Recovery Time

Okay so I'm back..Well kinda..I'm actually able to finally sit up for a little bit since my surgery about two weeks ago. It was major surgery and the recovery time is 6 weeks. I am going on week 3 and I am about to go out of my mind!! I am tired of laying in this bed. Fortunately, I have this wonderful laptop table where I can prop it up for me to get online. Actually, I was able to walk to the livingroom yesterday and lay on the couch for about an hour but then I had to go lay back in the bed because the pain was too bad. Anyway, I cant wait for the dr. to give me the okay to go outside and do things again! I think I might just get in my car and just drive until I can't drive no more..

Hmm..Look Alike?? I Think So...

Okay so for a while I have been telling my sister that my niece looks like Drew Barrymore. Well after I took this picture she had to agree with me..

Here is my niece:

Here is Drew:

Now tell me that she does not look like her!!

Scrapbooking Toilet Paper Rolls??

I thought this was the neatest idea I have seen yet with Scrapbooking. She used toilet paper rolls to make a mini-album. There are truly some creative people out there...

Reflection

Did a scraplift today about reflecting back on some of the things I would like to accomplish this year. Having to have surgery in the beginning of the year kinda sucks (Okay IT DOES SUCK) But will be planning to accomplish some things after it though. Here is the original layout by Leena along with my layout..

More Camera Straps

Okay, so the UPS man came today and delivered my Camera!! I'm sitting here reading the manual in between blogging, schoolwork, regular work and checking emails...Okay, okay so I found some more camera straps by Shealynn at Etsy that I love here. My favorite colors are blue and brown so this is perfect PLUS the mink material on the back looks soooo comfortable...Will be ordering this soon..

Bwaaa Hahahahahahaha..

My friend Liz at work showed me this clip today. I couldn't believe it. This woman's hair weave actually saved her life! I mean it's scary if you really think about it because her boyfriend was trying to kill her, but the fact that the weave caught the bullet had me dying of laughter (shame on you Erika). Ladies believe in the weave. Here is the video..

Spreading the Word...

Was reading Cathy Z blog and her friend came across a great deal at Costco for Photoshop Elements 7. It's only 49.99 after a $30 discount. This is a steal and I know it because I have been looking on Ebay for months now pricing this software. The sale is only until April 5th and you can get it here.

Paitently Waiting...

Okay so I am patiently waiting for my camera but in the meantime I have already been looking around for accessories (lol,pityful) Anyway, I found this pretty strap for the camera on Emily Falconbridge's Etsy Shop I love all of the colors and beautiful fabric that she has for the straps..

OH MY GOSH!! I'm SO EXCITED!!!!!

YES (Doing the happy dance) I just purchased my camera today!!! (Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!) The Canon Rebel EOS Xsi and I'm so excited!! I found it on Ebay of course. They were having a St. Patricks Day Sale with 10% off and with a camera that expensive it was a great deal to me!! (Woohoo) I can't wait to get it in my hands. It was between me and this other person down to the last 10 seconds and I outbid them (finally learning that auto bid thing on there lol) Anyway, I will be on cloud 9 until I receive it..Okay off to bed now (Can't sleep, wondering how my pictures are going to look now on my scrapbook pages ;)

Spring Break!

Ahh yes Spring Break..A week where you have so many things you want to get done and before you know it, it is time to go back to work. Me in my case, I am waiting for my doctor to schedule my surgery during Spring Break (yuck). I went to see him today and it turns out his office tried to reach me at work (Not gonna happen cuz I'm not there) and then they tried my cell and it was dead because I couldnt find my charger (ugggh)So I go "be boppin" in the office and they tell me I have to re-schedule (Are you serious!!!) I am ready to get this over with! Tired of being in pain, tired of taking medicine and tired of being home all the time. I can't even do my scrapbooking like I want to because sometimes the pain is so bad I just can't. Oh well, I will practice my patience at this point because now it's gonna be another week..Maybe it's for the best..

P.S. On a lighter note I went to Michael's and they finally changed their scrapbook papers and added Tim Holtz products..(Woohoo!)

Here's To a Good Week

I saw this "Rasta Kitty" on Oh So Cute website and it made laugh. I love the dreads and the costume. Too cute!! I need as many laughs as possible nowadays because my health has not been so good. I go to the doctor today to schedule my surgery. Not looking forward to it, but I know it is something that must be done.

