Between my full time job, full time kid & part time Zumba, I just never seem to write anymore but I think about it ALL THE TIME!!
From bitching about pet peeves, to new hair dos, to trendy weight loss issues, to family matters, to whatever takes over my brain for the day, which I can tell you is a LOT Of shit in one day.
Let's see what I can briefly cover (sum it) from my sabbatical.
~ Mother had heart attack while in NC. Sisters & I drove 5 hours to be with her. Sucks when you lost one parent to a heart attack only 4.5 years ago & now we face it again. Scary. I hate it. Living in fear every day really truly is bothersome. Not only for us, but especially for her.
~ Taxes - Screwed me. No, I didn't enjoy it. I had made a prior agreement to pay my ex for the car we got the kid for Christmas. With my average return I figured this would leave me with a good $1500. Son needs new glasses & contacts. I need contacts & my car needs 4 new tires. Plus a little left over for graduation stuff & birthdays. Outcome = I didn't even get back enough to pay for the car. Fuck you Earned Income Credit & my "$1000 over the required income".
~ Weight loss gimmicks. I love 'em. I mean I hate 'em. And even though I know most are gimmicks I STILL try them & get pissed when they don't work. My latest (I actually have 2) are all natural slimmer assist pills that were recommended my one of my Zumba® students (she's skinny so that's good enough for me) and also these It Works® body wraps. Another Zumba® student is a distributor. I didn't get into the pyramid scheme. I want to be skinny not stressed with more work. So I buy them from Amazon much cheaper. Needless to say I'm on week 3 of the pills & wrap #3. I have seen NO difference & I'm pissed. I fall for those "before & after" pictures, damn they're amazing. Why am I never one of those?? I think my one "after" picture/measurement was worse than the before!! WTF!!! I don't want to workout 24/7 and eat freakin' bunny food all my life. Hmpf!
~ The kid now has his license, a running car & a new job. Thus I have empty nest syndrome. I never see him except only when he needs money... Oh wait, that's all the time so guess I technically "see" him often but don't blink cuz kid & money are gone in a flash. His concept of money is non-existence still. But hey my car insurance went from $50/month to $221/mo. What a kick in the poodle.
~ Son had a school colleague pass away a few weeks ago. They played volleyball together for 2 years. I was quite distraught by this. Certain life events just hit us harder than others, this one was extremely harsh for me. The visuals wouldn't leave my mind, the parent's heartache echoed in my heart, I spent numerous hours per day somber & in tears for the loss. I just don't understand these things & they make me very angry. (RIP James Wilson)
~ I tore my calf in November & was in a boot for 6 weeks. It still aches. I worry every day that I work out that it's going to happen again. I do what I can to prevent it but no guarantees in life. It hurt. Really don't want something like that to happen again.
~ I still haven't won the lottery. But still trying.
~ My newest addiction (yes i know this doesn't help with the lack of weight loss so shut it)
That's it for now... just a quick glance into the past 6 months that I've slacked! Hopefully will be back soon! Leave a comment :)
