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Creams and Chemicals

Filed under: GRRRRR!!,Health — Tags: , , , , — Kristyn @ 7:41 am

I just realized that I missed my chance to feed my diet pill and anti-wrinkle cream obsession with that last post!  I am the only person I know who can turn an entry about tooth pain and hurting into a post about my weight.  I am such a basket case about this sometimes.  I mean, why not just start saying my skin will look better if I can’t eat for a few weeks and will therefore need less anti wrinkle eye cream or face firming cream, or whatever?  Hmm… you think that would work? I don’t think so, but I recently heard that working out was making my friend’s skin look better, so I might try that.  We always tend to go to creams and chemicals to look better. Drink water, work out and look great, imagine that.

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…..`·.¸.·Kristyn

Damn Teeth…

Filed under: GRRRRR!!,Health — Tags: , , — Kristyn @ 7:35 am

I feel so miserable lately. My tooth ache has evolved into a full blown abscessed tooth. Yesterday, I gave up when my gums swelled up and went to the dentist. I hate dentists with the fire of a thousand suns, so it was the last place I wanted to be, but I went because I’m worried about this gum swelling thing. Turns out I actually have an abscess and need meds, pain killers (oh yeah, definitely!) and to have the tooth pulled out.  I also need two fillings on the tooth right next to it.  So, I’m going to have a big hole in my mouth where that tooth was, near the front but not in the front. Then, in a few months, I’m going to have to figure out what I can do about that hole, either with a bridge, an implant, or with a partial with one tooth on it. I could let it go, but it’ll make trouble for the other teeth, or so they say.  My teeth don’t generally move that easily, but I’m taking them at their word.

There is one good thing about all this… I can’t eat. Yeah, I can’t chew because it hurts like hell. So, I’m having to eat only soft foods I can swallow with minimal chewing.  By the end of this, maybe I’ll be a few pounds lighter.  It would be nice, I mean, obviously I won’t be squeezing into a pair of rocawear jeans anytime soon (very cute jeans, by the way!), but my clothes might fit better. That’s all I can really hope for, that my clothes will fit me better. It’s not all I need to lose, but it’s a start. The dentist told me that some of my tooth pain is likely coming from grinding my teeth because he said they don’t look as bad as I thought. When I asked what could be done about that, he said I should reduce my stress, sleep well and eat better.  Eating better is a big goal (that just said, “gal” rather than goal, Freudian slip right there) for me right now.  I need to lose weight before I get any older and now I have more motivation because the dentist is telling me that eating better will reduce my tooth pain.

Motivation is awesome, even when it fails to motivate me… this, though, just might do it.

…(¨`·.·´¨)
…..`·.¸.·Kristyn

The Office Floor

Filed under: Life,Uncategorized,Work — Tags: , , , — Kristyn @ 10:44 am

Well, I’m awake and ready to work and pretty happy that the company I work for the most has managed to get all of my titles approved, save for one.  That means my pay’s going to be pretty good tomorrow, as opposed to the pittance it could have been.  Getting paid always makes me happy.  Happiness always makes me think of thing I want to change.  Yes, I know, I’m never completely happy, even when I’m content I’m thinking about change.  So yeah, the office is my most immediate concern but making any changes in there is going to be a huge pain in the ass.  Not only am I going to have to pull up the carpet, which I have no idea how to do, but I’m going to have to lay a new floor.

It’s the new floor that I’ve decided to change.  I was going to lay down a floating floor, but I changed my mind.  We’re not going to live here long enough for that sort of effort to matter.  So, I’m going to lay down linoleum tiles, instead.  They’re peel and stick, easy to install, and I’ll be able to use that room again.  When it comes time to sell this house, the flooring in there will have to be something other than what it is right now because it’s just nasty, as it is.  The linoleum floor will require less tools to install (I’m not good with industrial supplies, which I know is a huge exaggeration, but yeah, it makes the point).

Oh, and it’s cheaper!  Hence the money making me think of it. I think when I get my financial aid in the fall I’ll invest in the materials and spend a weekend getting the project done.  If the room wasn’t such a mess, it wouldn’t take nearly that long, but it is and there’s a ton of stuff in there, most of which needs to be tossed out.  Old boxes, broken furniture, things like that.  I’m just looking forward to being able to do something and use that space again.  I’ll have to keep Ani out of there when we’re not in there, but that should be fine, I can just close the door.  God, I cannot wait to close the door on this whole place!

…(¨`·.·´¨)
…..`·.¸.·Kristyn

Database down… again…*dramatic sigh*

Filed under: Work,Writing — Tags: , , — Kristyn @ 2:59 pm

I’ve been trying to work today, but an getting little done because the place I make most of my income is having database errors. It’s frustrating and makes it hard to stay motivated to work. Just when I’m on a roll the system decides to act like an asshole. This never happened, then they started rolling out a ton of changes and the database seems like it has errors every two days now. They should really work on fixing all the bugs in the current system before unleashing a whole new host of problems!

This whole thing is driving me to smoke, and I quit that years ago (wonder if Matt has cartridges for his electronic cigarettes? It’s got to be healthier, and less expensive, than actual cigarettes, right?).  Maybe I should be driven to drink instead, we have a fridge full of wine!  Might even help my productivity… yeah, not a joke, actually.  When I’ve had a glass of wine, I always write easier.  Might be that all my grown up inhibitions about what I’m putting down on the (virtual) page are less inhibited when I’ve had a glass or two.  Of course, it could also be that what I write when I’m under the influence of a glass of wine isn’t as good.  I don’t know, might be that I should test this theory?!

Anyway, in leiu of the ability to work at the best paying place, I’m going to take the opportunity to get some stuff done for the other sites.  It’s a funny thing, I enjoy working for the other sites more, but they pay less, so I put them off in favor of making an immediate living.  The other sites pay residual income, so the more I get up on them, the better my pay will eventually be, but it’s hard to make the time when I could be writing the stuff that pays right now.  I suppose I’m a part of the instant gratification culture. I want it and I want it now!

Okay, on that note, I’m off to actually get some work done (probably).

…(¨`·.·´¨)
…..`·.¸.·Kristyn

Veg…

Filed under: Writing — Kristyn @ 9:19 pm

It’s been a long day. I literally worked from 1p.m. this afternoon until 10p.m. tonight.  I did take a break to make dinner around 8p.m. but otherwise, I’ve been working.  I got a lot done, but not as much as I was hoping, so I’m a little bit disappointed.  I’m also feeling a bit like the wrinkles are forming on my face as we speak (might wind down by searching wrinkle cream reviews to get rid of those work/tired related wrinkles. Ha!).  Yeah, so I was going to say something but my brain’s fried right now, so I’m off to do veg in front of the TV.  It’s been a long day and I have another long day ahead of me tomorrow.

Good night.

…(¨`·.·´¨)
…..`·.¸.·Kristyn

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I'm a childfree, chocoholic, lit geek, blog-obsessed, rubenesque, graduate student, writer. I'm shy, opinionated, and in love with a wonderful guy. I live in central Texas but hope to be on my way home to southern California very soon!

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