Cheechoe

STARPUCK DON'T GIVE INTO THE DARKNESSSS!!!! YOU ARE WONDERFUL AND BEAUTIFUL AND FULL OF HAPPY!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAA!! I literally lol'd. <3 um. yes. yes it does. steak nao plz.

Hay! Stop talking dirty to RP! Talk dirty to meeeeeeeee instead! MWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! yes. No.

You can see where they got me, too! But it does not compare to the pictures you showed. Nowhere close. YEEAAAAHHHHHH!!!! VEIN PORN!!!!! I could stick that in the dark blindfolded.

WOOT 10 POUNDS!!! WOOT WEDDING!!! WOOT HAPPY KITTEH EAR!!! Other than the you getting sick, I LOVE what I am reading!

Hahaha. Vampires must love you! Yeah, seriously, I LOVE the veins that pop out! Aaaaannd pretty sure I'll NEVER win ANY kind of burpee challenge. I am WEL aware they get easier the more you do them. I just.....haven't done any in forever. Oi. DON'T THROW IT ALL AWAY YOU LOOK AMAZING!!! Winter holidays are hard and frustrating. But you're wonderful. and great. and lovely. and funny. and kind. and beautiful. and the BEST! Plus if you get fat then *I* have to get fat because we'll end up keeping twinkie status. LOOOVEEE YOOOUUUUUUU We need to plan the "next time". Hey now! Don't forget the HITT exercise in the morning! I just didn't have a pic for that one....It wasn't very long but very heart-rate-peak-y. I had a pretty good day yesterday. I wasn't really as sore as I thought I would be this morning. But I am pretty fatigued. No energy today. I guess it's good that work it kinda slow today. Also, it's more WET cold than anything. So we get slick roads. And also I just don't OWN a lot of layers. As it is, when I go to visit up north I literally bring everything I own. Because I have no good warm clothing. So I just layer it on. It's horrible. YOU SHUT YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE IT GETS SO COLD!!! Pics or it didn't happen EVERYBODY wins against TinMan. That's not a feat. WARM WORKOUT CLOTHES ARE EXPENSIVE!!!!

No cake on birfday makes me sad :______________( *Sends you calorie free e-cake* mmmmmmmmm...... Also.. HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYYYYYYY!!!! (again) Also also, if you get shaky when you've been without food too long, I feel like that IS your body trying to tell you it needs something. Maybe you need potassium rich snacks to keep at work? Like....a banana in your pocket? (hehehhheee) Oh. And what are pyramid kicks? Please explain. I'm intrigued.

Wow! You have been Ms. Productive! Ughhh...sorry about finance struggle. Seriously - you could get a FEAST at McDonald's for that price! But that was awesome that you checked yourself with the confrontation and handled it to where he responded well. That's AWESOME. Still water heater trouble and dumb car repair places is the WORST. I feel your pain. I just finished paying off having my car AC repaired from when it broke in April! Sigghhh....it's always something isn't it? I'm glad your partner seems willing to work with you, though. Hopefully you can get through the holidays ok. Also yay for having an excuse to not family? Sounds like you physical challenge is going strong with the aikido and the upper body stuffs. Keep it up, Missy! (Also....*drool* at your apple crumble)

Tuesday: Did my HIIT workout this morning. Wheeewww it's been a long time since I've done burpees. Shameful. I'm already sore. I don't know what's to become of me in the morning. I did some errands then decided to go on a bike ride. I haven't been in a while and I won't be able to soon since Winter Is Coming. Kinda slow because of wind, but it was mostly just me not being in the saddle for a while. Later I actually went and bought groceries! woot! Batch cook this week: Roasted butternut squash (I'm a pro at roasting butternut squash) Then pan grilled a couple of filets. Because. I don't own an actual grill :____________( I'm a horrible Texan. Then I weighed out my bulk yogurts into individual 150g servings (yay me!!! - it was cheaper and I actually weighed out so I would know how many calories each one was.) THEN I baked some chicken. I have to admit my genius about this one: as a random forethought, I decided to bake the chicken in the sugar remnance of my butternut squash. I just wanted to keep it moist and I thought that would add a nice sweetness to it. OMG IT WAS AMAZING!!! It doesn't look like much, but it it soooooooo yummy tender <3 While that was baking I decided to boil ALL the eggs because they are VERY good breakfasts and snacks for me at work. Yes. I will eat all that. >.> <.< Let's just hope my liver decides it doesn't have to produce too much of it's own cholesterols in the meantime..... Anyroad.....this is all my batch cooking. Am I winning yet?? Before TKD I decided to take Puppeh for a short run. Man, my legs didn't work after that bike, but I wanted to get her some exercise too. My puppeh has been getting a bit chubby as of late >.< After that I went to TKD. I spent most of the class doing spinning drills, then teaching a new 2nd Dan his new patterns. Much sweat. I feel old now. I'm usually used to all this activity, but I haven't had time with travel, work, and school lately. I'm feelin' it in mah bones, man. Sigh. I'm not going to like myself in the morning. For now, I'm having me a glass of Baileys. Ahhhhhhhhhh.......... this is more like it. The next 2 days you guys probably won't hear from me much. Working and such. Glad I got this batch cooking done! Night nerds!

