A La Carte
Well, all is going well so far in a la carte. It is our fine dining restaurant that hosts two services. At lunch time there is a preparation and service of a few types of service including banquet, guiridon (table side), tray service, etc. Then at night it is a la carte and that is what I am doing now. I'm in the kitchen on the main course section and it is quite fun. It was only our first day yesterday so it was mostly moderatly controlled chaos, but still. It is more like a real establishment than the other restaurants on campus, though CDV was too actually. I think I might bring my camera today and take some pictures, maybe, or maybe later in the week when we are a bit better? We'll see.
Prep
So what did I do yesterday. I did mise en place for other sections actually. I made vegetable spaghetti, I prepped some tomatoes, peeled veggies, yah, not very exciting. I did, however, get to puree the sweet potatoes and make a creamed sweet potatoe puree thing, so I got to enjoy the yummyness that is sweet potatoes before they were doused in butter and cream. I also ate sooo much asperagus. It's in season now, so the school uses it liberally.
Service
During service I was on the hot section cooking the fish, quail, and sweet bread. Steffi, my other main course team mate was on the order sheet and prepping plates for delivery as well as setting up the sides and stuff. Then our last team member, Calum, was on the grill station cooking the steaks. Now, to be honest, when I see a steak and am told it is medium well and there is some red bloodyness seeping out of the pores, and I touch it and it feels like a medium rare, it makes me wonder. I used to be a really big steak fan and am still uptight about steak being cooked right. It was the first day, and the chef didn't really explain how to cook to the correct doneness. I think he was getting the hang of it by the end; I'll just be straight about what I'm saying here: I was actually jelous because I wanted to cook the steaks! I donno why, but I really wanted to be able to be responsible for a good steak that someone would close thier eyes to and take that extra long second to enjoy. I understand the experience, though I'm vegan.
Today is another day in the kitchen. I should probably leave soon, get a coffee maybe to help me get through the 2 hour class before hand. I ended up staying up much later than planned last night. Steffi and I jumped into the pool after shift yesterday and then went to CDV for a drink and just chilled and chatted with friends. It was a really nice night actually.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Beautiful Weather Can be Painful
Wine Tasting!
Yesterday, Stefi and I went to Salgesch, which is 3 minutes by train and walked to a winery. I found out about this place through the Japanese restaurant across the street, Edo. Edo has this amazingly delicious White Wine that Albert and I have come to adore. I wanted to bring some home for the family and to share with Albert while he is visiting. Edo, of course, sells the wine at least 2ce the price the winery sells it, so off I went to Salgesch in search of a cheaper bottle. I found it, and they were hosting a wine tasting too! SO Steffi and I made ourselves more comfortable and enjoyed some amazing wines. We tried the Assemblage Blanc that I went to buy and it was delicious as always, full of happy memories and emotions. We then tried the Dole de Salquenen (the name of the Winery). It was too sour for my liking, but I guess that is Dole for you. Oh, Dole is a Swiss red wine. It is quite light and this one tasted a lot like currants. Then we tried the Cabernet Sauvignon from the area. It was good, better than I the one I bought for 3 chf the other day! I prefer a really deep woody flavour for my reds, and this one was a bit too light for me, but it was still nice. Then the owner recommended we try a red called Cornalin, which she claimed mimicked a spanish red. Intrigued we sipped and tasted and WOAH! It was crazyness. I'm not going to go into too many details about it since I bought a couple bottles for the family and they need the surprise, but this wine was truly unique! This wine is more for socializing and sipping on after dinner or something, while the Assemblage compliments a nice meal. I'm really excited for my parents to try these wines!
Sunny Days
:D Yup, it has been pretty consistantly beautiful here. This is good because we have essentially had a 4 day weekend (I told you, I love exam weeks!) And I have been by the pool a fair few times to lay and play. Yesterday Steffi and I were up and about at around 1:30 and dressed to enjoy the wonders of laying on a mountainside in the sun with the snow topped Alps surrounding us and a gorgeous valley far below. I didn't have my camerera because I don't think about these things haha, but I did take a picture with my phone that I will probably show you when I see you. I feel so lucky to be able to experience it, it is like being on a vacation at one of those resorts that sports breath taking views and experiences, but living there!!! The downside was that the wonderful weather kept us there for a fair few hours and resulted in my first ever tummy and leg burn. Never burned those before, but I'm lovingly lotioning them with my Aloe after sun cream.
