The Biggest Loser - Ruined!

I have watched The Biggest Loser for many seasons now and have been really impressed by the weight loss people have achieved. This was mainly in part, aside from their own motivation, the two trainers Bob and Jillian. Before this season started, two new trainers were introduced, with Cara being trained to replace Jillian. At the season finale last night the show said good-bye to Jillian and introduced the new trainer - Anna Kournikova! Really!?!? You couldn't find anyone else? What happened to Cara? Aside from the "she lives in Florida and the show films in CA" issue... really?? There goes my interest in the show! How very disappointing!

Issues

Facebook is supposed to be a positive right??? Guess not!!! I am on my FB account and my niece posts something that is aimed at her uncle (hubby). I call him to explain that what he tells his mother in privacy isn't so private. He had had a personal conversation with his mother this morning and as of this evening, his niece was posting about it. There is no privacy in family especially when Facebook is involved. She was ranting and I am trying to explain there is a backstory... Why am I involved at all. I am now having panic attacks and don't need the additional stress. Yes, I have now grown into full blown anxiety/panic attacks. On the plus side, I have lost 4 pounds in a week. While I want the weight loss to continue, I could use a little less stress in my life!!!

Fat

I finally figured out why I'm fat! The shampoo I use in the shower that runs down my body says "For extra volume and body". I'm going to start using "Dawn" dish soap. It says " Dissolves fat that is otherwise difficult to remove".

Murphy

Have I told you that Murphy loves to wreak havoc on my life? Why did he have to come up with his crazy law anyway? Here's how Murphy is messing with me now... I took a test for a job oh, about 400 miles away (1 hour by plane, 5+ by car) back on February 16th. Turns out I passed the test and "I am among the top qualified candidates". My presence is now requested for a mandatory information session. If I don't attend I will not be able to schedule my interview. Now March has 31 days in it. I can go any of the 30 out of the 31 days. My husband has a manager day at his school. He is managing the restaurant and using some of my grandmother's recipes, Disney recipes, etc. Food is going to be great and I need to show up to be supportive. So other than that ONE day I can make it down to SoCal. Now let's all take a wild guess as to when my information session just got scheduled for. That's right - Tuesday the 15th, my husband's manager day! I now have to figure out how to get down there because of all days he needs the truck to get to school. He even needs to get there early to make sure everything is set up. He will not be available to watch the kids. His day runs from 8:00-5:00. I need to be in SoCal at 6:00 sharp. Doors close precisely at 18:00. Why??? Why??? Why?? I have enough on my plate now to try to deal with this. I am looking at flights at this point, but I have no one to pick me up at the other end. If I take the flight at 11:15 (arriving at 12:25) I will miss the lunch which runs from 11:30-1:30. If I take the 3:25 flight (arriving at 4:30) I think I will be a nervous wreck getting from the airport to the facility which is 33 minutes away (assuming Yahoo maps is accurate) and that is without traffic. Then I need someone to wait while I attend this session, and by the way, I have no idea how long it will be. Oh yeah, and then I need to get back to the airport. Last possible flight out that night is at 9:05. No stress! Good grief, I need a drink... just thinking about this is giving me more stress. On the plus, if I make it they are scheduling interviews for the week of March 28th -that's spring break!! Now, if I can only figure out how to get down on the 15th...

No Stress

So, I have a new assignment. I need to figure out a way to make a million dollars within the next 3-4 years. Sure... no pressure.... I need some ideas.... I am reading all kinds of stuff, some of which actually makes sense. Yes, I know that money doesn't grow on trees and there is no instant influx of cash. I need to find a logical way to make money in a relatively short amount of time. That is his only goal and I need to find a way to achieve it. Sure... no stress.... So, why am I wasting my time blogging - I have work to do!!!

Nomad

I am feeling like a nomad these days. In 2010 we didn't go anywhere for the entire year. This year we went on a 2 week vacation, had to leave for 5 days so I could do a job test as well as do a job interview. We are also displaced due to family visiting my parents. We were "asked" to leave while they visited. We are staying with a couple who have adult children and their house is immaculate. The stress is on!!! We arrived yesterday and are supposed to stay through Monday. Don't think we'll make it. Hubby's nerves are shot and well, so are mine. We stayed with this couple before, but only my son was with us. He is quite mellow and would stay in a room reading a book or playing his Gameboy. My daughter is all over the place and with a "perfect" home it is difficult. All of their closet doors are mirrors.... and you have to squeegee the shower after you use it... It's not my daughter's fault in any way, but trying to ensure we leave everything as perfect as it was is difficult. My daughter enjoys life and so is um.... loud. These are people who go to bed at 9. Oh, yeah... and shoes come off at the door (which is not a problem), and all food is eaten at the table not anywhere else in the house. So.... hubby wants to move to a hotel for the weekend. While I have no problem with that on an intellectual level (especially since there are no tv channels for the kids) my problem is that it costs money. Hubby hasn't worked more than a week all year so far. We keep moving around... In fact, school books just arrived yesterday and I am in the middle of week 3. We definitely need our own place!

Thud!

So, we came back from vacation today and reality hit with a great big thud! btw, we had an awesome time on vacation, which I will post about later. Got in at 2 am and in less than 18 hours the confrontation occurred. Anyway.... got the job interview moved to the day before the testing for the other job so that worked out well. One trip to wrap up two potential job details. Yeah! Looks like we may be staying in SoCal for a while tho due to new issues up here. Glad my classes are online so I can travel. Hopefully, I can work something out for my English class. I have one midterm and a final I need to show up in person for. We'll see what the future holds!