I am not someone who takes naps or gets sick, so this whole feeling off thing is really starting to get on my nerves. I don’t have to get into work today until 2pm (I stay late tonight though) so mid-morning when I contemplated taking a nap I questioned myself, “Who am I right now?!”
I’ve heard pregnancy makes you super tired and I hate being tired (you’ll notice ‘get 8 hours of sleep’ is a common Monday Mini-Goal). So, that’s going to suck, but I digress.
I couldn’t really take a nap though because I neglected my emails since Friday. Instead, I chugged some Emergen-C and went at it.
Just before noon I chomped on some watermelon and made lunch.
I changed it up today and made chicken salad with mayo, cranberries, nuts and green onion to put on my salad. It seems dry so I added more mayo as dressing. Yeah, that’s gross but I needed it.
In other news, I found this spider made a web in my sports bra last night! Good thing I didn’t grab this one to wear this morning?!?! Attention Ben: Please take care of this. xoxo Monica
I realize the “Who am I” title might have made it seem like this was going to be a deep and meaningful post. Um, sorry it’s just more pics of salads and spiders. #FailBlog
Wait! Here is the meaning of life. I found it on the internet:
(toothpastefordinner.com)
It’s either that or this… 
(source)
Updated to add this… (source)
Ten Rules for Being Human
by Cherie Carter-Scott
1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it’s yours to keep for the entire period. 2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, “life.” 3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial, error, and experimentation. The “failed” experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiments that ultimately “work.” 4. Lessons are repeated until they are learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson. 5. Learning lessons does not end. There’s no part of life that doesn’t contain its lessons. If you’re alive, that means there are still lessons to be learned. 6. “There” is no better a place than “here.” When your “there” has become a “here”, you will simply obtain another “there” that will again look better than “here.” 7. Other people are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself. 8. What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours. 9. Your answers lie within you. The answers to life’s questions lie within you. All you need to do is look, listen, and trust. 10. You will forget all this.
Question: What is the meaning of life?
Bonus Question: What is the cure for the common cold? <- Seriously.
wrr
I get over colds with sleep, gossip mags, reality tv, and gatorade 🙂
Ok spiders don’t usually bother me, but that one looks so gross! I think it’s imagining what would have happened if you had grabbed that one to wear. Ick!
Chicken noodle soup has actually been shown to help. Hope you feel better soon!
I take Zinc whenever I have a cold or feel myself getting sick. It always works for me!
I LOVE those life lessons, so so true!
How to cure a common cold:
1. Take an aspirin
2. Sleep (A LOT)
3. Have a hot soup (Homemade!)
4. Fingers Crossed 😉
Hope that helps!
What in the world was that spider thinking!?!?!? Hope you are feeling better!
The spider web made me cringe and scroll really quickly. Spiders freak. me. out. The only reason I can relocate them myself is that The Boy goes on business trips and I had to learn. Elsewise, I hyperventilate and make him deal with them.
Wait….your preg?!
No, just not looking forward to the pregnancy fatigue.
Sinus rinse/Neti pot = the best thing ever! Take nyquil at night and sudafed during the day. Or see your MD and get a ‘script for singulair – it’ll clear you out and dry you up in no time! Feel better!
Cure for the common cold: i’m gonna go with tequila…you feel better after a full dose, and then in the morning you feel crappy but you can’t tell if it’s the cold or the hangover…so in a way, tequila is a cold’s halloween costume: a brilliant disguise that was great at the time, but makes you wonder what you were thinking later…except at that point you really don’t care anymore 🙂
meaning of life: not sure, but I bet if you drink enough tequila you’ll have some good theories…
Love that last part 😉
True story – I knew a med student who swore binge drinking killed any virus your body was carrying.
I mean I can see how that might work! all that alcohol kills brain cells, so why not viruses? at the very least you get to not think about how crappy you feel for a few hours…and your sinuses would clear for sure! 😉
I was told that the meaning of life is to help other people. I mainly help (or like to think I’m helping) by making people laugh. So here’s my humiliating funny tidbit for the day. If one person laughs at this, then I’ll be happy.
Today I started a new job at a bakery. Last night, I ate some cheese. I have a dairy intolerance. Needless to say, half way through my first shift at my new job, I puked. I have been asked by 7 separate people if I’m pregnant. I’m 18. Fml.
Ahhh! That sucks. But it was also kinda funny. Sorry.
haha i think in 5 years I’ll be able to talk about it without cringing.
I love the ending points! Especially the one about there being no better place than “here”. We’re usually so focused on the future that we don’t realize what’s going on now.
the folk polish cure for cold is hot milk with garlic and honey. you can add butter to it to make it more yummy… j/k, i never tried it, but heard it’s as disgusting as it sounds, but effective. garlic is da bomb, not only as a vampire-repellant.
the meaning of life… well i like what it sayes in your post: “there” is no better a place than “here”! i think it’s my new motto.
I want some kind of prize if I try that milk thing!
i guess you can follow it with a shot of vodka as a prize, then you will be cured of everything!
doing—not going…doh.
I like that one about being happy and making others happy. I think that about sums it up.
Meaning of life: to learn?
I hope you get to feeling better. I’m starting to feel something come on as well…boo. I know you are a running girl and I’ve read your posts on some of your athletic gear. Just wanted to share that I am going a $50 Lululemon giveaway on my updated site.
http://www.hilaryfleming.com/2011/10/welcome-50-lululemon-giveaway.html
Spiders are so not ok. I would have flipped out…and probably burned that sports bra…just kidding…maybe.
Meaning of life? Who knows. Just do what you love.
Try using a neti-pot or my favorite, the NeilMed sinus rinse kit. Helps SO much with congestion.
#1. That spider web freaked me out! I hope Ben cleans that up for you. That’s what husbands are for, no?
#2. Taking pregnancy naps is awesome. You just pass right out. Obligations, schmobligations. When the baby wants you to rest, you’ll gladly rest 🙂
I’m sure I’m going to love pregnancy naps 😉
Meaning of life: Love fiercely and make yourself happy. We only have 1 go-around, make it count.
Cold suck. The only thing I’ve found to get me better is to give in to it and rest, rest, rest. Yeah, that might mean you put people off and stuff doesn’t get done, but it’s better that you recover and get on with it than drag it out.
i love the comics and assorted funny pieces you post. i’m amazed at how you find ones to fit perfectly. good luck on your upcoming marathon! peace – amy
Thanks Amy 🙂
Cure for the common cold: pickles and green smoothies (not necessarily side by side or simultaneously). For some reason, eating both things when I’m sick always makes me feel better. Meaning of life: absolutely no idea. Good luck with both!