Auction Picnic
I had the auction picnic and Tahir came as my date, since the people who bought me weren't really that involved and interested in the picnic. It was nice, they made me a vegan skewer and were more defensive about it than I was hahaha. When anyone would reach for them the social comitee people would say, in a far too agressive tone, that those were for Lia only because they were vegan and not for anyone else! HAHAHAHA!! When I heard them saying that I told them to please let everyone have a veggie skewer if they want it. They made about 10 anyway, I barely ate 3! I appreciated the thought and effort though! Steffi dressed me up for it and I really should have taken a picture there too because she did a pretty nice job. She went all out and did my hair and chose my earings and everything. I really do love my roomate. I have found that I feel like she is my sister. When we do disagree, which is rare, we just remember that it is never out of malintent, and simply move on with our lives keeping in mind the discussion so as to avoid irritating the other since we spend A LOT of time together. Not only do we live together, we have classes together, and we hang out and go on adventures together! I'm really lucky to have found such a good roomate.
A Walk
After yesterday's sun drenched and fresh air filled day, I went on a walk with an old friend for about 2.5 hours! It was really nice and we mended things that had created a lot of tension and problems between us this semester. I'm trying to come to a peaceful and happy ending with those I respect and value. Since I won't be seeing many of these people again, I can't stand the idea that some people I actually like and value would leave with a broken relationship between us. Overall a very good weekend thus far.
Oh and I found 10 chf on the road!
Yesterday, Stefi and I went to Salgesch, which is 3 minutes by train and walked to a winery. I found out about this place through the Japanese restaurant across the street, Edo. Edo has this amazingly delicious White Wine that Albert and I have come to adore. I wanted to bring some home for the family and to share with Albert while he is visiting. Edo, of course, sells the wine at least 2ce the price the winery sells it, so off I went to Salgesch in search of a cheaper bottle. I found it, and they were hosting a wine tasting too! SO Steffi and I made ourselves more comfortable and enjoyed some amazing wines. We tried the Assemblage Blanc that I went to buy and it was delicious as always, full of happy memories and emotions. We then tried the Dole de Salquenen (the name of the Winery). It was too sour for my liking, but I guess that is Dole for you. Oh, Dole is a Swiss red wine. It is quite light and this one tasted a lot like currants. Then we tried the Cabernet Sauvignon from the area. It was good, better than I the one I bought for 3 chf the other day! I prefer a really deep woody flavour for my reds, and this one was a bit too light for me, but it was still nice. Then the owner recommended we try a red called Cornalin, which she claimed mimicked a spanish red. Intrigued we sipped and tasted and WOAH! It was crazyness. I'm not going to go into too many details about it since I bought a couple bottles for the family and they need the surprise, but this wine was truly unique! This wine is more for socializing and sipping on after dinner or something, while the Assemblage compliments a nice meal. I'm really excited for my parents to try these wines!
Sunny Days
:D Yup, it has been pretty consistantly beautiful here. This is good because we have essentially had a 4 day weekend (I told you, I love exam weeks!) And I have been by the pool a fair few times to lay and play. Yesterday Steffi and I were up and about at around 1:30 and dressed to enjoy the wonders of laying on a mountainside in the sun with the snow topped Alps surrounding us and a gorgeous valley far below. I didn't have my camerera because I don't think about these things haha, but I did take a picture with my phone that I will probably show you when I see you. I feel so lucky to be able to experience it, it is like being on a vacation at one of those resorts that sports breath taking views and experiences, but living there!!! The downside was that the wonderful weather kept us there for a fair few hours and resulted in my first ever tummy and leg burn. Never burned those before, but I'm lovingly lotioning them with my Aloe after sun cream.
