Employee of the Month :D

Holy moly, this year is going by way too fast! I can't even handle it!

I was completely ambushed after subbing Suzanne's class a few weeks ago and presented as the "Employee of the Month" for September! Crazyyyy! My supervisor walked in and my first thought was, "Ohhh crap, I'm totally in trouble for using J. Lo's Booty song!" Hahaha! :)

It was definitely nice to be recognized... Higher up Y peeps I didn't even know where coming up to me and congratulating me! Added bonus was my mom happened to be there! Yay!

More life updates coming... Stay tuned!

People Are the Worst!

...Except Samantha. She's freaking awesome! But we'll get to that.

Ya know how I went to the doctor last week, only to get turned away because apparently they weren't my provider anymore?

Ha.

I swear, people suck so hard.

Today, my new doctor's office calls me to get my insurance information. I give it to the nice guy (Justin) over the phone and all is well. 

5 minutes later, I get a call back. 

Justin: "Hey, so no big deal, but I guess your insurance doesn't list us as your provider. You can either go to that doctor, or give your insurance company a quick call and switch it over to be us."

Me: *Stunned and has no words for at least 10 seconds* "Wait, what?! So what you're saying is that when I went to my doctor last week, they rudely turned me away saying THEY weren't my provider anymore - only they actually are?!"

Justin: "Oh man, I'm so sorry! ...But yeah."

Me: "Man, some people suck so hard!"

Justin: *Laughs*

Let me just spell that out for you one more time... I WAS STILL COVERED BY MY OLD DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND I COULD'VE HAD MY FREAKING APPOINTMENT LAST WEEK! ONLY PEOPLE SUCK AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THEIR JOB! GAHHHHHHH!

It took me 5 minutes to switch it over to my new doctor. That is something the receptionist at my old place should have offered to do for me - especially given my reaction!

Granted, now I'm happy I switched because if you can't get something as simple as someone's insurance right (much less show ANY compassion towards someone who is clearly upset), I don't want to be associated with them anyway.

I think what makes it the ultimate worst, is that my poor hubby, that I was SO upset with last week for "switching" my provider, was right the whole time.

I hate being wrong!!!

So that brings me back to how AWESOME some people are! 

My Tuesday night Zumba class rocks my world... Some days it's hard to get there, but I can always count on Samantha to be there with a smile on! She is seriously the best! I love talking to her - She is always so real and I feel like I've known her for years! I adore how she (nicely!) lets me know a song has been on my playlist for wayyyyy too long, and I love when she has song/choreo suggestions! So not only is she gonna help teach me to french braid my own hair (one of my resolutions!), tonight she showed up with a gift for me...

Do you see that?! Besides the hot sweaty mess that is me... There is "Kristyn's 'it is wayyy too hot' emergency cool down pack"!

Those that know me, know I have "sweat issues". Those that don't know me know I have "sweat issues". I sweat more than anyone I know. Add any extra heat (i.e. temperature outside), and it's no bueno!

Samantha shows up tonight with an already chilled, freaking AWESOME, ice pack - AND a headband to hold it in place! 

The past few weeks, I've been putting ziplock bags of ice on myself to cool myself down enough to get a couple hours of sleep... Only to wake up in a puddle wondering if I've peed on myself!!!

I'm still shocked at the awesomeness of this gesture... But I had to get a blog post about it ASAP! So Samantha, if you are reading this - THANK YOU! Thank you, thank you, thank you! You rock!

In a sea of people that are the worst, you are AMAZING!

:)

Stay sparkly... And if you're feeling up to it, do something to make someone's day... I know this made my entire month... Think of what a very simple act of kindness can do!

Xoxo,

Kristyn

I'm Melting

Dear Weather,

It's fall. I think you missed the memo. It should not be 72 degrees at 7:00 am. Please stop this awful heat wave.

