Randomocity
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Insomnia is back. I hate this. It’s actually worse this time because even the sleeping pills aren’t working. I am back to taking two OTC pills every night, and STILL my brain won’t shut off for a good long while when I turn out the light. All this does is make me really tired in the morning. I struggle through the morning and lunch and then end up napping during Betsy’s nap time. When I nap, I sleep really hard, not even changing positions, and it’s really hard for me to wake up. You might be thinking that the naps are the reason I can’t sleep at night, but I can’t sleep whether or not I nap during the day. I might have to make a trip back to the doctor for a stronger sleep medicine. Fun times.
Speaking of Betsy…. she’s still not potty trained thankyouverymuch. She has absolutely no interest. She’s not even doing it for the EX. I stopped using pull ups because she uses them like diapers, and they aren’t absorbent enough. So we are back in diapers. I’m really trying not to let this frustrate me, but damn! She’s three and a half years old. I know she can do this, but she just chooses not to. I realize I have no control over it, but just wish I could find the magic thing to motivate her.
Online dating is sort of going. I’ve been making small talk with one guy, using the dating site’s email so we have revealed no personally identifiable information. No, he’s not the professional magician. But my heart just isn’t in this. In fact, I know I have an email from him waiting for me, and I just can’t motivate myself to go check it. Meh. I don’t think this is going to work until I stop loving the EX, so maybe in ten or twenty years?
I continue my crusade for a pore minimizer that actually works. I got a shipment from Sephora today and I can’t wait to try out the new stuff. I’ll let you know if I have any winners.
Betsy is done with school for the summer next week. I need to get end of the year gifts for her teachers and I’m sort of drawing a blank. Since I only have one kid, and she only has two teachers, I’m not particularly worried about not breaking the bank on this. I’m just uninspired. For Christmas I gave them both movie gift cards, which they seemed to love, but I don’t want to do a repeat gift. I plan to go out tomorrow while Betsy is in school to find the gifts, but I hate going out with no plan as to what I’m getting.
I’ve lost seven pounds on Weight Watchers since I started. That’s not bad considering I have one really bad eating day every week, and I haven’t worked out in a while either. I’m really happy I finally chose Weight Watchers. Every time I think I’m going to splurge on some food, I check the points and am often amazed at what I can eat and stay on track. It’s no secret I do most of my eating at night, and last night I was really snacky. I calculated out the points, and I was able to eat two pieces of toast with butter and Simply Fruit jam, for a total of 3 points, and I actually had 3 points left over for the day.
My air conditioning died on Sunday night. I have never been so glad to be a renter. I called. Someone came and fixed it, and I didn’t have to get out my checkbook. I’m actually not sure why I’m considering saddling myself with another house anytime soon.
After going through several books that were just “meh” I finally found one that I’m really liking. It’s Shanghai Girls by Lisa See. I’m speeding through it and I don’t want it to be over. Luckily, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest is coming out in a week and I have pre-ordered it. I can’t wait!
Aaaaaaaand I’m spent. All the random crap I’ve had floating around in my head is now out there to entertain you. You’re welcome.