Auction Picnic
I had the auction picnic and Tahir came as my date, since the people who bought me weren't really that involved and interested in the picnic. It was nice, they made me a vegan skewer and were more defensive about it than I was hahaha. When anyone would reach for them the social comitee people would say, in a far too agressive tone, that those were for Lia only because they were vegan and not for anyone else! HAHAHAHA!! When I heard them saying that I told them to please let everyone have a veggie skewer if they want it. They made about 10 anyway, I barely ate 3! I appreciated the thought and effort though! Steffi dressed me up for it and I really should have taken a picture there too because she did a pretty nice job. She went all out and did my hair and chose my earings and everything. I really do love my roomate. I have found that I feel like she is my sister. When we do disagree, which is rare, we just remember that it is never out of malintent, and simply move on with our lives keeping in mind the discussion so as to avoid irritating the other since we spend A LOT of time together. Not only do we live together, we have classes together, and we hang out and go on adventures together! I'm really lucky to have found such a good roomate.
A Walk
After yesterday's sun drenched and fresh air filled day, I went on a walk with an old friend for about 2.5 hours! It was really nice and we mended things that had created a lot of tension and problems between us this semester. I'm trying to come to a peaceful and happy ending with those I respect and value. Since I won't be seeing many of these people again, I can't stand the idea that some people I actually like and value would leave with a broken relationship between us. Overall a very good weekend thus far.
Oh and I found 10 chf on the road!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Physical Progress
So, since most of you discovered my other blog any way, I thought I would just talk about everything here now. Not as much, but just if any thoughts come up on fitness. So, I've been getting in pretty good shape recently, though it is kind of funny because I really noticed physical changes after my 2 weeks of ankle rest, which I think is kind of strange, but maybe my body really needed that rest. I really noticed things when I went back to classes because it hurt a lot more to sit in those hard seats for so long. It honestly felt like I was sitting on muscle and bone instead of the fat that is supposed to cushion me. I still want a soft six pack, but it doesn't seem to want to come out as easily as before when I did have it while going to NCC. I've been doing a pretty awesome program that really challenges you, but these past few days haven't been very consistent because I feel a little cold coming on, though it may just be allergies. Either way I'm taking it easy for a bit. Also I need to relax because I seem to have a really hard time doing that, as we all know. Sometimes I wonder what my ideal situation would be, where I could encourage a relaxed and peaceful Lia mind. I know that it is in my power to come to that peaceful state, and I am working on it every day, all the time. I finished my book The Path To Love, and it really talks about that point. Sometimes I feel like I am more "settled" and self loving and universally loving than most, but then sometimes I am such the opposite. I just don't seem very consistant. But I am gettingmore and more consistant and progress is what is important. You cannot jump to the destination, you must travel there and back track sometimes, work around obstacles, find people to help you along the way, etc. So thanks to you all who have helped me grow up and love life and everything more. You mean a lot to me.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Focus
Interestingly...
I am super focused and relaxed for some reason. First of all those two don't usually go together with me, and I have not felt this focused and able to get things done in a while. I was sitting on my balcony in the warm sun that has finally blessed us mountain folk with its presence, when I was considering what could have changed to make me feel this way. The sun started shining on Saturday, and I also started taking airbourne because I had a bit of a tingle in my throat and my lymph nods were a tad tender, but I've been taking it everyday, a few times a day, since Saturday. I'm wondering, is it the airbourne, the sun, or just psychological circumstance? It feels really good, I have to say. Steffi remarked last night that she can't belive she is seeing me studying for an exam. She doesn't seem to know what has gotten into me, neither do I. Usually I am less likely to at the end of semester, but I seem to be in this euphoric state since Sunday evening. I also did talk through some issues with Albert, so maybe that is influencing me? I just feel rejuvinated or younger or something, not that I am old, internally.
I hope everyone else is feeling peaceful and happy to be living. DO take that little moment to just stop and breathe in the air and feel being alive.
