It has been a great week for relay for life TeamLUKE! So many of my friends and family have made donations and joined our team. I do want to thank Kelly Keiter, Cameron Potts, Lauren Shapbell, my co-worker Becky Gill, and my mom for all making donations! There have even been people that i dont know liking our Facebook page and making donations as well. Even my boss, Jenn Sharman is going to make a donation! My mom and step dad are going to join our team and hopefully my sister too!
Im getting very excited for this event and have my first team captain meeting next wednesday that my mom is going to attend with me.
On a sad note, I stopped by Winwood yesterday to visit Cat and Shannon and found out that Ty (Shannon's husband who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer a couple of years ago) is now on hospice. He has lived much longer than the doctor's thought he would and the Lewis's have definitely made the best of the time that they do have left together. Shannon may be the strongest woman I know.
The Ty Lewis Cancer Foundation is doing a walk in honor of Ty on February 19th in Reston. Everyone is meeting at Lake Anne Plaza at 10am. Please let me know if you would like to join us!
You can also like the Ty Lewis Cancer foundation on Facebook.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
for a cause
i have been having a pity party for myself lately and decided that it was time to snap out of it. last night i created a flyer for my relay for life team luke. today i sent out an email to my friends and family letting them know about our team! then, this evening, i dontated to the avon walk for breast cancer in honor of my grandma, Mary Ann Levy. check out the tribute book!
im hoping to get my flyers up at the Winwoods and start planning our first fundraising event soon! i have my first captains meeting on feb.19th, cant wait!
thanks to everyone for your support!
im hoping to get my flyers up at the Winwoods and start planning our first fundraising event soon! i have my first captains meeting on feb.19th, cant wait!
thanks to everyone for your support!
Monday, January 31, 2011
restoring humanity - everything changes
As i question my faith in humanity, i came across SOJA's new video.
Perhaps if more people thought like this, we could restore our humanity.
Check out the MTV video here
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
weekend of death and losing faith in humanity
ive been instructed to write in my blog more frequently, so instead of working, im writing.
i have finally began to recover from the weekend of death. not sure if it was food poisoning, a virus, or something to do with the sibo, but it was absolutely miserable. i still dont have an appetite and only got a tall white mocha this morning - even though i probably shouldnt have, but i havent had starbucks since friday morning :(
lately i have been feeling like i am losing faith in humanity. i try to see the positive in people, but its disappointing to see how much people dont care about themselves or other people. seeing people just floating through life without a plan, or complaining about something that they actually have control over and do nothing about. perhaps i need to go back to doing my part. maybe increasing my own humanity will help me to see the good in others, or to at least allow those who dont do their part to bother me less. because i am trying to buy a house, i went back to working part time at sportbounce which has taken up most of the time i was spending volunteering and donating, etc. i feel like im stuck between a rock in a hard place. on one hand i feel the need to make as much money as i possibly can right now so that i can achieve one of my personal goals while at the same time neglecting another. i keep telling myself that after i take care of myself that i will go back to doing all of the things that i want to do for others, but then i think of all of the work that comes with buying a new home and wonder how long i will be putting off humanity.
now i havent completely lost myself in all of the road bumps that i have hit over the past month and a half. i still see lukey and the hawleys and last night at Not Your Average Joes, 15% of your bill went to Journey for a Cure if you printed out a paper and gave it to your waiter. So when my mom told me that is where she was going for dinner, i made sure she printed it out and brought it with her. I also reposted the link on my own facebook page to try and help get the word out there. I am also still leading my Relay for Life TeamLuke, although I havent really done anything yet. Maybe I will make a flyer today....
i have finally began to recover from the weekend of death. not sure if it was food poisoning, a virus, or something to do with the sibo, but it was absolutely miserable. i still dont have an appetite and only got a tall white mocha this morning - even though i probably shouldnt have, but i havent had starbucks since friday morning :(
lately i have been feeling like i am losing faith in humanity. i try to see the positive in people, but its disappointing to see how much people dont care about themselves or other people. seeing people just floating through life without a plan, or complaining about something that they actually have control over and do nothing about. perhaps i need to go back to doing my part. maybe increasing my own humanity will help me to see the good in others, or to at least allow those who dont do their part to bother me less. because i am trying to buy a house, i went back to working part time at sportbounce which has taken up most of the time i was spending volunteering and donating, etc. i feel like im stuck between a rock in a hard place. on one hand i feel the need to make as much money as i possibly can right now so that i can achieve one of my personal goals while at the same time neglecting another. i keep telling myself that after i take care of myself that i will go back to doing all of the things that i want to do for others, but then i think of all of the work that comes with buying a new home and wonder how long i will be putting off humanity.
now i havent completely lost myself in all of the road bumps that i have hit over the past month and a half. i still see lukey and the hawleys and last night at Not Your Average Joes, 15% of your bill went to Journey for a Cure if you printed out a paper and gave it to your waiter. So when my mom told me that is where she was going for dinner, i made sure she printed it out and brought it with her. I also reposted the link on my own facebook page to try and help get the word out there. I am also still leading my Relay for Life TeamLuke, although I havent really done anything yet. Maybe I will make a flyer today....
