The Good & The Bad...

Another Job

2008-06-30T17:57:00.000-07:00

Well I have started working at Paper Pals and it is fun. The ladies there are amazing. I am learning so much and I know there is more to learn. So everyone should come and see me.

Also I spent last friday in Paper Pals working on a journal for a weight loss group that I am in. I loved how it turned out and cant wait to see the reaction of the gal that won it. We had a workout challenge and she spent so many hours working out. She really deserves it. So here is a picture of the journal.

So here is the update on me.

New Apartment

2008-06-13T12:04:00.001-07:00

Well I know that I have not posted in a long time and I am really sorry. I have been really busy the last week, moving into my new apartment. It is a studio apartment and I love it. It is just big enough for me. It is close to work and so I wont have to get up as early. Also at work, I am changing positions again. I am going to be working in the front office full time. It will be nice. Also I am going to be working at Paper Pals part time. It will be nice to work with the public again. I am a total people person. Well I am going to post some pictures of my new apartment. Hope everyone likes it. Post me comments on it.

This is the living room.

This is the kitchen area. I dont have a full kitchen but that is ok with me.

Here is my bedroom.

Amazing Weekend

2008-03-23T19:10:00.000-07:00

This weekend was amazing. Kevin came over from Puyallup to spend the weekend with me. He came over on Friday just in time to get me from work. Friday night we went bowling with my boss Christie and her son Tyler. It was really fun. We had many good laughs and it was nice to just let go and have fun. We didnt have to worry about work or anything like that.

On Saturday Kevin and I went to a concert. It was Byword. I dont know if the people that read my blog have heard of them, but they are a Christian Group out of St. Maries Idaho. They are AWSOME. I love their CD that I have. I know most words by heart. If you want to know more about them, here is the link to their website. www.bywordonline.com

Kevin and I got up early today and went to the Easter Breakfast at our church. It was good. But I probably shouldnt have had it but it is ok to splurge every once in a while. Then we went to Church. Janie took some pictures of Kevin and I at the park. It was really cold so it was not good ones. We tried to get them done in a hurry. After church we went to Grannys for dinner with the family. It was nice to have him finally meet everyone. Of course they all accepted him. It was nice to see that. I hope that the family sees that I am really happy with him. He had to leave to go back this afternoon about 2:00pm. I miss him already. But I am going to be going over there to see him in ten days. Cant wait!!

I will post pics soon.

I hope everyone had a Great Easter. He has Risen!

Weigh In

2008-03-17T19:07:00.000-07:00

Well, I had weight watchers tonight. It was a good one for me. I didn't weigh in last week because I was a little discouraged and after talking with someone, they convinced me that it was going to be a long battle. Well I lost 4.2 pounds this week. I am going to continue on with this battle. It is going to be a long one but it is worth it.

Romantic Ideas?!?!

2008-03-15T22:43:00.000-07:00

Tonight I am sitting at my computer looking up some ideas for presents for Kevin. I want to do some really neat things that I don't think any of his last relationships have done for him before. I want this to be a special Easter. I was looking an a website called lovingyou.com. It is a really neat website that has some good ideas on it. Here is an idea that I thought that I might do:

A Deck Of Love Letters A couple of years ago, I was involved in a long-distance relationship. Sending letters in the mail was one of my favorite ways to communicate with her, but I also wanted to do something extra special for her. While I was at the store, I bought a fine-tip permanent marker and a deck of poker cards. Each day I would take a card out and write a short love letter on the face of the card and mail it to her. Fifty-two days later, and she had a complete deck of love letters. Whenever she was feeling lonely, all she had to do was take out the deck of cards and play solitaire to be constantly reminded of how much I loved her.

I think that I am also going to do a love journal for him. I am going to decorate it. I am not sure how yet. So if anyone has any ideas please let me know. I am open to new ideas.

If people don't know who Kevin is. I will tell you a little about him He is a fantastic man. He is amazing. I cant tell you how amazing he is. He is also really funny. He was here about three weeks ago and he met my parents. He made them laugh. We had a great weekend. He is from Puyallup. He will be coming over on Friday to spend the weekend with me. Here is a pic of him and I together at Pioneer Park in Lewiston. I know that it isn't the best but hopefully Janie will take some of us when he is here.

I hope that I will have ideas from people. Please share.

Scrapbooking

2008-02-10T13:36:00.000-08:00

Well this weekend has been a good one for me. I have not been doing much of anything this weekend. Janie and I went to Moscow yesterday to just get out of the house. She got something to make Valenetine Cards with at Paper Pals. On Friday I had gotten items to make a "Love" album for my boyfriend Kevin. Here is what the final project looks like.

