This Makes Me Happy - Part Two

This is a salad I made the other day.   The recipe was inspired by a recipe I found in the current Clean Eating magazine.   I made a few additions and left a few things out.

My additions to the recipe were spinach and zucchini.  I left out the jalapeno pepper, orange peppers, salt and pepper.   The jalapeno peppers would have been a welcome addition but I didn't have any fresh ones in the house.   

This salad made me happy whole day.    I was happy when I found the recipe.   I was happy making it.   I took it to work and it made me smile every time I took a bite.

I posted this photo on my Facebook page because I was so over-the-top happy with it.   Jodie called it food porn.    She's funny and that makes me happy too.

End of My Long- Weekend Off

Well this is Sunday evening.   I've had the whole weekend off including Remembrance Day on November 11th.   That is something that doesn't happen often for me.     It ended up being nothing special though.     I wanted to get away for a night or two to Banff and use up the gift certificate my co-workers bought for me when I got married last December.  But needless to say, Jonathan didn't want to go.    It's not that he had anything special to do this weekend or made any better plans or anything.    I don't get him and I'm getting pretty mad about it.

I did have my second job interview and the guy that did the second interview was incredibly nice.  Too nice, from the few minutes I spent with him.    He's easy going from what I could gather and I think for sure, that I didn't get the job.     The person who he interviewed before me was in the office longer than I was.    And I was a nervous wreck so my interview wasn't too slick.

I also had my doctor's appointment to go over all my test results.   Seems everything is good ... really good actually.   WTF?     Why do I feel so awful and why on earth is my heart beating like a crazy spazz?     Oh, I don't get it at all.   I did go to have a second x-ray done on my chest because an area of interest wasn't clearly visible on first x-ray.   But the doctor says he doesn't think it's anything and didn't even bother booking another follow-up appointment with me to go over the results.    He says if there is anything, he'll call me.     My guess is that I won't be hearing from him.    But what on earth was going on with my heart?    Why did I feel like I was going to keel over?    Oh it's so stupid.    It's as stupid as when I took Stuart to the vet because he was having seizures and all they did was do a whole bunch of tests to tell me they don't know why he's convulsing.

So that's it for my big updates and big let downs.    I work like a freak for the next week so I don't think I'll be able to write too often but I'll try.

Interesting Week

Okay, this is going to be an interesting week.   The thing I am most curious about is tomorrow's doctor appointment at 10:00am.    I'm wondering what's up with me and this heart of mine.    I'm crossing my fingers that it will be nothing and maybe at the worst a blood pressure thing that will be easy to correct.    Here's hoping.

The second thing is that I did get that second job interview!!    I'm a little guarded about this one, not trying to get my hopes up too much.   I found out from Catherine, here at switchboard, that it's a full time position over at the screening centre.   Yikes, am I even up for full time?   

Well, not to worry about that now.   First things first.    Interview at 11:45am on Thursday morning with the head of the department.    Double yikes.

Getting Some Lab Tests Done

Lab Requisition

Well here is a copy of my lab requisition that I received from my doctor.   All the testing was done the day after my doctor's appointment.   Now I'm waiting for the test results that I will get on November 9th.

The lady that did the blood collection was an older lady and she was a little on the grouchy side.   She was feeling my arms, looking for a vein and she said that if she knew I was coming she would have run the other way.    That was her way of telling me I had terrible veins for finding blood.     It seems to be getting worse as I get older too.   When I was young, I was so terrified of needles, etc., that I dreaded blood tests but they were a snap.   Now I'm not nearly as afraid as I was, in fact, I would say I'm almost fearless.  Now, the arm isn't co-operating.   Life is like that sometimes.

I had all these tests done to find out what is up with my heart.   It's been an on-going concern of mine for some time and finally I've been scared into getting it checked out for once and for all.     

I'm thinking it will be an issue with my high blood pressure.   Although I'm in no rush to go on medication, I've had this going on for some time now and I think something has to be done about it.      Here's hoping the tests will come back with some good information and I can start feeling better soon.

Another Job Interview

This afternoon I went for another job interview.   This time it was for the Colon Cancer Screening Centre at the Foothills Hospital.   It was another one of those tag team interviews and I wish I knew how I did.   It's so hard to tell because they give nothing away.    But I felt I had to give it a go.   It is for a Clerk 3 position, which is lower than what I have now but there are no weekends and I would have stat holidays off.    So that would be a really good trade off.

Another reason I went on the interview is to prove something to myself.    After my last interview I talked to Kathe briefly and she said she would help coach me for the interview process.   She said my interview didn't go very well.    I know it wasn't the best but she is possibly the worst interviewer I've ever had.   She makes a person feel so uneasy.    Anyway, I wanted to interview with someone else and see how it goes.   When I interviewed with Angela it went really well and she offered me not one, but two casual positions with Home Care.    So I can't be all that bad can I?   So that's part of the reason I went too.

Right now I have today and tomorrow off.   I was called into work at Switchboard this morning and after the interview I had another message from Linda asking me if I wanted to work Thursday or Friday morning as well.   I didn't call her back because she would have already been gone for the day.    I'm working Friday over at Central Dispatch so I won't accept any of those shifts.

Other than that, Halloween has come and gone.   I went to Enza's party on Saturday night and had a pretty good time.    All the guests were couples (other than me) and it made me feel a little out of place.    Gosh, you would think I was the divorced one.    But her friends are nice and there was a good turn out.   I'm thinking Enza was pretty happy about it all.

This year we had 15 kids come to the door and 4 of them were Jacob's friends.    Jacob was working that evening and didn't get a chance to go out.   I didn't think much about it until I saw his friends standing there, then I felt bad for him because he missed a good time.    My kids are growing up too fast.

Thanksgiving Weekend

This is Thanksgiving Weekend.   I'm working all weekend.    Nothing new there.    This evening Jillian, Jacob and I volunteered at Inn From The Cold with Joy and other ladies from work.    Together we made, set up and served Thanksgiving dinner for 12 homeless people that sleep overnight at the church Joy attends.     I was over tired and not looking forward to it.    Mainly because Mahara was there too and that made me nuts.    But we went and I'm so happy we did.    Jacob and Jillian had the best experience with the whole thing and Jacob talked about it all the way  home.     I think we will do it again next year if we have the opportunity to do it.

This Makes Me Happy - Part One

I've had this paint colour booklet sitting on my desk, beside the computer.  It's always open to this page, so I can look at it.    What I like about it is that it's very close to the colours I've picked for our own house.    Lots of terracotta on the walls.   But my blues, although there, aren't as prominent.    But the two blue glasses on the ledge, those are exactly what I love.   I love blue glass.

I love this photo and it makes me happy.   Wish I was there, relaxing with the warm breezes and cool drinks.