Happy Thanksgiving

I am thankful for my life...

thankful for my husband and son for being my chosen family

thankful for our extended family who will travel today to visit us in our new house

thankful for family who has to work or who are celebrating elsewhere today (love you guys too)

thankful for wonderful friends

thankful for health and happiness

thankful for good food and a warm house

thankful for a beautiful park nearby where we can walk

thankful for my education (thanks, mom!) and opportunities

thankful.

good news

My blood pressure was good when I went to the doctor yesterday. After four months of not eating as well as I intended to, not exercising as much as I should have (but I did carry a lot of boxes of books up and down stairs for three weeks!), and being super stressed about house purchasing and house owning and house repairing, my blood pressure was completely normal at my appointment. Like 120/78 normal! Not 130/85, not so bad. Not 140/90 or 140/100 scary but still first level hypertension.

I guess deciding to let stuff go and carrying boxes of books was all I needed. Plus, breastfeeding. I think I've lost a few pounds from feeding the little (twenty pound) guy.

So, no medication for me and I can just keep trying to lower the salt in my diet and lose the rest of the baby weight in order to get even healthier. No meds!!! Yay!

Yes We Can!

Obama Day!

Prop 8 is tainting this wonderful day for me, but I am full of hope.

week of suck

Being a renter sucks

Being a homeowner sucks

Being an adult...is full of challenges.

house!

Just waiting for the deed to record and the keys!

stress

From experience, I can say house-buying is more stressful than:

Organic Chemistry
The California Bar Exam
Childbirth

*all put together* (okay, maybe not all put together)

Whew! We're in the home stretch though....

self-centered? who, me?

You Belong in the Baby Boomer Generation

You fit in best with people born between 1943 and 1960. You are optimistic, rebellious, and even a little self centered. You still believe that you will change the world. You detest authority and rules. Deep down, you're a non conformist.

What Generation Do You Belong In?