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Early birthday presents
May. 15th, 2024 01:04 pmI don't know why I do this but it tends to be a habit of mine --around my birthday every year I end up buying myself a few presents for sillies. Plus I'm starting a new job soon so I don't have to be quite as careful with my money (so says my inner child anyhow....)
So, I went to CVS last Friday and got myself some new toner and a set of fake nails. The toner is super nice, makes my skin very soft. I like it.
The nails are super super fun and shiny and for a side benefit it's kept me from biting and picking at my cuticles/hangnails. My hands actually look very good right now. (age spots aside. I got some Glycolic acid for that, but it is going to take several weeks to see any success from that)
Facebook has become fairly useless as far as keeping up with people I know and care about. Lots of ragebait news stories and for some reason a lot of 'advice column' type content a la 'am I the asshole' from redit. I admit, other people's drama that affects me not at all is very entertaining so I probably clicked a couple of them and now FB feeds them to me constantly. Also stuff about 'so and so said I couldn't have my dog at their wedding so I got my REVENGE!' type dumb stories. I try to hide those whenever I see them. FB also feeds me lots and lots of ads. They know what I like --soap, perfume, makeup, dog stuff.
I impulse-purchased some perfume oils from Alohatherapy, a site FB pushed to me. They sent me the ones I ordered plus a small bottle of 'magnolia'... I would not have thought I'd like it but I really do. I ordered Amber [I'm always looking for a good Amber], Frankincense & Myrrh, and, on impulse, "Hawaiian Dreams"
So anyhoo....I have a couple more sets of fake nails coming. The blue/green/purple shift version of the ones I'm wearing now, plus a 'zodiac' set in Taurus theme. Fun & sillly.
And I got a book that was recommended by a friend, Big Magic. It's by the author of Eat Pray Love, which I thought was not-good..but I'm thinking/hoping the author has grown some and has some good & interesting things to say.
Mostly though I need to settle down with the spending and get myself into good habits. New job starts 5/28. Monthly expenses are cell phones, house/car insurance, and groceries. Annual expense is property tax which if I put away some every month won't be such a shocker in January. And Pepita needs hip dysplasia surgery which I've read costs around 7K. She and Sunny are around 4 years old so I think it's best to try and get it done when she's younger instead of waiting until she's older or at a point where it's obviously causing her discomfort or difficulty. Right now she's getting along great; I think it's good that we walk twice a day so she's been able to build some muscle in her legs. Other than that, the dogs are healthy. Their Simparica Trio is expensive but it protects from just about all the bad stuff.
I was feeling very low energy and run down back in march/april...I've started taking 10mg of iron daily and that seems to have resolved that.
I'm still obese. I am not actively taking any action as far as medication, diet or exercise to mitigate this. I have failed so many times that I don't really feel like trying anything even though I don't like what I look like in the mirror. Healthwise im fine. It would probably be good to be stronger.
I am still waffling about whether or not buying an ebike would actually get me out riding a bike / getting exercise or not. I don't want to waste money on something I won't use. Again with the 'failed so many times I've given up' stuff.
Anyhooooooo
I am bored and tired. I cleaned the work/computer room in anticipation of new job. I'm doing something in the house every day while I'm not employed - dishes, laundry, vaccuum, change sheets, take out trash, etc. I'm sure I should be doing more. I sometimes think about posting in FB saying I'm free for lunch or coffee while I wait for new job to start....but what if someone takes me up on it? What if no one does? I can't decide which would be worse.
I turn 54 on the 20th. I don't know how I'm supposed to feel. I used to think 54 was old.
So, I went to CVS last Friday and got myself some new toner and a set of fake nails. The toner is super nice, makes my skin very soft. I like it.
The nails are super super fun and shiny and for a side benefit it's kept me from biting and picking at my cuticles/hangnails. My hands actually look very good right now. (age spots aside. I got some Glycolic acid for that, but it is going to take several weeks to see any success from that)
Facebook has become fairly useless as far as keeping up with people I know and care about. Lots of ragebait news stories and for some reason a lot of 'advice column' type content a la 'am I the asshole' from redit. I admit, other people's drama that affects me not at all is very entertaining so I probably clicked a couple of them and now FB feeds them to me constantly. Also stuff about 'so and so said I couldn't have my dog at their wedding so I got my REVENGE!' type dumb stories. I try to hide those whenever I see them. FB also feeds me lots and lots of ads. They know what I like --soap, perfume, makeup, dog stuff.
I impulse-purchased some perfume oils from Alohatherapy, a site FB pushed to me. They sent me the ones I ordered plus a small bottle of 'magnolia'... I would not have thought I'd like it but I really do. I ordered Amber [I'm always looking for a good Amber], Frankincense & Myrrh, and, on impulse, "Hawaiian Dreams"
So anyhoo....I have a couple more sets of fake nails coming. The blue/green/purple shift version of the ones I'm wearing now, plus a 'zodiac' set in Taurus theme. Fun & sillly.
And I got a book that was recommended by a friend, Big Magic. It's by the author of Eat Pray Love, which I thought was not-good..but I'm thinking/hoping the author has grown some and has some good & interesting things to say.
Mostly though I need to settle down with the spending and get myself into good habits. New job starts 5/28. Monthly expenses are cell phones, house/car insurance, and groceries. Annual expense is property tax which if I put away some every month won't be such a shocker in January. And Pepita needs hip dysplasia surgery which I've read costs around 7K. She and Sunny are around 4 years old so I think it's best to try and get it done when she's younger instead of waiting until she's older or at a point where it's obviously causing her discomfort or difficulty. Right now she's getting along great; I think it's good that we walk twice a day so she's been able to build some muscle in her legs. Other than that, the dogs are healthy. Their Simparica Trio is expensive but it protects from just about all the bad stuff.
I was feeling very low energy and run down back in march/april...I've started taking 10mg of iron daily and that seems to have resolved that.
I'm still obese. I am not actively taking any action as far as medication, diet or exercise to mitigate this. I have failed so many times that I don't really feel like trying anything even though I don't like what I look like in the mirror. Healthwise im fine. It would probably be good to be stronger.
I am still waffling about whether or not buying an ebike would actually get me out riding a bike / getting exercise or not. I don't want to waste money on something I won't use. Again with the 'failed so many times I've given up' stuff.
Anyhooooooo
I am bored and tired. I cleaned the work/computer room in anticipation of new job. I'm doing something in the house every day while I'm not employed - dishes, laundry, vaccuum, change sheets, take out trash, etc. I'm sure I should be doing more. I sometimes think about posting in FB saying I'm free for lunch or coffee while I wait for new job to start....but what if someone takes me up on it? What if no one does? I can't decide which would be worse.
I turn 54 on the 20th. I don't know how I'm supposed to feel. I used to think 54 was old.
