Hair and Headaches

I have a headache today, it seems to be focused right behind my left eye. I hate it when it hurts in just one spot like this, it makes me paranoid that it's a blood clot or something. Brenda, it was good to see you yesterday, sorry we didn't get to stay longer but we (and by "we," I mean Chad) were in a hurry to get home and watch basketball. Glad you enjoyed The Melting Pot and I hope you had a safe trip home! My sister got a fabulous haircut on Friday! I really wish I could get pictures on here so everyone could see! For now you will just have to take my word for it, she looks beautiful! I threw her scrunchie away while we were still at the salon, I don't ever want to see her hair in a ponytail again! The whole experience made me wish I had beautiful curly hair instead of the half wavy, half curly hair that requires daily straightening.

I love Etsy!

I just bought this. What do you think?

The Melting Pot

Chad took me to The Melting Pot to celebrate the promotion I got at work today. Don't get too excited, it isn't that big of a deal, just a change from receptionist to office manager. But the plan is to hire another receptionist besides me and the part-timer so I can start doing more of the business side of things, which will be awesome!

Anyway, The Melting Pot was wonderfully fantastic, as usual. We had the Swiss cheese, steak, shrimp and turtle chocolate for dessert, minus the pecans. If anyone of you haven't been before, I command you to go immediately.

Shout out to Brenda,

the genius. Great job!

I never get sick.

I think I'm sick. The only problem is, I never get sick, I just get headaches. My throat hurts and my sinuses hurt and my ears hurt. Could this just be a very expansive headache? I have something important to do tomorrow, so hopefully this is just a 24 hr thing. Well, as long as we're hoping, let's hope it is a 3 hr thing, which would make me feel better in about 2 minutes.

Rain, Rain, Go Away

This was a very lazy weekend for me, why couldn't it have rained then? We watched the entire first season of "Dexter," it was awesome. Serial killers have fascinated me ever since I took a class about them at college. Has anyone else seen the show? It is about a guy (a cute guy, of course) who works for the Miami PD and is a serial killer. But he only kills people who deserve it. Like other killers. Well, all this rain has given me writer's block, so I guess that is all for today. Oh and please pray for my family, my great-uncle is about to die, esophegeal cancer. He will be the first of "The Aunts and Uncles" to go, I hope it doesn't start a trend.

P.S. I just spell-checked this entry and I spelled "esophegeal" right!

Overheard at the Animal Hospital

A dog with no eyes comes in for boarding. I take it to the back. The kennel worker says "Oh, is this dog blind?" (Yes Captain Obvious! The dog with no eyes is blind! Your powers of deduction amaze me!)

Today I...

-Completely forgot about an appointment I had at my chiropractor and I feel horrible about it! I just finished making a pan of brownies to take them tomorrow to help apologize - I hate it when people just don't show up for appointments at the animal hospital, it is so incredibly rude and I can't believe I did this!

-Washed my car.

-Went for a recheck at with my neurologist. He gave me a script for a nasal spray, yuck! My appointment was at 1:20 and I was out of there by 1:45, amazing! I got a lecture while I was there for not keeping my "headache log." I don't like to do that, because then I have to be aware of how my head feels all the time and that just makes it worse! But I guess I will try to keep one now, at least for a while - Everyone help remind me!

-Bought a new tire for my car because the old one had a crack in it. I don't remember hitting a curb or anything like that, and I can't imagine that someone would cut it, so who knows what happened, but all is well now.

-Went shopping and bought too much stuff! My favorite purchase is pair of Gap jeans - they were on the cheap side (at least for Gap) and since I wear jeans to work everyday and only had 2 pairs, I figured I could use another one - plus, I got 20% off. I don't know what it is about that brand, they are just so comfortable that I don't mind paying twice as much as I would for a pair somewhere else. I also got a few new shirts, all on sale of course. While wandering around Walmart, waiting for them to finish with my car, I saw they had 2 Wii remotes, so I practically tackled the poor guy working in the electronics section and got him to sell me both of them - now we don't have to share when we have 4 players!

-Ate cheesesteak for dinner, so good!

-Had a headache all day, what's up with that? Meds haven't helped, hope it is better in the morning. Guess I should go write it in my headache log, huh?

