Thursday, May 2, 2013

What a week!


I don't about y'all but I'm ready for this week to be OVER! Tuesday I took the day off because a longtime friend of the family died. He was 93! My parents lived next door for 35 years. I have such mixed feelings about funerals. They're not fun but then again I always see people I haven't seen in a long time & that's nice. I was able to visit a good bit with my old friend. After that my mom & I had lunch at the new Las Palmas that's by her house. It was delish!!

Then came Tuesday night. About 9:00 I started getting texts about work. I think I mentioned that the newspaper I work for is being sold. Well, rumor was it was all going to be official Wednesday. It's not like it was a surprise but we thought it was going to be another month & there was a lot of wishing that the sale would fall through. I've complained a lot recently about my job. There were 2 HUGE undertakings last year that my dept. was involved in & they were more stressful than I ever imagined. There were days that I hated my job (still are sometimes). Don't get me wrong I never loved it but I didn't usually hate it. Anyway, not long after the texts started we got official word from our former owner that the sale was complete. It was much harder than I ever imagined. The newspaper was family owned & they were great people to work for. The new owner is also a Louisiana family so I do feel a little better. At least it's not some huge corporation. Now that I think about it, the week hasn't been so crazy, mainly just Tuesday!

I went back to Yoglates bright & early Tuesday morning. It wasn't hard to get out bed because I didn't sleep well at all. The class wasn't as tough as I was expecting either. I think working out with weights during my injury helped. I wanted to run yesterday but it was supposed to be raining & after all the news Tuesday night I couldn't sleep. I went back to Yoglates this morning & I REALLY didn't want to get out of bed. Of course I'm glad I did. We're expecting more bad weather but I'm hoping I can run in the morning.

I know this is really random but awhile back we bought some Chambord. We got it at Sam's & it came with 2 bottles of this.
One lemon flavored & one lime. I've never had it before. You know what?? I'll never have it again!!! That stuff was so gross. It was a cross between Alka Seltzer & a carbonated drink when the syrup runs out. BLECK!!! Do people really drink this stuff???
 
I don't know about y'all but I've needed some motivation this week so I thought I'd share!


Toodles!!!

8 comments:

  1. Hey Traci, I hate that things have been so tough for you lately. I am so glad that work related stress is one thing that I don't have to deal with anymore, but I can certainly relate to it from the past. Hope your week end brings you better days, and I really hope ya'll arent sending that bad weather to us, but the weather man says differently :(

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  2. Yay for you for all the exercising this week! Hope today and tomorrow are much better!

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  3. Sorry about the loss of your family friend and the work related stress that you have been experiencing. It is nice you have been able to work out, always a good stress reliever and distraction activity. I love the motivational pictures you posted. I haven't tried the beverages you mentioned... nor will I ever now! :)

    Lori

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  4. So sorry for the loss of your family friend.

    I sure hope things start looking up for you at work. There is nothing much worse than hating what you are doing.

    Just one more day and you get another weekend!

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  5. I hope the transition goes well for you. I love Perrier...but not the flavored type...horrible..but the original with a slice of lemon is great...very refreshing!

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  6. I like Perrier water! I think because I rarely drink, it almost feels like a cocktail to me. Maybe it is an acquired taste.

    I don't like funerals at all. I usually just go to visitations where people are mingling and aren't usually as sad. I think I could get upset at a stranger's funeral they are usually so sad!

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  7. I hope condition at your work gets better with the new owners, Traci. Love the pics you shared, very motivating...Christine

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  8. Sorry that your week has been tough. Next week is going to be a great one!!!

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