Join our team or make a donation!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
update: doctor, car, house...it never ends!
i went back to the doctor on friday since my infection is back. he put me on another 14 day dose of the same antibiotics, 3 times a day. he said after that to do the VSL-3 which is supposedly a really good probiotic. so, i will try this one more time before i go see someone else.
i thought when i wrecked my car that it would be so fun to buy a new car. boy was i wrong. car shopping totally sucks. i got $8k for the scion, but since i am trying to buy a house, i want to buy something used for around $6k that will get me around for a year or two until i have my living situation figured out. I need to make sure i can find a roommate and will hopefully get a raise sometime in september. i was thinking about getting a cabrio, figured if i have to drive a pos around it may as well be convertible, but after reading the reviews, i will be staying away from vw. looks like im gonna have to go with a honda or toyota.
i havent looked at any houses since before the holidays, but plan on looking at some this afternoon, so we will see how it goes!
ive been working crazy hours at chenega, helping out at sportbounce, and babysitting just about every weekend. im makin that money, but im also exhausted. i am thankful to be able to work from home one day a week now and am glad im putting away some money. it will all be worth it in the end!
i thought when i wrecked my car that it would be so fun to buy a new car. boy was i wrong. car shopping totally sucks. i got $8k for the scion, but since i am trying to buy a house, i want to buy something used for around $6k that will get me around for a year or two until i have my living situation figured out. I need to make sure i can find a roommate and will hopefully get a raise sometime in september. i was thinking about getting a cabrio, figured if i have to drive a pos around it may as well be convertible, but after reading the reviews, i will be staying away from vw. looks like im gonna have to go with a honda or toyota.
i havent looked at any houses since before the holidays, but plan on looking at some this afternoon, so we will see how it goes!
ive been working crazy hours at chenega, helping out at sportbounce, and babysitting just about every weekend. im makin that money, but im also exhausted. i am thankful to be able to work from home one day a week now and am glad im putting away some money. it will all be worth it in the end!
Monday, January 10, 2011
a positive note
after talking to my boss on friday and explaining how disappointed i was that i had been hired at my current salary with no experience AT ALL and that almost two years later i still havent gotten an increase or bonus, blah, blah, blah...
after another crazy monday, as my boss left for the day, he poked his head in my office and said "so which day are you working from home this week?" of course, my response was "what?" then he proceeded to tell me that i was now allowed to work from home one day a week. that it couldnt be every friday and it had to be different days each week, but that i could choose one day to work from home every week as long as there was no reason that i needed to be in the office.
i guess i can be happy with a workfromhomeday a week until i can figure out how to get an increase :)
after another crazy monday, as my boss left for the day, he poked his head in my office and said "so which day are you working from home this week?" of course, my response was "what?" then he proceeded to tell me that i was now allowed to work from home one day a week. that it couldnt be every friday and it had to be different days each week, but that i could choose one day to work from home every week as long as there was no reason that i needed to be in the office.
i guess i can be happy with a workfromhomeday a week until i can figure out how to get an increase :)
Friday, January 7, 2011
it never stops...
this week was a difficult one. going back to work after working from home/being on PTO for two weeks was not fun. after almost two years i have finally figured out what im doing at work and am actually really good at it. ive taken on more responsibilities, coorespond with upper corporate management on a regluar basis, and even manage special projects. but obviously none of that matters. supposedly the company is doing so well, but there is no money to give anyone raises or bonuses. right. 6 months ago i would have just decided to look for a new job, but now i actually like what im doing and the people that i work with and my commute is about to go from 40 minutes to 7. its frustrating to hear that there is nothing anyone can do about my salary until annual evaluations in september. that 9 effing months away.
so, i am back to working two jobs and babysitting in hopes that i can come up with enough money for a substantial down payment on a townhouse since i can only borrow 200k.
geico called me yesterday to tell me that my car was a total loss...no shit. then asked me if i had the key. "no, you have it. its in the ingition, remember?" so they have to hire someone to come out and find out what the mileage on my car is before they can cut me a check, which they cant even give me an estimate on what the amount will be. bullshit. and of course, they dont work on weekends, so the earliest i can expect to hear anything is monday. what they dont know is that i will be calling ever hour on monday and tuesday and wednesday until they give me my damn money. last time i totaled my car, i had a check in hand in less than 7 days. on monday we will be on day 17.
so jake has been gracious enough to save me from living in falls church for another 4 months. he agreed to move back into the apartment and take over the rent payments until my lease is up on april 30th so that i can move back to my moms, save money, time, gas, toll money, etc. until i find a place to buy. for this, i am extremely grateful. i think that is a good, positive note to end on.
so, i am back to working two jobs and babysitting in hopes that i can come up with enough money for a substantial down payment on a townhouse since i can only borrow 200k.
geico called me yesterday to tell me that my car was a total loss...no shit. then asked me if i had the key. "no, you have it. its in the ingition, remember?" so they have to hire someone to come out and find out what the mileage on my car is before they can cut me a check, which they cant even give me an estimate on what the amount will be. bullshit. and of course, they dont work on weekends, so the earliest i can expect to hear anything is monday. what they dont know is that i will be calling ever hour on monday and tuesday and wednesday until they give me my damn money. last time i totaled my car, i had a check in hand in less than 7 days. on monday we will be on day 17.
so jake has been gracious enough to save me from living in falls church for another 4 months. he agreed to move back into the apartment and take over the rent payments until my lease is up on april 30th so that i can move back to my moms, save money, time, gas, toll money, etc. until i find a place to buy. for this, i am extremely grateful. i think that is a good, positive note to end on.
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