Wacky Schedule

So my sleep and work schedules are super wacky right now. With work from 10pm-6am and sleep usually following that for 5-6 hours or 2-3 hours both before and after my shifts. It's kind of strange to get my schedule back on track and usually by the time I do, I have to start back over. 

Right now my schedule is Sunday and Thursday night, mostly. So I get my schedule back together on Tuesday and Saturday, see how it's not super fun the way things are s p a c e d out. I'm having a hard time getting to sleep tonight because I worked two days in a row, had great sleep yesterday and now I'm not super tired yet. At least I can get some more studying in today before I get a nap and go take it. 

I have double duty today at the testing center today. I have both Physical Science to take and Sociology. Well I might push off science another day and just pay the $3.00 to take it on the last day. If it helps me get a better grade which leads to a scholarship then I'm okay with the small expense now. 

Well time to hit the books. Then the pillows. Long day ahead of me. 

Late Thanksgiving...

So I didn't get around to listing what I was grateful on Thanksgiving, so it's better later than never. Right?

My mom. Family. A home. Schooling. Church. Blankets. My job. High fiber tortillas. Whole grain bread. Shoes. Apples. Fresh mangoes. Feeling loved. Being supported. My loving, supportive, caring, funny, handsome, cuddly Husband. Band-aids. Nail clippers. Modern day technology. 

I'm sure I could come up with many more things to be thankful for, but I think that list covers the things I could be thankful for in a few minutes. 

Long Nights, Short Days

So the graveyard shifts are getting easier and easier. Although the morning after is still quite rough. On Thursday I also had to go to some training prior to my shift so I worked/trained for about 12 straight hours, on top of the fact that I didn't get a nap that day. Overall it was a long night and day, ended up not sleeping for 27 hours. Painfully long. 

Then the poor collectors who called me looking for some other random person who used to have my number. I have gotten calls from them close to 20 times and have told them to remove my number over and over. Unfortunately for him I was NOT in a good mood. Plus I don't think it's right for him to tell me he's sending people after me and he knows where I live, and that I need to be quiet and listen to him. Well except he didn't say it in such nice words. So now if they call again I have numbers and names, and I told them I will call the police for harassment. 

Sadly, I had a little break down after my call because I felt like I had been mean. But I guess I need to remember it's okay to stand my ground and respect myself even if it means having to be a little more confrontational with people. It has been a very  l  o  n  g week.

On a good note, a test got moved to the Monday after Thanksgiving break which means I have a long time to study for it, Yay!

Worked my 1st Shift!

So last night was my first shift by myself. Worked really hard at not sleeping, but I had a really had a hard time finding stuff to do. I had a Physical Science test to study for which I did a little bit but I was so tired and could not comprehend anything. I ended up just making sure I didn't sleep by watching some shows. At one point I tried really hard to just stay aware that I ended up doing jumping jacks and had to splash cold water on my face.  

I successfully finished the night with a little drama but the drama was very easy to deal with. Thankfully the day staff arrived right on time and I was home by ten after 6. Yay! Unfortunately I had a paper due in my first class today so I had to get up and get there right on time to get that in. I was dead tired though because I had a really hard time sleeping on Sunday evening.  So I left and went home and slept some more. 

Hopefully I can work something out better next week so I don't miss Monday classes. I'm sure something will work out eventually. I think I only have one test this week so it should be a pretty easy week. 

Week Two

So Landon and I have officially began week two of the south beach diet. So far so good, I'm down 8 lbs. and Landon is down 5 lbs. I'm still craving a piece of bread so much, but we each had a half serving of vanilla ice cream on monday after dinner and it was so good. I think I can make it till next monday for a piece of whole grain bread. 

I'm trying to get a little more creative with the foods we eat since we are very limited. I found a recipe for some desserts we can have on this first phase, which is not much. So I made a Ricotta Cheesecake with Ricotta cheese, vanilla, splenda, and eggs. All of which are approved for this diet. So lets hope it turns out to be yummy. Landon won't to Jell-O because of the vegetarian thing so I'm trying to find other desserts he can do. 

Dinners have become more of a challenge. I cook a good lunch because I can cook it with meat and its just for me. But dinner is challenging to make a vegetarian option. I found a spaghetti squash casserole the other day that I modified a little to fit the diet and it was good. I might make that again, it lasts for two days which is probably the best part. 

Also good news of the week so far is.... We saved money by switching to Geico! Just kidding, but really we have yet to turn on the furnace thanks to floors 1 & 2 below us. Which means our gas bill is less than $15. Yay! 

This week is an easy one for me, no tests which means I can play catch up in studying and get ahead in a class or two! I love this week. 

Exciting Weekend!

I think Biology just doesn't like me. I once again took a test for this class and received the exact same score as I did on the previous one, and the one before that. At least I'm pulling a very strong C. Wish it was a strong B or A. But that's okay, I'm working hard for it.

Tonight we are going to head down to Uncle Joe's house in Fairview and have a bonfire with their family and some friends. We were invited to this shindig last year but couldn't make it but we are excited to be going this year. Poor Landon only got three hours of sleep last night so hopefully he will get a good nap in before we leave this evening. 

Also I start my shadow shifts for my job on Saturday night. Wish me luck! I'm a little nervous about having to stay up the whole time, and I realized that it won't be a 8 hour shift it will be a 9 hour shift with with time changing. So I'm not to happy about that, but at least I can come home and get sleep before church. I'm very happy about us having late church with the possibility of working saturdays.  

The good thing is I can bring movies, books, food, a computer, etc. Anything for entertainment, as long as I don't sleep or leave I'm I will be good. 

Okay well I'm gonna go search a South Beach Diet approved way to make Tomato Sauce. Hopefully It will be successful so we can have spaghetti squash and sauce tonight for dinner.

Halloween Fun

So because we live in Utah, more specifically in Happy Valley, we celebrated Halloween on Saturday. Little bit different celebrating a holiday a day early, but thats okay. We still had a great time.

Landon and I had a Zombie Party to attend we pretty much played Rock Band 3 the whole time. But that's okay. Anyways we had some awesome costumes! Here's some pictures...

He was so cute to watch apply nail polish.

Needed to have a least one nice one.

 So there's Halloween. I have to say the costumes were pretty good. 

Sorry if my blog posts are a little spread out for this week, starting a job and have a big tests in every class except one, and then I have a big paper for that one... Gonne be a looong week.