… just for a quick breath… then ploop!…back under they go…

You allow yourself as many deep breaths as you want.

There now… feeling better?

Well I went to the dr today and got my percription for Zyban, I start taking it tomorrow, However Wendell’s drug plan does not cover it, so had to pay out of pocket for it. Ohh well my benifits at work will kick in soon and I can mail it in and get reimbursed for it that way. so I will have to buy my other 3 months worth within the next 2 months because I will just get my benifits going and then I’ll be layed off work and they will only last for 30 days after that. sooo if I want to get the refund for them the reciepts have to be in before end of June. 

Maybe I can finally start to get this ole body healthy Now that I’m in Weight watchers (so I dont’ end up gaining like crazy after quitting smoking) and on the Zyban, Plus I started walking for at least a half hour every evening. maybe one of these days I will start to see some Visable results for all the hard work

Dr mentioned all the side affects of the zyban including being Hyper,, hhaaahaa Maybe I will drive poor Wendell round the bend .

Also went out and did some “Birthday Shopping” for # 1 Son. I think I have it pretty much wrapped up, now I’ll have to get it boxed up and sent up to him.  And I hadn’t gotten Shan (Kevin’s g/f ) anything for her b’day so finally picked up a little something for her.  Better late than never I guess. But I am thinking that I will take her to get her “real” b’day gift when we get up there, and I can take her shopping for something that she can pick out.

Tomorrow is HUMP day folks!!! woohooo.. half way to the weekend again!!

Here is a little chuckle for the day, (please any Newfies out there dont’ take offense)

the new Province of Newfoundland quarters.

If you have them, they may be worth much more than 25 cents.  The Canadian Mint

announced today that it is recalling all of the Newfoundland quarters

that are part of its program featuring quarters from each province.

“We are recalling all the new Newfoundland quarters that were recently

issued,” Canadian Mint Undersecretary Jack Shackleford said Monday.

“This action is being taken after numerous reports that new quarters will not

work in parking meters, toll booths, vending machines, pay phones, or other

coin-operated devices.” The quarters were issued in the order in which the various Provinces

joined Canada and have been a tremendous success among coin collectors worldwide.

“The problem lies in the unique design of the Newfoundland quarter, which was created by a Newfoundland graduate,” Shackleford said. “Apparently, the duct tape holding the two dimes and the nickel together keeps jamming the coin-operated devices.”

Deep thought of the day:

Well it was a fairly busy weekend here, and my legs are definately feeling the affect of bowling yesterday!! Even tho I still got my butt out the door for my walk managed to get in almost an hour .

Its quiet here this evening.  I might even go to bed before midnite for a change!!

Tomorrow is another work day UGH

I have made a list of all the things I want to get done once I finish work, should keep me fairly busy for the summer months. And might even keep me out of trouble!! LOL

Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend!!

Here is a deep thought for the day

Too often we lose sight of lifes simple pleasures.

Remember, when someone annoys you, it takes 42 muscles in your face to frown.

But it only takes 4 muscles to extend your arm and bitch-slap the motherfucker upside the head…

We are getting lots of rain today.. hopefully it will take most of this snow away!! the only problem with that of course is all the MUD!! aaaaaaaaarrgggh

Was a fairly busy weekend so far. Friday nite went to attend a benift spent a couple of hours there waiting for things to get started and then found out that the poor girl that had put it all together forgot to advertise it. Sooooo only a handful of people showed up. We rescheduled it for a later date. (not sure of the date yet).

Then this morning I got woke up but that little gray monster that our daughter calls “outcast” at 4 am , then again at 4:30 and 5:00 and so on and so on. sooo at 7 I got up and used a broom to get him out from under my bed and gave him a spanking and banned him from my room !! by this time I am WIDE awake and CRANKY!! so i come downstairs and have my Timmies that WEndell had went out and gotten for me.  Then got ready to go to my weight watchers meeting. got back a little after 10 did some laundry and went to pick up my niece.

She is still waiting for results from her biopsy which was 2 weeks ago and was suppose to know within the week what she would be dealing with, BUT apparently they are still running tests and had to regrow some of the biopsy so it is taking much longer than we had thought it would. We are getting pretty anxious to find out if it is cancer or not.

At any rate I picked her up after my WW meeting and we went out for lunch, then I dropped her back home and went bowling for an hour or so, then on to the grocery store to get the weeks supply of food.. HOLY COW if we didn’t have to eat we could sure save a pile of money!! Once all that was done my day was basically done as well. so took all my fresh veggies (peppers, mushrooms, scallions ect) cut them all up and put them in dishes and took out a frozen pizza for supper and loaded it with more of these nice fresh veggies and a little more meat and cheese as I don’t like the plain frozen pizza’s I like to add a few of my own ingredients.. LOL

Now its 8 in the evening and I HOPE I am done for the day!!

Tomorrow I better be able to sleep in or there will be one less cat in the house! 

This cat litterly goes from one thing to the next getting himself into trouble !! Have you ever known someone with a child that just NEVER stopped? well this cat would have that child beat hands down!! He is sooo darn BAD!! and he’s BIG! he’s only 4 months old and already weighs in at 8 lbs!! WTF!!

I have treatened to tie him outside for the night if he wakes me one more time!!

I’ve been trying to give up those dirty old ciggies for a while now an not having much luck so I finally decided to get some help with it. I go see my Dr on Tuesday and am going to request that he put me on Ziaban. Hopefully that will do the trick!!

now if I could just get Wendell and Karla interested in doing the same thing!

Soo that was my weekend so far.

How was everyone else’s weekend? I hope SOME people got to relax a bit before having to face Monday again.

I’m including a picture of the “devilcat” for you to see, Aint’ he cute when he’s sleeping!! haha and there is also one where he has a “friend” Dameon over for a play date. LOL (note these pictures are about a month old so he was only 3 months at the time)

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hehe have fun people!!

If you got cranky with the other room try this game

LOL Lots of fun!!