Early evening on Friday Josh called to say he'd like to visit. Few hours later, he was here! hooray! Chilled for the evening...
Saturday after brunch we headed to the mall, I bought some new heels for work and he bought nice new slacks for work! After the mall, he took a nap, then we went out to Grove City to hang out with Trish and some of her friends! Her new apartment is so cute! We went to the Air Balloon festival but due to weather none could be launched and there was really nothing to look at...so we left to go to Red Robin for dinner. Delicious! then we partied at their apartment. American Ninja Warrior is pretty amazing ;). Boxes, Kings, it was a good night for everybody. Got back REALLY late/early (however you want to put it) and just passed out. Sunday was really chill...stayed in most of the time. I went to Best Buy to get a specific scanner I'd been wanting but couldn't find and Josh did some of his homework. Afterwards, we headed to Goodale park. I brought some bread with me to feed the ducks...but when we got there, the pond was still under construction. No ducks for me. He scattered the bread around though. Then we walked around Short North and had some Jenni's ice cream. YUM. He says this is the best ice cream he has ever had. It is rated one of the best in the country anyway ;). Then he had to go home to get Molly on his way back to Oxford. All in all, it's been a great weekend. Nice to just spend time with him and chill.
He also introduced me to google sketchup. It's going to consume my life if I can get beyond the frustration of things not working out the way I want.
Took a jog today. I am so out of shape. I need to keep trying. Need to be healthy!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
The "good luck" charm
This week has gone by pretty quickly although I've been worn out for some reason the whole time even though I know I get sufficient sleep.
New pillows to replace old ones.
This has been an expensive month...and it has gotten even more so...
Got a ticket yesterday for a parking violation. I was convinced I had paid in the right numbered slot in the parking lot for work... apparently not...At first I thought it was for 75$ but I paid within 14 days so no penalty.. . came up to 25$, whew...but still...I didn't want to have to pay it. Oh well...
Hm....
Steph came over last night for dinner, movie (The Help -- it was great!) then she wanted to skype her boy. Well, first her computer's sound didn't really want to work... so we used one of my computers...then as soon as she figured skype out, my router literally died. No matter what we did, it wouldn't start. So we went to Wal-Mart. I spent more pretty pennies on a router. We were very quick.
I am very tired, she didn't leave til pretty late but I wanted her to be able to talk to him.
Now I am still very tired. I am also having some issues with a project a community member has asked me to do... and I'm not even getting paid. Need to be less nice.
To quote Josh, "It's the nice ones that are the swindlers"
He is so wise.
Work soon...Home tomorrow!
New pillows to replace old ones.
This has been an expensive month...and it has gotten even more so...
Got a ticket yesterday for a parking violation. I was convinced I had paid in the right numbered slot in the parking lot for work... apparently not...At first I thought it was for 75$ but I paid within 14 days so no penalty.. . came up to 25$, whew...but still...I didn't want to have to pay it. Oh well...
Hm....
Steph came over last night for dinner, movie (The Help -- it was great!) then she wanted to skype her boy. Well, first her computer's sound didn't really want to work... so we used one of my computers...then as soon as she figured skype out, my router literally died. No matter what we did, it wouldn't start. So we went to Wal-Mart. I spent more pretty pennies on a router. We were very quick.
I am very tired, she didn't leave til pretty late but I wanted her to be able to talk to him.
Now I am still very tired. I am also having some issues with a project a community member has asked me to do... and I'm not even getting paid. Need to be less nice.
To quote Josh, "It's the nice ones that are the swindlers"
He is so wise.
Work soon...Home tomorrow!
Monday, August 8, 2011
War
Against the fleas.
Washed/dried everything.
DE'd the carpet.
After work I went to the store and bought two cans of carpet spray.
Washed/dried everything.
DE'd the carpet.
After work I went to the store and bought two cans of carpet spray.
Vacuumed the DE up...it got everywhere which is probably terrible for my eyes but thankfully i had a mask...i need to get goggles somewhere.
Vacuum clogged many times so I had to fish the hair and dust out.
AFterwards I sanitized the vacuum...there may be eggs in it.
Vacuum vacuum...baking soda, salt, more spray...all over...it was cloudy...i had to leave for a bit...
Bought some cream to lighten my scars.
Showered twice today with this lavender shampoo concoction with tea tree oil. It smells nice and helps with itching.
I am so tired.
I think this is making me lose weight cus I'm not hungry yet am running around everywhere.
Sprayed the bed with to help deter the fleas.
Hoping more fleas drown in my trap.
Sprayed the bed with
Hoping more fleas drown in my trap.
I am idiot. I found bug spray in my bathroom. WHY DIDNT I USE IT?! UGH....better late than never.