Sincerely,

Kristyn

Okay, I know it's beautiful and perfect where I live about 90% of the year and I have no right to complain. However, the 10% where it is NOT perfect, it is literal hell for me.

It is wayyyy too hot! I know the title of my blog is "SWEAT and Sparkles"... But really, sweating while laying in bed is not cute!

End of rant. For today.

;)

My reign of "Super Summer Sub" is officially over! I'm DONE subbing Zumba for awhile, hooray! I got a B on my Pysch exam I took last week, which is pretty good considering I completely forgot to look at the first chapter! 

On Saturday, I spent the night at my mama's to try and escape the heat. A little bit of a trade off, as it was much cooler under the fan, but not so comfy on the couch! My dog was not at all amused.

I ended up crashing a friend of my stepdad's son's (phew!) birthday party with family. It was a lot of fun, surprisingly! My mama loves to dance so we spent most of the time dancing on the dance floor. The mom of the kid LOVES Zumba, and is part Columbian, so she was playing all her favorite jams!

Extra added bonus: Yummy Phil's BBQ (Gluten free BBQ sauce, win!) and a photobooth! 

On the agenda for today: A whole 'lotta nothing! Until I have to work at 2:20!

Stay sparkly (and cool!),

Kristyn

Ughhhhh

I woke up today actually excited to get to the doctor. That excitement, was sadly, short lived.

First things first, had to go on campus to take a Psych exam... Weeeee! 

(Not.)

Then straight from there, I take off for good 'ole Carmel Valley where my doctor office is located.

Well, nothing could be simple or easy for me, could it? I get there and they ask for my new insurance card, which I happily oblige - Oops, gave them my vision insurance card first (OMG, I have vision?! New glasses after having the same pair since 6th grade?!? Score!)...

Then they drop the bombshell.

I AM currently insured, but unfortunately (despite my husband assuring me multiple times I had the same doctor), I am no longer in their network.

What. The. Crap.

Are you KIDDING me?! 

So now it's the 9th of September... I called two weeks ago to make the appointment to try and get in at the beginning of the month with my doctor (only to be told she's booked up solid), and now she's not even my doctor and I basically have to start the process all over with someone else in a new office?!

I'm so sick of feeling like crap all the time, and I was so happy to finally get it taken care of. That's when the tears start, and more or less don't stop for hours.

I basically threw myself into a self-induced, panic attack mess. I feel terrible for whomever I talked to at Sharp (my new network), because I could barely spell my last name when trying to schedule - yet another - appointment.

I finally pull it together before I have to work, but I was more or less rendered useless. Luckily for me, it was just my babysitting gig, and the cutie pie wasn't feeling so great either. We both just moped on the couch all day... Which is not too different from most days, but was nice to have company.

Since I knew I was basically useless to the world and tried to get a sub for my 7 p.m. Zumba class. No luck. Naturally. Only I bend over backwards to help someone out to sub. No one ever seems to return the favor when I need it most. I head back home for the hour and a half before class.

Commence epic meltdown, part 2.

I couldn't breathe, that's how hard I was crying. Ugh.

I end up knocking myself out and crashing on my bed for a good 20 minutes. 

Can today just be over?

Class was brutal for me. I'm dying of heat (like most native Southern Californian's, I have a comfort level of between 69 and 74 degrees) and combined with today's events, I'm more than ready to just crawl back into bed. 

Only, it's way past 9 p.m. and I'm still awake. 

Boo.

My new doctor's appointment is next Wednesday now. Hope you are feeling way more sparkly than me. 

Xoxo,

Kristyn

Monday Musings

Yay, it's Monday! 

(Said no one, ever.)

More exciting, is that it's SEPTEMBER! Holy crap. I am finally, finally, FINALLY insured! Sweet lord, hallelujah! I have a doctor appointment tomorrow, so hopefully they can get to the bottom of why I've been feeling like crap for the past few months.

