DDA Chapter 27

[bear74]

Wow. I can't believe that it is only a couple of days until I fly to Disney for the full marathon. If anyone wants to track my progress, you can sign up for notifications at http://www.xacte.com/templates/disney/marathon/. Sometimes they are late so no guarantees.

I head to Lansing tomorrow morning really early. I'm not looking forward to going back down. I got a phone call on Thursday letting me know that my apartment was broken into and the police were called. I'll find out tomorrow what was taken. I assume my two flat screen TVs which are the only things that would be worth taking. I'll have a friend come in with me when I get there.

I keep hoping a job will open up with the state somewhere in the U.P. but so far no such luck. At least Chuck will be coming down once a month now. I'll be trying to work from the U.P. once a month as well.

Oh bummer I hope thats the only thing that was taken

 

[Glynis]

Wow. I can't believe that it is only a couple of days until I fly to Disney for the full marathon. If anyone wants to track my progress, you can sign up for notifications at http://www.xacte.com/templates/disney/marathon/. Sometimes they are late so no guarantees.

I head to Lansing tomorrow morning really early. I'm not looking forward to going back down. I got a phone call on Thursday letting me know that my apartment was broken into and the police were called. I'll find out tomorrow what was taken. I assume my two flat screen TVs which are the only things that would be worth taking. I'll have a friend come in with me when I get there.

I keep hoping a job will open up with the state somewhere in the U.P. but so far no such luck. At least Chuck will be coming down once a month now. I'll be trying to work from the U.P. once a month as well.

Oh no! I'm so sorry about the break in! I guess the silver lining to that cloud is that it happened while you were gone! How scary it would have been to have been there! I hope that things work out with the police.

Good luck with the marathon! I'll be cheering you on from afar!

Fingers crossed that the job search is good to you, and that you find something closer to home!

 

[Tammi67]

You ladies heading to WDW are going to have such a fun time! Especially Terry and Vicki! I remember being there one year during the race and saying to myself "how cool would that be?". I have a friend who is planning on running in 2013.

Sorry to hear about your break-in, Vicki. I hope it isn't as bad as you fear.

 

[mommykds]

Vicki,
Sorry to hear about the breakin. Just glad you were not there when it happened. Hope they did not take much.

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

Vicki - I know you will be terrific in your marathon. You have worked hard. I am so sorry you have to deal with a break-in before you can even go. I hope you fine that they just grabbed and ran and didn't do any additional damage to your adorable apartment.

 

[Glynis]

Good morning, everyone! Well, 3 out of 5 kids have gone to school! Katie and Timmy are still home. Timmy, because he has to, and Katie because she has a sore throat. She's hoping it's just because of the cold she had that made her sleep with an open mouth. She's really hoping to make it back to school for her last 2 classes of the day. We'll see. She's napping on the couch, right now. Cross your fingers! It's the last week of the term, and she really needs to be in class!

It is gorgeous here today! The sun is shining, and the sky is blue! We are supposed to warm up to almost 50 degrees today. My kids are kind of wondering when winter will arrive. I know it will make an appearance eventually, but I'm enjoying the sun and the warmth!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[my3princes]

Wow. I can't believe that it is only a couple of days until I fly to Disney for the full marathon. If anyone wants to track my progress, you can sign up for notifications at http://www.xacte.com/templates/disney/marathon/. Sometimes they are late so no guarantees.

I head to Lansing tomorrow morning really early. I'm not looking forward to going back down. I got a phone call on Thursday letting me know that my apartment was broken into and the police were called. I'll find out tomorrow what was taken. I assume my two flat screen TVs which are the only things that would be worth taking. I'll have a friend come in with me when I get there.

I keep hoping a job will open up with the state somewhere in the U.P. but so far no such luck. At least Chuck will be coming down once a month now. I'll be trying to work from the U.P. once a month as well.

I hope that they didn't take much or destroy anything. I'm sure it will be scary being there for a while. Have you looked for jobs outside of the state government? I know that you've been there a long time, but maybe there are amazing jobs out there closer to home that don't involve the government

I've started applying for jobs with the Government and at other businesses. We need the money and insurance, but the anxiety that my current job has given me has really effected every part of my life and it is so not worth it. I'm not a quiter, but I'm not going to continue driving my health into the ground for much longer.