DO EEEETTTT!!!! ALL THE VEIN PORN ON MY THREAD!!!! I DEMAND IT!!!! Wellll....it depends on what it is: If I'm casually studying for an assignment, then I'll probably munch. This was a pretty nerve wracking exam because the prof is unpredictable and I was doing last minute brush ups. Soooooooo.....was pretty distracted. Looooots of coffee though. Like.....probably a gallon. O.O yeah, that sounds about right. >.< I peed a LOT. I'm sure you wanted to know that. .......also you're weirderererer. OK...let me just get out of the way: I LOVE saying vena cava. vena cava vena cava vena cava. I'm going to punch you in the vena cava. Not you though. That sounds pretty exciting! ...To me anyway. That sounds like an amazingly interesting job. I'm sure you've gained a lot of interesting experiences in that kind of work. When are you getting RP in your company? Anyway, yeah most places have a high cost of living compared to Texas. We don't even have state taxes, which I LOVE. I'm not opposed to moving...there just has to be a DAMN good reason for me to leave my TKD family and my 2 nephews. Loosing my job would make moving look more appealing, but for now I'm just going to ride it out.

Update. The week is done and I'm not dead. Turns out, the world didn't end. Hmmmmm. I should try harder next time.... Oh. I aced my exam I took today. Spent most of the time studying. Was able to go to TKD after, which I haven't been able to so far the challenge. So that was a nice release. Not much of a workout because I was teaching, but worked up a bit of a sweat demonstrating. So decent. Ate well. When you spend most of the day studying you kind of forget to eat crap. Going to try to batch cook tomorrow after I actually buy something that goes in my refrigerator. That'd be nice. So....a slow start, but a very decent day compared to last week. I'm hoping to gradually get more awesome as the week goes on. LET US DO THIS THING!

Awwwww....I put it in a spoiler! Sorry It's okay. That's why there's people like me in the world. (I knew there was a reason....) Daaaaw, thanks, hun. Yeeeahhh.... I don't know about showing that to my manager. I don't think it would make any difference, anyway. I'm sorry your dad has had so much trouble It's nice to know people on the other end know the difficulty of the job. But I do it for people like you dad. That's why I wanted to get into this field in the first place. I suppose every job has issues like this. It's just hard to not take personally when you put all of your person into what you do. Allllsooooo....TOTES forgot you were in Assassins! you ARE sneaky!!!!! HAHAHAHAH. PREACH! I know I don't make enough. I thought about just quitting and moving to New York to work at McDonald's and make around the same..... >.> <.< (You hear that, nightlight?? I'm coming to YOU!) Yeah, I remember reading about how in and out of the hospital you were with your dad. I hope they were good to him and to you <3 You know, at one point I think they DID know what happens on the floor. When I started, the man who is now my Director (over my managers) was a floor nurse and I worked with him a lot. He is a good guy and a good director, but this was out of his hands I think. In fact, the "lucky" part might have been him protecting me. Which I should be thankful for. The managers came in from elsewhere so they weren't graceful with the delivery. But it's mainly the BigWigs. It upsets me the most that they might keep making more and more "subtle" changes and I may not have a job there in a year. :/ The part about getting a good job anywhere is a little more difficult than it seems. There are a ton of hospitals in Houston and elsewhere that are on the outskirts of cities that only see......well.....the boring stuff. They get a couple of broken bones, maybe a shortness of breath. Perhaps even a nice laceration. And they are probably few and far between. So they don't get to use clinical skills as much AND the census is low so your 12 hours is like a form of torture. I love the trauma centers. Why? Because of the adrenalin rush yeah, but also I'm GOOD at it. I don't know why, but for whatever reason I have a sense of urgency that comes natural and don't panic like most. Do you think anyone TOLD me to stick my finger up that guy's ass? No...I just did it. It had to be done. He was loosing blood too fast. (btw - I panic and STOOPID shit that doesn't matter. I'm strangely backwards like that ). As for working elsewhere in the US....THAT has to do with cost of living issues and the fact that I'm trying to get into an accelerated nursing program. That answers your other question of how long will that take? Well.... if I get accepted it will take a year and a half to get a second bachelors in nursing. That year and a half hasn't started yet because I have a couple of pre-reqs left, but I have already applied to one and will apply to the other in December pending those classes. Yes, yes. New plans. Also, I have to say that I LOVE you reply to this post. <3 And I LOVE that you know that breaking boards will help me calm down. I love you. <3 I hope it does swing back in that direction. I know techs are cheaper labor than nurses, but they were hiring LVNs too. They aren't that much more expensive than we. Also, they were getting rid of tech positions rather than trading for nurses. I really just have no choice but to ride it out, maybe see other job postings just in case, and hope I can keep this job while I'm in school if I get accepted into this program. Thanks, my love. Daawwww, Thank you, my lovely. <3 Yeah, I hear ya with the under appreciation. It definitely helps give you motivation and raises morale. I can live without it for now, as long as I HAVE A FRIGGIN JOB. Luckily, what I do it altruistic enough to not need management to pat me on the back when I do well. I'll tell them when I do well at my annual review that I end up doing for them anyway. Appreciation id definitely nice, but to be honest I prefer them OFF the floor. I just like to keep my job security, thank you. That would help me feel appreciated. yup. hehhehhehe. I LOVE that you guys KNOW me!!!! I DO need to go hit something!!! NERDS ARE THE BEST!!!!! Lou_be_Lou! I missed youuuuuu Dude, they call me One Stick [Cheechoe]. Seriously. I LOVE being the best at something! Bring on the needle-phobic patients!!! Btw...I don't care how old you are....you're getting a sticker! (I gave a Mini Mouse sticker to a needle-phobic patient that was 57 years old last shift HUZZAH!!) - she loved it. *pushes button* oops, turned it off try again *pushes reset button* ... damn, need to turn it on now *pushes power again* okay, will it boot up already?? *pushes reset* Am I good???.....

