Grey Street Girl

Revolution Update - Week Six

Well, you may have noticed I've been a bit absent from the Internet lately.  My mama always said if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all.  So, in that spirit, I've been keeping to myself - all the negative thoughts, the complete lack of anything resembling hope, the utter despair.  No sense in talking about it all week long, you know?

But, today something good happened.  I got my sorry ass to the doctor today.  He said that the meds I've been on were the wrong dosage.  And, he recommend I switch to Zoloft.  So, I'm going to take it for two weeks and see how things go.  I'm hopeful.

That's right.

HOPEFUL!

I'm hopeful for the first time in 8 months.  A very very very long 8 months.

It's nice!  And, maybe, just maybe, I'll be back in the picture when next week's Bench Monday rolls around.  Wish me luck!

 

Revolution Update - Week Five

Well, I feel downright rotten today.  Actually, I've felt like that for several days now.  I'm just so tired and weary.  I just don't have the will to make any big changes right now.  So, I am putting the big revolution on hold until I can get to the doctor and get this all fixed. 

Of course, I couldn't NOT do a Bench Monday shot....

 

Safe & Sound

I just wanted to pop in really quickly and thank you for all the well-wishes for my travel today. I totally worked because I'm sitting here on the couch with my three girls all safe and sound.  Okay, I'm off to visit all your blogs and photostreams!  I'm so behind!

Here's my shot for the day - taken at the end of my block - Queen Anne's Lace filled with snow:

 

Making Lemonade

Well, I have good news and I have bad news.  The good news is that, so far, my flight back home tomorrow has not been canceled.  The bad news is that I totally forgot about $5 Friday today.  I just got too stressed and depressed about the weather and not being able to go back home and it just slipped my mind.  I'll try to do it tomorrow though.

So, as you know from yesterday's post, I got stuck in SLC here for another day due to the bad weather sweeping the mid-states, including Nashville.  I decided to try to make lemonade by going up to Park City and doing the big loop around the mountains around to Sundance.  With the Sundance Film Festival going on, I thought it would be really crowded, but it wasn't.  But, I also didn't spot any stars either.

But, my goal was really to get out of my stuffy hotel room for a few hours and shoot some pictures and that's what I did.  Now, I'm back from my little journey and I'm munching on my favorite molasses cookies.  My plans for tonight are to finish reading The Help, which I am loving.  Then, I'll pack up everything for my 7am flight.  Ugh.  I hate getting up that early.  But I am SO ready to get back home to my dogs and my house and my life.

Anyway, enough whining.  If you'd like to see all the shots from my trip, click here.  I think I got some good shots of the snow and the mountains.  It really was beautiful up there today.  Here's my favorite shot of the day:

 

Travel Update

I got an automated call from Delta this afternoon telling me that my flight to Nashville for tomorrow had been canceled due to the major ice/snow storm brewing in that area of the country.

Eek!

I had to reschedule for Saturday, with fingers crossed that it won't be canceled too.  I'm hoping by the time I land in Nashville that the major roads will be cleared off.

So, I'm in SLC for an extra day.  I'm going to work some tomorrow, but I'm also going to find time to play.  The Sundance Film Festival is going on right now and while all the movies are sold out already, I think I'll drive up that way, through Park City and over the mountain to Sundance, taking lots of pictures along the way.

Well, I'm doing that, or I'm going to spend the entire day in bed.  Either way, I win.

Here's a shot of the mountain near my hotel.  The inversion lifted a bit today and the sun came out.  It was wonderful!

Happy Thursday to you!  And, don't forget, tomorrow is $5 Friday - Utah edition!

 

A Trip to Bountiful

So, I drove up North of SLC to the town of Bountiful today.  I had a business lunch there at this delightful cafe called Sego Lily, set in a little red house off of Main Street.  The food was great, as was the company.  However, I had a really stressful call and a stressful email to write later in the afternoon.  The whole affair wore me out and I am now bone tired and ready for bed.

Tomorrow I have a long day of training to conduct back in Bountiful.  And then, I am back in the air and headed for home on Friday.  It's supposed to be really nasty back in Nashville on Friday - a wintery icy mix which may prevent me from landing and getting my pups on time.  So, keep your fingers crossed for me.

