Busy day

Hey all,

Well, today was a very busy day at work. I started getting a bit overwhelmed toward the end, but the boss told me that it was okay, to remember that I only started a week ago. Tomorrow's going to be another busy day since we didn't finish everything. Looking forward to it! No, that's not sarcasm. I actually like it when we're busy because time goes by faster, and suddenly, it's 4 PM and I get to go home and watch another 2 hours of Family Guy. Some of my favorite quotes tonight:

Quagmire: Dear diary... Jackpot!

Quagmire: What the hell's CPR?

Peter: Holy crap, that building was on fire?

Stewie: What the deuce? (well, that's a given)

Well, and there were more funny moments, of course... but I finally turned off the TV, made myself some dinner (the last chicken sausage with a nice bed of mixed greens and cranberry trail mix). For dessert, I've got nonfat yogurt with blackberry applesauce. Yum! 

Well, I've decided to go sign my lease on Thursday at 4, then she'll give me the keys sometime Saturday night/afternoon, and I can move in first thing Sunday morning, yay! I can't wait. I actually drew in Windows Paint the layout of my apartment, so that you creative people out there can help me with the designing and decorating. Mom and stepdad are bringing me a round glass dining table that seats 4, with chairs, and I found a couch on Craig's list I really like... I emailed them to see if I can go see it sometime this week. I've got a good idea of where I want to put stuff, but I'd love to hear everyone's input. Please bear in mind that it may not be to scale, I'm not an architect and, who am I kidding, this is Windows Paintbrush. Here's the layout: 

So yeah, hope everyone's having a fabulous day... I had a slight moment of despair today at work because my boss and I work on something many times every day, and although I get the general concept, it's still not completely clicking and we were selling out today AND tomorrow, not to mention that Tuesdays of Week 2 are the busiest day, so yeah, I was a little overwhelmed. No, I didn't cry, that would be the Aurelie from a few years ago (ok, a good 8 years ago) and I'm just gonna stick it out and it'll click eventually. I stayed at work till 4:50, and was fine with it, despite the headaches. I also feel bad because I keep yawning in the afternoon - maybe because I have quite a meal at lunch (some kind of BBQ'd chicken today, with mashed potatoes, and a salad bar). I'm not bored, I promise!! :) Maybe because tomorrow's a busy day I should consider caffeine. I'll bring some black tea, which I discovered from The Mad Scientist. Thanks, T! 

So today I'm happy to have a supporting boss and another colleague that just cracks me up every day... and the fact that I got out of work just before 5 and there was still no traffic, I got to the hotel in about 10 minutes! Something unusual/funny/exciting today? Hmmm.. well, the sky was so clear that I discovered there are mountains by L.A. HUH? There's mountains by LA? I guess that's what people mean when they say that they live on the other side of the hill (This is West L.A. I'm talking about, by the way).

By the way, I've had a few people (actually, just one or two) always asking me if I got to the hotel safe after work, especially walking from my car to the hotel. That's really sweet, and I really appreciate it, but therefore I just want to remind everyone that I'm in a pretty good area, and that I do not live in the big city of LA. Plus, in my apartment, I'll be in an even better area than where I am right now, with covered parking (which I'll love, I've been dealing with that crazy rainy frost Cali gives in the morning, what do you call it, windshield morning dew?), so no worries, I'm fine. Thanks for caring though :)

Good night and happy Tuesday! Ooh, Ruby Tuesday sounds kinda good... wonder if there's some around here...

'Been a long day...

So today's been a pretty long day... I think I'm just taking in so much information at work, and my boss even told me "you're falling asleep!" (in a nice way) Well, I wasn't quite really, but at some point it seemed that everything she said went right above my head. I spent about an hour reading this development program book made for me (It's about 6 inches thick of blabber) and it seems that in an hour I only read about 8 pages. I don't know why, but I'm really having trouble concentrating these past few days. I have a few theories: I have ADD somewhat and

1) My coworker is playing Christmas music, which is fine but a little distracting so when I read this thing I have to plug my ears (I'm too nice to tell her to turn it down)

2) I'm so psyched about everything that is happening to me right now that I keep thinking about other things - my new apartment, where I'm going to put the couch, when I'm going to call the electricity company, oh, and can't forget internet, where I'm going to buy my kitchen stuff, and planning out my strategy for next weekend... oh, by the way, if you haven't guessed, I GOT APPROVED FOR THE APARTMENT!! Not that I should have had any problems, but you never know, somebody could have framed me :) I'll move in next Sunday as planned!

3) I've been eating pretty badly. As you may or may not know, I've been on a wheat free dairy free diet since June (and have lost 15 lbs since then by the way), slipping up only once in a while. Well, this week I've been slipping pretty much everyday, and I feel.... down, bloated, tired, having trouble concentrating, which is proof that eating healthy is the way to go.

Speaking of eating, I didn't do so well on my vegetarian plan today. Now, I did eat my banana and almond butter as planned, and for lunch I finally finished my P.F. Chang's vegetable curry from last weekend (it was still good, miraculously!) but work had some kind of beef/pot roast thing with a mushroom sauce... and I had to have some. I've been eating way too much, for lunch and at the hotel lounge every night. But I figure, tonight's the last night, tomorrow after work (I get off at 2 by the way, yay!) I'm moving to another hotel with no hors d'oeuvres but I'll have a kitchen, so I'll start cooking and eating healthier. I also spent a pitiful 15 minutes at the fitness center today, after not having gone for over a week.... yeah, my job is great, my life is great, but my body feels like crap. Gotta change that!!

I hear there was a Christmas tree lighting ceremony tonight at 6 not far from here. I didn't go, it's just not the same when you're all alone, plus it's in a dense city where parking is horrible... and I promised myself I'd go to the fitness center and go meet the sales team at the hotel... yeah. Excuses, excuses. Well, hope you're all having a great day... and planning a fabulous weekend. This weekend for me? Saturday - rest and do laundry in a coin-up washer and dryer (never done that before, welcome to the real world) and rest, and Sunday is my work's Christmas party. Maybe I'll go to Ikea or something and start checking out prices for furniture :)

Oh, sorry, I almost forgot. Today I'm grateful that I got the final approval for my new kickin' apartment, and something unusual? On my way from work to the hotel, I saw a guy on a motorcycle, and the license plate said something about balls, and below it was a balloon with two round things dangling at the bottom, next to one another... and you guessed it, looked like balls. And the balloon was blue. Kinda funny. Good night everybody!!