-Enjoyed the beautiful weather! At one point, my car said 83 degrees, but I think it usually runs a few degrees high.

ABC

A - Available or Single? "M" is for married.

B - Best Friend? Mandy and Mum

C - Cake or Pie? Blackberry Pie and Strawberry Pie. Unless cheesecake counts as cake, then I choose cake.

D - Drink of Choice? Dr. Pepper please.

E - Essential Item(s)? My Gap jeans, my little red car, my clogs.

F - Favorite Color? Tiffany Blue.

G - Gummi Bears or Worms? Bears, I like to bite their little heads off.

H - Hometown? Plattsburg, MO

I - Indulgence? Beauty products - why aren't they working yet?

J - January or February? February, closer to spring!

K - Kids? No thank you - see previous posts.

L - Life is incomplete without...family, friends and cats.

M - Marriage Date: 5/27/06

N - Number of Siblings: 1 sister/best friend, 1 brother-in-law/handyman, they are all I really need!

O - Oranges or Apples? Oranges.

P - Phobias/Fears: Spiders, losing a loved one, small, enclosed places, changechangechange!

Q - Favorite Quote:
"As long as you know that most men are children, you know everything."
-Coco Chanel

"The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't. "
-Douglas Adams

"I love children: especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away."
-Nancy Mitford

R - Reasons to Smile? cats sleeping by your head instead of on your head, closing time, www.tiffany.com

S - Season? Springspringspring, hurry up and get here spring!

T - Tag Three: Only one of my readers has a blog, so Kim Kim Kim. This is a sign that A. I need more readers or 2. My readers should start a blog!

U - Unknown Fact About Me: In high school I got my ears pierced again, like a hole in each ear above the first one, but I had to take them out because they weren't perfectly even. Everyone said they were, but I could tell they weren't.

V - Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals? Oppressor, I love me some beef.

W - Worst habits? Not doing the dishes in a timely manner, not throwing out leftovers in a timely manner, not going to bed in a timely manner, letting little things drive me absolutly insane (yes, man who sits next to me in Sunday School and slurps his coffee incredibly loud, I am talking about you), always looking for change instead of being happy with what I have/where I am.

X - X-rays or Ultrasounds? X-rays - I can get one of those at work if I need one.

Y - Your Favorite Foods: Chipotle, Wheat Chex, dinner rolls.

Z - Zodiac: Scorpio

Overheard at the Animal Hospital.

Them: "Oh, my dog doesn't need a fecal test, he never goes outside!"
Me: "Really? He goes to the bathroom inside?"
Them: "No, he goes outside."
Me: "So you're saying he goes outside?"
Them: "Yes, of course!"
Me: "Then he needs a fecal test."

"It's an emergency! My cat has been gone for several days and he just came back home and he can't walk!!" (Really? Did one of his buddies drive him home?)

Them: "My cat doesn't need pain medicine, it's just a spay and declaw."
Me: "Gosh, I sure hope I get some pain medicine if I ever have a hysterectomy and my toes amputated on the same day!"
Them: "Oh, she'll be fine! I'll just give her some Tylenol." (NEVER GIVE A CAT TYLENOL!)

(Usually five minutes before we close on a Saturday) "It's an emergency!!" My dog has been limping for a month!"

"It's probably no big deal, but my dog got a chicken bone stuck in his throat about a week ago, and now it seems to have shifted and he looks like he's in pain. Do you think I should bring him in?" (Now that is an emergency).

"Yes, I know I just had a dog die of parvo, and I know that this one had parvo and just barely pulled through, but I'm going to go ahead and skip the parvo vaccines anyway. What are the chances she'll get it twice?" (Ok, sometimes it's not what these people say, it's their actions).

"No Johnny, don't pull the cat's tail. No Susie, don't jump on the scale. No James, don't color on the floor. No Janie, don't open the bags of dog food. No Billy, don't irritate the cranky receptionist, she looks like she might staple your feet to the floor" (I swear, some people come in with at least a million kids!)

More to follow, I'm sure.

PS - I still need comments on the career post. I know there are at least 3 of you who have not posted, you know who you are, so don't make me type your names (Brenda, Josh and Kim!) At least tell me how many times you think a 24 year old can change jobs before becoming "that girl."

