It is seriously 87 degrees in our house right now. Thats really really hot. I believe its supposed to be 93 degrees outside today. Even worse, its supposed to be 97 tomorrow. This is the time of year when we try and hold out on turning the A/C on for as long as possible because we know once it goes on, it stays on until October. It seriously feels tropical in my house right now. Thankfully the temperature is supposed to drop back down to the mid 80's next week so we can have a few more weeks of spring until the never ending Arizona summer begins. The pool is still too cold to swim in. It makes no sense to me, how can it be 90 degrees outside and the pool is really really cold. Hopefully it will warm up quickly because thats the only thing that makes these summers tollerable.

Sick of being Sick

I was totally convinced that I would start feeling better today. I stayed home from work on Thursday and Friday and really thought because of that I would wake up on Saturday feeling great. Not so much though. I have the worst stiff neck ever, a cold and I just dont feel good and its making me very cranky. So I guess today will be another day in the house doing nothing. As soon as I am done writing this I am going to go lay down, I really wanted to get another post in today though to keep the momentum going. I can't say I have alot to talk about though being that I have been locked in the house since Monday. Ive watched alot of TV, added a bunch of things to my myspace page and read alot of celebrity gossip online. I probably could have read a couple of books by now, I dont really have anything laying around the house that peaks my interest though. On the plus side I have spent alot of quality time with my dogs, the loves of my life. Well I guess Ill end it on that note, this nagging pain in my neck is really making difficult for me think at the moment, maybe Ill post more later, Ill see how the day goes.

I guess Im going to give this yet another try. I'm blogging about once per year at this point, so I guess I'll see. Things have been REALLY slow at work lately and I thought I could blog to keep myself busy. Ive been searching online for other peoples blogs that I could get into but havent really found anything that interested me. I was looking for some diet and fitness blogs but didnt find anything. Then it occured to me that I could keep my own. I dont know that I really want to focus on diet and fitness so much as just keep a journal. I really dont even intend for anyone to read my blogs. I think its just more of a healthy outlet for me. The reason I have been looking for the diet and fitness blogs is that lately I have really made a big turn around in my life. I quit smoking (again)and ever since then I have been so focused on health, I have never been this way before. I feel like my body is craving only nutritious things. I only want to eat fruits and vegetables and Im back to exercising 5 days a week. I've been taking a mulitvitamin, drinking tons of water, cut down on my caffeine ALOT and have been getting 7-8 hours of sleep a night. I even completely cut red meat and pork out of my diet.(although that is for other reasons and a whole other blog) This is a stark contrast to my usual 5 hours of sleep a night, 5-6 cups of coffee a day and not going to the gym but rather sitting on my ass and stressing about how I should have gone. I honestly feel the best I have ever felt. The doctor also put me on an anti anxiety med for some of the anxiety I was experiencing. I started to feel like my fears were starting to take over my life and were stopping me from doing alot of the things I wanted to do. The medication changed my life. Its really crazy. I never thought I was depressed until I started taking it. Now I know I definitly was. I feel like a new person and could never imagine going back to the way I was before. Its not a miracle drug and I still have some things to work on but its really given me a nice shove in the right direction. I have some other health issues going on right now, but I'm feeling positive that every thing will be okay. I need to get some more testing done and then I'll know for sure. Im really not worried at this point though. I tend to worry more about Jay when it comes to these things because he gets so much more upset about it then I do. So I try not to worry him too much especially when its really not a big deal. Im actually home sick today with the worst cold Ive had in a few years. I stayed home yesterday too. To add insult to injury I also have a stiff neck that is so painful. I have been so miserable for the last week but I finally feel as though Im starting to improve this morning. Im starting to get a little stir crazy though. (hence the latest blog entry). Well I guess thats it for right now. I really feel like I could go on for ever, hopefully thats a sign that i will actually continue to update my blog. Like I said before I really feel it will be a healthy outlet for me. We'll see I guess.