It has been another hectic and very busy week. First things first....I lost another 2.2 lbs which was a nice realization on Wednesday. I'm trying to keep the correct frame of mind because things are always easier in the beginning since the body loses water weight and the guidance from WW is easier to adhere to in the first weeks/months. I am hopeful that my elevated physical activity in the past few days will contribute to another decent loss on Wednesday.
The university hosted a conference yesterday (Friday) and today. The annual conference rotates each year to different locations. It was at our location back in 2009. Different issues back then but it was a stressful time as well. The lead person for the organization is the polar opposite of me and others in our department that tried to help organize the event. We had a year to work on putting everything together (and using notes from 2009) and it was still somewhat of a mess. I am further irritated because a couple of us busted our butts to be helpful and make things work as well as possible. Others that were part of the process weren't as helpful and it almost seemed beneath them to lend a hand yesterday and today. One faculty member barely interacted with the conference despite being at meetings for months and suggesting a lot of the crap that didn't allow it to function well. I am grateful that ISU reimbursed me for my registration fee (professional development) because despite paying full price, I didn't get to attend one key note speaker or workshop event. I barely got lunch yesterday. Hopefully if it comes back to us in five or so years, I'll once again forget about my irritation.
I finished reading the Julie & Julia book this week. Eh....it was OK. It kept me interested and I did read the book quickly. A comment was made in the movie about the amount of cursing in her blog. If it was similar to the novel, I could see why Julia Child wasn't thrilled about how she wrote about the recipes and cooking process. I don't mind swearing but I was surprised why she swore in some parts of the book. I am still working on Emma. It is a dull book. It is sadly turning me off of the classics. Come on Jane Austin...I wanted better from you! I need to read more during daylight so I can work through some non-Kindle books too.
Another somewhat busy week ahead of me....I am helping with a pre-game meal again for the football team. I am actually leading this meal (Sloppy Joes). DMACC students are taking their midterm exam on Monday. Thankfully, I don't think I have anything going on next weekend. I think I get to stay home. I probably just jinxed that.
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Keep the loss (weight that is) going. It surprises me a bit about the Julie and Julia book. You wouldn't be able to guess that she cussed or was profane. We all swear when something spills or boils over, but otherwise, I wouldn't think cooking would include a lot of profanity.
Sounds like your busy weekend is done, maybe not as successfully as you had hoped, but now you have the rest of your month to enjoy. I'm looking forward to Gays Mills. I'm hoping the weather cooperates.
You should enjoy serving Sloppy Joes as you can sing Adam Sandler's "Lunchlady Land" while serving. Ha ha! Besides Christmas and summer vacation, is there such a thing as a non-busy week? I honestly do need one more weekend day, but I don't feeling like fake calling in sick tomorrow.
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