Dream Land...

It was a rough night at the Whitty house. Poor E is teething and woke up a bunch of times crying during the night. Got some tylenol and orajel in her but still upset for a while. It really disturbs my sleep because it takes so long for me to fall asleep. Anyway, we manage, right?

So, despite all this I have some pretty cool dreams. One really amazing one! I dreamt I was thin...well, thinner. I stepped on the scale and was 175 point something. I couldn't believe it! I was in absolute shock! I stood in the mirror trying to find my dough pile in the front (trying to be descriptive, not "down" on myself). I was grabbing at my body "looking" for it. It was so amazing for it to be gone. Later I dreamt about losing track of E and trying to find her...not too pannicky though. I think I could hear her, just not see her.

Anyway, that "thin" dream has me in such a great mood!! To actually think, I'll be there someday. It's not some fantasy or dream...it will be real. :) I'm just gushing now. (hehehe) It's those little things that make me realize the hungry times are all worth it. BTW, last night's supper was AWESOME!! Chicken salad w/almond slices, mandarines and bran buds for crunch. Oh, and who would think I'd get so turned on by Cherry Jello. (LOL) It was like the best thing I'd put in my mouth all day. (okay dirty minds...no comments!)

Well gang, I'm on vaykay next week so I likely won't be able to blog. But I'll be back on Thurs/Fri with all kinds of adventures to share wit ch'al! Take care, and have a great week!!
~B

Diva Day!

I'd like to announce today is Diva Day!! No, it's not a real holiday...don't try to get the day off work. :) It's just something I made up. Feeling as Nicolle says "a little rockstar" so I thought I'd call it a Diva Day today!

It kind of is though...feeling very pumped about eating well...although I am hungry right now. Probably the sugars freaking my body out wondering what the hell is going on. Thank goodness only 2 hours till lunch. Lots of time to get in 3 more bottles of H2O. Oh, and I'm going to the salon during lunch. Hurray!! Shaggy hair be gone! Just in time for my upcoming vacation! Not to mention my stylist is getting married in just over a week. I know, it's really important for ME to look good on HER big day. :)

Well, other than that, Miss E is doing much better today. I think I was just as thrilled as she was to be going to daycare. Must be off! Toodles gang! Oh, and have yourself a total - all out - Diva Day (even if you're a dude). :)

~B

My poor diseased child...

...So picked up E yesterday from daycare. The 'teachers' said her eyes were running BAD all day. I get home and get on the horn to book her an appt. with the on-call dr. Now, not knowing the history, you'd think, big deal. Yeah right!! This has been the hmmm...thinking...I'd say 8th time I've been to the dr.'s office in the past 5 months! You know, could be more than that. Anyway, low & behold, she has an eye infection (I'm just glad it's not in her ear like the last 7 visits). So, daycare's policy: 24 hrs on anti-biotics before back in 'class.' And mama & E get a day home together.

One would think this would be an excellent opportunity to bond. Have you ever been home with a sick kid? Oh, and did I mention she's teething? Yeah, boat load of fun. I'd rather been working!!!! But I love the little farty-boom-pants so I deal with it. Or try to at least. Thankfully dear Jeffy came home early and took a shift with her. Which was also really helpful because I did a CRAP load (pardon my language) of cooking. Right, remember the "new me" from yesterday...holy cow, I'm about ready to reclaim my old self. :) Just kidding. I prepared snacks for J&I for the week, 1 complete meal and 2 others with Jeff's help. It was A LOT of work, but I know I'm worth it!

Anyway dolls, I am so friggin tired, I my-as-well crawled in E's crib with her. (Now that'd be a sight!!) Take care till tamarra!

~B

O is for optimistic...

I like to think that I'm a pretty positive person. Definitely an optimist. But it's hard to keep up when you're faced with a constant pessimist. I can understand a person gets beat down over the years but still! So while I'm trying to keep myself up, I feel like I'm getting dragged down. The thing is, I refuse to let myself fall under this spell. Misery may love company but I'm not biting. I want to be happy. I want to be successful. And I'm not letting anyone drag me down. Especially when my plan interrupts theirs. I am choosing to better myself. If that's "uncomfortable" for those around me, to freakin' bad!

*deep breath*

So what's sparing all of this conversation? I finally made the life change I needed to make all my life. I'm starting to take better care of myself. At 30, I'm seeing my 50+ loved ones battling high blood pressure, diabetes, and aches and pains that should come much later in life. I decided I don't want that for me. And with my current lifestyle, that road will come much sooner than 50. I decided that playing with my daughter, being at her graduation, watching her say "I do" is more important than overeating. I choose a healthy lifestyle. Not a "DIET" but a whole new life. Everything I've ever done before? GONE OUT THE WINDOW!!! New lifestyle, new life, new me! I want this SO bad, nothing or no one is going to sabotage me! It has to stop NOW!