Today was not a spectacular photo day.  I didn't have a lot of time and the smog from the inversion was dense - so dense that you can't even see the mountains on either side of the valley.  And, it takes a lot to cover up those huge things!

So, here are my two shots for the day. Which one should be my photo of the day for my 365?  You decide!

 

~or~

 

Safe & Sound in SLC

Well, I made it safe and sound to SLC.  It was a super long day of travel, including a four hour flight.  And, I already miss my girls terribly.  But, I'm getting all settled in my hotel room, ready to watch some American Idol while sipping on my giant Sonic Diet Dr Pepper.  

Tomorrow is an easy day.  I have a lunch and I have an afternoon phone call.  So, hopefully, I can get out a bit and shoot some pictures.  The picture below was taken with my Nikon Coolpix point and shoot.  I continue to be impressed with it.  I didn't bring my DSLR on this trip; instead, I brought my Nikon Coolpix and my Sony Cybershot point and shoot.  We'll see how they do, but I can already tell I miss my DSLR.  It's just not the same - I'm totally spoiled!

Oh, and in case you're wondering, it's cold out here, but the snow isn't bad at all.  It's not on the roads; there are just a couple of inches on the grass and you can tell it's been there for a while because it's all cruddy.  Blech.  They're also having an inversion here, which means that there's a ton of smog.  Double blech.  I still like it here - except for the missing my dogs part.  I miss them so much!

So, how is your week going?

 

Revolution Update - Week Four

Well, I wish I had better news.  I'm still living on the plateau.  It's not a bad place, really.  There's ice cream and soft snuggly blankets.  Mmmmmm....  But, I still owe you an update.  So, here goes.

1. Appearance:  Eh.  That's all.  Eh.
2. Self-Care:  I still haven't called my therapist.  Holy Mother of God!  I seriously don't know what is so hard about calling her.  Well, okay, I do.  It's the fact that she doesn't have an assistant to schedule her appointments.  SERIOUSLY!  What kind of doctor doesn't have a person who schedules their appointments??????  Okay.  I'm making excuses.  But still!  I REALLY NEED FOR HER TO HAVE AN ASSISTANT!!!!
3. Weight:  Ugh.  I haven't gained any weight, but I haven't lost any either.  This last week has been tough on me emotionally - I've just been down.  So, I've eaten whatever I wanted.  Hence the comment about the ice cream.  Yum!
4. Friends:  I had lunch with a dear friend this week, but it made me realize how far into my hole I'd climbed.  I felt so self-conscious about how I looked and didn't have much to say when asked, "So, what have you been up to the last year?"  Ugh.  What do I say?  "Um, well, I've been sleeping a lot.  Spent a lot of time online looking at pretty pictures.... On a good day, I make it out of bed and go to work...."  Ugh.  It was good to reconnect though.  It's a beginning.
5. Debt:  I haven't spent any money this week.  Woo hoo!  Of course, after buying the Jeep I have no money to spend.  Boo hoo!  The good news is that Friday is payday and I'll be back on track and I'll be able to throw some money toward the credit card debt.  Woo hoo!

Well, that's it for the update this week.  I'm spending the next four days in Salt Lake City.  So, expect some blogging and pictures with SNOW!  Here's my Bench Monday shot complete with Diet Dr Pepper - I'm SO addicted.

 

Thank you!

It's been a super rainy weekend here on Grey Street.  So, not much to report.  I did want to pop in and thank you all for your comments on my Five Dollar Friday blog.  We ended up raising $80, which will turn in to $160 by my employer, for relief work in Haiti.  Yay!  And, thanks again!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

 

Five Dollar Friday - Helping Haiti Edition

Well, I know you're probably reading this expecting some fun adventure with me hiding a $5 bill somewhere around the greater Nashville metropolitan area, but after seeing these beautiful and hurting faces from Haiti, I just knew where my money had to go today.

Luckily, my employer not only donated $1 million of its own funds, but has also agreed to match, dollar for dollar, all money its employees donate to its Haiti relief fund.  So, I'm going to donate my $5 for today AND for every person who comments on this post today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday), I'm going to donate $5 per person of my own money on top of that.  On Sunday, I'll let you know what the total count is and I'll donate the money on Monday.

So, all you lurkers, come out and comment for a good cause!  Go!

And, have a fabulous weekend!