I better win this damn war. The amount of effort and risk I'm putting into this.
Washer/dryer arrives tomorrow. I should get more bug spray. I don't wanna drive in rush hour home tomorrow :(
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Ohio State Fair!
Went to the Ohio State Fair w/ Melissa and two of her friends today. So much fun! ate lots of junk, petted bunnies, saw sharks...
Then we went to the movies (minus one) to see the new Pirates movie. We ended up getting tix for a 3-D one ($3.50, awesome) and played at Petland first.
My bugbites are itching like crazy.
With further googling it may be fleas because I've only been getting new bites and stuff on my ankles/feet right now. From what I can tell, fleas that bite humans concentrate on waist and ankles...and that's all I've got. I don't have a dog. I vacuum. It may be from moving Josh into his apartment and his neighbor has dogs? That's the suggestion Josh's mother gave me anyway. I don't know. I had already called my management at the apartment to send somebody over. Please do that SOON. omg. This is not fun.
Great day apart from my itching though.
Then we went to the movies (minus one) to see the new Pirates movie. We ended up getting tix for a 3-D one ($3.50, awesome) and played at Petland first.
My bugbites are itching like crazy.
With further googling it may be fleas because I've only been getting new bites and stuff on my ankles/feet right now. From what I can tell, fleas that bite humans concentrate on waist and ankles...and that's all I've got. I don't have a dog. I vacuum. It may be from moving Josh into his apartment and his neighbor has dogs? That's the suggestion Josh's mother gave me anyway. I don't know. I had already called my management at the apartment to send somebody over. Please do that SOON. omg. This is not fun.
Great day apart from my itching though.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Don't let 'em bite
✔Vacuumed
✔Ethanol sprayed everything
✔Inspected everything
✔Did not reorganize everything for fear of meddling too much with whatever is going on
... Things were I did before today...
Now...
I am paranoid. Chiggers? Mites? Fleas? Spiders? Ants? and the worst scenario...bed bugs?!?! I don't know if it's here, if it's from somewhere else, or what...I am prone to bug bites to begin with and my skin is generally sensitive to like...a lot of things, so this makes it confusing. I have seen a lot of people, been to a lot of places, but I don't hug strangers at least. Not that my friends wouldn't have anything. I decided to go the route of the worst case scenario because I figure if I approached the problem this way, it would be the most effective regardless of what the problem is.
I woke up itchy.
Couldn't fall back asleep.
Got paranoid.
Went to work... couldn't find my ID... got to the office at like 6:45am...nobody was there and it was dark...and I struggled to find light switches. Only found one. Thankfully my desk has a light.
Instead of direct deposit for my first check I got the paper one as they struggled so much. GOT PAID, YES! Spent time multi-tasking...doing my lit review for work and also researching possible infestations, focusing on bed bug control. Called many stores inquiring about specific products...that was a big of a struggle...looked for places with bed encasements (specifically protect-a-bed one...if I gotta do something, gotta do it right...can't get any more hardcore than a P-A-B bed encasement set. Seriously). Chitchatted with my cubicle buddy and discussed this dilemna. He has two bug bites and is not taking it well...he could just be a wimp about itchiness though. Shared benadryl cream as he was suffering and never used it before. Because I got to work so early I left really early.
First stop: The bank.
Then I headed to mattress firm. Found the products (bed encasements) but they were way over retail price from online (directly from P-A-B)...told them and they brought the price down to what I'd pay for it online. Essentially I haggled the price from 250 to 140-ish. Score. Of course this is still ridiculously priced. But that's the price to pay for precautions and control for potential or present infestations...of anything. If there are bugs on the mattress...they are now encased and have no way out. There is always no way in...to either the mattress, box, or my pillows. The pillows I bought from bed bath and beyond and they're a different brand but they should be OK. I can at least wash the pillows occassionally. At the mattress store they did throw in a free mattress cover though (separate from encasements). It was a pleasant transaction. I also inquired about warrenties...and they have the typical stuff. They also said that the tag on the products have the phone number incase I lose the number...to which I responded
"I'd have to lose my bed to lose the number I guess"
:)
At least they were very amused.
Then I went to Bed Bath and Beyond (as implied earlier). Bought bed bug sprays (the natural-y stuff...it was also set up at the front...is this bed bug season or something? am I missing something? It is a city....sigh...and it's on the list of outbreaks in the country). And it is here that I bought cases for my pillows.
