My calmness level needs work, big suprise.

My cube-buddy at work sent me this quiz about "What's Your Calmness Level". Well she certainly knows I'm not a calm person. We banter back and forth all day on instant messenger about morons in the office and how sometimes people make me want to either bang my head on the desk until I am unconscious; or stab myself in the ear with a pen until I go deaf and I don't have to listen to their stupidity anymore. Clearly this isn't right. So I took the dang quiz and low and behold I need work. Here's my results:

Thank you for taking our quiz!

Your calmness factor is: 83

What does your calmness factor say about you?

If your factor is between 25-50:While there is probably always room for improvement, you remain admirably calm in the face of potentially vexing situations. You have learned there are other options besides anger as reactions to change and sudden or unpleasant developments.

If your factor is between 51-100:Your ability to contain conflict and anger at generally manageable and nondestructive levels still needs work. You opt for anger more often than you should.

If your factor is between 101-125:You literally are in the process of killing yourself. Volcanic reaction like yours to life's difficult situations do harm to your health. It is probable that you have jeopardized or completely lost some friendships and/or working relationships. Improving your skills is essential to survival.

But at least I'm not in the process of killing myself. But I'm sure on my way.

Detox: Day 2

So detox day 2 was a tough one. I don't think I got enough sleep the night before and add that with not eating anything but fruits and veggies I was very tired. I moped around all day at work, not wanting to do anything. I had to cover phones from 2-5pm for our stupid receptionist who thinks she can leave whenever (I have issues with her if you can't tell). While watching phones, I believe I may have fallen asleep sitting up. Luckily, one of the partners came walking up the hall and coughed so I opened my eyes. I made it home and ate some zucchini, asparagus and broccoli. I cheated and had an egg cooked with Pam. Which an egg isn't really cheating, they said if I needed protein I could eat an egg white. Well no way on the egg white. I guess I fell asleep on the couch from about 6:30-7 and then fell asleep watching the office at 10. That's how tired I was, I fell asleep watching the office. I did drink my 64oz of water though!

Transitions

Tomorrow at work I start Transitions. It's a 12 week weight loss program through my firm's benefit coordinator. It's been described as Weight Watchers with supplements. I am supposed to keep track of what I eat while of course following certain rules for what I can eat. I also will be taking supplements for the 12 week program. Of course exercise will be part of the program. After the 12 weeks I am supposed to be able to have "transitioned" into healthy eating and living and be able to keep off the weight I've lost. I'm very nervous for the first week of the program because I was informed today that the first week is a "detox" week. This detox is a diet of fruits and veggies only. No salt, butter, oil, sugar, etc. I'm allowed herbs and spices to put on my fruits and veggies. But I can only cook them by steaming them. No baking, no microwave. Or eat them raw, which will not be happening. The true test will be Sunday, which of course is Super Bowl Sunday. Besides Christmas and Thanksgiving, this is the third biggest eating holiday. Yes, I'm calling it a holiday.

So tomorrow is the start of the program. As of today I am 5'8" and 170lbs. My BMI is 25.8. I have no idea what my measurements are. We get to figure that out tomorrow (not awkward at all). My goal is at least 150lbs by the end of the 12 weeks.

Wish me luck with my fruits and veggies!

A mystery.

It is a mystery to me as to why James likes to fill cups with water, put a straw in the cup, drink some of the water and then leave the cups around the house. Today as I was cleaning, I cleaned up 9 cups just from him. How do I know that they were his cups? Well besides the fact that I'll at least put my cups in the sink, they all had straws in them. These cups will accumulate on his night stand until there is no more room. I ask him, why can you not take your cups downstairs and put them in the sink? He says he can't remember to do it, which I think is a bullshit excuse. I mean come on, you can't take your cups down stairs when you are done with them. Oh, that's right, he doesn't ever finish the water that's in there. I'm going to start calling him Bo. For those of you who haven't seen "Signs", or those who need a refresh, it's the little girl that keeps leaving half empty cups around the house. In the end of the movie, those water cups save them from the aliens who, as it turns out, are deathly allergic to water. But is that really going to happen? I think not. So until the world is invaded by aliens, it will remain a mystery as to why James leaves cups of water around the house.

One cup on the desk.

3 cups on the night stand

2 cups in the bathroom. (there were 3 more on the coffee table which = 9)

Finally!

Last month I had decided that I need to learn how to use my sewing machine. I feel bad every time I see it sitting in it's box in the closet. But the last time I tried to use it (the first time ever) it did not go well and I got very angry (see here). James even suggested that I put it away for a while so I could calm down. There was finally a Sewing 101 class that I could attend at JoAnn's Fabric. I called JoAnn and she signed me up for this morning. I got there early so I could pick out the supplies I needed. The class was from 9:30 to noon and there were 5 other girls in the class with me. Lisa the instructor was awesome! I didn't bring my instruction booklet (duh) with me and she couldn't figure out how to thread my machine (cause it's front loading?) so she went around asking the other instructors how to do it. I can now thread my machine, sew a straight seem and a zig-zag seam. And I made a pocket!! I'm very excited that I know how to use this damn thing. I even bought some quilting squares to practice on. I am now part of the sewing machine users club!

My pocket!

Stuff in my pocket!

My New Mug

Happy Inauguration Day

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."

-Abraham Lincoln

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of freedom."

-John F Kennedy

Quote of the Day

I get the quote of the day from the Foundation for a Better Life and I thought today's quote was worth sharing.

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”

—Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672); writer, poet, first woman to be published in Colonial America

Theater Rules

Last night me and my friends went to see Rent at Shea's Theater downtown. Now, I've been to the theater before and I was taught it was kind of a "fancy" affair that you wore nice clothes to. There is certain etiquette that you follow at the theater. So even though I'm not a consistent theater goer, I thought I'd share some etiquette tips for the theater, or these could be applied to general society.

- Don't sing along with the play to the top of your lungs and then act annoyed that people ask you to stop.

- Don't take your bag of Skittles and crinkle the wrapper all the way to your mouth, tip your head back and pour the Skittles into your mouth. This is gross and noisy.

- Don't take your box of Butterfingers, crinkle the box all the way to your mouth, tip your head back and pour the Butterfingers into your mouth. This is gross and noisy and is making me want to vomit. (Same person)

- Don't get the twitches during the play because you are now on a sugar high. Stop scratching your head constantly and moving it around like it's about to fall off.

- Don't keep raising your hands and putting your elbow on your neighbors shoulders, the people behind you can't see.

- Stop checking your cell phone. The bright light is distracting. You are not as popular as you think you are because I can see that you have had no texts or calls each time you check.

- Take your stupid bluetooth out of your ear and put it in your purse. You will not be using it during the play and the light blinking every three seconds is f-ing annoying.

- Please wear underwear to the theater. We can see your ass crack because your beer belly is too big to pull your pants over it to keep them up. You have now turned me off Sour Patch kids.

- Don't buy a water bottle at intermission and tap on it. I will ask you to stop because it is super annoying.

- If you want to rub your significant other's leg, please do it quietly or at home.

If you do this, please stop

For the love of sweet Lincoln's mullet, DO NOT talk on your cell phone while using a public restroom. The people in the other stalls do not want to hear your conversation and I'm sure the person on the other line does not want to here toilets flushing. Your cell phone is now un-sanitary, and you need to spray it with lysol. This also goes for conversations in elevators. Please tell the person to hold while you are in the elevator or take the stairs. It's just awkward for everyone involved.