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Another week and more hives! I have an appointment with the allergist next week. I'm excited about that, and maybe putting too much hope in the fact that I will get some answers. I know that there is no "magic bullet" to...
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Another week and more hives! I have an appointment with the allergist next week. I'm excited about that, and maybe putting too much hope in the fact that I will get some answers. I know that there is no "magic bullet" to...
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The closer I get to turning 50 the more I dislike leaving thing until later to start or work on. I'm getting impatient, realizing that my time is finite, realizing that I am not comfortable with the way things are, wanti...
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Well, it's official, I didn't really like the day-by-day writing. it did feel too much like just catching up on the day, and that's not really what I want this to be. So what do I want this to be? Well, I would love for...
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Monday Super tired today. I did allow myself enough sleep last night and now I am paying the price. At least work this morning went quickly. Some quick grocery shopping and an early dinner of a new variety of Goodles: Th...
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A little different format this week. I'm going to do daily updates! Monday Ugh, today was awful. I was so tired all day thanks to this poison ivy medication and having a long Sunday. Tonight is going to be early to bed....
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You know what sucks, poison ivy. I've been battling it all week. It showed up on Monday and has spread across my arms, belly, chest. It's been pretty awfull. Yesterday I went to urgent care and got some steroids and crea...
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This was a extremely busy week. I worked six out of the seven days and there were lots of activities before and after working. I am beat today. I have to figure out a better way to work out. With all the biking, walking,...
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As the weather gets warmer it feels like the days just get fuller and fuller! Though this week the days were too warm, why are we getting over 80ºF in early April?! At least today was a shift, colder and windier today, t...
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I slacked a bit and didn't write this on time for this week. Oops! Sundays might not be the best day to write these. What I know is that it was a busy week. Lots of work, lots of home stuff, applying to jobs, cleaning st...
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The garden extraction(?) has been going well. Slow, but well. I am slowed by my time and motivation, as well as my storage for the plants I am taking out. I have four plastic trash bins that I fill up and when they are a...
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What a week this has been! I have really stepped up my workouts and my legs are letting me know. I realized that I do a lot of legs workouts/activities: biking, running, walking, and swimming. Swimming works more than th...
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I am, once again, on the job hunt! The climbing gym said my position wasn't viable going forward, so that's cool. Got that email (an email!) on Thursday morning. Leadership has always been a bit bananas there. Yes yes, I...
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I'm no longer feeling sick! That's always an awesome feeling, a refreshed feeling one you stop feeling sick. I just don't want to put up with the sick part beforehand. Oh well... Everything around here is starting to blo...
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I found out that the best time to go grocery shopping is 8:30am on Monday morning. The store was deserted and I was in and out in about 20 minutes. It was amazing! Being sick stinks. Do not reccomend. Been dealing with t...
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Cleaning things up this week, that's what we're doing. We've removed the tags, they were silly, and removed the titles in place of numbering posts. I like it. It's cleaner and more straightforward. Makes me have to think...
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I just finished up my lifeguard training! I was nervous about the written test, but I passed the water portion and the written one. Of course they put in some questions to try to trip you up, but that's to be expected. T...
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This week was an interesting one. It was my first week winding down at my previous job. It was nice having more time at home and being more available for my family. It was also stressful because I needed to find a new jo...
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This photos is of some wallpaper that was in a house we looked at for some relatives. The room was supposed to be a kitchen, though it only had a sink in it and no windows. Next to the sink was an enclosed space that hou...
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Well, it's quite the weathery Winter here in WNC! Last week we got hit with ice, now snow. It snowed all day yesterday and a little into this morning. Sadly it was not good for sledding, but it was good for romping aroun...
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This post title could have secondary meanings at this time in America, but I'm talking about frozen water ice. We got hit with a huge storm that swept through the South East and up into New England. It closed school for...
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We got this odd present for the holidays, a giant plant bulb coated in wax. It said we didn't have to do anything for it and it would grow and bloom and take care of itself. I don't remember what it was called on the wra...
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With my new job it's been a slow year for video games, but at the end of December I bit the bullet and purchased Arc Raiders. If you don't know, Arc Raiders is a PVP/PVE extraction shooter made by Embark Studios . It's a...
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Well, 2025 was quite a year! At almost exactly 6 months in my job search which included: 100 jobs applied for, 0 interviews, numerous rejection letters, and even more no response, I got a job. This job wasn't one I was l...
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