I am super focused and relaxed for some reason. First of all those two don't usually go together with me, and I have not felt this focused and able to get things done in a while. I was sitting on my balcony in the warm sun that has finally blessed us mountain folk with its presence, when I was considering what could have changed to make me feel this way. The sun started shining on Saturday, and I also started taking airbourne because I had a bit of a tingle in my throat and my lymph nods were a tad tender, but I've been taking it everyday, a few times a day, since Saturday. I'm wondering, is it the airbourne, the sun, or just psychological circumstance? It feels really good, I have to say. Steffi remarked last night that she can't belive she is seeing me studying for an exam. She doesn't seem to know what has gotten into me, neither do I. Usually I am less likely to at the end of semester, but I seem to be in this euphoric state since Sunday evening. I also did talk through some issues with Albert, so maybe that is influencing me? I just feel rejuvinated or younger or something, not that I am old, internally.
I hope everyone else is feeling peaceful and happy to be living. DO take that little moment to just stop and breathe in the air and feel being alive.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Faults Revealed
Reflecting
It is an interesting scenario when you realize a fault so clearly that you are shocked by it, or how it can affect your life and happiness as well as others close to you. It is almost like you slap yourself in the face pointing out that there is something you need to change about yourself, whether it be an insecurity thing that can manifest itself when you aren't expecting it, or a habit of being too polite, or anything really. When this fault manifests itself as a self-destructive mistake you can be happy that you are aware of it now and can change it, learn about the inner reasons behind it and nip it in the bud. Make sure it never happens again, or anything like it. This is more productive than hating yourself, I suppose. I really hate making mistakes, and making bad decisions. Sometimes it is TRULY amazing at how stupid you can be. Humbling I guess. Okay I think I'm done now. Obviously I did something stupid, and needed to reflect about it in writing publicly because writing in my journal didn't satisfy this time.
It is an interesting scenario when you realize a fault so clearly that you are shocked by it, or how it can affect your life and happiness as well as others close to you. It is almost like you slap yourself in the face pointing out that there is something you need to change about yourself, whether it be an insecurity thing that can manifest itself when you aren't expecting it, or a habit of being too polite, or anything really. When this fault manifests itself as a self-destructive mistake you can be happy that you are aware of it now and can change it, learn about the inner reasons behind it and nip it in the bud. Make sure it never happens again, or anything like it. This is more productive than hating yourself, I suppose. I really hate making mistakes, and making bad decisions. Sometimes it is TRULY amazing at how stupid you can be. Humbling I guess. Okay I think I'm done now. Obviously I did something stupid, and needed to reflect about it in writing publicly because writing in my journal didn't satisfy this time.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Feedback
Health
I got my bloodtest results and I'm super healthy. Blood sugar is super, Iron is perfect, B12 is even good! Donno what's wrong with me still, but there was one thing....my cholesterol was higher than normal, which is REALLY weird for me as a vegan. The Dr. said it could be attributed to the large amount of nuts I eat....? Also my ASAT GOT Liver enzyme was a bit high, which she said could easily happen from any slight infection, but they will recheck it in Sept. Apparently there is a phenomenon with different liver function that isn't bad just different and my mom has it too, so maybe that is it. I just donno why my cholesterol is higher than normal....Ahhh, my mom seems to have come up with the answer, which agrees with the Dr. and some personal research. Apparently when she started eating lots of nuts her cholesterol went up to very close to where mine is now and the Dr. found out it went up with good cholesterol. I also just read that a magnesium rich diet increases good cholesterol, which the high magnesium levels on the analysis also supports. SO no worry there :) When I get home I guess I'm getting the type of cholesterol checked.
My blood pressure was low, as always, 90/65 or 95/60, and the Dr. prescribed me to season my food more and drink red wine at night. Cool. :)
MAIL!!!
I got my passport back!!! WOOHOO!! That was quite fast wasn't it? It's so colourful and I look oh so pale and tired hahahaha!!
Weather
It stopped raining this afternoon, and the sun even shone for a few minutes!!! It's been a few days, so I'm quite excited!
School
There is a reason I feel happy during exam time. I've never been much into studying, but more into learning as the semester goes on so that I just have to very briefly refreash myself before hand. So, I don't have the stress of the crammer, AND the schedule is ALWAYS lighter on class time!! MWHAHAAAHA!! Example: Next week Tuesday I finish at 12:45 and Friday I finish at 8:50 am!!! I love it, I really do.
