Moving...

Took the first load of 'stuff' to the new house today. Very exciting. Small car though so really not sure it counts for any headway at all into the moving process. I only managed one trip before it got dark - no electricity there at the moment (to save us paying on two places).

Good day

Sunday was a good day. My tooth was feeling much much better.

I feel that if someone followed me around all day Sunday they would have got a very good view of where I want my life to go... but not necessarily where it is now. I have a few goals I am working towards and they were reflected in my travels yesterday.

Stop 1: Fort Worth Running Company. The twins need a little support and this was the place recommended to me as the more generic stores never have anything in my size. I am trying to get myself into a little better shape as my fitness level is BAD. I had my 'body age' measured and it was very very much older than my actual so I need to work on that. I don't want to be a fitness crazed person but I want to not feel limited by my fitness level. It would be nice to feel energized more often than exhausted.

Stop 2: Sunflower Shoppe. This is the place to go for gluten free goodies. I really am trying to get a handle on my diet. Too often I go for absolute rubbish, which makes me feel awful. A part of having better food is being better prepared - the no gluten thing makes it difficult and if I don't have options in the house I opt for a fast food solution like french fries.

Stop 3: Bliss Bridal Salon. I went veil shopping!! I was sort of depressed at having to do this by myself initially. I do not have any female friends here yet. However, the lady who owns this salon is just plain wonderful and made me feel like she was a good friend - sign of a good owner there. I got to wear my dress for a while and try on lots of veils. Just like the dress I did not get what I thought I would but I love my purchase. No descriptions though as John reads this occasionally. Clearly getting married is not so much of a goal thing - but it is something I am looking forward to very much. Cannot wait to be John's wife.

Stop 4: Home. I cooked two lots of soup and a main meal yesterday to get prepared for the week ahead so I can make more sensible choices. I continued sewing my bouquet flowers (I am on the home stretch now). I did some laundry. I felt like stuff got done.

Aims for the week ahead:

1. pack up the house and start moving some boxes over to the new place
2. get the alarm system in the new house up and running - this requires me to turn ont he electricity
3. GET SOME WORK DONE
4. Clean the floors in our current place (it is a disaster)
5. do not eat out all week
6. drink my 6-8 glasses of water a day (this contributed to my OLD OLD body age)

Tee hee

It is interesting reading the previous post because I just find it funny today. Yesterday was cruddy to the nth degree but stepping back from it I am amused at how much I let things get to me. Easily done when you are in pain though I guess.

Today was a good day. I will post about it later... maybe tomorrow.

Bad Day

Urgh Saturday was a bad bad day.

I went to bed delightfully early on Friday night feeling just fine and dandy - my gum was aching a teeny tiny bit around my troublesome wisdom tooth, but nothing to worry about. 2 am rolls around and I feel like someone has driven a steak in my ear, down into my neck and I look like a hamster storing food in one cheek. WTH wisdom tooth???? Cue infection three for the last 7 months in my gum thanks to this troublesome tooth. I was in so much pain I was being sick, almost tempted to go to the ER/A&E. Why do teeth hurt so much? I try to cut my finger off and even the Dr. marveled at my pain tolerance but a swollen gum and I am a quivering wreck. I put an ice pack on my pillow and some pain pills in my mouth and tried to sleep till morning. 10 am and I am waiting in line at Urgent Care (no dentist here in Fort Worth yet). Thankfully the nice Dr. sorted me out - had to have some injections of steroids and antibiotics to kick in fast (I was a swollen wreck, not a pretty sight at all). Plus I have a nice week course of meds to kick the infection to the curb. Even got some nice antibiotics as the Dr. listened to me saying that antibiotics normally left me feeling really sick and gave me more belly friendly ones.

On the way back from the Urgent Care I decide to swing by the new house for the first time since purchase. We were told the key was left in a lock box on the property. No key. No key anywhere. They gave it to the title company (contrary to what they told us) and that meant no access to the house till Monday. I was annoyed on principle - be nice to get in the house that WE OWN!!!!! My realtor arranged for an emergency locksmith (we had planned to change the locks anyway). Turns out our new house is hard to break in to as I was there for THREE HOURS. Nearly two of them spent trying to pick a lock. In the cold (relative term in Texas but I could have done with a warmer jumper). With a swollen face. Unable to take pain meds so I could drive back to the rental house.

Oooooh bad mood.

Then I am feeling uber grumpy and uber sore and I am STARVING because I have not eaten all day and I cannot be bothered to cook - I want to lie on the sofa and have food brought to me. There are no delivery places near us that are not wheat-based delivery places. Pizza? Absolutely!! But I would rather not add gastrointestinal distress to my list of moans for the day.

Bedtime was achieved early in hope of a better day Sunday.....

Woo hooooooo

I closed on the house today. Guess photos should follow. They probably will.

Yawn, stretch

Having a very leisurely morning today. Forgot to set my alarm and woke up at 7.30 am feeling quite refreshed. Decided to be in no great hurry to get to work because even if I lounge about I'll be there by 9 am and that's OK. Sitting back, drinking a lovely coffee, surfing on amazon. Ahhhhhhh.

I need more time

Well the house is ours in under a week now and I just do not know how everything will get done. Eek. John leaves to go back to DC today for two weeks so I am by myself again. :( Luckily we will actually have our current house for another two weeks so there is overlap and I do not have to move us by myself - that would not be a good thing. Here is hoping John can get back here in time for the big move as it would not be the same without him. While he is gone I shall pack up and get us ready though. We are actually only going a mile down the road so the temptation is not to pack at all but that would be a decision I am sure I would regret. I started getting boxes out last night and some packing was done, not much, but everyone has to start somewhere.

Thanksgiving is coming up next week and it looks like I will be in Fort Worth by myself. I am mostly at peace with this as I still have not really embraced it as a holiday yet - but still who doesn't love an excuse to pig out? Well OK, I am sure some people don't but I sure do.

In other news John has a blog now - people should read it, if he updates it anyway.

http://funnybusiness101.blogspot.com/