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June 26, 2010

A week!

Yup, that's right - been here a week now, and I'm still getting acclimated to being here. I've gotten a lot of stuff done, like applying for assistance, calling schools for Jacobi, getting my driver's license, new car insurance, new title and tags, getting Jacobi back on WIC ... whew. It's been really hectic, but I've managed to cram in a job interview and snag a second interview, too.

It's nice to be able to drink water whenever I want - and tap water, at that! I go through about 2 liters of water a day, sometimes more, and my kidneys thank me. I feel regular and normal again ... it's amazing what clean, fresh water can do for a person! I think I've lost weight, too; my tightest pair of pants are buttoning just a little bit easier now. Of course, I'm not going to weigh myself for awhile, don't wanna get discouraged, but I feel a lot better. It's been easier to keep on a regular meal schedule, there are plenty of healthy snacks and fruits around, and eating better is super simple. For my health, this was a great move, I'm feeling a lot better about myself. I also don't have all the stress I had in Minnesota, doing everything by myself and feeling overworked, overloaded, blah and fatigued. I was miserable there, I didn't feel comfortable and honestly felt like I probably hated it. The town, the people ... I just didn't fit in, and every day was a delicate balance to make sure you didn't do or say anything that people would gossip about it, lest your reputation be spread around and dissected.

Lord, I hate small towns. With a fierce, fiery passion.

I'm just feeling a lot less stressed and a lot healthier, so by the time Matt gets here he won't even recognize me. Even if I haven't lost that much weight by then, my demeanor has changed which means my facial features are more relaxed, too. I don't constantly look like I have a stomach cramp.

Change can definitely be a good, needed thing.

June 21, 2010

Here we are!

Well, we made it to Kentucky safe and sound Saturday night about 5:00 after the most arduous drive ever. Over 900 miles, but we got here. And it's hot as hell, like living on the sun. Losing weight should be easy-peasy, I'm just going to sweat it all out, apparently. Minnesota living really spoiled me to good weather, so I was completely unprepared for this monstrous heat.

My mother is great about making regular meals, which is really helping. Plus, with it being hot, I'm drinking lots of water again. It's easy, too, now that I have drinkable water at the ready; Halstad had gross tap water, and it was too much of a pain in the ass to keep going to the grocery store for gallons of water, so I had really cut back on my water intake. I feel like I'm living in civilization again, it's nice. I miss Matt, but he'll be here soon. I also live down in the basement, down lots of stairs, so that's a workout without even knowing it. I was actually a little out of breath the first few times I went up and down. Maybe it'll be good for my bad knees and gimp foot, too.

I'm 120% looking forward to a new start on life. Today is getting Jacobi set up for school and getting other stuff set up for being in a new state, too. It's going to be a busy day, a busy week, but I'm looking forward to it.

June 15, 2010

Big surprise

It shouldn't come as a shock that I've managed to gain weight this last month - I've been so stressed and worried and happy and sad that I've just sort of given up. However, next week is the time for me to get back on track. I'll finally be in Kentucky, and I'll be able to get set up on a new routine, incorporating my old habits back in, too. My mind has just been elsewhere for so long, but now I feel like I'm ready to get back on track once I'm home.

June 10, 2010

Closer ... closer ....

I am so excited to give Sue her purse, it's making me a little stupid .... like a little kid on Christmas, and it's not even my gift! Yay ... I only have to wait until tomorrow, at least. I sure hope she likes it; if not, I've got a new purse that I don't know what I'll do with.

Three more working days of ... work ... and then I'm down to the final countdown *cue theme music* My right ankle has, again, been giving me hell and I assume it's from the nice fall weather we've been having lately (hint: it's JUNE). I can't wait to start my eating plan again, and be in nicer weather, and be doing things again ... with my family. I don't know whether to feel happy or sad right now, honestly. My mind has been focused on doing and being and getting stuff together - the logistics of moving and getting from Point A to Point B. Once I'm at Point B, then I'll start getting my mind together.

More than anything, I'm going to miss Matt.

June 04, 2010

Countdown to extinction!

Well ... not really. It's a countdown to moving, and it's getting closer every day (well, duh - be kind of weird if it were getting farther away). But, I got to experience euphoria from my first purse-buying venture today, and it was sooooo awesome! Can't believe I've never delved into the world of fashion before!

For Sue's upcoming 50th birthday next Friday, I bought her a Dooney & Bourke handbag, and it's spectacular. I even registered it online for her, so it's guaranteed for one year - how awesome is that? And, thanks to some hard-earned survey points from OpinionSquare, I just ordered a Dooney Bourke IT Clear Lunch Bag Tote - for free! I've been secretly coveting this lunch bag since I saw it as an option to use my points on, and I was finally able to do it! I feel awesome!

And, since my birthday is tomorrow, Andrea treated me to a big salad birthday lunch from the cafe as a surprise. Yay! I'm hoping to get some walking in either tonight or tomorrow; it's gorgeous outside, and I won't have boy child with me until Sunday night.

Pretty happy right now, as long as I don't think about the impending move.

June 01, 2010

Worst. Weekend. Ever.

It truly was, I must say. One of the worst I've ever had, I believe. After finally coming home safely on Sunday night, and having a day to recover on Monday, I feel almost normal again, if not extremely disorganized. It was absolutely a fabulously disastrous weekend, but I did well on my eating.

It's easy to do well when a) there's not much food around and b) you contract a stomach virus that makes you violently vomit up everything you've eaten, as well as have almost-uncontrollable diarrhea. I gotta say, that was a remarkable feat on my part. I became dehydrated and miserable, but hey - I must have lost at least a pound of two from it, right?

Ugh and sigh. While I'm feeling better today and my stomach has calmed to more rational waters, I still feel worn out and icky. On top of that, I've been on my feet doing a lot of stuff today ... and yesterday was worse, so fanning around probably didn't help. Uncommon exercise and diarrhea - a diet recipe for success.