The New SleepIQ from Sleep Number!

Soooo these new beds at Sleep Number at pretty sweet. I belong to an awesome website that gives me stuff for free in return for my reviews and opinions. The latest one was to go to a Sleep Number bed and test out their beds. Holy cow are they comfortable! Someone wanna buy me a new bed? If you're in the market I highly recommend them! 

I tried the p5 and the i8 and found out that my sleep number is 35-40. Since I tend to sleep on my side, I need it softer so that there is less pressure on my hips and shoulder. The i8 is an incredible bed, no wonder it is the #1 bed on the market! I also love how you can always change your bed to fit your needs. My next bed will definitely be a sleep number!

As for the SleepIQ technology - I love that this is offered in the actual bed. I have an app I use on my smartphone that uses the gyroscope in the phone to see how well I'm sleeping, but it's nowhere near as good as this! I love that it tracks your heart rate, your breathing, how many times you get up, etc. I also love that you can see how much improvement you get over the course of 2 years. My favorite thing, though, was definitely the fact that after it learns enough about you it will offer you sleep tips and tell you if you need to adjust your sleep number! How many of us think we know what we're doing and could really use a little help? I know I could!

Long story short - get out there and test one out, they're awesome!

June?!?!?!

Um, I'm sorry, did I miss something? How on earth is it June already? I am noticing that the years seem to be flying by more and more as I get older. Here I am at 26, and I feel like I have accomplished little in my life. Then again, if I really get to thinking, I see that I have accomplished a lot of little things, so that counts, right?

I have an appointment after work today to go see the counselor at Northern Virginia Community College. That's right folks, I am finally getting around to getting my degree at the young age of 26! I plan to go there for a while and then transfer to a 4 year university, focusing on Animal Sciences. I really want to study animals and their behavior, and help in any way possible. I am pretty sure that I have decided I want to work at the World Wildlife Fund when I am all done, which would be fantastic.

It's a wonderful feeling when you get things figured out. My life has definitely been all over the place in the past several years, and to finally settle down and get a plan in place is a very reassuring feeling. I am impatient, however, that I have to get through all the years of school, but I know it will all be worth it in the end. Besides, I love going to school. It was one of the few things that I have always been good at.

This summer is going to be the best I have had so far, I have decided. I have spent too many in a slump. I am going to go on a mini vacation as well, I think it's time. I also plan to save up for a super awesome vacation next summer to somewhere exotic!

Random note: I just got an email about saving 65% on style consultation. Really? People actually pay money for this when they AREN'T celebrities? Why? Can't you do the work yourself? I may not be the most fashion forward person in the world, but even I know that would be a waste of money. At the very least, I'm sure that you and 3 of your closest friends combined can all come up with something.

So I have been listening to a lot a of music lately. A lot. (Yes everyone, that is TWO words...) Anyway, I am finding more and more that music has the amazing ability to heal. I am the type of person that when I listen to a song I like to pay attention to the lyrics. Yes, it's important that the melody be enjoyable, but the heart of a song lies in the lyrics. This is why Incubus is one of my favorite bands. Not only is their sound amazing, but the lyrics are inspired.

Whenever I go through a breakup and think I am doing just fine, that I have moved on and I am ready to start THINKING about looking to see what else is out there, I have a test. The break up cd. I made this cd when I was going through my divorce. It has all these sappy songs on it, and if I can get through the entire cd without getting choked up, I know I am just about over the breakup. I may still need some time, but this is a key thing for me. I put this cd on last night, just for giggles. Not only did I not get choked up one single time, I was actually laughing by the end of the cd. I found this to be very interesting.

When I was 11, for Christmas I got the cd "Made in England" by Elton John. I listened to it all the time. I loved this cd. Then my parents got divorced. When my dad moved out he asked if he could borrow the cd. Being the perfect child that I was (hahahahahah) I agreed. He had that danged cd for 5 YEARS before I got it back. Come to think of it, I didn't get it back until I made my step mother give it back to me after he died. More on her another time. I started listening to it again recently. I still really like this cd. Elton John has such a boner for England it makes me giggle. I probably wouldn't find that so amusing if I didn't work for a British company and talk to the British everyday. I'm not really sure why this makes it funnier, but it really does, at least to me.

Becoming an adult

Do I really have to become an adult? Do you have any idea how expensive that is??? I realize that now I am 26 and I have no excuse for not having my own dishes and silverware. I can't keep sponging off my roommates. It's time to become an adult and get some dishes. Not only that, but I really need to get a dresser.

Let's make a list here:

-Dinnerware including large plates, small plates, bowls, cups and mugs

-Pots

-Pans

-Cookie sheets

-Cooling Racks

-Silverware

-Tupperware

-2 nightstands

-Dresser

-Real TV stand

This is going to add up quickly. Oh, also add to this the fact that I literally have no food in my apartment. When I say this, I mean I don't even have old margarine or ANYTHING. No salt even! This will be very expensive for me, but in the end it will all be worth it. I won't have to go through this ever again. Man did I learn my lesson the hard way!

I have been invited to go out for Happy Hour tomorrow night with my new roommates. At first this seemed like a great idea and a great way for us to get to know each other better. Then I remembered how much NOT SLEEPING I have been doing lately. I have been the busiest I have ever been in my whole life the past couple of weeks. Getting to bed at 10 is no longer a reality for me. I was totally that friend that we all have that was anal about getting into bed by 10pm at the latest. Most nights I would put myself into bed around 9 or 9:30, watch TV for a while and then fall asleep at 10 on the nose. Not only that, but I would have my work clothes for the next day picked out, accessories and all, and waiting for me in the morning. What am I, 85?

