Whew been busy! I've been busy working on stuff for Nursing Applications (went to an open house/info session at U of T last Saturday), readings for classes, and data analysis in the lab. All in a good day's work, right?
Aside from that I've been really irresponsible, involving myself in stupid behaviours. I've had some self-issues with body image since coming to University, and it's been getting the better of me in the last 2 weeks. I thought I had a better handle on it, but when I'm stressed out, I don't have it under control. I threw my hands up in the air in frustration yesterday and decided I'm not that person anymore, and I know better than to engage in that persona. I'm doing better today.
I decided to see what all the fuss is about WoW. It's kind of like Final Fantasy or Pokemon; you have a character, you do quests, and you level up. Is it really so addicting that people forget to feed their children over it? I played for maybe 45 minutes and decided I was done with it for the time being.
Showing posts with label tired. Show all posts
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Giving myself a break
I awoke this morning at 5 am with an intense pain in my upper left jaw, the kind of pain that is focused above the tooth and then explodes into a splitting headache. I was clever enough to think of doing a warm salt-water rinse, which eased the pain away after 15 minutes, but needless to say I had less than restful sleep last night. Because it's cold, windy, and gloomy, and I just want junk food, this was my brunch:
1. Melted baker's chocolate spread on toast+ frozen strawberries
2. Ice cream
3. Grilled cheese sandwich with lots of ketchup
4. Hot cocoa (made with water, not milk)
Yup. I'm now in a comfortable position to take a nap. But first, some updates about my week...
I've been working on some presentation stuff for the study I've been helping my prof with. She's going to a conference on Monday, and I helped prepare a poster for it. The research is pretty cool; we're looking at the amount of time that sarcopenic patients spend in ICU and Hospital vs. Non-sarcopenic patients, and it's pretty astounding that not only do they stay longer, the stay is almost twice as much! I am pretty happy just being able to help out and learn, but she said that if I continue volunteering with her in Winter term, I *might* even get the chance to actually present something in Edmonton! OMG that would be so cool. But a little frightening at the same time.
I'm hanging out with Jenn tonight! YAY! I have to say that one of the things I am most thankful for in life, other than my wonderful family, is the friendship that she and I have. It sounds sappy and maybe even borderline Lesbo-- but it's true (and don't get me started on the lesbo thing; we have a funny story and history twisted around that since high school, and we're practically "The Couple that Never Was"). By definition, she is my best friend; we just "get" each other. We're rarely in the same city for more than 4 months at a time, yet even so, we're able to just meet up and pick up where we left off. It's a good feeling to know that there is someone out there who is a true friend, and I really cherish all the good times we've had.
Hmm let's see... it's 1:30 now. If I sleep for an hour or so, I still have lots of time to do Yoga and some studying. wheee!
Good night!
1. Melted baker's chocolate spread on toast+ frozen strawberries
2. Ice cream
3. Grilled cheese sandwich with lots of ketchup
4. Hot cocoa (made with water, not milk)
Yup. I'm now in a comfortable position to take a nap. But first, some updates about my week...
I've been working on some presentation stuff for the study I've been helping my prof with. She's going to a conference on Monday, and I helped prepare a poster for it. The research is pretty cool; we're looking at the amount of time that sarcopenic patients spend in ICU and Hospital vs. Non-sarcopenic patients, and it's pretty astounding that not only do they stay longer, the stay is almost twice as much! I am pretty happy just being able to help out and learn, but she said that if I continue volunteering with her in Winter term, I *might* even get the chance to actually present something in Edmonton! OMG that would be so cool. But a little frightening at the same time.
I'm hanging out with Jenn tonight! YAY! I have to say that one of the things I am most thankful for in life, other than my wonderful family, is the friendship that she and I have. It sounds sappy and maybe even borderline Lesbo-- but it's true (and don't get me started on the lesbo thing; we have a funny story and history twisted around that since high school, and we're practically "The Couple that Never Was"). By definition, she is my best friend; we just "get" each other. We're rarely in the same city for more than 4 months at a time, yet even so, we're able to just meet up and pick up where we left off. It's a good feeling to know that there is someone out there who is a true friend, and I really cherish all the good times we've had.
Hmm let's see... it's 1:30 now. If I sleep for an hour or so, I still have lots of time to do Yoga and some studying. wheee!
