The personal blog of a girl named Alexa
I love Sunday mornings. All quiet and little to no traffic. I can hear the birds chirping and you can tell that spring is officially here.
I went for a mile long hike down a nature trail yesterday. I think I might go back today and do two miles. I need to get more exercise anyway. I am trying to lose those pounds I put on over the winter, so I can go buy a new bathing suit.
Wish me luck !
After having my nephews over for the weekend, I do believe one of them no doubt gave me a bit of a flu bug. My sister warned me that two of her boys were getting over colds, but I didn’t think I would catch anything. So much for that thought. I have a feeling by tonight, it’s going to be full blown.
I have one heck of a case of strep throat. Wonderful. Perhaps from standing out in the cold handing out candy to exactly 12 kids that came to the house for trick or treating? It was such a sad turn out. I ended up giving the kids hand fulls of candy and telling them to come back around if they wanted. They were happy, though.
Wouldn’t you know, the weather changes and I get another cold. My doctor advised against me getting a flu shot this year, because it didn’t work well for me last year. I’m going to make some chicken soup then curl up in cozy jammies after I Vick’s down, and watch a movie. So much for a hot date on a Friday night…LOL!
I found out after going to the optometrist today that basically I’m getting old. Okay, she didn’t say that exactly, but did say that with age one’s eyes tend to get worse. Of course I know mine have, and she said it to be informative, but it sort of hit me like a ton of bricks. (deep sigh) So, I am now waiting for my new bifocals to arrive. Oh well, at least I’ll be able to see a lot better than I have been. Eye strain has also been giving me headaches, so hopefully these new glasses will help.
I’ve been kicking around finding a new health plan for a long time. I’m not satisfied with the one I had and have found myself paying a great deal of money for it than what it’s worth. Even the co pays are out of my price range, to be honest. Even the thought of filling out all the papers that need to be filled out, and the waiting period that it takes to get approved along with the hassle just turns me off totally.
I know I have to also find a dental plan, because no matter how afraid I am to go to the dentist, lets face it…for good health one has to have a healthy mouth and it starts with the dentist and regular visits. My aunt suggested shopping around and I must say the net is of course a good start to do this. There are so many types of plans out there that it’s rather tough to find one that lives up to what their ads are. I did find and research Ameriplan and it seems to have what I have been looking for.
Of course I have to do more research and make some decisions, but I do know that soon I’m going to need a good plan, at least one that is better and covers more than the plan I have now.
The Author of this post is Cheryl Martinez
Being a working mom is tough enough and I feel really guilty about leaving my kids in daycare all the time. I love them so much and I feel like I’m missing so many moments while they’re with someone else. My husband and I recently made the decision to hire a housekeeper/cook to come in twice a week and clean the house and prepare meals which so far has just been amazing. Martha is wonderful and sometimes she even picks the kids up from daycare for me if I have to work late! Her food is great and she keeps the place sparkling so I didn’t hesitate to give her our www.Securitychoice.com passcode so she could get in anytime it suited her schedule. I feel like she’s already becoming part of the family and though it’s nice to have someone here all the time I do still feel bad for working so much. It’s great having help, though, and I’m really thankful it’s someone we both really feel like we can trust with the kids.
For some strange reason I am craving cake. I want a big slice of chocolate cake, with dark fudge icing. I have no idea why I want chocolate cake at this time of night – and No, I’m not preggo! There is no way I am going to bake a cake tonight – I would probably fall asleep while it was in the oven and burn the place down! So I’ll have a cup of hot tea and head to bed. I hope the craving is gone by morning.
Just not feeling well tonight. I don’t really know what is wrong. It is hard to describe. I have this queasiness and I feel dizzy when I stand up. Hopefully if I just go to bed and get some sleep I will be better in the morning. Let;s hope tomorrow is a better day.
It seems to be a bit cooler this morning. Of course, I am up super early since I went to sleep really way to early last night. I woke up with sort of a scratchy throat and couldn’t go back to sleep. The cooler air feels good, compared to 95 degree weather at three am, like we have had. This is no doubt why I have a semi sore throat. Go figure. Changes in weather always do that to me. I think I’m going to try and find a movie to watch and also try to drift back to sleep for awhile if it’s possible.