What the Junk?!

Monday and a new camera!

My friend and I got to walk today.  As we were heading for the trail, he showed me his new digital camera.  Then, he asks me if I know what is different about this one from all his others. I didn't.  It's mine! :D  He gave me a cool Fuji digital camera with 30X zoom.  I can't wait to use it at the beach. :)  I took a few test pictures tonight and I'll take more tomorrow.  Here is one from tonight:

Not very exciting, but there you go. :p

Wednesday post time!

I got in my walk today and it was a little bit cooler.  Not much, but enough to help.  I actually slept until my silent alarm on my Fitbit went off.  I went on my walk about an hour earlier than my usual time.  I came home and took my time doing my workouts.  I was able to take a few minutes between them.  That was nice.  I like having the time to relax a bit and not be in a rush.  Sometimes the internet is spotty and the videos don't want to load.  I did that a few times today, but I had the extra time, so I didn't mind.

I got those done. It was core and cardio day. OUCH!  I ate lunch and then got my things together for Starbucks.  I relaxed a little while and then headed over there.  I was able to get my favorite chair immediately.  I had six letters to write and I got them all done.  I was looking forward to playing Pokemon Go while there too, but the servers were down for most of my visit.  They didn't come up until near the end.  I ended up staying a bit longer than I planned.  I almost forgot that I needed to go pick up my prescription at Kmart.  I would have walked there on one of my walks, but they are doing road construction in front of it and it's a mess.  I didn't want to get run over!

I got my prescription and headed home.  I posted to Letters and Lattes and then came here to post.  Now, I'm going to relax for a while before getting in bed and relaxing for the night.  I am hoping to get some reading done tonight. 

Well then....

Yeah, I know.  I haven't posted in days.  Today's walk was so extremely hot.  I came home and did my workouts, ate lunch, and then rested.  Well, only for a few minutes!  A friend came down and got the majority of the front lawn done with their riding lawn mower.  I got out there with the weeder and got the parts they couldn't do.  It took me a lot longer than it should have and when I came in, I looked like I had been in a sprinkler.  I was soaked to the skin with sweat. Yuck!  I needed to do more of the yard, but I was so tired and hot, that I knew I needed to stop and rest.  Plus, it looked like a storm was coming up.  It's getting darker out there now as I type this.  I keep hearing rumbles of thunder.  If I don't get the rest done tonight, I'm not going to worry about it too much.  The front is done and that is what matters.

While I was doing the front, a vehicle pulled up and this guy got out and started talking to me.  I gave him a look!  Turns out, he was a police officer. LOL~  I told him, "I was wondering why weirdos were pulling up in front of my yard." He was really nice and asked a few questions about some things in the neighborhood.  After he left, I finished my weeding.  I thought when they pulled up that they were visiting my stupid neighbors next door.  People go visit them all the time and park in front of my house instead of theirs.  

Anyway!  I am sorry I haven't posted in days.  I just haven't had the energy to get on the computer.  I mean to post everyday.  Sometimes that doesn't happen.  I got two more patches for my messenger bag.  I rearranged the patches on there last night and put on the new ones.  It looks pretty cool.  I posted a picture of it at Letter and Lattes but I'll share it here too:

I'm really loving all the patches.  I might add more in the future.  We'll see how that goes.

July 4th

Yes, I know. I didn't post yesterday.  I was just too tired.  The pups are back with their peeps now, so maybe I can catch up on some sleep and catch up on everything else!  I didn't sleep well when they were here.  A full bed is too small for me and two pups! :p  Plus they like to lie in weird spots so that when I try to roll over I have to be a contortionist! It will be nice to have my bed back to myself tonight.

I was so out of it today.  I got in my walk and my workouts okay.  My friends said they'd be home before too long, so I went up there to greet them with the pups.  I ended up staying a while even though I had planned to come right home.  I said something that was totally 'weird' and my friend was like... you MUST be tired. LOL!  I was.  After I left their house, I came home and decided to run a few errands.  

I didn't realize everything would close early for the 4th.  It's July 4th, not Christmas!  I ended up going to Dollar Tree.  They had a letter opener that I meant to buy the other day when I was in there.  I also picked up some envelopes and other things for pen palling.  I found this adorable little green note cards with matching envelopes.  When I got home, I realized that they didn't ring up $1.00, they rang up as .01!  Pretty good deal on note cards and they are really cute. I also found a blue stamp pad.  OH! And two composition books with Corgi pups on them. :)  I had to have those just for the Corgis. 