WAT?!?!?!? WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY TERRITORY?!?!?!?

Update. Can this week be a do over? Better yet, can it just be over now?? I have only been through 5 days of this challenge and I'm feeling like a failure. First. I want to say how I was just going to give up and say screw it. I haven't been on here since the 2nd day and have NOTHING to show for it. And my challenges before this have all piddled into nothing. I should just quit. But I kept getting email notifications from you guys writing on my thread. I know I've been busy for the latter part of this year and I've been a bit MIA as a Guild Leader. I started school and my life just got really busy. Worst Guild Leader EVER. Yet I start this challenge and I STILL have nerds posting to see how I'm doing or sending me a gif even though I haven't been able to make it to many threads myself. I love nerds. You don't know how much you made me feel better today to come home to over a page of replies. SaraKindgom, I haven't been able to get to your thread in forever but you still come check on me. <3 Starpuck, I know you're the one who is always getting me to come BACK to me thread and I love you a millionyourthebest. Kishi makes a point to ALWAYS visit EVERYONE no matter what's going on. joedog, I keep up with you more on FB these days, but you still poke you head in to see me karinajean, I'm surprised you even remember me. I was starting to get busy right as you joined the guild and I'm honored you still come here. Sam Ashen I just met you at camp and I'm glad to have a new friend here NightLight, I love you and you ALWAYS come say hi! AgentSKaa! I didn't even know your user name still worked!!! Even though it was to yell at me I was glad to see you poke in. Shogun I know your internet if fickle, but you still come tease me even though you can 3 different ways now Thrillho! You always come see me and I'll NEVER forget that awesome Monty Python meme-gif string you made for me MITCH_DEE I still have NO idea why you stuck around my threads when you aren't even a monk but I'm SO glad you do Mistr Im so glad I got to know you better recently and your presence here means even more to me now <3 SHUKARRR!!! I miss you and it made my day to see you come on my thread. RisenPhoenix.....you don't count. Sorry I'm getting all squishy. I've had a hard week. And today was the worst. I'm putting it in a spoiler because it's a SUPER long rant and no one needs to hear all that. Also ....well....its a teeny bit gory. So don't read it you're squeamish. So that's my rant. I kind of wanted to give up EVERYTHING at so many points today. No matter how hard I feel like I'm progressing, something happens and it's hard to get back up and keep going. But thanks for being here for me when I got home, nerds. I wasn't able to sleep, but I will try now that I got some of that out. Sorry about the melancholy post. Sighhh. I think I'll start my challenge next week because I have a bunch of crap tomorrow, I work all weekend, then have an exam on Monday morning. Lets just get all that crap out of the way then maybe concentrate on being Happy Cheechoe. For now, I will just try to sleep. Night nerds