I wish I was still able to attain sleep at 10. It just isn't the case anymore, I am too much in demand right now, haha!

I am also going through quite the little dilemma. See, my biggest pet peeve ever is when someone says they will do something, and then they just don't. No warning, nothing. Now, I understand that we are all busy, and from time to time we have to cancel on friends for more important things, but how long does it take to send a text? I mean, really, you can take 30 seconds to text me to let me know you got busy and won't be able to do whatever it is you had said you were going to do. That's all I ask, and to be honest, I don't think that's asking a lot.

I was kind of blindsided with this last night. I have been becoming better and better friends with someone at work, and we had talked about maybe hanging out last night. Well, it turns out that this person got a little busy and wasn't going to be able to keep those plans. THEY TOLD ME THIS HOWEVER. Good deal. Then when trying to figure out when we were going to reschedule to, I got a text that said "I will call you later." I replied with a simple "Okay, sounds good." This was at 8pm last night. It is now 10am the NEXT DAY. I have not received said phone call, nor have I been given an explanation. Remember, I work with this person. We have an internal IM system, but nooooo. We just use that for work purposes apparently. Sure, I'm pissed. I have good reason to be I think.

I think what gets me the most about this situation, is this is a person who was extraordinarily good at contacting me, first even, and has been a good friend of mine. Now this. I hate being blindsided.

My goal with this whole situation? I just vented it out to the interwebs, and now I am done. This person will not know that it irritated me for a few hours today. Okay, we all know that's not true. I will most likely have a drink or two too many and let it slip. Even though in my head I will be screaming at myself to shut up. I am way too good at that. I could probably win awards if they gave awards out for that sort of thing.

Okay, I think this is enough rambling for now. I will go back to work and drinking my delicious Vanilla Apricot tea. Seriously, with a little milk and honey, this is the best drink of all time. OF ALL TIME.

Monday grumblings....

You know what I just realized is one of the stupidest things I have ever done? I changed my personal style for someone else. I have always loved being the t-shirt and jeans girl, and uh...what? I'm not that girl anymore! That's okay, now that I realize that, I can change it.

What a happy freaking Monday. I wish I was being sarcastic here, but I'm not. Woke up to the news that the military finally got Osama bin Laden, and it was later confirmed by DNA, so no magic tricks there! On top of that, work has been nice and calm. The biggest bonus to my day, however, was when I was able to talk to everyone that attended my lively birthday celebration on Friday. Things got crazy, but only in a good way. We all had a blast, and it was confirmed that I was not out of control. I was just me, but silly. That's always good times.

I am settling in at home more and more and I am really starting to like the place. Not that I didn't before, but since it was still new it didn't seem real just yet, if that makes sense. Potentially going out on Thursday with one of the new roommates to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, but in a very tame manner, as I will have to be back at work on Friday, so I don't want to get too out of control.

I had a dream last night that I got to go feed the giraffes at some zoo. I need to figure out a way to make this happen. I know that they do it at Busch Gardens in Tampa, but that's far. There has to be a closer place!

New Beginnings

Okay, so I have thought about starting a blog for some time now, but have just never gotten around to it. I guess this will be my way to blow off some steam, regardless of whether or not someone will read it.

So my life has been chaotic, that's kind of a rule for me. When things are all going smoothly, I get bored and have to do something to entertain myself. This doesn't mean I thrive on drama, I just like to be challenged in all ways possible. Trying to fix a problem is kind a weakness for me. Don't believe me? Hand me a chain that is all knotted up and watch me go! Anyway, I think that was my issue with my last relationship. It was never quite right, but I always wanted to fix it. I thought for sure that if I did, I would be so happy. You can't fix another person. I don't know why it has taken me so long to figure this out, but there it is, in plain English. You can help another person grow, but that's all you can do.

Now, here I am a year and some odd months later and we have OFFICIALLY broken up. We played the game of breaking up and getting back together frequently, but this time it's real. I am so excited to be moving on. I have spent way too much time being bogged down with the unhappiness that he brought to me. I have my own place, well I have roommates, but I have my own room again. I have my own bed, that I purchased brand new! I am completely independent again. No more having to worry about another person and whether or not they were eating or sober enough to fall asleep in a calm manner. No more being second fiddle to a "business." No more feeling like I am crazy for wanting to talk to each other over dinner instead of being on our cell phones. This will be so good for me.

The past few months I have been discovering more and more who I am. I am energetic, outgoing, VERY talkative (all jokes aside, yes, I know I talk a lot), I am fiercely loyal to those close to me, I really enjoy vegging out at the end of a long day. I also really enjoy making sure that things are tidy, it has become a form of therapy for me. I love to bake, I love to read books and listen to good music. I am a dork, plain and simple. I make really bad jokes, but they are funny! I would much rather sit at home and watch old movies with a close friend on a Saturday night than have to get all dressed up and go out. Wow, this is starting to sound like an online dating profile!

Anyway, I guess my point with all of this is simply that moving on with my life makes me so excited. I get to be me again, not who others want me to be. The surreal thing, though, is that I am not sad about moving on. I think I have been ready for a long time, I just wasn't willing to admit it to myself. After all, we all know it's easier to sit still than have to make such a large life change like I have.

God this feels good! I get to talk to my friends and family again! I feel like I have been living under a rock for so long, and now the sun is shining on my face again!