Random
Yes, I am being auctioned off at the school fundraiser and hopefully someone will buy me hahaha! Would be a little bit awkward to have no bids..... The person buys a picnic lunch with me on Saturday. I'll let you all know how it goes.
I got my bloodtest results and I'm super healthy. Blood sugar is super, Iron is perfect, B12 is even good! Donno what's wrong with me still, but there was one thing....my cholesterol was higher than normal, which is REALLY weird for me as a vegan. The Dr. said it could be attributed to the large amount of nuts I eat....? Also my ASAT GOT Liver enzyme was a bit high, which she said could easily happen from any slight infection, but they will recheck it in Sept. Apparently there is a phenomenon with different liver function that isn't bad just different and my mom has it too, so maybe that is it. I just donno why my cholesterol is higher than normal....Ahhh, my mom seems to have come up with the answer, which agrees with the Dr. and some personal research. Apparently when she started eating lots of nuts her cholesterol went up to very close to where mine is now and the Dr. found out it went up with good cholesterol. I also just read that a magnesium rich diet increases good cholesterol, which the high magnesium levels on the analysis also supports. SO no worry there :) When I get home I guess I'm getting the type of cholesterol checked.
My blood pressure was low, as always, 90/65 or 95/60, and the Dr. prescribed me to season my food more and drink red wine at night. Cool. :)
MAIL!!!
I got my passport back!!! WOOHOO!! That was quite fast wasn't it? It's so colourful and I look oh so pale and tired hahahaha!!
Weather
It stopped raining this afternoon, and the sun even shone for a few minutes!!! It's been a few days, so I'm quite excited!
School
There is a reason I feel happy during exam time. I've never been much into studying, but more into learning as the semester goes on so that I just have to very briefly refreash myself before hand. So, I don't have the stress of the crammer, AND the schedule is ALWAYS lighter on class time!! MWHAHAAAHA!! Example: Next week Tuesday I finish at 12:45 and Friday I finish at 8:50 am!!! I love it, I really do.
Random
Yes, I am being auctioned off at the school fundraiser and hopefully someone will buy me hahaha! Would be a little bit awkward to have no bids..... The person buys a picnic lunch with me on Saturday. I'll let you all know how it goes.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Accomplishments
1. Albert's visit is actually happening, organized and awesome in SO many ways!
2. My passport is on its way being renewed so I can get home in June
3. I can workout again on my ankle, thought not run, we'll see how I'm fairing come races
4. I HAVE AN APARTMENT!! Deposit paid and contract signed as of today
5. I have all my Dr. Apts scheduled to be done by this week
6. I got the appointment with the Mayo Clinic in MN!! Hopefully I'll be healed there.
7. I feel good physically right now!
8. I got some quality Vit D over the weekend
Feeling Good!
2. My passport is on its way being renewed so I can get home in June
3. I can workout again on my ankle, thought not run, we'll see how I'm fairing come races
4. I HAVE AN APARTMENT!! Deposit paid and contract signed as of today
5. I have all my Dr. Apts scheduled to be done by this week
6. I got the appointment with the Mayo Clinic in MN!! Hopefully I'll be healed there.
7. I feel good physically right now!
8. I got some quality Vit D over the weekend
Feeling Good!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
The Good
Apartment
I finally found the perfect apartment. As in the one I ideally imagined for myself to move into next semester. It is big and bright, has a balcony, a is super close to school! I am very happy with it. I just need to give the contract and the deposit to the agency on Monday! I will start moving my stuff on June 1st, which is an added bonus because then I do not need to put it into storage in school just to rush and move it to my apartment during check in. It will ease the process of returning in July. I really am excited about it. My first time living by myself and my first time having that kind of space to myself (mini house). Let's see how organized I keep it. ;P
Passport
I ALSO got my passport done with. HUGE relief! I went to Bern yesterday bright and early at 6:40. I learned that you cannot take any bag into the consolate so you have to walk all the way back to the train station where there is a small bakery that will hold your bag for a fee. Of course. My ankle was not agreeing with all the walking, I was kinda horribly moody yesterday too. I donno why. It is done now, they said it should take between 5-10 days to get back to me, which is a big comfort from the 20 days that it said online. Not really a big deal since I am not leaving in 20 days or anything.