Anyway, I thought that I would share with everyone what I made this weekend. I love it and I am planning on doing another one maybe for Granny. It was fun and very interesting to see how many times I messed up.

Hope everyone had a good weekend.

Weigh In

2008-02-06T17:37:00.000-08:00

Well Monday Janie and I went and weighted in at Weight Watchers. It was a good week for me. I guess having to stay at work did me some good. I lost 5.6 pounds and now at a total of 9.0 pounds. To me that is good becuase i am seeing some results. I wish that it would stop snowing though. I want to be able to go out and walk outside. So please still encourage me if you can. I am having fun dieting and hope to keep on track.

Fun Week

2008-01-20T06:22:00.001-08:00

Well I have had a good week. I have started exercising and it is feeling good. Janie and I have been doing the Biggest Loser workout and it is fun. Janie and I have had some good laughs. I am also doing Weight Watchers with Janie. We are having good days but yesterday we kinda splurged which is OK if we count for all of the points, which we did. Janie got this DVD that was a sample from Hastings that had three different 10 minute workouts. You get quite the wok out in just to minutes. On there was a dance workout. It was so much fun. I learned some moves that I could even do dancing in public. But please be supportive of me and my sister. Here is a pic of what the DVD looks like. Everyone should try it.

So hopefully everyone had a good weekend.

Dieting

2008-01-15T17:51:00.000-08:00

So last night, I went to Weight Watchers. It was a good meeting. They started a group in Princeton so it is a lot easier for me to do it. My mom and sister are going to do it with me. It will be nice to have a family do it. Janie and I worked out today becuase i was home from work due to the bad roads this morning. It was fun. Janie and I had some good laughes while we were working out. So wish me luck!

Focusing

2008-01-07T16:25:00.000-08:00

Well I was told today that I haven't updated my blog in a very long time and I am very sorry everyone. I have been working a lot. I have also started to focus on me. I have decided that I cant bring anyone else into the picture until I fix myself. I have decided to do a New Years resolution which I never do. I never stick with them but I have to for me. I am going to join Weight Watchers on the 14th because there is going to be a group in Princeton. I am also going to dedicate myself more to exercising. It is handy because i am able to work out at work. If anyone wants to know more about the wellness center where I work just let me know. It is really cheap. I am also going to spend more time with my family. I have not been doing it. I miss the days that Janie and I would to go to Moscow and have fun. She is my best friend. I can tell her anything. She is always there for me when I need her to be. Also i haven't been going and spending much time with Granny. I use to do that all the time and I guess I have just let it go. I need to do that. That is what makes me feel good about myself.

Here is a picture of Janie and I that we took about a year ago. She is so great to me. I just love her.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone.

Me Time

2007-12-02T12:56:00.000-08:00

Well today I have decided that I am going to focus on just me. I have been feeling down and lonely because of MEN. They aren't my favorite people right now. I need to find myself. I feel like I am not doing that and I am not being myself. I have started making bead products and I will post pictures of them soon so if anyone wants some for Christmas stockings you can let me know. I love doing. I feel like I am doing something constructive. I have been making beaded bookmarks, cell phone charms, and bracelets. They are fun and cute if I don't say so myself. HA HA.

If anyone knows of any good self help books then let me know. I love reading them and getting pointers from them.

I am also going to start working out more and losing weight. It is so hard. But I have to do it for me. I know that I can do it but i love to have someone to work out with me. So if anyone wants to let me know.

Busy, Busy, Busy

2007-12-01T19:33:00.000-08:00

Well as most of you guys know that I havent posted in a very long time. I very sorry too. I have been busy and going through a lot of things. Work as been crazy. I love my job but sometimes I wish that I could just be at home. HAHA. I love this time of the year and I am not even ready for Christmas. It has been hard for me this year because Sarah and I last year, decorated one of our favorite residents door, and now she isnt here and it is really hard to get into the Christmas mood. I love the snow. I have finally started listening to Christmas music and it is great. I will post more when something exciting happens.

Fall and Winter

2007-10-14T12:35:00.000-07:00

My favorite time of the year is here. I love fall. I love watching the leaves change colors and drop to the ground. The residents and I last Monday made some Apple Cider and bowled in doors. It was so funny becuase none of them could stop talking about the leaves right outside the window. One resident stated "Terri, look at those leaves. Can you believe that it is fall or that the snow is going to be coming soon." It really made me realize that the snow is going to be flying soon. So whenever I see a bright red leaf, I always know that it is going to be winter soon. Winter means Christmas which in my house, they start listening to Christmas Carols in October. I never can get into the mood until we get the first snow. I dont really like driving in the snow but it is so pretty outside.