Pffffft. Next challenge will be holidays. And you'll be a newly wed. Next challenge is newly wed stuffs EXCIIIITE!!! Also hiiii luv yooouuuu! <3 Ooooo. nuun is good, I've had it during long runs. I need to see what kind of flavors are out there. Thanks for the tip! Hiiiiiii

That. Is. Absolutely. Adorable. Romantic?? Ok, I can see that. You are planning the future and thus your life together. I get. I suck at finances, but I do get that. Also you are adorable. I know this sounds dumb, but I think I hate budgeting not only because of the adulty thing, but because I HATE that people make their lives all about it. I HATE feeling like money is the more important thing. I also had a good chunk of my childhood taken up by an ass of a step father who thought his DJ equipment was worth more than his two step-daughters. So there's that resentment. Nut also it's the idea of spending time fixated on money and "living for the future". So I subconsciously avoid the task. I spend my time OUTSIDE and around PEOPLE and connecting with the earth and others and making a difference and living in the present. It the unrealistic passionate side of me. :/ And sadly, I need money for that stuff anyway. I need money to see people (my boyfriend even) and to use my car and to function in life. It seems pretty dumb, but that's more of why it's a chore to me. I know it's not the MOST important, but it's still important. I'll get it one of these days. I have to say my boyfriend helps keep me in check about it. So that's awesome. I'm still not great though. Shameful. Also, spreadsheets are awesome I LOVE YOU SO MUCH NIGHTLIGHT! I SLEEP IN YOUR PANTS!!! >.> <.< Is she really six feet?? geez. I wonder how small I'D look on TV...... Yeah, I spend so much of my time in the ER telling patients they can't have that ham'n'cheese sammich with chips and a coke because they are on a low sodium diet and they look at me like "WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO EAT??" But yeah, I've never had to use a salt packet before. I'll never forget the first half marathon I ran; people were lined up at the start line and throwing salt packets at everyone. I was like ....DA FAQ!?! That's the LAST thing I want while I'm running! Dry mouth! UGHHHH!! Sighhh....silly Cheech. Now I know. I....have never played that game before. I have people *cough*sevenfootgeek*cough* who are trying *cough*risenphoenix*cough* to get me to play table top games. They say I need to add it to my nerd card. Half Pint Heros doesn't sound Half Bad! /snicker seewutIdidthere? SKAAA!!!!! YOU EXIST!!!! OMG ON MY THREAD!!!! <3 <3 <3 Yeah...... tell RP to send you a Texas beer as a sorry. I brought Beermas earlty! I was only in for 4 days >.< And I miss NP :_____( Ahem. You forgot to leave me a gif offering. MITCH DEEEEEEEEEE

Howdy there! Looks like a solid challenge! Glad everything is winding down a bit at work. You seem like you've got until Dec4th pretty well organized! I hear you on the snacking. I found I do better when I schedule an actual TIME to snack. Snacking isn't ideal, but I know I'm going to do it - especially at work. Scheduling a time helps me hold off from other snacks because I know I'll get a "treat" at a certain time and I tend to plan it as relatively healthy (as opposed to just grabbing whatever is around the break room or my pantry). Having that time makes me bring that healthier "treat" so I end up getting more of an energy for the day snack instead of "excess" food. *I put treat in quotes because I plan a protein yogurt, nuts, or a Quest Bar which are all fatty or sugary but waaaaay better than the salty sugar candy snacks at work. I still feel I'm indulging without the horror ingredients. Anyroad, so....hard to schedule meditation time, eh? Maybe kill 2 birds with one stone and try for a 9:15pm meditation 2x week so you know you are sure to be in bed and ready for sleep come 930-10? Just a thought. I know some prefer to meditate in the morning because it helps de-stress the day. Just curious; when you yoga, are you doing the NF yoga? I still have yet to try it. I need to poke my sister to see if I can try a sesh with her log in so I can see if I like it for my off day routines. Welp! I hope your challenge goes smoothly! I'll be stalking yoooouuuuu!

SHOTGUN!!!!

First day of challenge was decent. 1. Drank around 3.5L or so. It was a workout day so 3L was needed. Check. 2. Made a thing. It wasn't batch cooking, but I an traveling so I can't until I get back home. 3. Went on a run. While I was off the beaten path looking at pretties, I looked up and noticed my family's emblem on the wall. WAAAT?!?!? NF REPRESENT!!!!! <3 I get back home late tonight so I'm not sure I will have the groceries for batch cooking. I may have to just heat up a sweet potato in the microwaver and deli meat since I work 12 hours tomorrow. We'll see what I have available.