4 things

Four jobs I have had in my life:

1. Pharmacy Technician
2. Waitress (worst job ever)

3. ER Admitting Rep

4. Receptionist

Four movies I would watch over and over:

1. America's Sweethearts
2. Armegeddon (for when I need a good cry)

3. 3 Amigos
4. Blazing Saddles

Four places I have lived:
1. Plattsburg, MO
2. Point Lookout, MO
3. Branson, MO
4. Gardner, KS

Four TV shows I love to watch:
1. The Office
2. Friends
3. Scrubs
4. Desperate Housewives
5. How I Met Your Mother
6. One Tree Hill
7. SNL
8. ER
9. The Big Bang Theory
10. House
11. Oh, I was only supposed to name 4?

Four places I have been on vacation:
1. Florida
2. New York
3. Chicago
4. Alaska

Four Favorite Foods:
1. Wheat Chex
2. Gingerbread
3. Almond Pastry
4. Oreo Cheesecake

I need a career counselor.

Things I would miss about my job:

1. kittens


2. filling prescriptions


3. how close it is to home


4. being able to wear jeans/scrubs


5. Emma (the office cat)


6. being the person who knows everything (it's nice to be needed!)


7. the lack of drama (I had no idea a work environment could be this drama free!)


8. having a day off during the week


9. discounts

Things I would not miss about my job:

1. having to get the mail


2. dog slobber, pee and poo


3. all the sex jokes from a certain doctor (We get it, you think about sex a lot! I can't believe you haven't been sued for sexual harassment yet.)


4. getting yelled at by clients (I don't set the prices people!)


5. euthanasias


6. dealing with money, taking payments


7. lack of enforced policies


8. emergencies (nail trims are not emergencies people!)


9. telemarketers


10. fecal samples


11. constantly being told to do something I'm already doing


12. lack of advancement opportunities


13. feeling like the world would end if I had to call in sick


14. quoting prices over the phone

How many times can you change jobs before becoming "that girl who switches jobs all the time?" But I can't stay in one job forever just to avoid becoming "that" girl, right? Suggestions and opinions on this matter are appreciated.

Loving

these!

Everyone is sick.

Luckily for me, I have an immune system made of steel. I'm surprised Chad hasn't gotten sick yet, because he usually seems to get whatever goes around. Hopefully we will both stay healthy.

A tip for all dog owners: If your dog goes to the bathroom on the floor of your veterinary clinic, do not, do not, just walk out without telling someone. Apologize. Maybe offer to clean it up. They probably won't let you, but it is still nice to offer. And if your dog does this every single flippin' time they go to the vet, it needs more potty training. Don't just laugh and say "Oh, there she goes again!" It isn't funny! Do you laugh when the dog poops all over your house? I didn't think so.

Did anyone else watch the special about the Royal Family that was on ABC last night? I did and it was lame and we didn't even get to look at Prince William very much. Apparently the Queen really is as boring as she looks.

"Sore" does not begin to describe it.

Yesterday we went for a walk. A 9.2 mile walk to Chipotle. It was the worse experience of my life. It started out ok, and when I thought we were almost there, it turns out we had only gone two miles. It rained on and off a little at first, but I was wearing a hoodie, so it didn't really bother me. But around mile 6 or 7 it started raining a lot more and the sky got really gray and cloudy and I knew I would never go on a walk with my husband again. This was all his idea by the way. My left foot started burning at mile 2. I felt the blister develop around mile 5. A nice man offered us a ride around mile 6 and Chad turned him down. I took some ibuprofen before bed and sat in the hot tub for a few minutes and this morning I wasn't really that sore. But now it is 2:30 and it's getting worse. I can't even imagine how I'm going to get out of bed in the morning. Can I call in sore to work? The burrito that awaited me at the end was good, but so not worth the walk. This is a link to our route, it may or may not work.

http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/5089730

If it does work, notice that our max speed was 5.4 mph. That was at the very end when I ran up to the restaurant. (I like to finish strong).

Hi Brenda, I'm happy to have another reader. You are number 3! I can already tell that I'm on my way to having the most popular blog ever.