I stayed home today since my mom is visiting. We were supposed to go to San Diego but after the long weekend of walking around Disneyland all day long mom did not really want to go to San Diego and walk some more. So instead she made plans for all the stray cats that live outside. Little does she realize that as much as I love cats and would love to save each of these little darlings. I cannot afford to have them all spayed and neutered! If I take them to a shelter then I worry they will be euthanized. In addition, the little black cat that showed up in my garage last week she is trying to decide what to do with and I think she has decided that it is going back to South Carolina with her. So today we had to take her to the vet to make sure she was at least 8 weeks old and healthy. Of course the vet said she was fine and is about 10 weeks old so she is good to travel.
I did the thing I really hate doing today. I went bra shopping. Now for those of you who do not have to do this, you are lucky!!! For those of you that have done it, I know that you understand my pain. I tried Soma today, but I have to tell you that I really just did not like the saleslady and the bras are just really thick! I will go back to my original statement that I say to all my friends who must do bra shopping, "Go to Nordstroms!!!" I am telling you that I have shopped at two different Nordstoms in Atlanta, one in New York and now one is California and EVERY single time I have a great salesperson who does a fabulous job matching up what I need and what, with the fit that I have while making great suggestions! It makes bra shopping less painful!
Mom and I then went to the movies to see My Big Hero 6 and it was phenomenal! So cute and funny, I loved it. Another huge score for Pixar and Disney! In addition, there looks to be some great movies getting ready to come out around the holiday season which will be great! We got home around 9:00 pm to play with the outdoor kitties and the kitty that will be going to South Carolina!
Tuesday, November 12, 2014
Today I got up to work on the presentation for Saturday at The Space Center in Downy before mom and I headed out. I got a lot done but now my old laptop has an error with the software and the access point for the TI Navigator will not work so I am kinda flying blind right now. I mean really - how much more can go wrong. Well…..let me tell you.
My mom and I went to run errands today and of course that included going into sketchy stores and trying odd stores with my mom. She has an eye for the unusual and going off the beaten path, while I just want to get the task accomplished and move on to the next one. After the errands today and picking up the cat carrier for the trip home tomorrow for Cali, yes the cat's name is Cali, we went back to the apartment only to find out the Escape had a flat tire. So, that resulted in a call to AAA at 1:30 pm for them to come and inflate the tire to make it to American Tire. Now, let me remind you these are the same tires that were put on the car last year in September and have less than 1000 miles on them. Probably even less than 500. Apparently I picked up a nail in the back passenger tire. Of course the tire place says it is in a terrible location and I must buy a new tire because it is their policy not to fix them when the nail is in the location (less than 1 inch from the middle tread). Really!!!!! I am pissed that I have a nail that is in a tire less than 1000 miles used!!!! While they were able to "prorate" the tire for me and it only cost me $88.00 and they did a certificate for the other four tires so I am covered for any other nails for awhile! But really!!!!!!! What else could happen????
After this was taken care of we did go to Old Town in Temecula to walk around and relax. We ended up back at the apartment by 6:00 pm to cook dinner of salad and mushrooms as we watched a movie! I hate the night before I or anyone else leaves. It is happy because you have such a good time but it is sad because you are not sure when you will see them again. :(
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Well, I cannot get caught up!!!! I know it will come but I just have to forge forward. When I got back to work on Wednesday, I was the only administrator there and got called for everything. Now, with a blood drive going on and kids giving blood, they were passing out left and right, so I was back and forth from the office to the gym dealing with fainting issues. Thursday brought with it a host of observations and meetings that kept me busy along with Zumba in the afternoon. It kept me busy and the Zumba class was one that needed to be done to relieve stress and have fun. On Friday, there was another set of meetings that took all day long. The morning included Co-Admin meeting and then the afternoon thoughts about grants for CTE pathways. OMG! When will it slow down………LOL!!!
