this entry is lame
i’m a nerd. because i saved over $70 at the grocery store today by using coupons.
yup. i cut coupons. it’s the only reason one of the only reasons i get the sunday newspaper.
coupons and the crossword puzzle. and sometimes sports updates.
who woulda knew.
i am guessing most people that know me would be shocked to learn that i am a closet coupon cutter.
not my mom though. she’d be proud.
but ya know, in a weird way, i feel good when i cut and use coupons. i don’t have to cut coupons to survive. i have enough money to go grocery shopping. but bringing my coupons and my reusable cloth grocery bags to the grocery store just makes me feel so responsible.
so adult.
the grocery total today was $201 after coupons. we won’t need to go shopping for a month, so that will be nice. and i was able to use coupons to get stuff we need to purchase only periodically like water softener salt, kitty litter, and cleaning supplies.
and the even better part? i won $100 at the casino last night. so that went towards the groceries. we got damn near $300 worth of groceries for only about $100 out of our pockets.
and then i just realized that this is a whole story about coupons and grocery shopping.
sorry about that guys. i’ll talk about something else….
hm.
oh yeah.
i’m in excrutiating pain at the moment. my back hurts. hurt it at work the other day. i wish there was a good story about how i hurt it, like i slipped and fell on the ice or something.
the story doesn’t really make much sense anyway.
i was holding a door open with my foot talking with one of my referents and a coworker. we were chatting for like 20 minutes. and the awkward way i was standing to hold the door open really twisted my back.
and then today with all the grocery shopping, loading and unloading of groceries, bagging….
it’s not good.
sounds excrutiating, doesn’t it?
no, i know it doesn’t. it was a freak injury, really. who would have thought standing awkwardly for a little while would put my weekend in the tank?
i didn’t go to bowling tonight.
and i finally caved and took some prescription pain meds.
that’s how bad the pain was.
i have taken prescription pain meds no more than 3 times in my life. i dislike them immensely and hate the way they make me feel. and mostly have no faith in them to actually stop pain. and the two occaissions in which i was prescribed the meds were entirely inappropriate and unworthy of prescription strength medications.
i guess i just see enough people at work who’s lives are destroyed by addictions to pain meds. i just don’t trust them.
i don’t trust medications in general. i have this weird, naive belief that my body needs to be able to heal itself. i don’t like taking even over the counter pain meds, cold meds, etc. i just figure that whatever is ailing me will run it’s course. i want my body to be able to rely on itself to heal rather than become dependant on drugs. so only when i am desperate do i take anything.
or if i need to speed up my recovery for something like work.
speaking of work, i am supposed to go to Feed My Starving Children tomorrow with some coworkers to package food for starving children. it should be fun, and nice to get out of the office for a while.
i am not really sure what our time vounteering will entail, but i suddenly find myself worried that it might involve lifting.
hell.
maybe i need to take a couple pain meds in the morning too.
speaking of work, someting cool happened last week. most of you know i am a marketing director for a well-know drug treatment facility. and at all three of our residential programs across the country, we have a reputation for treating celebrities.
last week, the web hits for our oregon program rose by a factor of 10 and we couldn’t figure out why. we discovered that the reason was because dr. drew from celebrity rehab and lovelines fame recommended our oregon program on a radio show. he said that if steven adler wasn’t successful in sober house (a reality show on VH1), he would recommend our program.
so web hits soared. kinda cool.
bur boring, i just realized again.
sorry. i guess this is the entry of boring stories.
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everything is good with the animals. everyone is getting along, no more noise complaints, more adjusting and settling in has occurred. we left ruby alone for the longest she has been alone last night, which is 4 hours. we came home and she was sleeping on the couch.
who knew our sex life would be affected by having a dog? we had sex for the first time since we got her. (yes it’s been two weeks…not uncommon for us). and she interuppted us several times. tried to jump up on the bed. in the future we will make sure we close the doors so we can have some privacy, but we didn’t really plan the rendezvous, and weren’t interested in stopping what we were doing to go close both of the doors into the bedroom to keep her out.
i’m not really sure what she ended up doing. i was otherwise occupied. i think she was on the floor laying down or something.
that’s weird to me.
no animals in the room when we are having sex. we have it so infrequently that when we finally do have sex, we can’t be distracted. it might be the last time for weeks….
i better stop writing now.
this entry is lame.
hahaha…. a LAME entry??? YOU??? Never! 🙂 If your web hits soared by that much for an Oregon program… yipee for us Oregonians! How cool is that? VERY! lol (Hold on while I adjust my crown. I feel an advice rant coming on….lol) I’m thinking maybe you should NOT take those pain meds in the morning, but instead stick them in your purse… just in case. Far too often we mask the pain
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with pain killers which is great for keeping us comfortable. The down side is that even though you can’t feel it, the injury is still there. You feel okay and start lifting boxes with that injured back and *BAM* you’re gonna be in worse shape than you are today (Once those morning pills wear off)! Pain is a good motivator to take care of yourself. Like.. you wouldn’t think of putting your hand
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in a fire cuz it’ll burn the snot outta you!! Any pain can work the same way. Helps keep you safe or reminds you to take care of yourself. BTW~ Kudos for using coupons! I think that’s great! 🙂
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lol nah. i spent some of my break time tonight clipping coupons and i’m just delighted to save some cash. i think the best way to get ahead is not by necessarily making tons more money but just not spending as much. we have the same problem with the cats in the bedroom. at some point in the proceedings the cats have to be escorted out of the room for the duration. i don’t like them watching!