I realized after I had left, that I didn't get any Benadryl.  I was just going to get some generic since it works just as well.  I went to Dollar General on my way home and got some.  They had it for $1.00 too.  I dyed my hair the other day and I'm having a bit of a allergic reaction, so I'm going to take a couple of the generic Benadryls before bed.  Hopefully they'll help.  I am hoping they also zonk me out.  I desperately need a good night's sleep!  Hopefully I'll be back to normal tomorrow.

Pink on Wednesday? Of course!

Yes, I wear pink on Wednesdays! :p  I got in my walk today and it was hot.  It wasn't as bad as it was yesterday though, so that was nice.  I didn't get any mail, though.  That sucked!  I got my walk done on time, too!  I came home and did four workouts.  I ate and did one last one.  I got my things together and went to Starbucks for my weekly thing.

I was able to get my favorite chair immediately! YAY!  There was an older gentleman in the other comfy chair.  I asked if he minded if I took the other and he said not at all. ^_^  I wrote all my letters and then relaxed for the rest of the time.  I only had five pen pal letters and one letter to my friend that I write often.  After that, my hand was cramped!  I caught up on my Insta feed on my phone.  I follow so many people, if I don't check it at least once a day it takes forever to get caught up!

I retired my Ryka shoes after today's walk.  The lining on the inside back has worn off and the plastic underneath was rubbing my foot.  I put a tissue in my sock to cushion it so I wouldn't get a blister.  The bottoms are still in great shape.  They really held up well.  Six months and almost two weeks.  Not bad at all!  I have a pair of New Balance that I got at the beach that I will wear tomorrow.  They are so pretty!  Light blue.  I'll be posting a picture to my Insta after this if you want to see them.

I finished The Gunslinger last night. I didn't immediately start The Drawing of Three although I wanted to.  I felt sleep would be a good idea! :p  I will probably start on it tonight.  I 

Tuesday at the beach!

So, it was overcast today and it rained off and on.  We decided to go do all our shopping.  We hit several thrift stores.  I got two pair of shorts, a cute purse, and a tankini top.  I have a bottom from another tankini and it matches perfectly! :)  We got lunch at Sonic and I even had an ice cream cone from DQ. Oh.... my friend wanted a shake from Cookout.  It was right next to a Starbucks.  The line was so long, that I was able to get out, walk over to Starbucks, get a latte, and walked back before he was done! LOL!  The barista was really nice and she made a delicious drink for me!  Starbucks at the beach? BLISS!

We went to a bunch of pawn shops.  My friend loves those.  We also went to Food Lion to pick up a few things to eat in the room.  We came back here and I went back out to get in a walk!  I didn't get in my regular 8.5 miles, but I did a little over 6. I went to Bargain Beachwear and Rite Aid while I was on my walk.   I have my 21,000 steps for the day, so I'm happy about that!  I got back here and ate leftover pizza from yesterday.  After that, I went down on the beach.  I can't go a whole day without going out on the beach!  Hopefully tomorrow I'll get to go out and spend some time during the day!

So, now I'm going to post this and then I'm going to relax.  I want to get a good night's sleep as I didn't sleep well last night. I really need it!

Is it time for bed yet?

I got in a good walk today.  Unfortunately, it was a bit rainy!  I didn't think it would rain, but it did.  It wasn't too bad though.  I only had to use my umbrella for a portion of my walk.  I stopped by the post office, but I didn't have any letters.  I got home and did my workouts, ate lunch, and then ran an errand.  I finally got the clothes I washed yesterday dried!  I forgot about them last night just as I thought I would.  It wouldn't have taken so long to dry them, but I forgot I had several large towels in there.  Oops!

I got them dried and put away this afternoon.  I had planned to stay in after that, but I had to carry something to my friend's house.  I meant to drop it off and come back home. That didn't happen.  I ended up coming home and taking a bath and washing my hair.  I then realized that there was a new episode of Adventure Time!!!!!! I watched that and went, OMG WTF BBQ!!!! lol  Seriously.  The show is getting more though provoking every episode.  Kid's show my ass!

Long day!

I got in my walk today.  I didn't have any letters today.  I had to go pick up a couple of things at the dollar store on my way home.  Unfortunately, that took a LOT longer than  it should have.  First of all, the 'lady' in front of me had  a bunch of crap and I had two items.  She waited until the girl was finished ringing her up to dig for money.  The transaction took over 5 minutes.  THEN, I think, she is done, I can get rung up now.  WRONG.  Her receipt didn't print.  She '"Wasn't going to walk out of here with $16 worth of stuff and no receipt!"  She "Knew they could reprint one!  She worked a j0b like this!!!!"  The girl said, "No, we can't reprint a receipt.  "Get the manager!"  So, for FIFTEEN minutes she argued with the manager and the cashier while they tried to convince her that it wasn't going to work.  They even called someone else and got the same answer.  

