Do you still use a regular paper planner or do you do everything online?

I do a combination of both. I’m definitely the type of person that has to have that regular old school day planner in front of me. There’s just something ‘comforting’ about seeing a planner sitting in front of me on my desk. But thanks to Google I do some online planning as well using their online calendar. The thought of going completely paperless freaks the heck out of me so I’m perfectly content being a paper kind of gal right now

I remember reading (or I might have heard it I don’t remember) about someone that used a regular notebook and just broke it up into their daily and weekly planner. I wish I could remember where I heard about that because it sounded really simple and like a great idea.

Right now I’m using my Busy Woman planner that Kelly McCausey got me a couple years ago and seems how she went completely paperless awhile ago she just stocked me up on some planner pages!

Leave a comment and let me know how you do your planning and what your favorite ‘tools’ for planning are.

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I had another appointment today and the psychiatrist decided to cut down to an even lower dose on the antidepressant/sleep aid medicine because I’m still really groggy and just want to sleep. I think maybe my body is just feeling so groggy because I’m not used to sleeping all night - as in 8-9 hours of sleep a night. It’s been a really LOOOOOONG time since I’ve slept like that every night. So of course my body just isn’t used to it. Other than the groginess I’m starting to feel pretty ‘normal’. I feel good. I’ve definitely noticed that my moods aren’t all over the place and I’m much more mellow than in the past. So I think once I get over this groggy feeling I’ll be doing really good!

Tomorrow I have to go have a bunch of blood work done. I hate needles with a passion so I’m totally not looking forward to that (kind of funny that I’m a regular blood donor for as much as I hate needles!) but there are some things that need to be checked so I have no choice.

Caleb came home Sunday night and it was so nice to see him! It was really hard not having him around this year during the Holidays! He didn’t leave my side at all Sunday night, it was so sweet. He’s having a bit of a hard time getting back into the swing of things (regular bedtime, etc) but I’m sure a couple more nights and he’ll be back into the normal routine.

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Yesterday was a rough day with my meds. I slept a lot. Not just a lot but literally all day and night except for a few times when I woke up for a little bit. I did stay awake from about 11pm until 1am (which was good because I had some VA stuff that I had to get done) but then I was out again.

I’m still feeling really sick to my stomach but I think it’s my fault that I was throwing up yesterday & sick to my stomach today. It says to take with food but I have no appetite (hey that’s a plus for me! LOL) what so ever so I haven’t ate anything since Friday. I should probably buy some Saltine crackers and eat a few of those so there is something in my stomach when I take my medicine from now on.

As for the drowsiness? I’m still pretty groggy today but not as bad as yesterday. Today I have been able to keep my eyes open for longer than 20-30 minutes and not fall asleep. Driving is an issue at the moment and until I don’t feel so groggy I’m not going to be traveling any great distances. I’m also still dealing with the dry mouth, muscle aches and sinus issues. I also have a pretty bad headache today.

Because it’s only the 2nd day on my meds nothing will be changed as of right now. My body needs some time to adjust to them. All I can say is Lord please help my body adjust quickly because I don’t like being so groggy, spaced out or any of the other side effects I’m dealing with.

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I started on my medicine last night (if you don’t know what for you can read my previous post here) and all I can say is please let my body adjust quickly or put me on something else. Today has been a day of throwing up or sleeping. Actually the throwing up didn’t start until earlier where the drowsiness has been an issue since first thing this morning - I could hardly get out of bed.

The meds make me very sick to my stomach and very very very drowsy. Not a fun combination at all. And I think I would rather have something in my stomach to throw up instead of this dry heaving. I had an appt today and they said that if I’m still having the same problems tomorrow they will have to get ahold of the psychiatrist or nurse to switch me to something else or cut back on something.

The drowsiness and throwing up are only a few of the side effects I’m having. There’s the dry mouth, the muscle aches, the sinus junk (who knew that medication could have a side effect of making your sinuses drip? YUCK) and the weird dreams. Oh what fun!

Seems how I’m dozing off again I guess that’s my sign to get comfy on the couch AGAIN

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In the past I’ve always met the ending of a year with a little ’sadness’.  Not this year.  I’m welcoming tonight being the end of 2008 and looking forward to the beginning of 2009!  I’m thinking of tonight as ‘out with the old, in with the new’.  I’m leaving the past exactly where it needs to be left - in the past - and moving on to bigger and better things in my life.  A new and improved me is going to emerge in 2009 and I can’t wait

I have several business goals and this year I intend on making them happen.  As well as personal goals.

I say goals because for me resolutions don’t work - never have, never will.  I think resolutions vs goals is a personal preference because some people have no problem setting a resolution and sticking with it until the end result is found.  Me on the other hand a resolution is nothing more than just ‘flapping my jaws’ and never following through.  With goals I can break them down into actions and they just seem more tangible to me.

So anyways….Happy New Year and if you are out and about tonight - be careful and stay safe!

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