Good night!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Holy Cow
Wow. For a while I forgot about blogging, as in it hadn't even crossed my mind. Meh, I've been busy, what can I say? Since my last post was October 2, I'll fill you in on what's happened since then:
1. Midterms happened, that's what
2. Thanksgiving (Went home, had dinner with the family, made butternut squash soup, yay!)
3. Been swamped with reading, and working on a conference poster for my Prof -- it was fun, but also a little stressful
4. Got sick
So, when I got sick, I stopped running. Boo hoo. And now it's freaking cold outside. As a result, I've put on like 1-2 pounds or something relatively insignificant. Not exactly my idea of a plan, but I'm eating healthy. Since I got to school, I realized that my raw eating habits had actually been deviating quite a bit off track, so I've put myself on a 30-day Detox, like from Natalia's book, "Detox 4 Women". It's just a fancy way of saying I'm on a strict diet for the next 30 days to consume nothing but whole, healthy foods. I'm on day 5, and it's not going too badly. Today I had some cereal, which is processed, but I only had like 1 cup, so whatever. I tried making the Pumpkin Pie soup again and it turned out much better this time, largely due to using the right ingredients this time! I found 100% Carrot juice in the refrigerated section by Bolthouse Farms, and instead of just putting in raw sweet potato, I microwaved it to make it softer. All in all, delicious.
I'm feeling quite drained today, probably because of the decreased amount of sleep I've been having lately. I was at my boyfriend's place on Wednesday night and some idiot set off the fire alarm at 1 am. When the fire department came, they actually couldn't turn off the alarm, so it was buzzing ALL NIGHT. I was at school yesterday from 10 am to 7 pm for class, volunteering, and doing stuff in the lab. phew! I'm trying to get more sleep in the coming days, because.... grad photos are coming!
Yes, Graduation Photos... scary. I scheduled mine for Oct23 at 9 am. I have to make sure I don't look like a bum.
Ugh. Sore. I did a lower body workout on WEDNESDAY, and I'm still sore! I was hoping I'd be able to do cardio by now. *sigh* Maybe tomorrow. It's going to be sunny (but cold) for the next few days, so hopefully I can do it soon.
damnit, why am I so tired? My eyes are soooo dryyyyyyy... *whine*
1. Midterms happened, that's what
2. Thanksgiving (Went home, had dinner with the family, made butternut squash soup, yay!)
3. Been swamped with reading, and working on a conference poster for my Prof -- it was fun, but also a little stressful
4. Got sick
So, when I got sick, I stopped running. Boo hoo. And now it's freaking cold outside. As a result, I've put on like 1-2 pounds or something relatively insignificant. Not exactly my idea of a plan, but I'm eating healthy. Since I got to school, I realized that my raw eating habits had actually been deviating quite a bit off track, so I've put myself on a 30-day Detox, like from Natalia's book, "Detox 4 Women". It's just a fancy way of saying I'm on a strict diet for the next 30 days to consume nothing but whole, healthy foods. I'm on day 5, and it's not going too badly. Today I had some cereal, which is processed, but I only had like 1 cup, so whatever. I tried making the Pumpkin Pie soup again and it turned out much better this time, largely due to using the right ingredients this time! I found 100% Carrot juice in the refrigerated section by Bolthouse Farms, and instead of just putting in raw sweet potato, I microwaved it to make it softer. All in all, delicious.
I'm feeling quite drained today, probably because of the decreased amount of sleep I've been having lately. I was at my boyfriend's place on Wednesday night and some idiot set off the fire alarm at 1 am. When the fire department came, they actually couldn't turn off the alarm, so it was buzzing ALL NIGHT. I was at school yesterday from 10 am to 7 pm for class, volunteering, and doing stuff in the lab. phew! I'm trying to get more sleep in the coming days, because.... grad photos are coming!
Yes, Graduation Photos... scary. I scheduled mine for Oct23 at 9 am. I have to make sure I don't look like a bum.
Ugh. Sore. I did a lower body workout on WEDNESDAY, and I'm still sore! I was hoping I'd be able to do cardio by now. *sigh* Maybe tomorrow. It's going to be sunny (but cold) for the next few days, so hopefully I can do it soon.
damnit, why am I so tired? My eyes are soooo dryyyyyyy... *whine*
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