Another cashier finally came on duty and I was moved to the other register.  I waited over 20 minutes to get checked out because of some stupid receipt!  The stupid woman was still there when I left.  I was about to cut a bitch!  I finally left.  I am wondering if she is still there.  I mean, I am very anal about getting receipts.  I keep my receipts, too.  If there was someone behind me WAITING and I couldn't get a receipt, I would just jot down my total and leave. This crazy bitch had everyone trying to do something that they couldn't do.  I wanted to smack the stupid out of her!

So, that put me WAY behind.  I got home and would have been able to do all my workouts before dinner.  Since she took so long, I only had time to do four.  I did those, ate, and got ready for my Starbucks trip.  I headed out and got there. I had to wait a little bit for my comfy chair, but I eventually got it.  I wrote four pen pals letters.  Then, I wrote to a potential new pal.  I also wrote my friend that I write quite often.  My poor hand was tired after all that!  I stayed a bit longer just relaxing and headed home.

I got here and ate dinner and then I did that last workout.  I have a load of clothes in the washer that I meant to get in earlier.  Oops.  Actually, I should go check to see if they are ready for the dryer!

Monday post time.

I'm loving the new layout even more today. It's so colorful! :) I got a great walk in today.  It wasn't too hot out there so that was nice. I totally forgot to carry my water bottle!  I usually fill it up at the bus hub, but I realized about half way to town that I forgot it.  DOH!  I drank a little from the water fountain and wished I had my bottle.  Oh well!  I'll remember to carry it tomorrow!

I stopped in at the post office and checked my box.  I had a letter! YAY!  I love getting pen pal letters.  It's nice to have plenty of letters to carry with me to Starbucks on Wednesday.  If I get more, it may be too much for me. :p  I will write as many as I get though.  I'm looking forward to my visit.  It's my fun 'social' event of the week.

I got back near the neighborhood on my walk and the train crossing barriers came down.  I was just a few feet from being to the crossing, too! :(  I had to wait for the train to pass.  Luckily, it was moving pretty fast and it wasn't too long of a train.  I finally got to cross and got home.  I did four of my workouts.  I ate lunch and did the last one.  

I decided until waiting until later to post, to go ahead and post.  That way, I am fresher and won't just post a quick couple of lines.  I try to remember to post everyday.  I'd like to make my posts interesting enough to have a lot of readers.  I enjoy sharing my life.  I hope you enjoy following along. ^_^

Good grief!

So, it was supposed to rain all day today.  I had decided to take the day off from walking and go out with my friends.  I get up and prepare to go with them and notice that the sun is out!!!!!  I was not amused.  If I had known it would be nice, I wouldn't have made plans with my friends.  Hopefully it will be sunny tomorrow, too!  One thing though, we went to the library downtown.  I walk past the library every day on my walks.  While we were in there, it rained a little bit.  After we got back to their house to drop stuff off and head back out, it rained some more.  So, technically, it DID rain today.  Oh well.  I have got to realize that taking days off every so often isn't going to hurt me.  I feel guilty when I miss my walks.  I just work on the feeling guilty part!

After I came home from being with them, I did my Blogilates workouts. It's Friday, so it was stretch videos on the calendar. Those were nice.  I enjoyed them.  I still can't do splits. :(  Someday!  I hope to work on them and try to get into them.  I am still several inches from the floor.

While my friend was downtown, she stopped by the post office so I could run in and check my box.  I had four letters! YAY!  I was happy to see my mailbox looking so full.  I'll have plenty of letters for my Starbucks trip this week!

At the library, I got a few true crime books, three computer books, (web design ideas, blogging, CSS)  I would like to learn CSS.  The others I figured would be good choices to read to develop ideas for the blog!  I also signed up for a free online class that teaches CSS and HTML.  I already know basic HTML, so that will help.  I did a little on the class tonight, but I'm going to continue on another day when I'm fresh. I also need to get a notebook out of my crazy supply stash of them to use! :)

I also got five Adventure Time books at the library!  I love the books.  They are usually all color comics based on the show.  There is a Fionna and Cake one and a Marceline one.  I can't wait to read those.  I've checked out all the others one they have. :p

Okay, I am going to relax for a bit and then take a bath before bed.  Well, I'm hoping to be able to take a bath.  With all the rain we've had lately, my basement may be flooded.  If it gets too deep, it extinguishes the pilot light on my water heater.  If it will run hot, I'll be able to take a bath.  Keep your fingers crossed!