Culture Night
Well, culture night was also yesterday. We danced and had fun and it was really good. We also WON!!!! WOOO!!! Yah! It's funny because our on stage rehersals went better than the performance (as usual) but we still won. We got a bottle of not very good sparkling wine as our winning and shared at the after party in CDV. I'm excited to get the DVD and see it from the audiences perspective and show you all!
Health
I was feeling a bit off yesterday, but I seem to be fine today, still a bit lightheaded, but not much. As with most of my health issues, they seem to come and go rather quickly. My ankle is feeling amazing today, which I really did not expect since I was dancing on it so much yesterday and walking around Bern etc. But it legitimatley does not hurt unless I press on the bruise. Weird healing???
School
It begins again on Monday. I really cannot believe that it is the end already. I am on my last academic session where most of my finals will be, and almost all of my presentations. And then absolute minimal stress after that. I will have 2 weeks in a la carte and then 2 days of exams and finished. Wow. It is actually difficult for me to fathom right now, how near to the end it is.
Future
Me being me, I automatically look ahead to the next step. I have everything set for management now, an apt (!!!!), a group for the biggest project in the 3 years at Les Roches (Integrated Project), and people who I have learned are good quality people nearby. I have the gym and fewer distractions. I feel good about management. I am also thinking about my internship after I graduate in December. My CV has been updated and my cover letter reworked and ready to be tweaked and sent within minutes. There are a few places I am looking at that I would be SO happy working at. I'm not going to go through them right now, but it will be an ever increasing topic on my blog.
I hope summer is blessing you all with warm weather and sun! It'll get to the mountains eventually.
I finally found the perfect apartment. As in the one I ideally imagined for myself to move into next semester. It is big and bright, has a balcony, a is super close to school! I am very happy with it. I just need to give the contract and the deposit to the agency on Monday! I will start moving my stuff on June 1st, which is an added bonus because then I do not need to put it into storage in school just to rush and move it to my apartment during check in. It will ease the process of returning in July. I really am excited about it. My first time living by myself and my first time having that kind of space to myself (mini house). Let's see how organized I keep it. ;P
Passport
I ALSO got my passport done with. HUGE relief! I went to Bern yesterday bright and early at 6:40. I learned that you cannot take any bag into the consolate so you have to walk all the way back to the train station where there is a small bakery that will hold your bag for a fee. Of course. My ankle was not agreeing with all the walking, I was kinda horribly moody yesterday too. I donno why. It is done now, they said it should take between 5-10 days to get back to me, which is a big comfort from the 20 days that it said online. Not really a big deal since I am not leaving in 20 days or anything.
Culture Night
Well, culture night was also yesterday. We danced and had fun and it was really good. We also WON!!!! WOOO!!! Yah! It's funny because our on stage rehersals went better than the performance (as usual) but we still won. We got a bottle of not very good sparkling wine as our winning and shared at the after party in CDV. I'm excited to get the DVD and see it from the audiences perspective and show you all!
Health
I was feeling a bit off yesterday, but I seem to be fine today, still a bit lightheaded, but not much. As with most of my health issues, they seem to come and go rather quickly. My ankle is feeling amazing today, which I really did not expect since I was dancing on it so much yesterday and walking around Bern etc. But it legitimatley does not hurt unless I press on the bruise. Weird healing???
School
It begins again on Monday. I really cannot believe that it is the end already. I am on my last academic session where most of my finals will be, and almost all of my presentations. And then absolute minimal stress after that. I will have 2 weeks in a la carte and then 2 days of exams and finished. Wow. It is actually difficult for me to fathom right now, how near to the end it is.
