Birthday Eve

It's finally here.  The night before my 30th birthday.  I know some of you will have trouble sleeping tonight with the excitement running through your veins as you wait for the sun to rise so that you can finally celebrate the big day.

Usually, we, meaning the husband and I, leave town during this time of year.  It's almost never planned (there was the 1 month planned 2002 trip to Sandusky, Ohio for our first introduction to Cedar Point) and it's usually because we want to avoid the crazies that show up or come out of hiding for the Indy 500.  Sorry if you're a crazy.

I can't say for sure yet if we will or will not be travelling, since we've been known to decide to go somewhere on the day we go.  Roller coasters are fun, but as I get older the whole unbalanced equilibrium occurs and most of them end up making me nauseated, which is a very sad thing because I can remember when my parents couldn't ride certain rides because of this reason.  And I know understand why people prefer to lay on a beach,  margarita in hand.


So...I'm sure you are all dying to know about the list.  I was trying to avoid bringing it up but here it is....

I completed 8 things on my list at 100%.
I completed another 8 things partially (i.e. the debt payoff came in at around 80% of the goal).
I didn't complete the other 14 things in any way shape or form.

My excuses:
1.  I started this list in October, and I should have started it in May (duh)
2.  I accomplished other things that weren't on the list.
3.  I'm almost 30 so I don't move as fast as I used to.

I've been thinking about how I want to spend my 30th year and have gone back and forth between being amazingly productive and beyond belief lazy.  I've thought about writing a small book to cover my twenties and calling it "Hern, before the MBA" in which I highlight my struggles with education and life and the people I knew along the way, including a discussion question section for future book clubs.  I've thought about writing a 5 year plan, including a contingency plan if the world does indeed end this December.  I've thought about doing P90x and how all people will see me as a mermaid if I follow through with it.

I've done a good deal of thinking, which is normal since I do have my MBA.  And I finally came to the conclusion that I will decide what to do with my year as 30 when I wake up on Saturday morning, hung over, no doubt holding onto Marcel's toilet and using Jamie's extra toothbrush, uttering the phrase "One hand on the floor, one hand on the wall" while simultaneously thanking Jenee for not allowing us to eat White Castle the night before.

Um....it's been a little while since I posted on this blog.....to be continued

What happens when blogs are written while intoxicated (BUI: Blogging under the Influence)

Ha...so today Jenee updated her blog and I thought to myself, I really need to copy her and update my blog as well....Here is the post I started writing after having a day party for Jamie's birthday and then didn't think I was sober enough to actually post it.  I read it and it's not that bad and brought back some laughs:

A blog post dedicated to my friend Jamie (warning:  I may still be a little intoxicated as I write this)
Today I woke up at 7 AM (on a SATURDAY) to go meet my friends Jamie, Marcel, and Jenee to do some ZUMBA.  At this point I remember driving to Marcel's house and then driving to zumba and then doing zumba.  After that we went back to Jenee's and showered (separately) and then left to go have lunch and do a little shopping.  We also stopped at the liquor store.  And then we went back to Jenee's house.  From that point until we left Jenee's to go back to Marcel's the following things happened but I can't really tell you in what order:  Shots of tequilla, drinking barbara streisans,  watching my drunk kitchen, playing cards, trying to play liar's dice, watching you tube videos, watching Fallon's drunken kitchen videos, making a video about boiling water, getting hit by Jamie with her new shoes, more shots, more Barbara, petting Nora,  going to eat frozen yogurt, waiting for Marcel and Jamie to buy more liquor at Marsh, laughing a lot, Jamie giving me my phone that I left at the yogurt shop, somehow getting chocolate all over my shirt...

That was from January...fun times.

Hern: over-caffeinated?

I got a little off track on posting everyday.  In my defense I've been sick on and off for the last two weeks but I'm back now so you can relax.

For the last three days I've been suffering with a TERRIBLE headache, well more like three separate terrible headaches.  On Monday it started around 11 and stuck with me until about 8:30.  Tuesday's started about 9:30 and got really bad throughout the day.  I ended up going to bed when I got home and sleeping for 12 hours.  And today I made it until noon and then got hit again and it has been the worse so far.  At 3:30 I called my doctor because of the immense amount of pain throbbing through my veins.  I can't really remember what contractions feel like during child birth but I felt like my headache today was worse than those.  No amount of over the counter medication was doing anything to appease me.

