Be Good or Be Good at it... honest blog

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Just the beginning...

Who other than Oprah to get you off your ass to start writing in a journal again. Yes, I know this is a blog and my friends can read it. But my friends know that I am pretty honest, blunt and straightforward. I am not asking for advice... I just need a place to let it out. (Travisimo would like like to thank Blogger.com This way he doesn't have to hear it.)

I have always kept a journal and I have loved doing it. Whether it be a "dear diary" moment, something that was funny, something that I felt or something that I had experienced, I wrote it down. It has been awhile since I have done that, but what better time to start "again" than the present.

Today marks the day when I realized that I am obsessed with taking my basal temperature and peeing on ovulation sticks. YUP! If you haven't figured it out yet, we are trying to have a baby. It's a scary thought, but I knew that I would have to face it one day. We haven't been trying very long, but long enough to obsess about about ... daily. Holy shit if this isn't the most mathematical and scientific process ever!
"Is it the right time? Did my temperature spike? Am I even ovulating? What kind of mucus is my vagina spitting out-- clear, creamy, sticky-- how about just gross?" I mean, for crying out loud! We spend our entire college career trying to "not get pregnant" that when it is actually time to get pregnant-- you can't. I feel like I wasted so much money on birth control... when really I should have been saving it for all for the cost of blood work, doctors visits, medicine, pregnancy tests and ovulation kits.
I keep hearing people say...
"Just don't think about it." -- kind of hard to do when every other person is announcing they are pregnant.
(I am very happy for all my friends though- honestly, I really really am!)
"Just have fun with it... it will happen." -- really? REALLY? what is fun about taking your temp and then jumping on your husband like a robot- kinda takes the fun out of it, dontcha think?
"Have sex every other day, you are bound to get pregnant."- tried that... Nothing.

So... Clomid... Here's goes nothing... in the hopes of something.
PS- I am having hard time hitting the "Publish Post" button...

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Coral--- it's in... and if it's not... I don't care.

My friend Katie P. sent me a clothing website- http://www.vestique.com/
I checked it out and instantly fell in love! I love a good bargain and I love finding anything orange or in the same family as orange. I bought a few things from Vestique yesterday at 9:40am and they arrived TODAY at 9:55am. LOVE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS! I didn't even pay extra for shipping as I am not that kind of person. Shipping was FREE with a purchase of $100 or more.

Everywhere I look downtown, stores have some kind of clothing in the color coral. So it has to be in... and if it isn't, well, I don't care because I know the color looks good against this Filipino skin.
(Always tan- JEALOUS)

I had to share my new purchases with you...

"Under the Boardwalk"

"Wave of Emotion"

So check out http://www.vestique.com/ It is worth it.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Emotions of the day...

DRAINED- Due to lack of sleep
REFRESHED- Thanks to my citrus body bar soap
Briefly CONTENT- Listening to my rapper husband, Eminem
FRUSTRATED- Because as soon as I got to work I had fires that I had to put out.
UNDERMINED- Because I cant be taken seriously at work.
OVER WORKED- Because my pending file is only getting larger.
UNDER PAID- please see "over worked"
BUSY- Because I am my own department at work and have no help.
RELIEVED- Because LT finally got to work and she makes work so much more tolerable.
HUNGRY- Because all I had for dinner the night before was a mini homemade breakfast sandwich.
CHEERFUL- Because I finally got to eat and ordered a chicken sandwich from Jestine's and had a good lunch with Cassandra
FRUSTRATED (again)- Because a Jerry I work with makes my job so much more harder than it needs to be. I loathe him.
RELIEVED- Because the day was almost over.
ANNOYED- Because the day was almost over but I spent most of it in a foul mood.
RELAXED- Because I was on my home and was finally enjoying a cig and my husband, Eminem on the radio.
TIRED-Because I felt all of the above today.

Holy Shit! Am I going to have to feel this most of my life?
How was your day?
RATE of the day: Borderline SUCKY.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Cures for an EDW- Emotional Drunk Wife

Happy Hour. Drinking. Shots. Drunk. Emotional Breakdown. Puffy eyes. Hungover.

When I woke up this morning I thought... "how do I cure this hangover and get rid of these puffy eyes?"
Here are some tips...

Eggs- Eat some eggs! Funny thing is... when Trav and I get home from the bars and we are hungry, we cook eggs! Easy and you almost ALWAYS have eggs in the house.

The Hair of the Dog- Just have another drink! Why not!? Keep in mind that you will eventually have a hangover, but you can delay it! But please do not drive if you find yourself getting wasted again.

Goody's headache powder- Ahhh--- works every time. Goody's..."Tougher than your headache"

Puffy Eyes... It isn't always that you will have puffy eyes, but if you are one of those girls that likes to be an emotional drunk... you just might need a cure for those beautiful blues...

Tea Bags- cold caffeinated tea bags over the eyes. Sounds weird and dangerous as you may stain your face and your clothes.

Cold face towel- I put a cold wet face towel over my eyes and lay down and just back to sleep. This is good for all parties involved.

The best cure for a hangover and puffy eyes is just not to get too drunk where you turn in to an emotional train wreck!
(A HUGE thank you to my awesome husband for making me feel so much better and letting me cry and snot all over his shoulder- I heart you husband!)

Monday, January 10, 2011

The Pearlstine Family--- being good and being very good at it!

I was fortunate enough to go to the dinner honoring a friend and a client of mine Mr. Edwin Pearlstine and his family last Wednesday night.

His family was given the Frances Salvador award for all the tremendous work they do around our community. Giving back to the community is such an important thing for all of us to do and the Pearlstine family should be an inspiration to all of us. They are truly "being good and being very good at it.

“Service is the price you pay for the space you occupy”

Below is a little excerpt from a poem called "The Eternal Question" written by Mr. Pearlstine's grandmother.

"Can you say tonight in parting with the day that sped so fast,

That you gave a helping hand to the weary one you passed?

Is a single heart rejoicing over what you did or said?

Does one whose hopes were fading now with courage look ahead?

Did you waste the day or lose it, was it well or poorly spent?

Did you leave a trail of kindness or a scar of discontent?

As you close your eyes in slumber do you think that God will say,

'You have earned one more tomorrow by the good you did today.' "

- Cecilia Felsenthal

A fresh start

It is official I am a terrible blogger. Admitting that is the first step-- so I am going to make it a point to blog more with this new year. Resolutions are so hard to keep. I have failed miserably in the past.
Tried to quit smoking- failed. Work out more- failed. (Maybe my new years resolution should be not to fail at so many things :)

Dear Blog,
I am sorry for neglecting you.

Your Creator,
S~