Never to Return

In unpacking boxes and organizing stuff last weekend, I came to the conclusion that I suck at returning stuff. Remember that second sewing machine that I wrote about in an earlier blog? Still in my possession and currently residing in my closet next to my original machine. If anyone can find a replacement foot, they can have my extra machine. In going through my closet (it's so big I still have room in it!) I find clothes with and without tags that I have never worn that I have owned for at least 6 months. I bought an onion chopper for my aunt...she didn't want it, I never returned it. The list goes on and on. I think my adversion to returning items stems from my time in retail...I hated processing returns then and I hate making them now.

Jury Duty

Remember how I got that jury summons for the week I was in the Dominican? Remember how I postponed it until July 2nd which I was certain was going to be a slow week at work? Remember how I ended up moving June 2nd? Well, it turns out that Chino is in San Bernardino County which means I am ineligible to serve jury duty in Riverside County. I'm heartbroken...really. :)

This led me to count the number of dwellings (houses, apartments, townhouses), cities, and counties I've lived in...ready?

Dwellings- 7 (9)
Morning Canyon house
Bramford Court house
DiamondGate townhouse
(Pasadena condo - Dad's - on occasion)
(Victorville house - Dad's - on occasion)
Corona apartment
Lake Elsinore house
Moreno Valley house
Chino townhouse (technically)

Cities - 5
Diamond Bar
Corona
Lake Elsinore
Moreno Valley
Chino

Counties - 3
Los Angeles
Riverside
San Bernardino

Ok, your turn!

I'm going to the gym tomorrow...

I'm going to the gym tomorrow...even if it kills me. I'm currently suffering from a tad bit of disappointment and am leaning towards discouraged. I was gung-ho about going to the gym last week, but then my back turned on me and reminded me that it was there. If I don't go to the gym and go to the chiropractor about once a week or so, I forget I have a back (this is a good thing). I'm going to try just doing the elliptical this week (and maybe the thigh machines) and see if my back will allow me to continue that on a regular basis. Otherwise I'm going to see almost zero progress until I get my breast reduction. (MRI, which is the next step in that process, is scheduled for Friday at 6:00 AM). I just wish I didn't get bored on the elliptical. It's a known fact that I have Gym ADD. That's why I like going to classes or bouncing around from machine to machine. PTs are good, but then my back hurts...that's what started my addiction to the chiropractor. I'm hoping that my iPod does the trick...wish me luck!

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Not working is a wonderful thing until your phone rings and you have to answer a work question. Vacation is a wonderful thing and it's almost worth the pile of work that will be waiting for me when I return...almost.

Pressure!!

I want to live up to the excellent blogging of Kim1Champ and Queen B, but feel somewhat limited in topics. Blogging about work is a no no, and that is a good 50% of my entire existance. My commute is no longer unrealistic and there are a few other topics that I can't write about as this is a public blog...

So that leaves me with housebreaking my dog for the third time. Here's a tip...don't get a puppy if there's any chance you'll be moving in the next 5 years. My dog is going to be 3 in September and he's lived in 3 houses with a significant amount of time spent visiting at my aunt and uncle's. The only place he's 100% housebroken is at my aunt's. At home he's 100% pee on pads and about 10% poop on puppy pads. My dog is smart, smart dogs tend to be stubborn. He knows what he's doing when he refuses to go pee in the garage like we want him to in the new house, and he knows what he's doing when he poops in various locations throughout the new house. Case in point - today I come home from work and find to poop deposits. One is smack in the middle of my new area rug, and the other is inches away from the puppy pads that we are slowly inching to the garage door. The fact that the dog figured out which room was the kitchen and wanted to pee there indicates that he is fairly intelligent for a dog. The fact that he REFUSES to pee in the garage indicates that he is stubborn.

I'm off until Monday so I will be using the next 4 days to train the little poop head - wish me luck!

Queen B, can I send my little poop head up to spend some time with your little angels? 14 hours is quite the impressive feat!

Oh and in case anyone is wondering, my cat found his litter box in the garage and started using it promptly the day we moved in.

No gym today...

The husband was home, so I cooked dinner and was a good wife. After spending the entire morning in a meeting with HR and having to work at least 12 hours tomorrow I decided to take a day off so I could survive tomorrow. I promise to go to the gym tomorrow. Wow, how many times did I just write "tomorrow"?

On a happier note, we bought presale tickets to Frozen Fury 10 in Vegas...YAY! The Kings have to do better this year so they can beat the Ducks...the bandwagon jumping fans are going to be SO annoying next season. I confess, I was rooting for the Ducks to win the Stanley Cup, but only because I didn't want a Canadian team to win. I clearly define my loyalties as my favorite teams, followed by the local teams. I swear I'm consistent!

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And I went to the gym for the second day in a row!! I tried out the 24HF in Ontario and liked it because it has the newest model of Precor ellipticals. Is it lame that I judge my gym by the type of elliptical more so than any other feature? After the elliptical, it's the placement of my favorite machines, the stations on the tvs, the classes offered at my "gym times", and the temperature of both the room and the water in the fountain. I did enough that I should be sore tomorrow...maybe it wasn't such a good idea to buy a two story house?