Saturday, January 28, 2012
Sleep!
Just signing in for the night. I hope it was a good one for everyone. I am dog tired. We did the bridal fair today and I think our business will get a better client base.
Friday, January 27, 2012
hope this goes well
As I embark upon this journey of self, I feel naked. Now that I've got at least some of your and my attention, I want to let all of you know that I am doing this blog(online diary that everyone can read!) so that I may actually have something to show my future lineage. I am not an eloquent writer, nor can I spell as I have to frequent Google to check my spelling. Also I figure none of those who may or may not read this blog will even give a crap. So without further ado. I give you The Grouchy Chef blog: A big story of non importance.
A little back story to this morning/month. I have been involved with a company called Isagenix for the past 6 months. Its been good for me. In fact its been more than good, its been amazing! I've lost 40lbs and am starting to look like I did 9 years ago. Wow 9 years. Nine years since I graduated high school. That's a little crazy to think about. Just 9 years ago I started a journey of finding who I was and what I wanted to do with my life. Nine years doesn't seem long to some, but to look back and say I've lived a fairly rich life already is something to be proud of. Yes there were times and memories that I am not proud of, but I wouldn't change a thing, because all of it even the bad stuff made me who I am.
Now that that tangent is over I was talking about Isagenix. It saved me from myself. It gave me back my willpower. Anyway I entered into a couple 30-day challenges that one of the Isa-coaches put on and it's been a 'monkey on my back' for the last week or so. Part of the challenge is getting 7 hours of sleep a day. This is where my job as a catering chef and my sleep collide. Its no little crash either. I was a wreck come 1 o'clock today. It was miserable! I woke around 4 am after getting home around 8 pm. Yes, I understand that this is plenty of time to sleep and wake rested but I had to do my exercises and all the other 30-day challenge stuff. Then as I was laying down to sleep around 9:30 pm I realized I had promised a friend I would check on his dogs. BAH! 15 minute drive to Wellsville. After that I finally crawled into bed around 10:45 pm only to realize I hadn't done my Grateful for journal. At last I gave into my sleep deprived brain knowing that I would wake and be not so bueno in the morning.
So I began my day by listening to 'The Count of Monte Cristo' by Alexander Dumas. It really is a great read. I am having trouble listening to it because I found an online streaming site that has many different readers. For instance today I listened to a chapter read by a Russian woman who despite her good intentions should not have done so. I missed a good portion of the chapter because I could not get over her voice.
I think I've nagged enough now I'll write something more fun. This week has been rather warm and rightly so I am pleased with it. I have been getting home later these past few days and have come to the conclusion that my dog Molly loves to sleep in mud. I don't understand why, but she insistently sleeps outside of her doghouse. Now this is a problem because she usually sleeps inside and by inside I mean she has taken it upon herself to claim our bed as her own. This aside Kimberly and I have been giving her baths everyday this week. She then runs around like a dog on crack and gets water everywhere. It's fun to see her so excited to be extricated from the confines of the bath tub.
I must leave it for now but I think my first ever diary/blog has been a B-movie experience. I have to decide what it is I will do for my tag or that thing my blog will be known for. Maybe since I am a chef I could do a recipe of the day. A friend of mine, Jon, does dedicated songs that fit his mood or blog mood. I like that but that's his tag and I would like my own. I'll think on this. Have a good night.
A little back story to this morning/month. I have been involved with a company called Isagenix for the past 6 months. Its been good for me. In fact its been more than good, its been amazing! I've lost 40lbs and am starting to look like I did 9 years ago. Wow 9 years. Nine years since I graduated high school. That's a little crazy to think about. Just 9 years ago I started a journey of finding who I was and what I wanted to do with my life. Nine years doesn't seem long to some, but to look back and say I've lived a fairly rich life already is something to be proud of. Yes there were times and memories that I am not proud of, but I wouldn't change a thing, because all of it even the bad stuff made me who I am.
Now that that tangent is over I was talking about Isagenix. It saved me from myself. It gave me back my willpower. Anyway I entered into a couple 30-day challenges that one of the Isa-coaches put on and it's been a 'monkey on my back' for the last week or so. Part of the challenge is getting 7 hours of sleep a day. This is where my job as a catering chef and my sleep collide. Its no little crash either. I was a wreck come 1 o'clock today. It was miserable! I woke around 4 am after getting home around 8 pm. Yes, I understand that this is plenty of time to sleep and wake rested but I had to do my exercises and all the other 30-day challenge stuff. Then as I was laying down to sleep around 9:30 pm I realized I had promised a friend I would check on his dogs. BAH! 15 minute drive to Wellsville. After that I finally crawled into bed around 10:45 pm only to realize I hadn't done my Grateful for journal. At last I gave into my sleep deprived brain knowing that I would wake and be not so bueno in the morning.
So I began my day by listening to 'The Count of Monte Cristo' by Alexander Dumas. It really is a great read. I am having trouble listening to it because I found an online streaming site that has many different readers. For instance today I listened to a chapter read by a Russian woman who despite her good intentions should not have done so. I missed a good portion of the chapter because I could not get over her voice.
I think I've nagged enough now I'll write something more fun. This week has been rather warm and rightly so I am pleased with it. I have been getting home later these past few days and have come to the conclusion that my dog Molly loves to sleep in mud. I don't understand why, but she insistently sleeps outside of her doghouse. Now this is a problem because she usually sleeps inside and by inside I mean she has taken it upon herself to claim our bed as her own. This aside Kimberly and I have been giving her baths everyday this week. She then runs around like a dog on crack and gets water everywhere. It's fun to see her so excited to be extricated from the confines of the bath tub.
I must leave it for now but I think my first ever diary/blog has been a B-movie experience. I have to decide what it is I will do for my tag or that thing my blog will be known for. Maybe since I am a chef I could do a recipe of the day. A friend of mine, Jon, does dedicated songs that fit his mood or blog mood. I like that but that's his tag and I would like my own. I'll think on this. Have a good night.
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