Hii Sam!! Fancy meeting you here on my thread! xD I usually just stare at all the food you post (that I can't have because cutting) and drool >.> This challenge I chose weekly because there will be a lot of odds and ends. I have several doc appts that I needs to juggle (one is a dentist appt that may or may not result in a root canal >.<) as well as bdays and Christmas budgets. Also, I get paid hourly at the hospital so it allows me to adjust for the hours I actually work (PTO I took vs overtime). Also, making myself readjust weekly I think will help me keep everything in mind more. Since I don't have a desk job I seldom sit down and adult like I should. I'm usually dead tired when off work and too lazy/grouch to deal with finances. I hate this part of adulting. So much. But I HAVE to. *cry* This is just my more specific "adulting" challenge. So hopefully I won't come to you guys and be like... Especially with the holidays. >.< I miss you so much already!!! I know, that water boy broke my dreams. I stopped drinking so much water because WHATSTHEPOINTILLNEVERBETHATGOOD!!! *ahem* Butt. I can't let Aquaman bring me down. I need to ingest my hydrogen-dioxide just like the next man. It will help my cells be happy and metabolize efficiently. Then surely I will loose ALL the weight! right? RIGHT? Oh yeah, help me be hydrated for exercise too. >.> I noticed the last time I had a water challenge that when I was eating right and drinking enough water, I felt weak for a while and was confused. After talking to my ER physician friend about it, it dawned on me that I WASN'T ingesting enough salt! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? NOT enough salt?? In America?!?! My water intake was causing me to pee a lot more, which is good when you pee out toxins, but I'm sure I was loosing a lot of sodium and potassium. K+ I may have replenished with my fruit and green leafy veggie intake, but Na++ was being peed out and avoided in my diet. Yep. I'm not a fan of salt on my veggies or meat so this happened without me realizing. My goal is to get back to the point where I actually have to think about my salt intake. I fixed it by either buying the salted peanut butter and adding a bit of that as a snack every so often, or buying my roasted almond salted. Those were awesome post workout snacks. Anyroad, not sure how clean I will be able to eat during the holiday season. That's one of the reasons I'm doing the batch cooking PvP. Normally when I cook it, I'll eat it...ESPECIALLY at work. So I'll at least have a better chance. Thanksgiving totally doesn't count, though. It is known. Yay gifs!! Last night I made a thing: Pork chops seasoned with cracked pepper and Tan-Tan Moroccan Seasoning I just took 3 thawed chops and rubbed the seasoning all over. (bow-chicka-owwww-owwww). They were a might freezer burned so I put them in a baking pan with about 0.25" of water and covered with foil so they wouldn't dry out. Bake @ 350 for 30 min. The Delicata squash I just stabbed holes in (like you do a baked potato) and roasted in oven @ 350 for 20 min then @ 400 for 20 min. It cooks nice and soft so you can just cut in half and take out the seeds. I remember you telling me you get a lot of these! The sprouts were cut in half, steamed, then coated with fig balsamic vinegar. The pic doesn't look as pretty as it tasted. So yummmm. HAHAHHAHAHAHAAAA. She be cray cray. When I stabbed the squash I was kind of channeling her essence.

That gym looks AWESOME!!! ... Also I'll probably fit in with the kids >.>

Poses for you to practice: You're welcome.

THIS IS DIFFERENT!!! No. I is gun cook kick cook your ass in PvP! No mint. Chocolate mint. Yes.

Cheechoe Does Something About....Something Else Let's see if I can finish a challenge! Huzzah!!!! 1. Something About Drinking Water.... Drink at least 2L/day on non-workout daysDrink 3L daily on workout daysMeasure by bringing liter bottles to work and counting 2. Something About Batch Cooking... PvP with RisenPhoenix for weekly batch cooking!Win PvP by imitating this woman as I cook weekly mealsroasting gourds and/or sweet potatoes for weekbaking and packaging weekly meatsFull credit given if on cooking done on Sun or Mon; partial credit if later; no credit if Friday or Sat**try to take pics and post as proof ****LOSER buys All You Can Eat Sushi Buffet! ...those are the rules that I just made up. 3. Something About Exercise or Whatever... HIIT exercise 2xweekTKD 3xweekRunning 2xweek Life Goal: 4. Something About Money...? Try not to do this ^ -____-weekly check of finances for adjustmentsget all MD appts out of way (&corresponding copays >.<)Christmas budgeting (fml) There's my challenge about something or whatever. I'll leave you with this bit of wisdom.