I left school about 6:00 pm on Friday and I have to say that I skipped the football game on Friday to make it home to work on finishing up the preparation for my Texas Instruments presentation in Downey, CA. The presentation went well and was fun. There was 14 people that attended and about three are serious about starting to use TI equipment in the classroom. There were lots of questions but was great! I got home and ran errands in the afternoon / evening. I was able to get the car cleaned, groceries and run to the mall to take back some clothes, pick up some Aveda products and some Christmas presents. The mall was PACKED. Apparently Santa was coming to visit on Saturday night as they lit the Mall Christmas tree. Someone should really have told me that because it was crazy busy!!!! I spent Saturday relaxing a little while cleaning the apartment and doing laundry since i knew I was going to have to work on Sunday.
Sunday morning I was going to get up to work out but I had Husky on the left of me and Squeak on the right of me. They were so sweet and quiet. Any time I moved they meowed and moved closer so I spent the morning doing some much needed cuddling with the cats. I finally did get up and left for school at 8:30 am. I spend the day at school trying to get caught up from the crazy week. I got observations completed, emails sent, areas cleaned up and I am still not done. However, I am in a better place to start the school week. Thank goodness there will be some time in the next week. In CA, we have off the entire week of Thanksgiving so I will have some time to get things done - ummmm….by things I mean my PhD!
I would like to send out a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to my friends in SC who have passed National Boards! Congrats Danielle Hobson and Emily Freeze-Parks! It is well deserved! I am so proud of you!!
I did find this on the Internet the other day and I find it very true. I just thought I would share!
18 Struggles Of Having An Outgoing Personality But Actually Being Shy And Introverted
1. You’re not anti-social, you’re selectively social.
2. At any given point, you have one (maybe two) best friends who are your entire life. You’re not a “group of friends” person. You can’t keep up with all that.
3. Social gatherings that are supposed to be “rites of passage” like prom and dances and other such typical nonsense is just… not for you. You don’t understand it. You want nothing to do with it.
4. When you do choose to grace a party with your presence, you are the life of it. You’re dancing on the table and doing body shots until 3 a.m.
5. … You then retreat into three days of complete solitude to recover.
6. You go out of your way to avoid people, but when you inevitably have to interact with them, you make it seem like there’s nothing in the world you’d rather be doing.
7. Dating is weird, because you’re smiling and laughing and talkative at dinner, and then you don’t want to answer their texts for four days, because like, you just want to be left alone…
8. You’re accused of being flirty with everybody, which is hilarious, because in reality, you can only tolerate like four people.
9. You retain an air of mysteriousness about you, completely unintentionally. (There’s no mystery. You just feel no need to update the social sphere on what’s going on in your life every two hours.)
10. Not to mention the fact that you either have days in which you’re tweeting and status updating every five minutes… or you delete your accounts for a month.
11. You become unintentionally awkward because you at once feel the need to be a social life jacket for other people, though you’re just as uncomfortable yourself.
12. You’ve never really understood the whole “introvert vs. extrovert” dichotomy (can we call it that?) Because you’re… both…
13. You’re always thrown into the wringer because people think you’re best suited to be the one who gives the presentation, confronts the boss, gives the speech, etc. Meanwhile, you’re practically throwing up over the thought of it.
14. You ebb and flow between wanting to be noticed for your hard work, reveling in the attention and achievement you receive, to sinking and panicking over the thought of somebody else paying more than 30 seconds of attention to you.
15. The entirety of your being is a conundrum, so needless to say, indecisiveness is your Achilles’ Heel.
16. You’re at your happiest in places like coffee shops and cafés: surrounded by people, but still closed off and keeping to yourself.
17. You prefer to travel alone, but meet up with people once you’re there.
18. It’s taken you years to figure out that you’re shy. Literal years. And when you tell people, even your closest family members, that you’re “actually just shy” they pause, and then their eyes go big, and they go: “Oh my god you so are.”
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