Down: It has been an incredibly long week since Colby left, and I still have moments where I just want to stop whatever it is I'm doing and throw a good, loud tantrum.
Up: We're one week into this and that's one week less to get through.
Down: Colby's internet connection in Overtheristan is complete crap making it impossible for us to carry on a phone conversation over Skype.
Up: I finally figured out how to use the Skype app on my cell phone, so we're able to use the chat option like text messaging. It's nice to not feel chained to my computer in order to hear from him.
Down: I left quite possibly the most embarrassing voicemail in my history of embarrassing voicemails for a propsective babysitting client. I managed to 1) say "um" about seventeen times 2) refer to the two children of unknown gender who I would be watching as "her son" 3) sound as though I were about to hang up before launching into a whole new series of ridiculous sentences and 4) forget to say anything along the lines of "goodbye" before hanging up the phone and launching it across the room in sheer terror.
Up: She called me back. And I've got three other parent meetings set up for this weekend and early next week, as well as a job that will give me 15 hours over the course of Friday evening and Saturday. Woo!
Down: On my Tuesday run, my knee started to feel twingy around mile two. I kept running, and the pain was gone by the time I got home. But then it started throbbing while I was in the shower, and has been sore ever since. I've been scared to run on it, and tried wearing a brace yesterday, but the brace just hurt even more. The pain has abated, so hopefully this is just a one off incident and I'll be back in business for my run today.
Up: My runs have been getting much better and are verging on enjoyable. I've also been working on improving my speed, and am so close to getting my pace under 10 minutes, I can taste it!
Down: It's been about seven years in internet time since the new Facebook was released, and I still hate it. There are so many posts from people I love that I never get to see, and while I used to get tons of hits and interaction on my blog from friends, now I get about 20-30 click throughs a day.
Up: I'm spending a lot less time on Facebook these days!
What are your ups and downs this week? I hope the ups are vastly outweighing the downs!
Down: The cold weather is moving in.
Up: There are still a few trees with pretty fall color to enjoy.
Down: Packing is taking me forever, and we start our 18 hour drive to Louisiana today.
Up: At the end of those 18 hours (or more once we factor in a bazillion pee breaks) we'll get to see family and friends.
Down: My dog is a shedding machine.
Up: He's a sweet little cuddler (not sure that's a word,) and I'm glad I don't have to bring him in for hair cuts. I barely keep up with my own hair appointments!
Down: I'm going to have to throw out some food so our fridge won't be disgusting when we return.
Up: So thankful to be able to afford groceries!
I hope your knee doesn't give you anymore problems! Ditto on the hating the phone and leaving voicemail.
Posted by: Melissa B | November 04, 2011 at 02:42 PM
i hateeeee FB. i found myself consumed in everyone's drama, so I let it go almost 2 years ago. I don't miss it AT ALL.
up: i had 5k views yesterday. i cried! maybe it's the pms.
down: a cold!
up: a friend is stopping in atl for the night and is bringing her grandbaby. I could hold a baby all day. no lie.
down: but since i have a cold, i won't hold him unless i get a mask.
up: i had all week off!
down: i have a cold, so couldn't enjoy it.
thanks for entering my giveaway!!!!
Posted by: Elle Sees | November 04, 2011 at 03:51 PM
I read your tweet about the lack of comments these days- I, for one, am trying to comment more, but I've never been good at it! Anyway, I think the readership up/comments down is twitter's fault- everyone interacts so much on twitter that there seems to be less to say on actual blogs.
Down: I was slack and quiet with my boss away at work which always makes me feel like a failure
Up: I got lots of necessary boring chores done. Like calling the bank and going to the dentist
Down: My gym membership expires soon and I can't justify renewing it
Up: The pool reopened for summer
Down: I have to throw a non-shower baby shower next week for someone I don't really care much for
Up: After next week, the shower will be over red rover
Mostly, not much is "down" this week since I was sick last week and I'm not sick anymore- it's amazing how much difference it makes!
Posted by: Kate | November 04, 2011 at 07:44 PM
A lot of your "ups" sound like making lemonade out of lemons--way to go!
Down: Book-selling. In the Library. With rigid, argumentative library aide.
Up: Monday is the last day.
Down: The Cat (who is terminally ill) has seemed a little "off" with her appetite this week--won't eat dinner, then bugs me at 4 a.m. for breakfast.
Up: I have to admit that I enjoy the nuzzles and purring.
Posted by: Kate P | November 05, 2011 at 04:21 AM