Two days past 26

I turned 26 on March 27th.

I got twelve dozen roses, a lollipop, a book, a mixed CD, three birthday cards, a new scrubs top, twenty dollars, and a all expense paid trip to Olive Garden (stuffed chicken marsala, peach tea and white chocolate raspberry cheesecake) for the monumental event.

So, two days after my 26th birthday, I don't know what to do with myself. I am single, working as a night CNA, single, thinking about going back to school, single, with very little friends...and did I mention that I am single?

My co-worker says not single but blessed. Being that I've always been single, I've yet to see whether it is a blessing or not.

But hey! Update on the social life...got plans to go bowling with my girls from work on Tuesday night. That should be fun. See what kind of trouble we can get into.

Family updates? Prayers for my brother needed. He's still in Iraq but under observation. He's been exhibiting abnormal heart activity and has a high count of magnesium in his body.

Prayers for my mother. Seems that the Savella her doctor prescribed for her fibromialgia isn't being as effective as we had hoped. Will see what can be done.

Personal updates? Well, aside from the fact that I am back to size 18 jeans (argh!), I am letting my nails grow out (they look really nice) and I think I might be letting my hair grow out too. Will have to update pictures later.

Well, enough is enough. Gotta go.

One way or another, ya gotta pay.

So I am known for driving fast. I love to drive fast. My car is a wannabe NASCAR and I'm a definite wannabe racecar driver.

Unfortunately for me, at 12:43 AM, the cop that stopped me did not agree with either one of us. Which means citation for driving 11 miles over the speed limit. Crap on a cracker.

So gotta pay that...how and with what, I do not know. But I do need to find out how much and when.

I can do the defensive driving course again (allowed only once a year and the last time I took it was in October of 2008) and get the citation off my record (reason why I lean towards defensive driving school) but even then, I still have to pay, but how much?

Will find out later.

Any other updates? Nope.

Oh, my 26th birthday is coming up. Four more years and I'll be thirty. Oh...wow...not cool.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

I'm gaining weight. I am back to my size 18s. Why is this happening to me?

Because my eating schedule has flipped!!! I don't get hungry during the day, instead, I am hungry during the night. So I spend the night at work, eating. Either food that we all bring or junk, such as chips, Whoppers, soda-pop...bad stuff!

No worries though. I am going on a preemptive strike. I decided that I will shell out the money to join a gym and start working out. What I need is a personal trainer...and a kick in the behind!

Well, my new size 16 jeans should be motivation.

I have to lose the 60LBS that I proposed myself by the end of this year. And I will do it. Why?

Because I want to do it.

Because I can do it.

And...

Because I will do it.

Taxes

The two sure things about life are death and taxes, right?

I'm still a long way from death (I think) so, obviously, this is about taxes.

I just finished filling out my 1040EZ. And although I used the instructions on the internet IRS site, www.irs.gov, I am feeling kind of iffy about my tax refund. You see, my tax refund amount came out about 700 dollars MORE than what was withheld in taxes last year.

Granted, this year I filled out work pay credit and earned income credit as per instructions for the 1040EZ but it still has me worried. Who to go to? I don't have the money to pay for someone to do my taxes. Last year, I got them done for free at one of the libraries up in Waco. Why can't they offer that here?

Mmm, who to go to? Or should I just put zero on both my work pay credit and EIC and just get my 121 back? I think I just may do that despit the fact that the amount with the work pay credit and EIC is significantly larger. I mean, the last thing I want is to get in trouble with the IRS. I don't have the money for that.

Oh yeah, new update. Apparently, one of my co-workers has it in for me for some reason unknown to me. I no longer talk to her and just answer when she asks me questions due to my suspension. But now, she's telling the other CNAs that she's going to do everything possible to get me fired. What the hell? It's not as if I did anything to deserve that. I work hard and I work well, so what is her freakin' deal?