Happy Valentine's Day

This Valentine's Day I decided to celebrate my singleness with a trip to the immediate care center to discover that I have kidney stones…Twins, in fact. My sister had her 9 pound 13 oz sixth child the previous day; I suppose I might have been jealous that she was getting so much attention.
Yesterday, my cousin suggested to me that now that I was "ageing", I should consider paying more for my monthly insurance premiums to avoid the high deductible I will have to pay for my scheduled surgery. Thanks. Two months late (for open enrollment) and a thousand dollars too late came that advice.
Most people that know me have heard me say that I am begging for gray hair. I have always looked younger than I am, and I have always seemed to surround myself with friends a little older than I. I only had 3 gray hairs, so I gave up on the gray and colored my hair a few weeks ago. I have also been looking so forward to my next birthday, when I will turn 35... I figure that at least firmly establishes me in my thirties.

Today, I think I should get age points for the kidney stones as well.

Career Du Jour

I have eliminated personal chef from my list of potential career choices. I really don't like to cook chicken, in fact is kind of grosses me out, and it seems to be such a popular dish these days. On second thought, that may soon be changing... but I digress.

My latest thought for a career... I think I'd like to be a jeweler. I have taken to making earrings and necklaces. I think I have some talent in this area!

Stay tuned!

Another quiz

After a full day at the silent meditation retreat (I had never done a full day of silence before; not to mention a full day of meditation. It was great, but indeed exhausting), I had an email from a friend with the link to this test. I feel my results seemed appropriate today.

Siddhartha Gautama You two would probably really get along!

Founder of Buddhism "All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?"

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 40% on Intuitive

You scored higher than 0% on Structured

You scored higher than 80% on Mildness

You scored higher than 0% on Traditional

Not surprising!

This was stolen directly from dottcomments. For those of you who don't know her, she is indeed Wonder Woman!



K-Rad's results:

You are Spider-Man

Spider-Man 95% Superman 70% Batman 55% Supergirl 55% Iron Man 45% The Flash 40% Robin 35% Hulk 35% Green Lantern 30% Catwoman 30% Wonder Woman 25%

You are intelligent, witty, a bit geeky and have great power and responsibility.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

Future Career Choice

I think I am going to start tracking my career choices on my blog.

To catch you up...

Last week, I wanted to be a Radiological Tech. (K-Rad, Rad Tech... sounds good, right?)

Earlier this week, it was a web designer.

Today, I choose Personal Chef. I love to cook, but don't want to work in a restaurant. I can travel around and prepare meals in your home. Or my home, then I can transport... whichever.

South Beach Diet

I have decided that I would like to shed a few pounds and rid myself of some food addictions I have. Diabetes runs rampant in my family. Sugar is my natural enemy.

I am approaching day 11 of the 14 day Phase 1 plan of this diet. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. However, I am not sure if that's the train coming right towards me... or is it the light beckoning me to another realm?
I am actually doing pretty well at this stage. A week ago today, I thought I would kill someone for a snickers bar. I don't really even like snickers! I also have several witnesses that can attest to my overall weepy, cranky, and borderline psychotic behavior due to sugar withdrawal. My mental state has now achieved its normal balance and I am down 6.5 pounds.

I found that after the 4th day, I stopped having the taste for sugary substances. Sure, they still look good, but I am not craving them anymore... at least not in my concious state.

Last night, I awoke from dreaming of cinnamon rolls. Fresh, hot out of the oven, ooey, gooey, sweet nectar of the gods, cinnamon rolls. In my dreams, I am processing all that I can't have in my life right now. It's therapuetic, I suppose. I did wake up longing for what's no longer available to me. It is however, helping me answer the age old Kelly question of what do I want, versus what do I need.

I find life lessons in everything.