An update on life. A few thoughts.

[angelak]

I could be doing my lap, but I'd rather be writing this. Especially seeing as this lab is stuff I'll probably NOT be doing in our office deployment. Yada yada.

I skipped the 5AM gym thing today. Thursday. I figured my legs could use a big of a rest after 2 days of the e machine in a row. That and the sleep seemed much more important today due to extreme sleep dep messing with my emotional stability this week. Yikes. I didn't realize things could get so bad without a lot of solid sleep.

Yesterday I went home and caught up on sleep.
If it hadn't have been for Jim, I might have slept all the way until today. But of course, he woke me up.
Whatever – right?

Today has been much better. I see a trend. When he comes to bed too late and wakes me up, I have a rough day the following day. And then if he comes to bed at a reasonable hour, it's much easier, I feel more grounded, a lot more even with my thoughts and decisions.

This comes to a plan I've got to come up with. If he is going to stay up super late (beyond 2400) to play games, or do whatever it is he wants to do, we might have to work on a situation where he doesn't come to OUR bed, because I really can't be going all wonky. Of course he's done this stuff before. I just wasn't so stretched tight as far as the other things in my life that are stressing me out and such.

Right now my tolerance is low. I can't get out and do the things I want to do (this has been proven to me, the universe wants me to take it easy I guess). There are other things I don't need to describe at length that are just causing my fuse to be VERY short. That means that things like lack of sleep put one more level of insane onto me. An insane that I have little control over. And I notice it also seems to mess with my finely tuned appetite. It hasn't helped that there are danishes and cookies here nonstop at Netdesk. It might be a really nice aspect of going back to work. (HAH!)

Less accessibility to danishes, cookies, and bagels on a nonstop basis. As well as beverages.

None the less.
Today has been a lot better. I also had my first “regular” lunch for the entire week.
I took myself out to the Union Square Grill. It was a really nice restruant. Granted, cost me $20 after tip for my sandwich... but let's face it, I ate half and still have an entire meal left for later if I so choose.

Had some fries, roast beef in aus ju sauce... what could be better. And I feel a lot better. Yes, today I have had a bit of the cookie fare out there, but really not nearly as much as the first couple of days. I think I'm good on it!

Later tonight is happy hour. I'd like to CT without leg exercises (arms and abs only, when usually I do every muscle group), and perhaps make a journey to the Community Center. But then again I could also go swimming later in the night. It just depends. I am also committed to getting to those damn PT exercises. They are really hard to get in when things turn wild. At the very least I'd like to get those arm/abs in. I should be doing them at least every other day. It's been weird!!! I have a lot of stuff I'd like to do, but I haven't had the presence of mind to get to them. Also tonight I really need to help Jim clean the house. His dad is coming over TOMORROW AFTERNOON. Crap, crap.
I am not entirely ready, but ready or not here Friday comes. I almost feel like this is one time I am NOT ready for a visitor in our house. It happens to be the one time that there IS one scheduled.

I can cope, right? :P
At least tonight Jim will want to clean.
I am still trying to decide. Wine or Iced tea at happy hour?
Or should I drink wine after I work out and wind down with Jim after we clean?
(I HAVE some really good wine at home.)
I feel like I've had a lot of extra lately, but I have managed to maintain actually, through a lot of bad food choices.

I've got to lighten up and relax, that is for certain.
hahahaha. Funny.
I do feel pretty relaxed right now.
Hm.
I think I will head out early. To Bellevue. For Happy hour.


Oh. And now that I haven't been to work in some days (the office anyway) my name is not causing my skin to crawl every time I hear it. This is good news indeed. :P

-Angela

Comments

[thurmin.livejournal.com]

Lack of sleep is a big thing. Getting a full rest, whether it be 5 or more hours is necessary for all sorts of proper health fitness. At least, that's what I hear. I don't pay much attention to all that health science stuff.
It has a nasty tendency to make you aware of your body...I'm perfectly happy being casual friends with my body. Acknowledging his presence, him acknowledging mine, making appropriate sounds when one or the other has a good/bad moment.

Muscle repair

[ithisia.livejournal.com]

The 4th (of 5) phases of sleep actually is in charge of muscle regrowth, and also hormone production (for stuff like appetite and mood regulation.)

I think this week, I've been oddly interrupted during THIS crucial phase. Weird, but there it is.
I learn more stuff everyday. Yikes.

Not always fun when learning via experience. But now I know that the facts I read aren't total BS... right? heh.

-Angela

[thurmin.livejournal.com]

hehe, well learning is half the battle!

[nobodyberry.livejournal.com]

SMOOCHES! (Sorry, spastic moment there.)

But yeah. Sleep = good. Especially with the emotional stability thing.

Ooooh yeah

[ithisia.livejournal.com]

!!!

YEAY NOBODY...
Spastic moment there.

-Angela