As soon as I got home I wrapped up all of my bedding including the pillows and washed them. One pillow was totally ruined n had to be thrown out...the other two are ... tolerable...and one is still in its normal state. Sigh. Looks like I need new pillows. BUT, my comforter survived at least...surprised. Previous one died. Don't have large enough washers/dryers. Now I wish I had one IN my apartment...it was a hassle going back and forth. I used all but two of the washers..and almost all of the working dryers. Good thing it was in the middle of the day while people are still at work.
As the laundry was going i proceeded to vacuum...sprayed the baseboards and parts of the mattress and box...wrapped them up in their new encasements, sprinkled some diatomaceous earth on the ground and esp around baseboards and bed....tried not to inhale it as it is harmful to lungs (silicon). It is supposed to kill insects as it cuts through their exoskeleton which makes them very vulnerable to the air which essentially dries them out (and then they die).
lalala...eventually made my bed...sad about my dead pillows...
Did some more online research...
Called my roomie to update her on what I've been learning and what she should do (such as continue normal patterns to localize potential infestations without just spreading em around the apartment more, that it could be from anywhere...possibly through the walls cus thats how the ants get in too...and urged her to wash everything).
At Meijer I bought some spray that Josh's mom recommended me to get. Way more hardcore. I also got Calamine oil and Hot Shot spray. Used both for the entire apartment baseboards and doors. I struggled with my closet but I couldn't even get to my roomie's closet cus it was a disaster and crammed full. Literally.
I plan on calling the management tomorrow to inform them of the potential problem for them to bring in an inspector. I have not been able to find anything...so I'm not sure if I'm just paranoid or if there is really a problem.. Hopefully they can help...For now let's hope I sleep better.
Oh, I also doused my hair with listerine cus I am paranoid that maybe they're hiding. I just want to make sure just about everything is clean. I'm not gonna mess with my stuff too much tho bc I want them to be checked professionally.
Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite. To think I thought that was made up when I was little...apparently bed bugs are back in the country and are now immune to a lot of pesticides. Maybe I should try to find one, bring it to my dad, and ask him to make a better pesticide. It used to be his job at least...we'll see how things go before I bring that up with him though.
✔Ethanol sprayed everything
✔Inspected everything
✔Did not reorganize everything for fear of meddling too much with whatever is going on
... Things were I did before today...
Now...
I am paranoid. Chiggers? Mites? Fleas? Spiders? Ants? and the worst scenario...bed bugs?!?! I don't know if it's here, if it's from somewhere else, or what...I am prone to bug bites to begin with and my skin is generally sensitive to like...a lot of things, so this makes it confusing. I have seen a lot of people, been to a lot of places, but I don't hug strangers at least. Not that my friends wouldn't have anything. I decided to go the route of the worst case scenario because I figure if I approached the problem this way, it would be the most effective regardless of what the problem is.
I woke up itchy.
Couldn't fall back asleep.
Got paranoid.
Went to work... couldn't find my ID... got to the office at like 6:45am...nobody was there and it was dark...and I struggled to find light switches. Only found one. Thankfully my desk has a light.
Instead of direct deposit for my first check I got the paper one as they struggled so much. GOT PAID, YES! Spent time multi-tasking...doing my lit review for work and also researching possible infestations, focusing on bed bug control. Called many stores inquiring about specific products...that was a big of a struggle...looked for places with bed encasements (specifically protect-a-bed one...if I gotta do something, gotta do it right...can't get any more hardcore than a P-A-B bed encasement set. Seriously). Chitchatted with my cubicle buddy and discussed this dilemna. He has two bug bites and is not taking it well...he could just be a wimp about itchiness though. Shared benadryl cream as he was suffering and never used it before. Because I got to work so early I left really early.
First stop: The bank.
Then I headed to mattress firm. Found the products (bed encasements) but they were way over retail price from online (directly from P-A-B)...told them and they brought the price down to what I'd pay for it online. Essentially I haggled the price from 250 to 140-ish. Score. Of course this is still ridiculously priced. But that's the price to pay for precautions and control for potential or present infestations...of anything. If there are bugs on the mattress...they are now encased and have no way out. There is always no way in...to either the mattress, box, or my pillows. The pillows I bought from bed bath and beyond and they're a different brand but they should be OK. I can at least wash the pillows occassionally. At the mattress store they did throw in a free mattress cover though (separate from encasements). It was a pleasant transaction. I also inquired about warrenties...and they have the typical stuff. They also said that the tag on the products have the phone number incase I lose the number...to which I responded
"I'd have to lose my bed to lose the number I guess"
:)
At least they were very amused.
Then I went to Bed Bath and Beyond (as implied earlier). Bought bed bug sprays (the natural-y stuff...it was also set up at the front...is this bed bug season or something? am I missing something? It is a city....sigh...and it's on the list of outbreaks in the country). And it is here that I bought cases for my pillows.