Yeah, this is pretty heavy stuff. That's because it's a heavy situation. But don't worry, it'll be for long...it'll be much lighter as time goes by. :)

Take care peeps!
~B

Excuse me while I sniff, again...

...okay, I'm getting REALLY tired of this sniffing thing. I feel the need to wear a t-shirt that reads, "My apologies for the constant sniffing. You wouldn't happen to have some nasal tampons, would you??" I'm serious! It's driving me nuts. And of course, it's worse today because of the major, drastic overhaul we did at our house. I swear there was dust there from Jesus' time!!

Anyway, I feel very good, very cleansed about the clean-up. My many thanks to Jason, filling in as Mr. Handy Man all wknd. I love Jeff...Lord knows I do (against all odds sometimes). A wonderful Mechanic he is...ditto for an Elevator Helper...but Mr. Fix it, he's not. Well, I shouldn't say that. He's great, once you show him, or give him some pointers. But not so much on his own.

What a sight the place is now. All shiny & new! Sparkly too!! All the furniture rearranged. Looks much bigger. And I've got my huge hallway back...hurray!! Add a few fresh flowers, last minute dusting/swiffering, wipe up the ashes from the oven (self-cleaned last night) and finish off the fuse box frame. Then we'll be "show ready" for the appraiser. Hopefully our wknd sacrifices will pay off.

Well, must be off. I'll let you know how everything goes!
~B

If it's not one thing...

Funny how things seem to pile up and overwhelm you. Okay, so I'm having this nasal/sinus problem since when...February??? So I made an appt. with my Dr. for Monday. Well, I run into her at the coffee shop this morning. She keeps blaming everything on the daycare but I'm not so sure. I've had a week's vacation and a couple of long weekends away and still, it persists.

So while the dark cloud looms over me, everything else seems to irritate me more. You know, frustrated picking up scrambled eggs off the floor...housework piling up and not enough time to do it...blah, blah, blah! I hate being like this. I really need to relax more. That's why I've started this...sort of as therapy. Lord knows I could use it. :)

Busy wknd ahead. BBQ at Myrna & Bruce's tonight with the babs. Jason's coming from NB tonight for the wknd. IMAX with work Saturday a.m. And trying to jam in some major cleaning for "inspection" on Tuesday (out Monday night so have to do it on the wknd). And with all this I feel somewhat stressed. Afraid I'll forget something...or the inspection won't go well. Well, the worst that can happen is I'm out $230 and still stuck in this crappy situation. But what can you do?? Just your best, right?? Positive thinking Bern...always positive.

Well ducks, must be off. Enjoy the sunshine and I'll chat at cha on Mundree (that's the day after Sundree!). ;)
~B

Hot Movie Pick

So last night, I was fortunate enough to see the premiere of The Illusionist. AWESOME MOVIE!! I give it a rating of 4 out of 5 popcorn bags. :) Yeah, I'm not a real movie critic but I likes what I likes. Edward Norton was dee-licious! Superb acting. And 7th Heaven chic wasn't bad either. It was visually beautiful and memorizing.

Aaanyway, because it was at Park Lane, we had to pay for parking...not bad since the movie was free. However, the parking situation is THE PITS!! Park Lane's parkade is down to 1 lane because of construction. Which means, we had to take turns with oncoming traffic...talk about playing chicken! What made matters worse was that you had to make a 2 - 3 point turn on every bend. NUTS I tells ya!!

After the movie, we went to our van to leave and noticed the traffic obviously piling up. Out we go again to Dio Mio's for some yummy gelato. The Pina Colata was especially refreshing. Once we got outta the "parkade which I will never use again", went to Irving to cash in some coupons for free water. I wanted a playing card...maybe I worded it wrong...I must of cause chicy-boo at the cash thought I wanted another coupon. I just wanted the damn paper to put my sticky licence plates on. Finally they figured out what I meant, gave me my game card and we were out of there. Not after feeling disgruntled about her thinking I wanted something for nothing. huh!

Well, better get outta heee! Chat at cha later!
~B

Starting over...

...guess I realized how negative my site was. "My Boring Life" doesn't exactly exude confidence.

Yeah, yeah, working on myself again. "Dr. Phil" is in. I'm working on a new big venture. Details to come. Just wanted to keep in to myself for a while. Anytime you decide to do something new, it's a lot of pressure. You're hoping it's the next best thing...and everyone wants it so bad for you.

Aaaannyway, enough about that. I'm doing this fresh start thing, so I my-as-well get fresh. :)

My two favourite chics just started blogging too ... way to go Shay & Makayla (#1 god daughter...sister Phaedra is #2). I think it's fun but when I first started, I wondered, "who the heck wants to read this?? what do I really have interesting to say??" Well I read my 2 co-workers blogs DAILY!! So, maybe this might be of interest to someone.

Well, long post. Must run for now.

SEE YA!
~B