Okay Today Was Better

Much better than yesterday. I was able to complete two tests for one of my classes and got A's on both of them. My Mom cooked a wonderful meal for the whole family (which is delicious as always). Got a chance to catch up with some old friends, and I was able to get some scrapbooking done. Here's hoping to a good week :)

I'm So Upset

Okay, so I have been sick lately in and out of the hospital and have not been able to get out much. So, since I have not been able to drive myself to my favorite Scrapbook stores, I decided to order my supplies online. I ordered from FOUR count them, FOUR different websites..And can you believe that so far two of the websites who have delivered my orders have gotten them WRONG!!! I am so upset!!! And I'm not talking about just a missing item. I'm talking about absolutely nothing in my order was correct and I think that I received someone else's order. I can't believe it and I am so disappointed. At least one of the stores offered to send the correct items to me AND even told me that I could keep the incorrect items and apologized, so I do feel better about them, but the other store I have not heard from and now I'm getting nervous about the remaining two stores that I ordered from ugggghhh!! Just going to chalk it up as a bad experience...and to my local Scrapbook stores..HERE I COME!!

Oh My Gosh Tim Holtz Rocks!!!!

I just went to Tim Holtz's blog and he is giving away these stamps that are to DIE for!!! I love his techniques and style. I just created a scrapbook not to long ago using alot of his techniques and lets just say my family wants me to make them some now! LOL

Week One

Okay so it's been a week on my plan..So how come I havent lost 60lbs yet? LOL..Sometimes I wish you could just take this long belch and all of the weight would just fall off as you belch (If only it was so simple)..The sad part is that I can't exercise yet because of medical reasons and I get winded doing just the simpliest of things..BUT Good news is I got on the scale this morning and I lost WHAT?? five pounds..WOOHOO, Go Erika, Go Erika..okay I'm calming down now...Well on to week two..

Not the Normal

Okay, so I never start my new eating plan on the 1st of January. And alot of times I dont start it on Mondays, but I have GOT to get to my goal weight this year!!!! I will be 37 in September and I am DETERMINED to do it this year. I have some medical problems that I have to get past first but I dont want to use that as an excuse to not get started at least on the eating. Right now I dont have enough energy to go up my stairs in my house without sitting down for 20 min, but hopefully one day I will be able to get back to my exercise routine where I was working out 5 to 6 days a week and taking one day off for rest. So in the meantime "in between" time, I will work on eating alot healthier. Today I made THE BEST SALAD!! Actually, I had one for lunch and dinner it was soooo good. I drank all of my water today and was not tempted one time to stop by my co-worker's desk (she keeps a jar of chocolate all the time). So I did good for day one..On to tommorow...

P.S. Had to cool off on the tea also..Just when I found some that tastes so good!

Much Better...

Okay today was MUCH better :). Although the lines were still quite long, the stress of it all was not there today. The students seemed more content and the staff is pretty happy that the weekend is in sight. And boy did I stress eat this week. Ugggh, will definitely start my diet on Monday. But the bookstore ordered this new Sweet Tea by Coca-Cola called Gold Peak and it is sooooooo good! My friend Liz introduced me to it and I think I have bought a bottle every single freakin day this week!! LOL..they are running out of it like crazy because so many people love it. Man, I need to start my water regime but this is going to make it hard..Would like to reach my goal weight before my birthday in September, which I feel is doable (lol is that a word). Anyway, will have to come up with a plan so that I can fit into these clothes that are in the back of my closet..

Wow is All I Can Say

And I dont mean that as a wonderful wow. I mean man what a day..actually what a WEEK so far. Work has been soooo crazy. I thought we had most of the "crowd" or "students" before we went on our two week break but it seems like it TRIPLED when we came back!! The lines are long and endless, people getting impatient, the computers are crashing and we are having to manually search for classes for the students, it just frustrating the students and the staff as well. Will be so happy when this week is over!!! Calgon take me away please :)

Man, I am STILL TIRED!! LOL..I have got to get my body back on track before I go back to work on Monday because it is going to be soooo busy! Registration starts for all of our Cross-Enrolled and Transient Students at the College and they are normally there at 6am waiting to get into classes that are already closed and we have to give them the bad news. That's the only part I do not like about it, but as the week goes on it gets a little better. Couldn't find my glasses this morning, so I found my gray contacts and decided to put them on, only to find out that my RIGHT eye did NOT want to take the contact!! So of course I had to take a picture because it was getting so frustrating and I had to make light of it. Ugggh one more day...

Wow What a Day!!

Okay, so yesterday I watched my 1 month old nephew and my 4 yr old niece. At first, it was supposed to be a couple of hours, but they were so good and they were taking a nap when it was time to go home, that I offered for them to spend the night. Hehe, you can tell this was my first time because I did not realize that by letting them sleep the majority of the afternoon for their "nap" that they would be UP for the rest of the night!! LOL..Needless to say I did not get them to sleep until 5:20 am and did not go to sleep until 12 pm today (24 hours later!) Now I am up late, writing this blog because NOW I CANT GO TO SLEEP! LOL..Oh well, lessoned learned.