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wow i’m impressed! i try to do the coupon thing too but the most i’ve ever saved has been like 10$~ i am also impressed by the fact that you can grocery shop once for the entire month! i have to run to the grocery store almost daily because i always forget something…
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Totally not lame. That’s cool about Dr. Drew recommending that program. I had a wicked crush on him in my younger years. Glad to hear there is peace in the house. Too bad the peace maker came in at such and inopportune time.
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thats awesome that dr. drew recommended your treatment centre!! I’d be so prouyd to work there! 🙂
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I guess your back wasn’t too sore for sex. Congradulations on the recognition the Oregon program received.
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A closret couponer, bowler who s averse to meds. I swear, if I wasn’t married and old enough to be you father, I’d be wooign my ass off to get you away from Chewie so i could have you all to myself! Seriously, though, you’re quite right about meds. What do you think our ancestors did before meds were invented? Their bodies healed themselves. We can still do that today, that’s why placebos
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exist. It’s all a matter of letting your body do it’s job. Although, I admit, some meds, for the sake of helping us do our other jobs (like earning rocery money) can be plus. Occasionally. BTW: For the common cold? Vicks vaporub on the soles of your feet before bed (be sure to cover the feet with a pair of socks, and wash the feet first thing upon rising) and your symptoms arre releived for
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the entire next day.his really works! Also, I agree with MsTT (what a shock). Your entries, no matter the content, are never lame or boring. Don’t believe us? Just ask your faithful readers.
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Haha I love coupons!!!! I really do.
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not lame. I agree & relate to just about everything u said. i try not to take script or otc drugs. i know i get sick often b/c cherry penicillin was a staple in our fridge when i was growing up. i’ve had a bad back since i was 15. sucks. litter box duty always gets mine. skip the pills…hot shower & short walks. usually works for me. if it’s lower back try not to sit for long periods.
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Celebrity Rehab should change it’s name to Never-heard-of-’em Rehab. Or Use-2-B a celebrity Rehab. or 15minutes-of-fame Rehab. Steven Adler & Jeff Conaway always make my thumb spazz uncontrollably on the change channel button. heh. I have coupons on the fridge & in drawers but never on me when I’m actually in the store. I did take a coupon for honey w/ me the other day & FORGOT to get honey! doh!
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LOL Not it’s not lame!! Interesting about animals and sex. We have to close the door too cus my cat wants to get on the bed during…what a goof. I think he’s really got a human soul in there and enjoys watching us have sex and watching me undress for my shower…lol I cut coupons too. I hate going with out my coupons. But I go every week so I only save a few bucks but hey it’s better thannothing!! 🙂
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Weeks? OMG! That is CRAZY! And I love that show Sober House. James & I went out last night and he said that this kid who is 23 was doing coke off the back of the toilet. Gross. What else was I gonna say…ummm…oh, your back injury sounds painful:(
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i hope your back is feeling better. you know by actually not taking the meds you’re making yourself stronger. it’s that whole darwinism with bacteria thing. small dent on the antibacterial epidemic, but hey you gotta start somewhere.
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I used to cut coupons but our newspaper subscription ran out. Hub and I have the same problem–dogs try to jump on the bed during our time. It really cut into our time. Ugh.
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Your entry isn’t lame at all. We all come here to talk, vent, rant, mutter, etc about whatever is in our heads! Cutting coupons is awesome…I wish I had the patience and such to do that, because as you proved, it can save a lot of money!! I should probably start trying….! Glad the babies are all getting along and working out better for you! I figured things would smooth out nicely! *hugz*
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RYN: IRL = In Real Life…we use this to decipher between what is in real life and SL which is Second Life…a virtual world that mirrors real life that lets you chat, interact, create, etc… (www.secondlife.com) He and I met in SL actually! And we’ve been together for almost 7 months now. =)
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Nothing about you is lame. That’s why we read you! 🙂 Although, Homer’s thing about the Vicks never worked for me. So I have this jar of the stuff in my cabinet (cos the queen of all advice suggested I try it 😉 I’ll probably never use again. Lol. I’m anti-meds, too, but there certainly are occasions where they are helpful and/or necessary.
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i passed a woman at my local gov’t center today that looked exactly like you do in your profile pic. I checked myself before, “Nylah?!?!” slipped out. I thought to myself, “what? are you crazy. She lives on the other side of the country. why would she be here. And she looked like she worked there as well.” freaky.
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RYN:Kaiser’s a 5-1/2 mo. old rat terrier. Ruby is adorable. Hope she’s doing well. Any ideas how I can make my cat ‘mean’? My boy cat is so submissive. I just found Kaiser dragging him out the dogdoor by the hair of his head. Not scruff, but head! He yowls but doesn’t scratch and fight him like the girls do. I’m almost afraid to leave them alone.That pic was the 1 time he stood up to him.
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RYN: Aye, I do know how hard it is because I have been in my share of long distance relationships but I always knew exactly how the person felt and such…this is different and *much* harder…but at the same time he’s worth it all and more. He did answer me after an email…I put it all in a forever long entry. We know we will meet just haven’t set a date, but I believe that will be soon. *hugz*
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RYN: “Illusions of the Heart” wins. Decision of the judges (that would be me, myself and I) is final.
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