Oh boy, am I exhausted. I don't remember being this consistently tired in a very long time. I'm still struggling with the bum knee. I fell last weekend and now both knees hurt. I've had these problems for so long I don't even remember how it was to have no pain or problems.
I've been watching GAC and enjoying the country boys tonight. Every time I listen to country/western music I get this sort of longing feeling. I think I was meant to marry a country boy... a cowboy of sorts. I saw this commercial the other day. A ruggedly nice looking man was out on the range in his manly truck, wearing his Levis, his working man's shirt and, of course, the good ole cowboy hat and cowboy boots. He works till sun down and then drives home in that manly man truck. When he gets home to his big white two-story farm house, it comes to light that the commercial is about penile dysfunction. What a way to blow a girl's fantasy! I've always wanted to go to Oklahoma for some reason. Maybe that's where my cowboy resides.
I'm in the beginning stages of planning to go on a cruise. One of my friends is going with me, unless he backs out. He was supposed to call me a week or two ago to talk about dates, places, etc., but he hasn't called. He said he's been tired, sick, or busy since then. Whether he goes or not, I'm going to go. I will either find somebody else to go with me or I will go alone. I need this break from everybody and everything. I'm thinking about maybe around October, November, or January, or February. Neither of us have any vacation time saved up, so we have to have it out far enough to accrue some vacation time. Since there will be at least one formal night, my beautiful mother-of-the-groom dress will be transformed into a beautiful cruise formal dress. Same dress. Same jewelry. Same shoes. Just different venue.
I'm hating my job more and more, and I get the pleasure (sarcasm) to work overtime on my days off this week. The only positive is that I can work from home.
Easter was good. It was nice having all the family here, but I think everybody is as tired as I am because of one thing or another, so other than my bouncy, happy, full-of-life granddaughter, it was a little quiet. I stupidly cooked ham, and I still haven't managed to rid my body of all the fluid buildup. I waited till the last minute to shop for dinner and couldn't find any turkeys that were not frozen, so I didn't have much of a choice. I have to admit the ham was delicious. I got a spiral ham, and I love those. It was pretty much a waste of money, though, since I threw most of the dinner out the next day...too much fat, sodium, and sugar to use the leftovers. I think that's my biggest problem with feeling run down...my diet and lack of exercise, other than chasing after a three year old. I go from one extreme to the other. I either go full force into the healthy food/exercise or I sink into a horrible phase of eating and drinking everything bad. I'm in the everything bad phase at the worst possible time...I need to fit into my mother-of-the-groom dress next month. Speaking of which...I just realized my dress is nearly the same color as my sofa. How odd.
The wedding is just around the corner. I made my hotel reservations today for the night before and the night of the wedding. I will have to be there for the rehearsal dinner the evening before, have my hair done the morning of the wedding, and I want to stay late at the reception. So two nights.
I got about 2 1/2 - 3 inches cut off my hair, and I love my new style. I've wanted this style for a while now and finally bit the bullet.
Getting back to the healthy/non-healthy lifestyle, now that spring is here I'm really hating this apartment. I'm just not an apartment person. I don't like having a creepy neighbor standing in front my door smoking and trying to peek in my windows and hovering around our cars at all hours of the day and night. I don't like the small space. I hate the tiny kitchen, and the poor excuse for a back yard. I miss planting flowers and sitting outside. We have a small deck, and it will be nice to get a comfy glider or something, and maybe a small fire pit....if they're even allowed here. As soon as the lease is up, I'm outta here. It's a nice apartment, don't get me wrong. But it's just not me. I need more space, and it would be great if I could find a one-level house. I'm not liking the stairs with the knee problems.
I've been following Nicholas Sparks on Twitter, and what a chatty lil feller he is! But he has inspired me to spend more time on my book. He seems to have great discipline where his writing is concerned, and I've been bad a procrastinating. I'm going to try to find at least some time every day to write. Well, starting tomorrow. I'm going to go read my book: Sail, by James Patterson. It's good so far.
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