Busy Week

2007-10-06T16:44:00.000-07:00

I know that I haven't posted in a while and i am sorry. Work is going good. I am starting to work Monday Thur Friday and I love it. It is nice. Mom and I are starting to ride together to save on gas. It is nice that mom and i are getting to spend some time together. It is also giving me a chance to start working out a lot more and getting more exercise too. I am also going to be getting new glasses. It will be nice to be able to see again. I haven't really done anything this week fun. Just work. I have the weekend off and i am staying home. Fun Fun let me tell you. Well here is an update of my week.

My Week and Relaxation

2007-09-29T08:18:00.000-07:00

Well this weekend, I will be going to my friend Kristen's house to hang out with her. I haven't seen her in a long time and it should be really fun. She is an awesome friend. We have a lot of laughs. That is for sure. She really knows how to make me laugh. She is one of those friends that knows when you need a pick me up or a shoulder to cry on. I love hanging out with her. This is the first time that I have been to her house since she got married. i haven't seen it or even been in the town that she lives in. She lives in St. John. I know that we will have fun. After tomorrow I will get some pics up of the weekend. It should be fun. I cant wait but I am nervous because she said that she has a surprise for me. Wonder what that could be? Oh well.

Well this last week has been kinda crazy. Work is really busy and now I am one of the main aides in assisted living so my boss is relying on me more and more to help her out. Which is nice that she trust me enough to give me more projects but at the same time, there really isn't enough time to do more things. But that is life. Also this week, one of the ladies gave her notice to leave and so that means that Shannon gets to come back and I am very excited about that. Shannon and I work very well together. We know what the other person doesn't like to do and so we can pick up the other. Like she doesn't like to shower people but I don't mind it and I don't like to do the laundry but she doesn't mind it. So that sense it is nice.

Grey's Anatomy season premier was on this week. Let me tell you, it was a good one. i love that show. It is a good one and there are also things that people can learn from it. Will watch it next Thursday!

Crazy Weekend and People

2007-09-24T10:46:00.000-07:00

There are so many crazy people in this world. What I mean by that is that this weekend I went out with some friends to the Silver Saddle and there was this crazy lady in there. She was dancing crazy. I have never seen anyone dance like that. I had to laugh though becuase she got people out there that would not usually dance. It was a good time though. Also at the Saddle I saw one of my brothers friends that I have not seen in a while. It was good to see him. Although we drank a little too much though. Him and I were getting shots for eachother. It was CRAZY. At first I didnt think that he was old enough. But come to find out he is. I just couldnt believe it. Him and I danced a lot and sang alot. He had so many good laughs that I will remember them for a long time.

This morning I got a call from one of my friends from High School that I havent seen in a very long time. Probably about 4 years or so. Her and I were best friends. We still are just not as close. We are going to meet tomorrow when I get off fo work for coffee. It will be good to sit down and talk with her and see her son. He is about 8 months old or so.

Well that is the new update on me.

Random Ideas

2007-09-19T16:16:00.000-07:00

Well sorry everyone for not posting that well this week. Just been working a lot. Work is kinda crazy. Started my diet this week. It is going good. Trying to eat well. Next week I will exercise more. Tomorrow I am going to go to Lewiston and hang out with Emily. She is awsome. We have had some good times. We are thinking of going to the Nez Perce County Fair. Nothing else is really going on. Sorry so short. Will post a longer one next time.

Weekend

2007-09-16T09:00:00.000-07:00

Well the weekend has gone by too fast. It always seems like when you have a day off, it goes by too fast. Well that is this weekend. I have waited for a weekend off for about a month and half. Yesterday was spent going to CDA with Denise and Janie. Denise is getting a new car. It will be fun if we go for a road trip in it. We went and ate at the Olive Garden and it was so good. I cant remember if I have ever eaten there before or not. But boy, Denise has made me an Olive Garden addict. Denise and I went over the the Cheesecake Restaurant and there are so many kinds of cheesecake. That is one of my weaknesses. Good thing that we didn't go there afterwards. Janie had to go and get our name on the list for dinner because there was so many people there. We had to wait an hour but it was worth it.

Today is going to be spent by doing nothing. I don't really want to do much. I am going to make me a journal for my weight loss program but other than that I don't have too much planned. Just going to watch some of Grey's probably and hang out with the family. Dad and Darrell( our old neighbor and dads good friend) are working on my car, so I cant really go anywhere. HA HA.

