So...

How is everything going for everyone else? I'm thinking about keeping an "analog" schedule to MAYBE try to help me plan my day... I don't know what else to do. I have Google Calendar, and use that for work (when I remember to bring it up)... I also have Google Calendar sync'd to my outlook at work (but it doesn't sync ALL my calendars... ugh...) and to my iPhone... It is a great interface for reminding me of stuff, when I remember to use it... It's hard to see my entire day on my phone, so I very rarely check it... I spent the entire time during DWTS tonight plugging the due dates to my school assignments into it... It might just be easier to go back to my written schedule book... That way, I can see EVERYTHING I need to do for the day, and not just my work stuff...

So I have a Franklin Covey binder, that I haven't used since 2006... So it definitely needs new inserts, IF I decide to use it again... I'm not really sure that it will fit into my life right now... It's kind of cumbersome, for me... Maybe I'll see if I can find my old (personalized) Day Planner... Hmmm...

I have a little pocketbook one that was given to me by a vendor, but I think it's too small...

Either way, I'm going to have to spend some money figuring out how to mesh my work, school, condo association and personal lives together...

I get a headache just thinking about it...

Ugh...

The dreaded flu...

I went home early on Wednesday, because I didn't feel well... Very lethargic, headach, joint/muscle pain... Absolutely NO energy...

Which led to Thursday in bed in the same state. Friday, energy-wise was a little better, but I woke up with a fever, so I stayed home again.

(and before you ask, no, it wasn't H1N1... I had nothing respiratory with this flu... Just overwhelming fatigue and body aches and slight fever... Not even bad enough for the doctor to squeeze me in... They just said rest and fluids and if it gets worse, go to the ER...)

Today, I was feeling quite a bit better, so I decided to - *gasp* - take a shower and venture outside to get some fresh air... Aaron took this to mean that I was better, so he talked me into going to the hanger for a good part of the day... Don't worry, I bundled up, and stayed bundled up the whole time I was there...

The fatigue came back about an hour into the Girl's Night In chat on PWC. Aaron wanted to go to a movie (we mis-communicated on that one... I thought he meant the goat movie with George Clooney...He meant "Amelia", which isn't showing here yet...). So one temper tantrum later, we are back home. I'm glad we didn't go out. Now I can go lay down and get some more rest.

I have an assignment due tomorrow, so I have to get up at some point and finish it (I started it earlier in the week, thank goodness). Hopefully, I have enough energy to get a jump start on next week's assignments too!

New Widget

You'll notice an audio player in the upper right hand corner of my blog, displaying an album Circle of Twins. This is music composed by my brother. Give a listen and tell me what you think. I'll pass the comments along. Personally, I love his music, the way it draws you in and excites you. As per his directions, you may need to turn the bass up on your speakers for the full effect.

First Snowfall of the Year!

This almost looks like rain, but these are really big snowflakes. It
hasn't accumulated yet, but it sure looks pretty when you are inside,
looking out!

My brain hurts...

Hi, my name is Jen.... (Hi, Jen!) It's been 1 day since I had a Diet Coke...

I made the conscious decision to (yet again) give up Diet Coke (this after drinking NOTHING BUT Diet Coke all weekend... Yup, that person who just emptied a 12 pk in 2 days, yeah, that was me)... So far, Advil (and copious amounts of water) has been enough to stave off the dreaded "detox" headache... At least, it was until I decided to fill my head with syllabi and reading assignments and calendar organization...

I could say that it is all my instructor's fault (for one of my classes), as the syllabus for that class was not available yesterday as it should have been (it wasn't attached to the message, and didn't get corrected until today), and as such, I wasn't able to know, in full detail, what my assignment is this week, and when it is due... Well, lucky me! I have an assignment due TOMORROW that requires a lot of reading and actual thought into preparing for it... Crap...

Yeah, I could blame it on my instructor, but it's probably more likely that the Diet Coke monster that lives in my head to at fault.

So, I'm giving up for the night... I have to have the assignment done and to my instructor by 11:00 PM tomorrow, so I'll have a few hours after I get home from work to formulate my responses. I'm so glad that the other class' assignment isn't due until Wednesday, and I already have that one done (or pretty close to being done...) I did that one yesterday while I was waiting for the other information to be made available...

I don't know what I was thinking that this would be easy... What a day to give up Diet Coke...

Allergies Suck...

So, I had planned this weekend to do a thorough clean on my house, so that I can focus solely on my school work with minimal distractions until Aaron comes home on the first (and he can attend to the house chores). So I started clearing everything out of my bedroom (you have to start somewhere, right?).

First, my husband is disgusting... I keep threatening to make him clean up "his side of the bed" but he always finds some way to get out of cleaning... Like coming up with an activity we can do together (keeping me away from my own chores in the process) or going to fly with a student... (sigh)... Needless to say, that when we finally "finish" that room with furniture and paint, etc, we may need to replace the carpet.

Add in the dog, and my carpets were pretty stinky. I have some carpet powder that is designed to help lift pet hair and odors from the carpet, so I decided to use that to get rid of the weird smell... It worked fantastically! However, at about 10PM last night, I remembered why I stopped using it. I've been in full blown allergy attack mode since then... I didn't get much sleep, my face feel numb from blowing my nose so much, and I still have a lot of chores to do today. However, once in allergy attack mode, ANY smell (good or bad) will set me off... I can't drink coffee, I can't do laundry, I can't clean my shower, I can't wash my hair... unless I want to sneeze...

Mr. Man needs to come home so he can clean and I can take some allergy meds and check out for the day...

Happy Birthday!

♫ Happy Birthday to Me, ♫

♫ Happy Birthday to Quinn, ♫

♫ Happy Birthday to Damon, ♫

♫ Happy Birthday to us! ♫

(and Happy Birthday to anyone else who shares this day)