Anyone else ready for this awful heat wave to end??? I know, we live in Southern California. It is perfect 85% of the year and I really have NO right to complain. However, my body has a comfort level of 69 - 74 degrees. Yup. That's it. Any cooler and I'm FREEZING (and of course, I refuse to wear pants - #kristynhatespants), and any warmer and I'm melting. I hate it. If it hits 80+, I'm straight up miserable. 

Disney was great, but I'm totally bummed to not have passes anymore. We'll see how long that lasts. 

My favorite moment from our day:

Belle. Selfie.

That happened. 

I may or may not have pushed kids out of my way to ensure a picture with her. I more or less lose my shit every time I see her or Mary Poppins at Disneyland. 

Over at California Adventure, we rode "Tower of Terror", per usual. It's not a Disney trip if we don't make it on the ride... Fun fact: I named my dog, Twilight, after the ride. I own almost the entire series on DVD. She is NOT named after the terrible vampire books (and even more terrible vampire movies).

Isn't she a love?! That's from the first couple weeks I had her...

And there's a more recent pic... I adore her little gray beard! :)

Well, I guess that's it for now. Not too much happening in the exciting world of Kristyn. Although, maybe something to note: Hubby is planning to change the word, "Yes" to auto correct in my phone to "No", because I apparently have a hard time turning things down. So if you ask me if I'd like a million dollars, and you get "No" as a response, I'd go ahead and assume my phone has been officially hacked! ;)

Stay sparkly,

Kristyn

Well...

It's official... I suck at life.

Okay, maybe not at life, but certainly at this blog.  

Some updates in my world: Summer was long and financially draining. The girl I babysit was out of town or in camps half the time, so my bank account quickly dwindled down to double digits. Not fun. 

In an attempt to make up for lost funds, I subbed any and all classes that came my way - even Stroller Jam. "No" was not in my vocabulary. I ended up subbing a gazillion classes at the Y. Yup, a gazillion. 

Funny story about that... The Y sent off this email the other day, saying that they wanted to recognize all the instructors who subbed more than 10 classes between May and August. Thinking I'm definitely one of them, I scan the list - only I'm not on it. At this point, I'm totally bummed and feeling wayyyyy under appreciated. Then I scroll down a few more lines: "...And our SUPER SUMMER SUB of 2014 is... Kristyn C!" 

Ha. :)

That being said, I have been feeling way less than sparkly. Is Mercury in Retro? My mood tends to get all outta whack when that happens.

School started last week - 2 online classes: Psychology and Kinesiology. Bring on the fun! Then all I have left is Biology and I'll have my Associates Degree.

Started my new job last week too. New babysitting gig Monday - Thursday. The kids are a ton of fun and it doesn't interfere with Zumba. I also got asked to start back up at Thinker Things. Yay for them wanting to work around my crazy schedule, and double yay for getting to wrap presents!

My 3 year wedding anniversary was yesterday - all together now, "Awwww!" Should you feel the need to see an overload of baby Kristyn and the hubby, click the link below (opens in a new window). Talk about a Throwback Thursday!

K-Squared's Wedding Slideshow

Yes, my hair is black. Yes, I made my necklace. Yes, out of Legos. Yes, hubby is wearing a Lego boutonnière. We are nerds, what do you expect?! 

We are celebrating by going to Disney tomorrow, and it's sadly the last time we are going for awhile. Our passes both expire on Monday, and we just didn't get enough use out of them this year. Boo.

I was crafty over the past few weeks and made a couple of "Awesome Jars" for birthday presents. Literally, it is a jar full of reasons why I think that person is awesome. I think they were well received, and these didn't break the bank. I like to think they brightened the recipient's day... I'd be stoked if I got a jar like this: 

Okay, I guess that's about it for now! I'll try to keep you all in the loop - but no promises! 

Stay sparkly,
Kristyn

For Real This Time...

...Gearing up to share this with my Facebook world! No more neglecting my blog! :)