MEN

2007-09-14T13:18:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a rough week for me. Steve and I got into a big fight and it seems to me that our relationship has come to an end. Every time we talk, we fight. We use to not. We use to be so in love and now it isn't that way. I still love him and everything but there isn't anything left I don't think. I wish there was. So i guess you could say that I have been depressed this week because of all of this. So if anyone has any advice please give it to me.

Work has been going good. Glad that I have the weekend off. I am going to be going to CDA with Janie and Denise so that should be really fun. It is always nice to spend time with my sister. She is my best friend and always will be. She has been there for me this whole week. Even though I am mad that she got to go to the Keith Urban concert and I didn't.

I am off to work now. Hope everyone had a good week. Leave a comment if you want.

Weight Program

2007-09-12T19:21:00.001-07:00

Well I have decided that I want to lose weight. I watched the Biggest Loser last night, and boy was I inspired. I have always thought that I had to start out big with goals but I learned last night that I don't. I need to make goals that I am going to be able to obtain. I went to Hastings today and bought the book for Biggest Loser. I already have the first workout DVD. I am going to do this and i want to stay on it. I am able to work out at work for really cheap. There is a treadmill and a bike and also weight machines that will work your whole body. I am also thinking of joining weight watchers because I feel that is a way that I can be held accountable, but I am not sure because I started reading the book tonight and it is different than weight watchers. They want you to count calories and with weight watchers you have points. So I am not sure how the both would work. I honestly think that the Biggest Loser program would work if I work out. So I am hoping that my family and friends will support me. Anyone that is reading this that would like to work out with me or that would like to do this with me let me know. Our wellness center at work is open to the public and cheap. So let me know.

National Assisted Living Week

2007-09-11T19:34:00.000-07:00

This week is National Assisted Living Week at work. It has been a busy week. Today was game day and i had to organize it. We ended up playing bingo and bowling. I have never seen the residents laugh and joke around with eachother as they did today. I was so happy that they were doing that. I also know that i havent seen some of the residents pick on me as they did today. One of the guys stated " You know Terri, I just thought that I would come out and watch but seeing you work is funny!" I just thought that was funny because it came from a resident who hardly ever talks to me. It was great. Also my boss told me that she was very pround of me and that it was great. She has never seen the residents interact as much as they did. I loved it and it was great to hear that from the person that i look up to at work.

Favorite Show

2007-09-11T16:53:00.000-07:00

Well if anyone knows me, they know that I love the TV show Grey's Anatomy. Well season 3 came out today. I had to go and buy it right away. Wanting to watch it before the new season started. It is such a great show. I have learned many medical tricks in it as well as learning a little about myself. If I had to pick one certain character out, I would have to say that I am a cross between Izzie and Christina. I love what I do for a living. I am told by many of my peers that I do my job well done. I want to be involved in all medical aspects of things, but I know that I will not be able to. I also get very involved with my residents and care a ton about each one. But I put a wall up though because I know that they are at their last stages of life. I try to make their life a lot easier for them.

So if you dont see me around for the next couple of weeks, you know why. I am watching Grey's Anatomy.

Best Friends

2007-09-10T19:03:00.000-07:00

My best friend, Sarah, recently moved to Kansas. We use to do everything together. If I was feeling down, she would be the one that could make me laugh. Last night I was not having a good night and the one person that I knew I could call was SARAH. She is so funny. When she lived here, we would go out and party. We had fun let me tell you. The one special memory that I have of the two of us is when Sarah had a shot called "Breathe Mint". It is a really strong shot. She was so funny. She decided that she would try to dirty dance with Steve. Her is a pic of her try to dance with him. She is so funny. The good times.

I will miss Sarah so much. She was the one person that I was able to call or talk to when I felt like I didnt have anyone else to talk to. She has seen me laugh, cry and get so mad that I wanted to punch someone. But she always calmed me down. We have grown close and now it is hard to think of my life without her in it. We talk everyday whether it is through text messages, the phone, or through myspace. She is missed a lot.

I miss my friend!!! She will always be my best friend no matter what. Doesnt matter how far apart we are or even if we are living together.

New At This

2007-09-10T17:15:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone.

I want to thank you for coming visiting my site. I am new at this but some people have been hounding me to get one. I love reading what other people have posted. I will tell you a little about myself. I am currently working at Good Samaritain Village and love it. I love my residents that I have. They make going to work the best. I love listening to the stories that they have to tell me. It is always interesting. This week is National Assisted Living Week. So in other words it is going to be so busy at work. Each day is a different activity planned. But that will be fun.

Nothing new is going on tonight for me. Just the same old stuff. Being home and going to be bed early due to work. FUN FUN.