Day Of Chaos!

Today, so far, has been a very chaotic day at the office. Working in any job that has anything to do with retail at this time of year is crazy! My job is only a "behind the scenes" type of thing, but the scene is still loading on the stress!

Musings for today:

1. Black Friday sales, for the most part, are nothing special. I went shopping on Monday of last week, and for many of my favorite stores, the SAME sales I took advantage of on Monday were the ones in the flyers for Black Friday. The stores hype everything up...opening at crazy hours and the like...for what? People are brainwashed, I tell you...BRAINWASHED! We drove around about midnight Thanksgiving/Black Friday, and laughed at all the people who had obviously been standing in line for hours on end...all to save $3 on some DVDs or $100 on some TV? Their time must not be all that valuable! Me personally? I wouldn't stand outside in the cold for that length of time unless there were at least $100,000 at stake! Now, THAT would be something worth my while. ;)

2. Lineage II is addictive! I actually played so much this past weekend that THE GAME popped up a message in my messaging block telling me something like, "You have been playing for an extended period of time. You should consider taking a break." Sad, I know, but all I could do was giggle as I kept on playing!

NOW, Christmas Can Begin!

Okay, so the turkey has been cooked, and trimmed with all the trimmings. We have enjoyed 3 full days of Thanksgiving left-overs, and the rest of the turkey turned into a delicious soup for the cold week to come.  NOW, Christmas can begin!  Of course, certain radio stations have been playing Christmas music for over 2 weeks and the stores had Christmas decorations up before Halloween was even over.  Don't get me wrong...I love the Christmas season...but it just came way too early this year, and Thanksgiving nearly disappeared.  A little later next year folks!

I'm Really Tired Of This!!!

Okay, so this fever has been haunting me for a week now!  No other symptoms...just fever and overall feeling of blahness (I know, that isn't even a word).  Occasional cough, but no congestion, and the cough seems more allergy/asthma related than anything. Sure, I get to work from home, which is always a plus, but I'm not able to go to the gym, not able to exercise at home...UGH!  Only thing I have going for me is that a fever raises your metabolism, and I haven't really felt all that hungry.  I've been trying to keep my protein high, so my body doesn't start using the muscle I've started to build back up as fuel.

At least some good news from work today.  Seems one of my major issues may soon see some resolution!  Can't go into details, but things may start to look up!

Too Soon For Christmas?

Today's musings:

1. Why is it that before Halloween is even over, the stores are already pushing Christmas? I love the holiday and all...the smells of spicy breads and cookies as they bake, the twinkle lights, hot chocolate and apple cider, tamales, etc.  What I don't love is that the holiday has become so commercialized, that it starts way before Thanksgiving, and this year, seems to even trump Thanksgiving!!  I mean, how many people are going to have to spend most of Thanksgiving day sleeping, because they have to report to work at 9-10 pm to prepare for the hordes of  people brainwashed into thinking that "Black Friday" deals are really that great...only to fight over the last of the latest toys and what not?  These people are being taken away from their families for the purpose of the "Oh Mighty Dollar"!  Is it really worth it?  And what about the people who will camp out in front of these stores on Thanksgiving Day to be one of the first in front of the stores?  Thanksgiving Day is supposed to be a time of fellowship with friends and family...eating too much...watching a football game together...dusting off that deck of cards for a serious game between people who haven't actually seen each other all year...kids wrestling in the back yard and sitting in front of a fire making smores after the sun goes down...etc.  This country really has their priorities screwed up!  I mean, I have no problem with the traditional "ladies go out shopping together while the men watch football" on the Friday after Thanksgiving...this is fun times, too.  But let's keep Thanksgiving just that...a day of thanksgiving!

2. Every other day, I see on the route to work a NEW alert for a missing elderly person.  It makes me wonder, are these people really "missing"? Could it be a case that they got tired of their overbearing children treating them like children, so they snuck off to go spend a few days with their rummy partner or something, and don't feel like talking to their kids? Could it be that years after a spouse died, they have a new love, and the two snuck off for some alone time? Just seems to me we have an awful lot of elderly people just wandering off.

3. WHY do people have to rubber-neck at every little thing happening on the side of the road? Yesterday, I got stuck in traffic because someone was well off the roadway changing a tire! Yes, just changing a tire!!! Once you got past the person changing the tire, traffic flowed just fine, as people realized, "Oh, that's it?"  Then, this morning, I got stuck in traffic because of people gawking at a fender-bender which had been moved off to the side of the road. Even out of the side of my eye, I could see the damage and it was obvious to me that the wreck was caused by someone being stupid (it is one of those areas where a lane ends, and there is PLENTY of advance warning the lane will end and one should merge over, but people insist on speeding up and forcing their way in at the last second). Even if there were an accident and blood and guts everywhere, I'm sure the person or the family of that person wouldn't want you gawking at them...I know I surely wouldn't want you just gawking at me if I was hurt and being tended to by emergency services.  Even worse is when emergency services are not even there, and people just gawk and don't offer the person any assistance!  Even if emergency services are on the way, maybe that person needs a blanket or something to prevent going into shock! It amazes me how people can see a person in need of help, and just drive by thinking, "Ooooo...that looks nasty!"

