My weekend..

The boy is still on his trip w/his dad.  Sounds like he's having a blast!  This leaves me with a lot of extra time on my hands.  If I don't make plans for myself I am in danger is sitting in my pj's and watching my DVR all weekend.  Not that there's anything wrong w/that once in awhile.
One of the things that I like to do in my "extra" time that makes a difference in someone's life [therefore making mine count] - is to be neighborly.  One of the neighborhood families have "adopted" me for my spare time when The Boy isn't here.  I am very fortunate to have them as friends/neighbors.  What we have been doing is taking turns cleaning/organizing each other's houses.  This past weekend it was her turn.  We purged old paperwork, got her papers in order to have her taxes done, shredded papers and changed the rear tail light bulb in her car.  Not bad for a Saturday afternoon!
On Sunday I met up w/a friend and did a little shopping - my favorite kind: OFFICE SUPPLIES!  Yup I'm  a geek.  Love walking up and down the the aisles of Office Max, office supply aisles at Target or Walmart.   I found these really pretty folders & hanging folders - now I'm ready to get my files set up for this year - yes just a tad bit late.  But at least my folders will look pretty!
http://www.officemax.com/catalog/sku.jsp?productId=prod2850072&history=hy2xj3o6|prodPage~15^freeText~Divoga^p

Off to feed my pound pup!

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Hello..

My first post.  I had a ton of things to say and now that I'm here in front of the computer - it seems I've drawn a blank!  I decided to start this up more as a journal/reminder for myself to make my life count.  Too many times I've fallen into the trap where I start "existing" rather than "living".  In fact I'm in one of those phases now.  Where I feel like I'm at the bottom of the well.  I can see the light above but have no energy/will to start climbing my way out.  What usually triggers one of these phases are things that happen that are beyond my control/comprehension.  

• Earlier this year I found a lump - yeah one of those.  It totally freaked me out.  Even though the biopsy came back normal - the area does NOT look normal.  I've been back for a few follow up's and all have come back "o.k." although they think I've developed a cyst @ the site of the biopsy.  I'm still freaked.
• With the economy downturn a few of my friends have lost their jobs.  Even though I'm ok so far...It still feels like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.

When things like this happen - I usually turn to food.  And I stop exercising..2 things I shouldn't do at the same time.  The above resulted in weight gain [of course].  I'm at the point that I'm tired of feeling tired.  Tired of feeling depressed.  Just tired of being tired.  The Boy travels w/his dad for the next week so I am going to clear out the junk and stop using my elliptical as storage.

What do you do when you feel like life is out of your control?