I went home and got in the shower, turning the shower head on that spray option of one concentrated stream that usually hurts my skin.  I placed my head under it and didn't move.  It felt better, but I couldn't stand there forever.  I turned the shower into a bath and as my bath water was running the nurse called me back.  She said the doctor was renewing my prescription and that I could come by the office and pick it up, they were open until 8pm.  I laid in the bath for a little while with my ears under water and that felt better.

I drove to the doctor's office to pick up my prescription (it's a controlled substance so they couldn't just call it in to the pharmacy).  After waiting 15 minutes the doctor finally signed the damn thing and then I went to Walgreens to fill it.  After waiting another 15 minutes I got the goods and downed them with some orange juice.

It took about an hour and a half to feel some relief.  It still hurts slightly on the left side of my head but it is about 100 times better.  I watched Glee which put me in a better mood and then started doing some research online about headaches.....and as I was doing my research I came to a conclusion.  I'm not a stressed out person, my job isn't that stressful, I exercise, I eat pretty well, I'm generally an optimistic person, and I usually eat breakfast.  So what does that leave?  Caffeine addiction, majorly.

I think Monster is the cause of my headaches.  It fits so perfectly.  I don't wake up with headaches.  I get them at different times, but almost always at sometime in the morning or early afternoon.  I finish drinking my Monster at different times in the morning.  Yesterday I finished it before I even got to work.  And then I have another in the afternoon sometimes.  So now I will test my theory.

The problem is....one of the side effects of quitting caffeine is headaches.  Also - the meds I'm on are buthalibital/aspirin/CAFFEINE....but I'm only supposed to take them for three days.  My goal is to go 30 days without caffeine and see how I feel.  So for my friends and co-workers, sorry if I'm a bitch for the next 30 days....hopefully it will be the answer.  Also, I will be able to cross something else off of my 30 before 30 list.

Day 17

Today I stayed home from work and slept until 3:00, getting some much needed rest.  I feel much better now and ready to face the world again.  I had some very interesting dreams during my daytime slumber, including one about going to a water park with friends and family and getting a makeover at the water park.  When I woke up I was sad that I wasn't at a water park or looking fabulous.

Days 15 & 16....

Day 15:                                                                                           Day 16:



Yep, that about sums it up.  Also, I've been working like crazy the last two days, but I imagine my efficiency may be slightly affected by the cold and/or Nyquil....The pizza tasted better than the the medicine.  Here's hoping tomorrow I stop trying to hack up a lung.....it will be Classy Wednesday after all.

Days 13 & 14

I don't feel well so this will be short.

Saturday:

woke up with alarm the first time again (WHAT?)

breakfast and Monster (Yum)

Zumba at the gym with Marcel, Jenee, and Tracy (fun and 580 calories burnt) [I'll explain who Tracy is later, get off my back]

1st bank to withdrawal money

2nd bank to deposit money

grocery shopping

cleaned, cleaned, cleaned

decorate for birthday party

had birthday party

kept 3 of Aiden's cousins for the night

hugged myself for having my tubes tied

caught a cold at some point

husband went out and bought nyquil for me

went to bed at 11, drugged up and stuffy

Sunday

made waffles

ate cereal

made more waffles (kids eat a lot)

felt the after effects of zumba 

did laundry

talked to my mom while Shawn changed the thermostat on my parents' van

talked to my mom more while she cleaned my kitchen (moms are great)

Made grilled cheese sandwiches

Burnt 2 grilled cheese sandwiches

Made more grilled cheese sandwiches

donated plasma with Shawn (woo-hoo, money for debt!)

went and visited Shawn's family

bought Aiden a cheeseburger

Smelled Aiden's cheeseburger on the way home

Wanted a cheeseburger

Made dinner (BLTs)....actually no lettuce, so BTs

Updated blog

Later....

taking more nyquil

crashing on pillow

Holy shit I did a lot this weekend....back to work tomorrow for a nice break.