Pointless Post #1

This isn't the first pointless post I've ever written, but I think I might start a series...

I almost just wrote an entire paragraph about how ridiculously unkind the women on The Bachelor are. But I stopped myself.

On a different note, I helped a 5th grader see that it is better to be accountable for your actions than not! It was a joyous moment indeed. Getting through to the autistic children I work with is one of the BEST feelings ever. I was teaching math today, and after I explained the lesson, one of the boys in my group raised his hand and said, "Miss Ali? Thank you for explaining that to me! I never understood it before now." Seriously, best feeling ever.

I read a book to my 5th graders a couple days ago entitled, Diary of a Worm. The worm writes in his diary that he made a macaroni necklace in school. The illustration shows a bunch of worms with macaroni noodles around their necks. As in, one macaroni noodle was the entire necklace. It was so funny! Unfortunately, the 5th graders didn't get it. And I couldn't stop laughing.

Another good feeling? Finally being able to put the money from the wisdom teeth clinical trial into the bank.

I am hereby amending my facebook resolution. Previously stated: "Saturday is facebook day". I am now adding Wednesday. If I was going to school, and it was distracting me from homework, then I would say just Saturday... but after work, I don't really have anything to be distracted from. I'd still like to use it less though. So,  Wednesday and Saturday are now facebook days. In all honesty, the days I go without facebook feel so much more accomplished. And it's not that I'm actually accomplishing anything other than not getting on facebook. That was slightly more embarrassing to admit than I thought it would be.

I just bid $20.00 on a pair of Boy Scout socks... Also more embarrassing to admit than I originally thought.

Fun fact: I hate shopping. I hate walking around stores looking for clothes. I hate trying clothes on. I have recently discovered the perfect solution: online shopping. It's wonderful! And addicting. And it means I get mail, and that is always a bonus.

Alright loves, goodnight.

Happy Loopy Land!

Please play this song (but don't watch the video, it's really sad). Now, close your eyes and imagine you are on top of the clouds - literally on top of the clouds, none of that metaphorical cloud nine business. Feel the sunshine on your face and hands. Imagine rainbows and prancing unicorns. I'll give you a moment to relish in the feeling.

Wasn't it wonderful? That place you just visited is what my mind referred to as "Happy Loopy Land!" on Thursday afternoon. As I was getting my wisdom teeth pulled. They didn't put me out, but they numbed me up real good and gave me laughing gas. I could hear myself snoring, and I didn't even care, because I was in Happy Loopy Land with the rainbows and prancing unicorns. It was bliss. And then they were done, the laughing gas was taken away, the numbness wore off, and now it kind of sucks. Take a gander at my For Kicks page for before and after pictures that I find hilarious. PS: I thought they were only going to take out two teeth, because I did a clinical trial (and I was led to believe they would only be taking out two teeth...), but they took out all four. 

Want to know something funny? So I did this clinical trial, right? It's called Life Tree Clinical Research. Instead of paying to get my wisdom teeth removed, I got paid (which makes all this pain worth it). Anyway, as part of the trial, I had to stay overnight in their "lab". I had a button to press if I woke up and needed anything. So, I had just gotten my wisdom teeth removed, and I'm pretty sure the study drug they gave me was only sleep medicine (so I was in a lot of pain). This is the funny part: I woke up more times in the night because I had to pee, than because I was in pain. I would push the little button, and the doctors would come running to my little room to see if I was okay, and I would sit up and say, "I just have to pee again, no big". 

Oh, Gracie's Theme is the song I was listening to while in Happy Loopy Land. Also, I am currently on lortab. If this makes no sense, my apologies. 

Alright kids, I'm off to bed. Maybe this lortab can take me back to Happy Loopy Land.

We are being REAL. Again.

Last year I posted my new years resolutions to my blog, and honestly, I think it helped. So it's happening again.


As I said last year: "I’ve decided to save myself from justifying my “goal breaking” in the future, by justifying them now. That way, in the future, I won’t be breaking any goals when I decide to eat an extra cookie every once in a while or when I really am too tired to wake up for that miserable 9:30 class of mine. The reason you all get to know my goals and guidelines is because these are really things I want to accomplish this year. If you write a goal down, you are that much more likely to accomplish it. So what if anyone who wants to can read your goals? That’s got to give me an even better chance at this. And trust me, I’m going to need all the “much more likely’s” and “better chances” I can get.  So here’s to hoping!"


Seriously.

1. No fast food: It worked out well for me last year, so I'm doing it again. This year no fast food means: chain restaurants (i.e. Wendy's, McDonald's, Burger King, Dairy Queen, etc.); ice cream from fast food restaurants (i.e. ice cream cones, shakes, blizzards, malts, frozen hot chocolates, etc.); deep fried food from other restaurants (i.e. corn dogs, french fries, steak fries, any kind of fries, egg rolls, wantons, etc.). What IS allowed? Once a month: Chinese and Costa Vida. Ice cream from a carton is allowed. 
2. No soda pop: Seeing as how I already gave up caffeine (meaning Dr. Pepper), this shouldn't be too difficult. This seriously means no soda for the whole year (including root beer floats).
3. No candy: We just going to give this a shot - see how it turns out. No chocolate based candy (snickers, butterfinger, etc.), no sugar based candy (skittles, pixi stix, etc.). NO CANDY. Period.
4. Exercise: I bought a gym pass, so it's a lot easier to exercise now. Weird, I know. I would like to go to the gym at least 2 times a week. The only exception to this will be the months of June, July, and August. Because I will be at scout camp.
5. Early to bed: When it's a goal, it's a lot easier to do. Bed time = 11:00 or earlier every weekday (this includes Sunday).
6. No sleeping in: I waste so much of my day sleeping in. Seriously, if nothing wakes me up, I will sleep until 12, guaranteed. By no sleeping in, I mean: out of bed by 10:30.
7. Save money (stop spending money): This really needs no justification. 
8. Less facebook time: Lets go with...  Saturday = facebook day. I'm not very hopeful for this one... 

Alright kids, I hope everyone had a wonderful new years celebration. Good luck to all those with resolutions - and to those without, perhaps you will need the luck even more. Good night, loves.