SturgeonQueen's Journal, 31 May 10

Hi girl, I've missed you! Good to be back, now...I need motivation to work out again. Do NOT feel it today. Just trying hard not to eat all day at this point. Can you get allergy shots or something? Or is that bad? I'm allergic to something now, but isn't nearly that bad. In Sedona I would get stuffed up, but a bit of nose spray did it for me. And since we came home, I'm stuffed again, so don't know if I brought something with me, or it's just something blooming here. Whatever it is, it's not bad, but just enough for me to feel really bad for you since it sucks as it is now. _______________And hey, when you're fishing, you ARE working out, just not the way you're used to. The more fun it is for you, the less of a workout it seems to be, right? Like hiking for me. I know I burn a ton of calories when I hike, yet I don't feel like I've "worked out". And as it is now, I haven't worked out since Wednesday, really, since I only worked out like 10 min. on Thursday. Tomorrow. So motivate me....gee...no pressure there! ___________________________________When you get a chance, let me know how you're feeling and how the house hunting is going and what happened with the one home you were looking at before, okay? __________________________________One more thought - any chance you've got a mold issue in the basement? One you might not even see? Maybe that's what's killing your allergies? Is that where the TV is? Lots of questions, all to say...why don't you work out upstairs?  

Awww D I'm so glad you're back! It's been lonely without you! I was talking to my mom about you, called you my cyber-mom haha, she thought that was cute. I need to jump over to your journal and read it and comment, I've just been really busy lately with things - not even important things sometimes, lol. You know how it gets...---------------------------------------- So - here's the house situation. We have come to an agreement on the fixer-upper house out in the country. Now the reason we decided to go with this place (IF it passes inspection, my offer is void if it doesn't) is because it has the most potential to increase the value with remodeling and fixing it. It's in a great area where the other houses are at LEAST twice the value of this place (because of it's condition) and most of the repairs either won't cost THAT much, or we can do the upgrades ourselves. SO - once the inspection happens, they have 30 days to get the F out, LOL! Sorry but I need to get out of this RENTAL - our landlord is a jerk. Seriously. He's trying to screw us big time by not cashing checks, saying he's lost checks, then finding them, trying to cash them after they've been cancelled... he's just a moron. Seriously. And he lives like 6 hours away so we don't have a way of just being like "Hey man here's what's up" to his face, it's all playing phone tag and emails. AH I hate it. --------------- And relating to this dirty nasty rental house, for SURE there could be mold in the basement... however I think it's gotta be a combination of both outdoor and indoor, because most days I have no issues - or if I DO, they come at night - which is kinda strange. I do know I'm a little allergic to my kitties (not enough to make me do anything about it), and ragweed... but since I've never lived this far south, I don't really know what plants I could be allergic to down here. That night my allergies were KILLER. I went to bed with tissues stuffed up my nose, and 4 benedryl and 1 claritin in my system. Haven't had issues since then, lol - must be residual in my system. (Actually I know that's not true because the antihistamine medicine in Benedryl actually stays in your system for a very short period of time)... ANYWAY (rambling like usual! Just excited to talk to ya!) So, another thing - I don't work out upstairs because... well 1) this place is SUPER tiny. All the rooms are pretty much filled, so the biggest open space is the basement... 2) this house doesn't have central air, so it's cooler down there.... 3) I'm really embarassed when I work out infront of people or if they see me working out. I don't know why really, but I really am uncomfortable, so in the basement I can be alone.... But in the new house, until we can get the entire basement totally redone, I will probably use one of the spare bedrooms as a workout area. Or even the living room and just make the bf go somewhere else, lol (There's gonna be plenty of things to clean and fix, he should have SOMETHING to do, lol!)------------------------ Alright well I'm going to jump off here for a while, and I'm gonna come back and read your journals and comment more! *hugs* So glad you're back!  

You are just about the sweetest person I've come across online! No, you ARE the sweetest : ) I'll be your cyber-mom : ) What a concept...a daughter that doesn't hate me! Ok, big exaggeration there - some days are just less frustrating than others. I really think the poor kid can't help but see a lot of similarities between us and it aggravates her to no end : ) But I'm nicer. It sounds like things might work out well with this house in the country. As long as you can do some repairs or be able to hire others to do it, it sounds like you have the potential to both live in a place you want to live (and get away from that asshole of a landlord you have)AND be able to make a nice profit when you decide to move. I'll keep my fingers crossed that the foundation won't be a deal breaker. Sounds like you REALLY need to move! Sounds like more than just a moron, more like he's trying to rip you guys off. Maybe not, but damn. Once, okay. Maybe even twice. But if this has happened more, it seems more sinister than he's just a moron. ______________________________I wish your allergies were something "simple" like mold. Mmm....I know a lot of people develop allergies when they move and you're right - it could be anything in that environment. I don't know where I thought you lived, but I didn't realize it was the South. But I guess that explains the heat AND humidity. Yep, come West, youngin' : ) And hey, any time you feel like making a road trip out this way, you BETTER come and visit me. I don't love AZ, for sure, but there are a few great places I'd love to share with you. ______________________________________Hey, you want to know tiny? The first house we bought was 672 square feet. No kidding. It had an unfinished basement, most of it only about 6' high, too. We'd rented it for a year and then the owners wanted to sell and we decided to buy it. We ended up doing a lot of work to it, between the yard and the house, but that's where I picked up a lot of the "skills" I have : ) We remodeled the kitchen and bath and we finished the basement, turning it into two bedrooms, a bathroom, a small laundry room and a small TV room. I learned to hang drywall, use power tools : ), paint, stain, trim out and tile in that tiny little house. So anyway, the point is, I totally get "tiny"! You know what?? I, too, am really embarrassed to have anyone see me work out! Isn't that funny? I'm okay with the family, but they usually don't hang around - just ask a question. But that's probably why I've never joined a gym. I just don't like sweating and grunting and looking and sounding like an idiot in front of people! I think it's a hair thing to some extent for me : ) Vanity. I'll never give it up! Going back to my journal to comment on your comments : ) Hugs to you, too. You SOUND so much better - like your old self. So good to hear!