geminigal's Journal - DailyStrength Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:25:22 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/49400/1213258627.jpg geminigal's Avatar http://dailystrength.org/people/49400 geminigal's entry on 08/23/2008 05:41 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/1260141 Just a quick entry - running behind on time - not a great way to start a Saturday. I am starting to accumulate toys and blankets for the Boxer Rescue - my home is a diaster with all the boxes of blankets and toys I have been receiving (joe claims it gives him a headache looking at my clutter).... Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:41:00 +0100 geminigal's entry on 08/19/2008 05:45 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/1253175 Well - I have found some inexpensive blankets, and toys, on eBay - and they are currently on there way to me.  I also found affordable blankets at Walgreens (of all places) and those are heading my way also.  I am hoping to reach my goal before Sept 1st (that is my target date) - and so fa... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:45:21 +0100 geminigal's entry on 08/16/2008 05:27 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/1248254 I decided to help a couple of angencies - and I cannot honestly tell you how I stumbled onto them.One is GO Boxer Rescue and the other is Boxer Rescue LA (or is it LA Boxer Rescue?).  I decided to put some of my energeries towards helping Boxers whom have been displaced and mal-treated - a... Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:27:46 +0100 geminigal's entry on 08/12/2008 01:33 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/1241744 Well, I am happy the weekend is over - which I thought I would never utter those words.I did get the Octopus brithday cake done, 3 hours before the party.  I would have finished sooner, on Saturday evening, but Joe asked me to come along with the boys and himself, to see the new Batman movie.... Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:33:23 +0100 geminigal's entry on 08/09/2008 05:58 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/1235973 AF came with a vengence, yesterday.  It just got progrewssively worse as the day wore on.  I went to the grocery store at 5pm - and I felt like I was going to pass out - just tired and achy!  Dinnertime - oh forget it - I was not hungry at all and choked down a few pices of lettuce in... Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:58:55 +0100 geminigal's entry on 08/06/2008 05:36 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/1230370 just a quick little journal entry - before I embark on my morning run.I have been dealing with a "sad sack" lately - and it is not me!  Joe just seems a little down in the mouth the past couple days.  I know a part of it is that he is stressing over getting his project done at hi... Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:36:07 +0100 geminigal's entry on 08/05/2008 11:10 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/1228946 Yea - I think I may be jinxed - apparntly anything with a cord, that gets plugged into the wall, tends to stop working once I touch it!!My vaccuum cleaner stopped working a couple of Sundays ago.  OK - I thought maybe it was time for it to lie down and get some peace, as I use it everyday (beca... Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:10:32 +0100 geminigal's entry on 07/31/2008 09:42 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/1220347 I am not sure how to react nor how to feel - so I am going to put it in writing.On Tuesday night, Joe and I went to a meeting about cleaning up the Wabash River.  Since his house (the one I am renting from him) is on the river - we want to make some sort of impact in cleaning up the river.We we... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:42:30 +0100 geminigal's entry on 07/30/2008 06:10 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/1218221 It has been close to a month since I last written a journal entry.  This summer is just flying by....Work is insane - they are now having me stop doing audits and writing the company's auditing training manual.  OK - Now I can do most anything the company asks me to do - but where I fa... Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:10:31 +0100 geminigal's entry on 07/08/2008 05:12 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/1175413 It's been awhile since I last wrote.It is a situation where there is a lot going on - but really nothing new or interesting to write about (well, at least in my opinion).I did upload 2 photos of Lizzy.  I am quite taken by the lack of file space you are allowed to upload.  Even though ... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:12:13 +0100 geminigal's entry on 06/21/2008 06:12 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/1137129 Things have been so busy, since I last sat down and wrote.I got a new puppy 3 weeks ago.  Her name is Lizzy, and she is a Boxer.  She will be going on 12 weeks next week - and she is a handful but I love her to pieces.  I never had a puppy before - so we are both learning a lot from e... Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:12:26 +0100 geminigal's entry on 05/22/2008 04:39 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/1071152 I survived Joe's party this past Sunday.  I pulled it off, much to my amazement, as he was surprised!  IT WORKED - WOO HOO!! He was supposed to be at the family home, I told him, at 2 pm on Sunday - for a Mother;s Day cook out for my Mom, Grandma, his Mom and Sister-in-Law.  ... Thu, 22 May 2008 16:39:41 +0100 geminigal's entry on 05/16/2008 05:40 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/1056005 I cannot believe it is Friday already...  I oveslept - somehow I slept through my alarm, and now I am already ruuning late.  I will not be able to run this morning :( as I do not have enough time. My parents are driving from MN to IN, and they should get here this evening.  They ... Fri, 16 May 2008 05:40:38 +0100 geminigal's entry on 05/13/2008 05:11 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/1048217 Despite being exhausted, by the time I went to bed last night - I could not fall asleep. I wish there was a switch to turn off all the thoughts running around in my head. Joe had a nice time at the Mother's Day cook out.  He came by, yesterday, and he seems to be in a better mood.... Tue, 13 May 2008 05:11:55 +0100 geminigal's entry on 05/12/2008 09:01 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/1045983 My, what a Sunday!  I think I may be on here everyday this week - just to have someone to talk to. Well, Joe did call me about a cook up at his Brother's House - at 3:00 pm - the dinner was at 4 pm.  It would have been nice to have some advance notice - I told him that I barely sc... Mon, 12 May 2008 09:01:43 +0100 geminigal's entry on 05/11/2008 06:59 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/1043740 Sunday - wet, dreary - but that is OK - as it will help me focus on the task at hand - Cleaning the River House. My parents will be coming next Friday (the 16th of May) and I think they would be astounded how choatic my current living conditions are.  The rain, that is currently pattering ... Sun, 11 May 2008 06:59:25 +0100 geminigal's entry on 05/07/2008 06:20 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/1034485 Time sure does slip away - doesn't it?  I cannot believe we are already heading towards the middle of May.Work is busy.  My Project Manager was offered a job, with another company, which has turned my working world upside down.  The last I heard - one of the owners of the company ... Wed, 07 May 2008 06:20:35 +0100 geminigal's entry on 04/13/2008 07:48 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/975027 What a weekend!  I am tired this morning - I slept in (later than I should have) so I am not able to get my run in - I have to quickly go through my emails, shower, then work on my taxes (which is a long process for me).  I do spreadsheets for my business related expenses - and I have been... Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:48:16 +0100 geminigal's entry on 04/04/2008 06:05 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/952771 It sure has been quite a while since I have last written in my journal.  There just is not enough time to do much, lately, outside of work and getting household chores done.I moved into Joe's river house - and right after I moved in - I had to fly off to 2 different job assignments (1 in Ta... Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:05:53 +0100 geminigal's entry on 11/14/2007 03:08 http://dailystrength.org/people/49400/journal/596029 I thought I would quickly hop on, while I had the chance.  Things have been very busy lately, and I feel so disconnected from everyone.Packing is moving along - I have got alot done, but there is still alot to do (not to mention the cleaning, once I move all of my things out of the house).... Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:08:37 +0100