I woke up at 1:30 this morning feeling like I was on a rocking ship, the room was spinning and I was super nauseous. I had to hold the walls to get down the hall for my nausea meds. I called out sick and the vertigo symptoms passed sometime late morning. I am still having trouble regulating my body temp and am broken out in hives again. My Dad had something similar last week so hopefully it is viral, but I've had so much sickness lately that I can completely attribute to anxiety.

 

[lovesdumbo]

Bernadette - It sounds like what you need this morning is a great big I hope you start feeling better and things settle down both at work and home.

Thank you! I think I need some Elin blood.

Bernadette,
Glad to see you. Sorry to hear about work & home stress. If you ever want to talk.

Thank you! I watch a bit of a video on the "extra day" thing at Disney on leap day and they showed a Dole Whip and I immediately thought of you.

Three more days and I will be in WDW!!!! Four more days and I will be walking the 5K!!! I am getting so excited. Vicki will be staying with me at the Grand Floridian for two days and then I will be her roommate at the AKL!!! Two places I would have never had the chance to stay at. Can't wait to see all of my teammates and good friends.

How exciting! I'm sure you'll love both GF & AKL! Good luck with the 5K!

Good luck, Bernadette!!! I hope you do well, and don't get swept! I was worried about that, but managed to do ok.

Thanks! I'm terrified. I'm even more terrified about how embarassed I will be when Mary K has her medal and I have none. She deserves it. She has worked hard at this. Its been a rough/stressful year for me and I just didn't prepare as well as I should have. I really should have-it might have helped with the stress....

Wow. I can't believe that it is only a couple of days until I fly to Disney for the full marathon. If anyone wants to track my progress, you can sign up for notifications at http://www.xacte.com/templates/disney/marathon/. Sometimes they are late so no guarantees.

I head to Lansing tomorrow morning really early. I'm not looking forward to going back down. I got a phone call on Thursday letting me know that my apartment was broken into and the police were called. I'll find out tomorrow what was taken. I assume my two flat screen TVs which are the only things that would be worth taking. I'll have a friend come in with me when I get there.

I keep hoping a job will open up with the state somewhere in the U.P. but so far no such luck. At least Chuck will be coming down once a month now. I'll be trying to work from the U.P. once a month as well.

I'm so sorry to hear about the break in. Hope it isn't too bad. Glad you have a friend to go with you.

Good luck with the marathon! I'm sure you'll do great. I signed up to get your updates. I'm not sure how mobile I will be on Sunday.

Katie because she has a sore throat.

It is gorgeous here today! The sun is shining, and the sky is blue! We are supposed to warm up to almost 50 degrees today.

Hope she's feeling better.

Sounds like it was warmer in UT than Disney today. Thankfully it is warming up a bit before race day.

I hope that they didn't take much or destroy anything. I'm sure it will be scary being there for a while. Have you looked for jobs outside of the state government? I know that you've been there a long time, but maybe there are amazing jobs out there closer to home that don't involve the government

I've started applying for jobs with the Government and at other businesses. We need the money and insurance, but the anxiety that my current job has given me has really effected every part of my life and it is so not worth it. I'm not a quiter, but I'm not going to continue driving my health into the ground for much longer.

I woke up at 1:30 this morning feeling like I was on a rocking ship, the room was spinning and I was super nauseous. I had to hold the walls to get down the hall for my nausea meds. I called out sick and the vertigo symptoms passed sometime late morning. I am still having trouble regulating my body temp and am broken out in hives again. My Dad had something similar last week so hopefully it is viral, but I've had so much sickness lately that I can completely attribute to anxiety.

Hope you're feeling better!

Good luck finding something that works better for you. It is so scary out there!

 

[Disney Yooper]

I hope that they didn't take much or destroy anything. I'm sure it will be scary being there for a while. Have you looked for jobs outside of the state government? I know that you've been there a long time, but maybe there are amazing jobs out there closer to home that don't involve the government

I've started applying for jobs with the Government and at other businesses. We need the money and insurance, but the anxiety that my current job has given me has really effected every part of my life and it is so not worth it. I'm not a quiter, but I'm not going to continue driving my health into the ground for much longer.

