Gina's Blog

Sick

2011-02-07T15:12:00.002-07:00

I hate being sick. I do realize there probably isn't anybody that likes being sick...but hey...its my blog. Friday night, just as I was going to bed, I realized that I was shivering a bit. Since I tend to be warm more often than not, I thought this might be an indicator of a fever. Lo and behold, 99.5. I chalked it up to being overly tired. It progressively got worse. I topped out at 101.5. It was one of those cases where you know you will feel better if you get out of bed and take something, but you can't muster the will to actually do it...so I laid there and suffered. Went to the doc in the box on Saturday and he diagnosed Sinusitis...surprise, surprise. Oh well. Feeling a bit better today.

Onto better news...Weight Watchers for a week and down 5.8 pounds. Wahoo...but I really gotta get a better handle on my self-control. Valentine chocolates are not on the list!!!

December 29

2010-12-29T22:35:00.000-07:00

Wow...2 days in a row. So, I said yesterday that I would be working on my research proposal today. Yeah, right. Not so much that as being lazy and reading a novel and listening to music all day. Crazy. Tomorrow maybe.

December 28

2010-12-28T17:08:00.002-07:00

So...I am trying this whole blogging thing again. Call it a resolution if you will. I am striving to post at least 4 times a week. The good, the bad and the ugly.

Working at ISU, we are required to take vacation days during the week between Christmas and New Years. I am really not against this. Much. I have things I can do, but its all academically related and I just got through with a pretty intense semester, so I am not really inclined to drag it into my break, but I have to. I have to get my research proposal done this week so I can turn it into my adviser for her approval so I can officially start on my thesis instead of just yakking about it a lot. I am also starting the application process to get into a Ph.D. program and it requires a current vita. I have only ever done resume's, so a C.V. would be new for me...so I went old school...I went to the public library! I found a couple of books and with my little laptop, I designed my first vita. Oddly enough, at this point in my career, it looks suspiciously like a resume'. Oh well.

So, overall, today was a good day. Yesterday was pajama day at my house which is always good and always involves a nap. Tomorrow is a doc appointment then research proposal day. Thursday I plan to kidnap my mother for lunch and go to Zumba in the evening. I will let you know how THAT goes.

Have fun!