It's been a while since I posted. Had planned for this post to
include pictures of my haircut & color like B was asking
for. I got the pictures - not real good when doing them yourself
& then I know I am critical since I hate having my picture
taken. But then I started having issues with my laptop. First it was
email issues & I thought I had that straightened out when I got
an upgrade to my SpamBully and Outlook Express started working again.
But then Monday evening, I got the blue screen of death! Unmountable
Boot Sequence, I think it was. It wouldn't even start in Safe mode!
Tuesday, I had planned to be out of the house early to take it to be looked at. But I didn't get it done & since I wasn't sure of their hours, I just decided to check as I drove past on my way to work - 8 am to 6 pm. Good, that meant I could stop on my way home - especially since I had gone ahead and put it in the van with me!
Stopped by, told them my fear was that this meant the hard drive had died. Well, the young man I was speaking with doesn't think so. He thinks Windows just forgot how to work right - so it needs to be rerouted to where it needs to go. But it's a 4 day lead time, so will be the weekend before they get to it most likely. He thought if that was it, then about $80-140 would do it. But if it is the hard drive, to install a new one and recover all that can be recovered, it's probably about $250, but I gave them permission to do that, if the other didn't work without having to call me first, as long as it wouldn't be over that amount.
But in the meantime, Monday night I went ahead and bought me a new toy. I had seen a little 9" laptop at Target a few months ago - it's small enough to go in your purse! It only had an 8 gb hard drive, if I remember correctly & they didn't sell it in the store. But I got to hunting on Dell.com and I found an Inspiron 10 mini for less than $300. So I went ahead & bought it. I still like my bigger laptop for at home & such, but after my issues with my neck last fall & winter, this little one sounds really enticing. I ordered one with 160 gb hard drive. It only comes with 1 gb memory, but I might check to see if that can be made bigger after I get it. It should be here by Tuesday. And it will be small enough to toss into my purse or knitting bag when I go on the cruise, etc.
The last 3 days now I have been getting a second 1/2 mile walk in after getting home from the gym. Two of the 3 nights I have gotten home early enough that it was still light enough to walk without needing anything to make sure people can see me, but the other night I was glad I had bought some reflector bands with flashing red lights in them from Avon. They are Curves. I hadn't even realized any of the neighbors were outside, but the following evening one couple spoke as I went past & we chatted a bit about the dogs. He mentioned that they had really been able to notice me the night before with my lights flashing.
I get in a bad slump in the winter, depressed, eating too much, etc. So my weight loss has pretty much stayed the same since about January. So I am hoping the extra walking & being back to eating salads will be the boost I need. I really want to get at least another 20-40# off before A & I go on our cruise the middle of August.
Oh yes, A & I have booked another cruise! We will be on Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas August 17-21, sailing out of Miami. We are planning to meet in Kansas City on the Thursday night before & fly out early Friday. Rent a car in Miami & drive to West Palm Beach to my in-law's until Monday, then drive to Miami, drop our bags off, return the car & catch the shuttle back, then fly back to Kansas City on the 21st. I will most likely drive A back to their home before I head back here. The cruise takes us to Key West, Nassau & Cococay Bahamas.
I still need to fly up to Seattle to see my mil as well, but think I may try a long weekend - like Labor Day. Will have to check with D's brother, M to see if that would work for them. I would just plan to rent a car and then not have to worry with bothering them for rides.
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Tuesday, I had planned to be out of the house early to take it to be looked at. But I didn't get it done & since I wasn't sure of their hours, I just decided to check as I drove past on my way to work - 8 am to 6 pm. Good, that meant I could stop on my way home - especially since I had gone ahead and put it in the van with me!
Stopped by, told them my fear was that this meant the hard drive had died. Well, the young man I was speaking with doesn't think so. He thinks Windows just forgot how to work right - so it needs to be rerouted to where it needs to go. But it's a 4 day lead time, so will be the weekend before they get to it most likely. He thought if that was it, then about $80-140 would do it. But if it is the hard drive, to install a new one and recover all that can be recovered, it's probably about $250, but I gave them permission to do that, if the other didn't work without having to call me first, as long as it wouldn't be over that amount.
But in the meantime, Monday night I went ahead and bought me a new toy. I had seen a little 9" laptop at Target a few months ago - it's small enough to go in your purse! It only had an 8 gb hard drive, if I remember correctly & they didn't sell it in the store. But I got to hunting on Dell.com and I found an Inspiron 10 mini for less than $300. So I went ahead & bought it. I still like my bigger laptop for at home & such, but after my issues with my neck last fall & winter, this little one sounds really enticing. I ordered one with 160 gb hard drive. It only comes with 1 gb memory, but I might check to see if that can be made bigger after I get it. It should be here by Tuesday. And it will be small enough to toss into my purse or knitting bag when I go on the cruise, etc.
The last 3 days now I have been getting a second 1/2 mile walk in after getting home from the gym. Two of the 3 nights I have gotten home early enough that it was still light enough to walk without needing anything to make sure people can see me, but the other night I was glad I had bought some reflector bands with flashing red lights in them from Avon. They are Curves. I hadn't even realized any of the neighbors were outside, but the following evening one couple spoke as I went past & we chatted a bit about the dogs. He mentioned that they had really been able to notice me the night before with my lights flashing.
I get in a bad slump in the winter, depressed, eating too much, etc. So my weight loss has pretty much stayed the same since about January. So I am hoping the extra walking & being back to eating salads will be the boost I need. I really want to get at least another 20-40# off before A & I go on our cruise the middle of August.
Oh yes, A & I have booked another cruise! We will be on Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas August 17-21, sailing out of Miami. We are planning to meet in Kansas City on the Thursday night before & fly out early Friday. Rent a car in Miami & drive to West Palm Beach to my in-law's until Monday, then drive to Miami, drop our bags off, return the car & catch the shuttle back, then fly back to Kansas City on the 21st. I will most likely drive A back to their home before I head back here. The cruise takes us to Key West, Nassau & Cococay Bahamas.
I still need to fly up to Seattle to see my mil as well, but think I may try a long weekend - like Labor Day. Will have to check with D's brother, M to see if that would work for them. I would just plan to rent a car and then not have to worry with bothering them for rides.
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I didn't get my before the gym walk since I was trying to find the FedEx Home delivery person - as I was leaving to go for the walk, I noticed a FedEx notice in my flowerbed - they tried to deliver my mini today! Darn it - I didn't find them, so I am using E's laptop right now!
They told me it could delay the delivery to change the address to work (almost did that to begin with), but I hope it doesn't - should have it tomorrow or else I will be parking myself down near the office on Saturday. Don't want to wait until Tuesday!