Counting Sheep

Once upon a time I had insomnia....
Who would have guessed that the FLU and insomnia went hand in hand. I thought the FLU and sleep were more of a better match. But here I sit - on my 3rd day of the FLU at 3:10am and I am completely awake. I have googled and basically have a PhD on the flu at this point. Movies and TV and YouTube have been used and I have read. But here I am - wide awake.

I think this may be my first time with the FLU. It has been a nasty bugger. I had no idea my body could hurt that much for that long and not just completely explode in the process. Next year when the flu shot is available, I will be in the line on the first day. The. First. Day. I'll line up the night before like the Twihards do to get a glimpse of Taylor Lautner....

I have so much I want to write - my internship, and wedding, and married life, and recovery after the decade of my 20's and Ethan the gymnast and Tyler the comedian and life without dairy and wheat and new houses and eyelashes that are magical. But I am sick, don't you know. And my body aches. And surprisingly this did the trick - I'm starting to get sleepy.

So the maiden fell asleep and they all lived happily ever after.
The End.

Once Upon an Introduction

Once upon a time, a long long time ago there was a woman who was embarrassingly technologically deficient and so she could not figure out how to fill in the "ABOUT ME" section of her blog. After trying for more minutes that she would care to confess to and realizing that the only solution was to wake her genius tech-ie husband she decided to give up and just write her first post. 

So here is a little "ABOUT ME."

My name is Andrea P...(the last name bit I'm choosing to leave off...mostly because of this one counselor who told me she was cyber stalked. And that basically terrified me. And since I'm a counselor....) This is a new development for me since I have gone by Andrea G for the last 10 years. And Andrea D for the 19 prior to that. I plan on being Andrea P forever - I mean - FOREVER! So I am going to have to pick a new hobby to entertain myself with instead of waiting in long lines at the Social Security office to change my name once again. Maybe Suduko or online gaming. Who knows...

I love my faith, my family, career in counseling, learning from my mistakes and honestly all kinds of learning (if google gave out degrees I would have my PhD in google studies. Also maybe a masters in web MD and a bachelors in celebrity stalking). I love singing and broadway and my family will tell you that I spend a good portion of every day belting out show tunes. 

I have blogged since 2007 and decided that with my new name and in many ways new life I wanted a fresh blog. I brought over the blog posts for the last couple of years...because those in so many ways are a big part of my story. Those were the years I became me...You can read and catch up on the rest at my old blog here. 

Once upon a time a girl got tired and went to bed. See you tomorrow when I jump head first into the land of sugar, wheat, dairy, and soda free living. Gulp. Be prepared - grumpy posts may follow.