As soon as I got home I wrapped up all of my bedding including the pillows and washed them. One pillow was totally ruined n had to be thrown out...the other two are ... tolerable...and one is still in its normal state. Sigh. Looks like I need new pillows. BUT, my comforter survived at least...surprised. Previous one died. Don't have large enough washers/dryers. Now I wish I had one IN my apartment...it was a hassle going back and forth. I used all but two of the washers..and almost all of the working dryers. Good thing it was in the middle of the day while people are still at work.
As the laundry was going i proceeded to vacuum...sprayed the baseboards and parts of the mattress and box...wrapped them up in their new encasements, sprinkled some diatomaceous earth on the ground and esp around baseboards and bed....tried not to inhale it as it is harmful to lungs (silicon). It is supposed to kill insects as it cuts through their exoskeleton which makes them very vulnerable to the air which essentially dries them out (and then they die).
lalala...eventually made my bed...sad about my dead pillows...
Did some more online research...
Called my roomie to update her on what I've been learning and what she should do (such as continue normal patterns to localize potential infestations without just spreading em around the apartment more, that it could be from anywhere...possibly through the walls cus thats how the ants get in too...and urged her to wash everything).
At Meijer I bought some spray that Josh's mom recommended me to get. Way more hardcore. I also got Calamine oil and Hot Shot spray. Used both for the entire apartment baseboards and doors. I struggled with my closet but I couldn't even get to my roomie's closet cus it was a disaster and crammed full. Literally.
I plan on calling the management tomorrow to inform them of the potential problem for them to bring in an inspector. I have not been able to find anything...so I'm not sure if I'm just paranoid or if there is really a problem.. Hopefully they can help...For now let's hope I sleep better.
Oh, I also doused my hair with listerine cus I am paranoid that maybe they're hiding. I just want to make sure just about everything is clean. I'm not gonna mess with my stuff too much tho bc I want them to be checked professionally.
Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite. To think I thought that was made up when I was little...apparently bed bugs are back in the country and are now immune to a lot of pesticides. Maybe I should try to find one, bring it to my dad, and ask him to make a better pesticide. It used to be his job at least...we'll see how things go before I bring that up with him though.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Positive Outlook: Assets and Opportunities
Mimicking the format in which the blog for work with ACHIEVE is done, I've decided I should approach my life in terms of Assets and Opportunities as opposed to pros and cons. What would have been considered "cons" should be approached as an opportunity to improve.
So far life has been good. I am happy to have my family back in the country. Luke has gotten bigger, more mature, but just as funny! I am hopeful that my relationship with my family gets stronger. I get the vibe that they are more comfortable with Josh now too...not that they were uncomfortable before at all, but I mean they give off an even more positive vibe. Really, what's not to like about the guy, right? We are doing really well right now and I am confident about us.
Assets:
So far life has been good. I am happy to have my family back in the country. Luke has gotten bigger, more mature, but just as funny! I am hopeful that my relationship with my family gets stronger. I get the vibe that they are more comfortable with Josh now too...not that they were uncomfortable before at all, but I mean they give off an even more positive vibe. Really, what's not to like about the guy, right? We are doing really well right now and I am confident about us.
Assets:
- Josh hooked me up with a "new" couch from one of his clients! Declan is helping him move it up here with Josh's mother's van. I have such great friends!
- I feel more enthusiastic about work and feel more satisfaction that I am making a difference
- I am flossing regularly and brushing with baking soda at night and I can see even more improvements!
- I am getting a better grasp of finances and I'm looking forward to this supplemental income from work (hiccup: they're having issues with the routing number so the checks haven't officially been deposited yet...)
- I am feeling happier lately
- I have been using the portable exercise pedals and I am hopeful to see physical improvements and anticipate adding more to my life habits...baby steps to ensure they stick!
Opportunities:
- Physical fitness
- Finances
- Skills to find a job
To come:
- Josh is going to build me a pretty coffee table (reddish in stain/color...he is thinking of using tiger maple which is really pretty...and he seems pretty excited about this)
- I am looking for a doggie bed for Molly as a housewarming present to Josh. I love Molly. I have been browsing various stores (Petsmart, Marshalls, and various online stores) and I haven't physically seen one that I feel is good enough for her yet! She is such a good dog. I wish I had the money for the doggie bed from Eddie Bauer's Heritage collection (only sold in stores), but I hope that they have one of the regular ones at the Eddie Bauer Warehouse nearby...so I will call tomorrow and hopefully check it out to look at the quality and pricing of it because at full price it is still rather expensive... There are options at stores such as Orvis and LLBean but I would really prefer to feel it in person to assess the quality...
- Hopefully lots of fun!
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