Come play along :)
1. What color are your eyes? Blue
2. How tall are you? 5'4
3. What are you most afraid of? Something happening to my son.
4. Do you play an instrument? I played flute but quit because I didn't want to practice (I regret that now!). I also remember playing the recorder in elementary school.
5. What is your favorite physical feature ( on yourself)? My belly when I was preggers (seems so long ago now!) and probably my eyes.
6. Goal you would like to achieve this year? I've been saying this every year it seems, but I really need to just get my damn LMSW already. It would open up SO MANY more options ;).
7. What are your favorite clothing stores? Old Navy/Target. I'm cheap and so are their clothes and they still look decent.
8. Favorite vacation? Our honeymoon cruise to Bermuda. Need to take a vacation soon!!! It's been WAY too long.
9. What are you most looking forward to this holiday season? Feast of the 7++++fishes :)
10. When was the last time you went swimming in a pool? A couple years ago at least. I am more of a beach girl although I don't really "swim".......just go in enough to get wet.
11. Do you speak any other languages? Spanish but not fluently. (I should brush up on that).
12. What is your least favorite chore? Folding and putting away laundry (hence why I have about 3 huge bags in my basement waiting for me to lug upstairs).
13. Do you get regular manicures and pedicures? Pedis only in the summertime every couple of weeks. Doing my fingernails would be a complete and total waste.
14. What was the last thing you cooked? Fetticine y meataballs & a spinach salad (well that's not "cooked" LOL).
15. What states have you lived in ? Only NY. However, different regions......Grew up in the Hudson Valley in the tri-state area of NY/NJ/PA, went to college at SUNY New Paltz, moved to NYC and now live on Long Island. I often dream of moving far, far, away from NY though............
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Welcome
I have had a few new subscribers to my blog over the past several days. I just wanted to say welcome, and that I hope you will stick around. Feel free to introduce yourself as well. I love making new bloggy-friends :).
Friday, December 10, 2010
Fill in the Blank Friday
I am going to play along today. I love Lauren's Blog.
1. I wish I had a million dollars. Totally. I'd even settle for something more reasonable, like 10 grand. Or even 5 or 3. Money has been very tight these days because of DH's business. Coming up with our mortgage has been difficult, and because of that, our savings is slowly going buh-bye.
2. Yesterday I resolved lots of client issues that could have had the potential to escalate into not so good things.
3. Today I will work from home, and hang out with my little hellion of a son LOL.
4. Tomorrow I will probably just lounge around the house, maybe run to the grocery store or Target and enjoy my day off with Matteo.
5. Maybe I will hit up a yoga class or two this weekend. (Fingers crossed).
6. Someday I just wish everyone going through some kind of bad stuff could have peace in their lives and all of their needs met, whatever they may be.
7. I love when things are calm and quiet. That is all :)
1. I wish I had a million dollars. Totally. I'd even settle for something more reasonable, like 10 grand. Or even 5 or 3. Money has been very tight these days because of DH's business. Coming up with our mortgage has been difficult, and because of that, our savings is slowly going buh-bye.
2. Yesterday I resolved lots of client issues that could have had the potential to escalate into not so good things.
3. Today I will work from home, and hang out with my little hellion of a son LOL.
4. Tomorrow I will probably just lounge around the house, maybe run to the grocery store or Target and enjoy my day off with Matteo.
5. Maybe I will hit up a yoga class or two this weekend. (Fingers crossed).
6. Someday I just wish everyone going through some kind of bad stuff could have peace in their lives and all of their needs met, whatever they may be.
7. I love when things are calm and quiet. That is all :)
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Great post
for those of you thinking of coming into the social work field, and a great post for those of you who are already here. Check out this blog.
With that said, it has been a hell of a week around here at work. And it's not ending. I am barely breathing.........and my duties keep piling up..........so much so I often feel like my head is going to explode.
With that said, it has been a hell of a week around here at work. And it's not ending. I am barely breathing.........and my duties keep piling up..........so much so I often feel like my head is going to explode.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Is it worth it?
Most of my yoga tops and sports bras are from places like Old Navy, Target and Wal-Mart. I usually don't spend more than $15.00 on stuff like that. However, I have noticed that what I have now doesn't really offer much support, especially for someone like me who is well, fairly heavily endowed up there.
I am constantly finding myself pulling and straightening my top out after most poses, which is not really what you are supposed to be focusing on in class ;).
I have been browsing different yoga and running sites lately such as this one, and after speaking to several other yoga lovers and runners for their suggestions, I think I may need to just suck it up and spend the money on a couple expensive tops. I guess cheaper is not necessarily better, but if I have some costly ones, at least they SHOULD last a long time and also hold the girls in where they need to be so I can focus more on my practice.