4. One of my favorite YouTube personalities is working on having a new positive outlook on life, and is urging his viewers to do the same. I try...I honestly do! However, it is sometimes very difficult to have a positive outlook when one is surrounded by such stupidity! I mean, SERIOUSLY! It drags on you, and my "positive" outlook turns into, "Yes, I'm looking at things positively...I'm POSITIVE you are acting as stupid as you possibly can!"

I know today's "musings" is a bit long. I'm not feeling well...haven't felt well in over a week now. I need a serious vacation...come on January! When I'm not well, I tend to me more sensitive to the junk going on around me...that's all. :)

Take The Bad With The Good

BAD: Today is looking a whole lot like yesterday! It is sad that I have to turn off all my IM apps because certain people CANNOT get the idea that they are supposed to put in tickets rather than ping me directly...this is procedure! The problem is, they want THEIR issue to take precedence, so they ping me directly so that I have to tend to their issue right then and there, and this is not right to me (as I have to drop whatever it is I am doing, even to respond to them that they need to put in a ticket) or others who have followed the correct process to get their issue in the queue to be worked.  It also puts ALL the burden on me, especially when half of the issues should be going to the other daytime person.

GOOD: Today is a glorious, grey, rainy day!!!  I love days like this...just wish I didn't have to be cooped up inside.  I want to be out shopping or something...like at an open mall where I can walk around with my umbrella without a care in the world. :)

My Many Random Thoughts Of The Day

1. Really need to get my lia sophia jewelry business working for me! I'm having such difficulty.  Today, I've sent out Facebook and Twitter messages, and an email to a rather large list of people in my contacts.  I'm debating whether or not to take some time at the shopping center across the street later today to hand out some business cards.  I'm really hoping the holiday shopping season will help pick things up, and get those contacts going!

2. Have I mentioned before how much I H.A.T.E. trying to lose weight? After such good progress with the trainer, I've stalled again! I'm wondering if it is the protein bars, so I'm trying not having those for a couple of weeks and see what happens.  UGH!  This is so frustrating!  Just 14 measly little pounds to go, and they refuse to leave me!

3. Okay, so I know I've mentioned holiday shopping.  Holiday shopping at this time of year is one thing.  I mean, I've already gotten some things marked off of my list.  I don't believe you must wait until the day after Thanksgiving to get the shopping out of the way, and understand that the earlier it is finished, the more you can enjoy the holiday season. :)  However, we go out to eat the other evening, and the radio station the establishment is set on is playing Christmas music!!  Really?  That truly is a bit much!  Some things are better left until AFTER Thanksgiving.  Seriously!

So Frustrating!

Okay, so I need to re-evaluate...AGAIN!  I've been trying to do what the trainer told me to do on my own...and I THINK I've been doing good.  The scale creeped up a half a pound!  UGH!  I hate this!  I mean, I know I didn't make it to the gym a couple of days this week (Monday and today), but the last two days I busted my tail, doing a little extra cardio.  I wonder if it is the protein bars?  Maybe a bit too many carbs?  I don't know...but I'm going to try to make some adjustments and see what happens...bust it a little harder on the cardio and cut back about 20g of carbs to try to stay around 80g a day.  I have noticed I haven't been getting a lot of veggies, so will look at increasing those, as well.

Long And Dreary

Today is a long and dreary day! I have tons of work, and it keeps piling on faster than I can get it done. I feel like I'm drowning, sinking further and further into a hole.

This One Takes Me Back!

The Many Observations Of The Day (And It's Still Early)!

1. With everyone in an uproar over gay marriage and protecting the sanctity of marriage, where are these same people when you have a highly profiled Hollywood divorce after only 72 days of marriage?  Seems to me, this is more an insult to the sanctity of marriage!  Hmmm...two people of the opposite sex who bail the second things get tough because they can (and weren't truly in love), or two people of the same sex who have been together for years on end through thick and thin because of the love they have for each other.  Which is worse on the image of marriage?  Just an observation!

2. Heard a headline today that drinking soda may be linked to teen violence.  They are just now figuring this out?  Any parent who pays any kind of attention to their kids should have figured this out a long time ago!  I mean, early on, I noticed a connection in my daughter with regards to her behavior and whether or not she had any Dr. Pepper that day.  If she had soda, she tended to get a bad attitude...and bad attitudes can definitely lead to violent behavior.  DUH!!!

3. People simply do not pay attention to their surroundings, or just don't care.  This goes for walking in the grocery store, driving their cars, etc.

Yep...some really deep stuff for so early in the day, I know. :)