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By Aimee, February 5, 2009 5:40 pm

There has been a huge 25 things meme going around on blogs and Facebook. I promised myself that I wasn’t going to give in, so in order to keep that promise I am now presenting you with my very own 12.5 things meme.

1. Someone once asked my friend if I ever went without some kind of glitter. I thought it was funny, true, but funny. I do tend to always have some sort of bling or glitter, even if it’s just a little sparkle Chapstick.
2. Ear bud headphones will NOT stay in my ears. Ever.
3. I really like socks that have spots for individual toes, but I rarely take the time to put them on.
4. I prefer to go barefoot, so winter drives me a little batty.
5. My Chinese horoscope sign is the rabbit, which is fitting because when I was little I used to pretend that I was a bunny and tried to get everyone to call me Bunny.
6. I collect rocks and love natural stones. I was pretty excited to take geology in school, though I don’t remember much of what I learned.
7. My favorite time of year is when it’s warm and sunny. Dark and dreary cold weather makes me an unhappy camper.
8. Speaking of camping, I do enjoy it, but I prefer a cabin with indoor plumbing.
9. My friend and I often talked about getting a tattoo for our birthdays. We never did, but mine would have been a yin yang with dolphins around it.
10. I think that moth bodies are kind of cute. I first noticed that they kind of look like little owl bodies when I was around 7 years old and saw a lot of dead moths in the back window of my best friend’s family car.
11. People I have told about #10 disagree with me and think I am crazy.
12. I adore old movies, especially those with Audrey Hepburn, Doris Day, and Rock Hudson. Topper is one of my favorite movies ever.

12.5- I really want to take a vacation!

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By Aimee,

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• Leave a comment on this post before Feb 12th at 9:00pm (MST).
• Be sure to fill in the email section of the comment form.
• You may enter twice daily until the deadline.
• You can get extra entries by blogging about the contest and/or spreading the word on Twitter. Just come back and leave a new comment for each extra entry you do.
• The winner will be chosen at random and contacted by email. If they don’t respond within 3 days, a new winner will be chosen.

Thanks and good luck!

*this giveaway is now closed, congrats to lucky #6,  Kelli*

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By Aimee,

I really feel like complaining and feeling a bit sorry for myself right now… after all, it’s very hard to feel so sick for so long. However, I have a hard time complaining. It has always seemed like a bit of a waste because even though it might feel good for a second, it doesn’t change anything. Sometimes people even get caught in a cycle of complaining that seems to make the situation much worse. I prefer to choose positive words and thoughts for my self talk, and for my talk with others, but it does get hard sometimes to keep a positive outlook when problems drag on and on. So, here is my weak attempt to complain… I am so tired of being sick!

The doctors visit did go well yesterday and I was feeling hopeful that he didn’t think it was something serious, and also that he was willing to try things to help me. If the medication he gave me doesn’t do the trick over the next few days he is going to send me to a specialist. It was really nice to have a doctor actually believe that I was not well (despite the blood work being completely normal). Too many times doctors have blown me off in the past and I have had to fight for what I felt I needed. The only bad thing is that the pills he gave me are actually making me feel worse this morning! Hence the feeling of needing to complain.

If there is one bright side to all of this it’s that I have lost almost all the weight I gained since being married. Sure, losing 10 pounds in a month isn’t healthy, and I am sure that once I can actually start to eat normally again most of it will come back, but I have to find some sort of silver lining!