Any particular yoga tops, stores or websites you can recommend that offer good support?
I suspect I will get a few Amex gift cards for the holidays, so the plan is to use them towards this.
I am constantly finding myself pulling and straightening my top out after most poses, which is not really what you are supposed to be focusing on in class ;).
I have been browsing different yoga and running sites lately such as this one, and after speaking to several other yoga lovers and runners for their suggestions, I think I may need to just suck it up and spend the money on a couple expensive tops. I guess cheaper is not necessarily better, but if I have some costly ones, at least they SHOULD last a long time and also hold the girls in where they need to be so I can focus more on my practice.
Any particular yoga tops, stores or websites you can recommend that offer good support?
I suspect I will get a few Amex gift cards for the holidays, so the plan is to use them towards this.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Thank goodness it's the weekend!
Been a rough week with one of my clients.
This guy has severe communication deficits and he is hard to keep under control, even with 24 hour oversight and supervison.(i.e. he curses and yells loudly out of frustration from his word-finding difficulties, often runs ahead of staff in the community, is unaware of any kind of dangerous situation and often finds himself in one). He was living in a behavioral center for several years and was discharged in late October. He was also taken off all mood stabilizers while in the behavioral place (probably because it's such a structured environment, it was "easier" to work with him there).
Now, his behaviors have been increasing. I've been trying to get him into a mental health clinic (many won't accept if someone has brain injury), but there's like a whole big long process and overall WAIT for him to be evaluated with the ones who will consider him. We were planning to just walk him into the local psych ER and ask for him to be checked out and hopefully given something to tide him over until he can get into treatment somewhere........when boom...........quick as anything he had a really bad seizure (hasn't had one since he was in a coma when he got his TBI). So he is in the hospital now.
While you never wish someone gets sick or ends up in the hospital, it is definitely for the best, because he can get a good work up now, and hopefully be put on some meds to keep him a little more stable (I say A LITTLE because I know he's always going to have issues). If he refused to go with staff to the ER (which was a strong possibility!), we would've eventually had to call EMS and I KNEW that was not going to be a pretty scene with this guy.
I am trying to get some information from the hospital on how he is doing, but of course, no one has called me back yet ;). Another day, another............day.............
This guy has severe communication deficits and he is hard to keep under control, even with 24 hour oversight and supervison.(i.e. he curses and yells loudly out of frustration from his word-finding difficulties, often runs ahead of staff in the community, is unaware of any kind of dangerous situation and often finds himself in one). He was living in a behavioral center for several years and was discharged in late October. He was also taken off all mood stabilizers while in the behavioral place (probably because it's such a structured environment, it was "easier" to work with him there).
Now, his behaviors have been increasing. I've been trying to get him into a mental health clinic (many won't accept if someone has brain injury), but there's like a whole big long process and overall WAIT for him to be evaluated with the ones who will consider him. We were planning to just walk him into the local psych ER and ask for him to be checked out and hopefully given something to tide him over until he can get into treatment somewhere........when boom...........quick as anything he had a really bad seizure (hasn't had one since he was in a coma when he got his TBI). So he is in the hospital now.
While you never wish someone gets sick or ends up in the hospital, it is definitely for the best, because he can get a good work up now, and hopefully be put on some meds to keep him a little more stable (I say A LITTLE because I know he's always going to have issues). If he refused to go with staff to the ER (which was a strong possibility!), we would've eventually had to call EMS and I KNEW that was not going to be a pretty scene with this guy.
I am trying to get some information from the hospital on how he is doing, but of course, no one has called me back yet ;). Another day, another............day.............
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Boo!!!
Sickness has hit our household again......first it was me and DS a few weeks ago........now DH has come down with flu symptoms. He's been passed out on Nyquil since around 4PM.
DS just went to bed, but I am nervous about leaving him to go out to yoga for a couple hours since DH is so out of it.
Boo!!! I haven't been there since Sunday. I am planning to go tommorrow though, and will try to squeeze in 2 classes between Friday and Sunday.
Everytime I sign up again for the unlimited pack, this seems to happen.
Oh well. I think I am just gonna have a bowl of cereal for dinner, then crawl into bed myself. That's the next best alternative when it comes to missing yoga.
DS just went to bed, but I am nervous about leaving him to go out to yoga for a couple hours since DH is so out of it.
Boo!!! I haven't been there since Sunday. I am planning to go tommorrow though, and will try to squeeze in 2 classes between Friday and Sunday.
Everytime I sign up again for the unlimited pack, this seems to happen.
Oh well. I think I am just gonna have a bowl of cereal for dinner, then crawl into bed myself. That's the next best alternative when it comes to missing yoga.
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