Future
Me being me, I automatically look ahead to the next step. I have everything set for management now, an apt (!!!!), a group for the biggest project in the 3 years at Les Roches (Integrated Project), and people who I have learned are good quality people nearby. I have the gym and fewer distractions. I feel good about management. I am also thinking about my internship after I graduate in December. My CV has been updated and my cover letter reworked and ready to be tweaked and sent within minutes. There are a few places I am looking at that I would be SO happy working at. I'm not going to go through them right now, but it will be an ever increasing topic on my blog.
I hope summer is blessing you all with warm weather and sun! It'll get to the mountains eventually.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Stupid Swiss Dr.s
Apparently when my Dr. told me that they would accept me right away if I got light headed again for blood tests, she lied. After LOTS of discussing, they said the 15th was when I could come in. I told her, or rather my roomy translated in German, that they told me they would do the blood tests right away the next time I got lightheaded, and I would have to find another Dr. I guess the lady got irritated, and that was that. And the school nurse is closed already, at 3:15, so that is also that. This is why I try to figure it out on my own, it is more of hassle not to. I just hope I feel better tomorrow.
Alright???
Ummm, so I donno what's going on right now with my body, but it decided to start acting weird. I've just been feeling pretty bad. It started yesterday morning and went away and then happened again. But today I'm just feeling pretty bad allll day. I wanted to call the Dr. because I was SO lightheaded and dizzy and I was SO pale, like white, but the idea of having to go up to Montana and walk to the Dr was more than I wanted at that point. I felt exhausted and I had NO reason to. I did go to breakfast, but didn't feel much better so I slept for about 5 hours! I went to bed at 9:30 last night woke up at 7:30 this morning and went back to bed at 8 until 1, and I could have kept going. I decided that I maybe I should try eating something for lunch, but all I could manage to even consider eating was some fruit and some salted nuts. I've been feeling real weird still. I decided that I'm going to go tomorrow if I feel this way again. I will call now to let them know of the deal we had about immidiate blood tests when I'm feeling this way so I don't have to wait for an apointment. If I am feeling okay, then I have to go to Bern to renew my passport, woopee. I was trying to really save money and stuff, but a trip to Bern is 55 and the actual renewal is 130! It was 97.50 by mail, whatever. I just hope it goes well and smoothly and in time.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Days Go By
My friend, Olivia, remarked today when introducing me to her sisters: "Lia is a typical type A personality who is stuck doing nothing." HAHAHAHAHA!!! Yup, that's me right now. I am actually IMPRESSED by people who can do nothing. There is an art to it because I am just not good at it. I really have tried though. Today my foot was hurting a bit, I think because I went walking yesterday for a bit longer than I should have...BUT I got to feed the horses and pet them, so it was worth it! hehehe. No, but really. I even drew a whole picture last night. It is below. I've even succumbed to the temptations of Television....well, The Biggest Loser, though I am only allowed 72 minutes of viewing then none for an hour due to bandwidth usage constraints? I did manage to get out of my room for a bit with Christa who picked me up to check out apartment options. I did get a pretty good list actually, better opportunities than before, so I'm going to visit them on Monday and some other ones through out the week, and be all done and decided hopefully latest Friday.
In other news, it was a warmer day today. Still sweater weather, but better. Soon, so soon, it shall be warm? Oh, and I finsihed the last of my nut butters today. I had my last bite of nut butter goodness with an apple for breakfast. I might pick up some good quality Almond butter from the store in Sierre, though it is roasted, and I prefer raw. Alrighty, I can't even think of anything else to write about right now, so I'm gonna get back to Bigest Loser since my hour of waiting is done. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Oh goodness....
In memory of my trail days when jumping off the bow of a canoe at night was our biggest joy.
In other news, it was a warmer day today. Still sweater weather, but better. Soon, so soon, it shall be warm? Oh, and I finsihed the last of my nut butters today. I had my last bite of nut butter goodness with an apple for breakfast. I might pick up some good quality Almond butter from the store in Sierre, though it is roasted, and I prefer raw. Alrighty, I can't even think of anything else to write about right now, so I'm gonna get back to Bigest Loser since my hour of waiting is done. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Oh goodness....
In memory of my trail days when jumping off the bow of a canoe at night was our biggest joy.
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