Wk 2, Day 2 - Wed, 11-Dec-2013

THOUGHTS:

• The other day had to buy another Progressive International Tower Device, as the one we currently have, the lid as well as the base are cracking.  Contacted Progressive to get a replacement lid & base, but they are out of the lid and discontinued manufacturing years ago.  We picked up our original dicer/wedger/slicer at Goodwill for maybe $3-5.  They are now pretty pricey as they are not being manufactured, but I was able to find one for under $30.  Most are in the $50+ range.  With an Amazon gift certification, I was about to get it for just under $15.
  
  

  

  Sliced an onion in a matter of seconds for the BBQ Ribs

  Would've bought the Nicer Dicer Plus, which would've cost less, but so many reviews were bad on this because of the construction, I just didn't want to chance it right now.  We love our Tower, minus the material quality of the base & lid, which we now know how to avoid cracking these, or at least helping them stand up longer.
• The crockpot is my friend and I will be making more crockpot recipes throughout this winter.
• The incessant cough is awful.  Hate it.  I have to be careful of drinking too much fluids as the coughing does make me want to urinate (I know, TMI).
• Coughing so much it gave me the dry heeves.  Very gross puking up nothing but stomach acidic stuff.
• My cough seemed to subside a lot after eating Chinese food.  
• Bummed about an interview for my husband.
• Feels good to have gotten all my subcon work Mon-Wed on the day I took the work.  What really helps me a lot is my husband picking up the kids when they get out of school.  I take them to school.
• Am mildly sore from the hips through the booty, and upper legs, and a little bit my upper back.

ACTIONS:

• Took my heart meds, hair supps, Multi vitamins, fish oil, probiotics, cinnamon.
• Drank water and lots of hot tea.
• More golf ball on the feet.  Can't do this every day.  Today was still sore, but seemed less.

LIFE TO DOs:

• Pay cable modem/phone bill.
• Pay cell phone bill.
• Take mom to the airport.
• Get all of my Wed subcon work done.
• Get documentation for the E app.
• Update my husband's ss card at the ss administration office in downtown Phx.
• Update driver's license for my husband.
• Return stuff to CVS for credit or a refund.
• Pay for son's field trip fee in January. - will pay for in January.
• Put away summer clothes and hang winter clothes up.
• Get new laptop with Win7.
• Make photo album for husband's mom.
• Make photo album for mom.
• Make photo album for dad.
• Make photo album for kids' Grandma M.
• Upload videos to YT for kids for karate. - Loaded this to the wrong YT account.
• I need to get an estimate on the repairs and fax to them this week. - I called JT regarding this and he told me what I needed to do.
• Get some ActivaFulvic.
• Apply at ST, EJ, CW.
• Resolve format issues with some MP3s to my iPod.
• Continue with job search.
• File paperwork in crate.
• Find out costs for parts & labor for the things we need done to the Explorer - rear 3rd brake light (whole assembly $120 + labor), passenger side powered mirror ($31 from eBay + labor), passenger front seat powered windows ($120-200 total), left rear tail light ($35 from eBay + labor), rear windshield wiper ($20 from eBay + labor), front hood strut mechanism, rear driver's side door fixing it ($200).

SLEEP:

• 11:30 pm - 6:00 (6.5 hrs) - Still not enough sleep, but at least I'm up and showered.  I finished work late, but finished it the same day.  Wanted to spend some time with my husband.

FOOD JOURNAL:

Breakfast  (9:00 am) - 3 eggs over easy with a parsley/garlic salt (this is an interesting taste), followed about 15 min. with part of a cookie (3/4ths of it).

Snack (3:15 pm) - 1 little chicken roll, 1 shrimp bundle.

Dinner (5:15 pm) - 1.5 bowls Westlake soup, some Beijing pork chops, Hong Kong style noodles, 1 potsticker with sauce, Fish Fillet Clay Pot, rice, and mung bean/tapioca pearl dessert.

Dessert 2 (8:45 pm) - a red velvet cupcake

EXERCISE - Rest Day