I woke up at 1:30 this morning feeling like I was on a rocking ship, the room was spinning and I was super nauseous. I had to hold the walls to get down the hall for my nausea meds. I called out sick and the vertigo symptoms passed sometime late morning. I am still having trouble regulating my body temp and am broken out in hives again. My Dad had something similar last week so hopefully it is viral, but I've had so much sickness lately that I can completely attribute to anxiety.

I haven't looked outside state government at this point. I hate to lose my leave. I have too much built up and enjoy my Disney trips. I'll see how things go with Chuck coming down once a month.

I lost two flat screen TVS, a DVD player and a microwave my mom paid like $5 for at a yard sale. They came in, took a couple of drawers out of my desk and placed them on my bed. I can tell they opened my dresser drawers because my underwear was sticking out of one which I never do. I was planning to replace the microwave anyway because it didn't have a turntable in it. I won't turn it in to insurance because it will cost about the same to replace it as the deductible and I don't want to chance my insurance rates going up because of a claim.

You need to get out of your job. When it starts affecting your health, it isn't worth it.

I still like my job for the most part. It is just being away from Chuck that bugs me. However, I love the flexible hours and work sites that I have as well as the leave.

 

[Disney Yooper]

Thanks! I'm terrified. I'm even more terrified about how embarassed I will be when Mary K has her medal and I have none. She deserves it. She has worked hard at this. Its been a rough/stressful year for me and I just didn't prepare as well as I should have. I really should have-it might have helped with the stress....

You are starting and that is a great accomplishment in itself. Stand Proud no matter how you fare. I think that you will be surprised and will be able to complete it. Just don't start out too fast a pace that you can't maintain. You only have to do 16 minute miles. We are proud of you for attempting it. I am signed up to track you on Saturday.

Having said all that, I'm feeling the same way about the full. I could have trained harder. However, I know that I trained enough and can do it if I set my mind to it. My new saying that I got from my nephew who is a cross country runner is "Running is a mental sport and we are all insane."

 

[my3princes]

On the weight loss threads the motto is a Did not Finish is Better than a Did not start It's not about how well you do, it's the fact that you are out there doing it.

 

[mommykds]

Thank you! I watch a bit of a video on the "extra day" thing at Disney on leap day and they showed a Dole Whip and I immediately thought of you.

 

[PNO4TE]

Thank you! I think I need some Elin blood.

You are going to have to explain that one!

I know you are worried about finishing your race. Please read what Vicki posted. she is dead on correct. I am so proud of all of you who set your goals for this month and are meeting them!

 

[PNO4TE]

Good afternoon, DDA!

 

[Disney Yooper]

I am basically packed. I feel like there is some major stuff missing but think that may be because so much is in my purple locker. Lansing has a bus to the Detroit airport so I'll be catching that. Bus leaves at 6:30, flight leaves Detroit at 11:30 and I land in Orlando at 2:00. I'm very excited and nervous all at the same time. Thanks for being there for me! I appreciate all of your support.

 

[bethbuchall]

Good morning, DDA! I'm still around...just happily spending time with the "big kids" while they are home and busily getting back into the swing of things at work. I love my job, but I must admit that I wasn't really ready to return after a glorious Christmas break. Fortunately, it's hard to stay frumpy when working with 3 and 4 year olds.

Deb, I am sorry that your job is causing so many stress problems. I certainly hope that you find something new soon. Your health and happiness are so important!

Bernadette, keep positive thoughts! You can do it! I will be thinking of you.

Vicki, I know you've already left, but I'll be thinking of you, too! What a great accomplishment this will be! I am sorry about the loss of your tvs and other possessions, but I am glad that you are safe.

Thinking of you all!

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

 

[PNO4TE]

Vicki, Stephanie and Terry - GOOD LUCK!!! (I hope I haven't missed anyone!!)

Deb - Take care of yourself, please.

Bernadette - I am still hoping that things are going to get better for you at work, too.

Beth - Enjoy those big kids a couple more weeks!!

 

[MrsHeg]

Good Afternoon,
We're back at the resort giving our feet a break after having a great morning at the Magic Kingdom and a little bit of shopping at DTD.

We spent the afternoon and evening at Studios with Stephanie Tuesday night, I hope to get to see everyone else sometime this weekend.

 

[Tammi67]

I hope all of our runners have a great race!! I wish I could be there with you. I'm so proud of you all!!