#143 - like a tree

Apparently, I am like a Tree – Like a mighty oak, people who fall into the Tree category tend to be down-to-earth, with strong roots that provide strength to stand up to life’s daily challenges, and long branches to nurture those you care about. But like a tree’s leaves changing in the fall, you might find that your moods change when life’s challenges occasionally overwhelm you.

I took this "mood quiz" today and that was my result. I'm usually in a really good mood! Lately, I've been especially happy and have found joy in a lot of little things. I'm not always in a good mood: I am sometimes sleep deprived, work is sometimes long, I've had my heart broken, and sometimes I'm home and friend sick...

I am trying to focus now on finding joy in my life! I have two wonderful jobs in which I hold leadership positions, I have enough income to support my needs and occasional splurging wants. I have a gorgeous loft that I pine to lounge in, I have a downtown in easy access, friends to always turn to and a potential man I just can't get enough of! All in all, life is extremely happy and I'm loving every minute. My stomach is back to its twitterpated-less confused self and a smile, pretty much, never leaves my face.

#142 - workoholic

5:45 am - ...snooze...
the good: I get to sleep longer
the bad: I have to wake up soon

5:50 am - ...snooze...
the good: a few more minutes
the bad: quite, phone!

5:55 am - ...snooze...
the good: haha! I still get to sleep
the bad: dang, it's almost 6

6:00 am - alright alright
the good: alive, happy, healthy, employed
the bad: moving out of the cozy and into the less comfortable

6:45 am - drive to Meridian
the good: totally going to be to work on time!
the bad: I can't ride my bike to work

7:00 am - work work work
the good: happy people = job satisfaction, and good money
the bad: whiners, complainers, sobbers

3:30 pm - drive to Boise
the good: I work at the YMCA!
the bad: already worked 8 hours...

3:45 pm - work work work
the good: happy children, health conscience community, fabulous co-workers
the bad: still not sure what I want to do with my life

8:00 pm - drive home
the good: over!
the bad: exhausted, socially deprived, did I eat?

10:30 pm - nogggg shoooo nogggg shoooo
the good: happy bed, cozy dreams
the bad: my time is very scheduled and I've got too much workohol in my system

#141 - water pump

When dear ones go into surgery: on Saturday, I brought my mac in for a few repairs. The mac men seemed very confident and said they would have it fixed in no time, but failed to mention up front that they would need to keep it for five days. It was sprung on me, and as I walked outside of the store, I felt a little mac shaped emptiness. I got home and helped my old Compaq emerge from the closet. It has jumped from closet to closet for the past two 1/2 years since I've upgraded. It works, but has been stripped of it's computerness. After re-installing the Internet, I was up and running. The only problem with this computer is that it randomly decides to shut down; oh, and it's not a mac, and of course, once you mac, you can never go back. I have recently become addicted to the pill popping "House" and like to watch an episode or two a day online. 20 minutes into an episode and 3 'shut-downs' later, I had reached the pivotal discovery scene. Dr. Foreman was looking into a telescope, having a conversation with Dr. Wilson, when he got that look and exclaimed, "the water pump!" shoooooommmm - a black screen. "WHAT ABOUT THE PUMP!? WHAT ABOUT THE PUMP" Instinctually I yelled at my computer, and was too upset to instantly reboot. I had to calm down a bit... clean my house. Then find out how this water pump managed to almost kill a family. Very frustrating. One of the key luxuries I have found with a mac, now that I can really compare, is speed. Speed at finding things, bouncing through screens and pulling up need-to-go-to's. Oh I miss you speedy on mac. Get better soon...