Life as I see it

May 28, 2009

Well, just stopped in to give a brief update on me. I am still struggling financially but I suppose that is to be expected in this economy. I attended an invitation only career fair last week and made some really good contacts. Unfortunately I think most of them will conflict with my school schedule and school does come first. I will achieve my goals for my career. Anyway, I am trying to think positive and I know that this struggle is only temporary and the rewards for sticking it out will be great. The one good thing about me not working right now is I have a lot more time for my son. I know it won't be long before he will be embarrassed by hanging out with mom so I am trying to enjoy him while I can. I can't afford to send him to summer camp this summer, this will be the first one he will miss. Instead, I am going to try to afford season passes to 6 flags and to the local pool. Two weeks of paying for summer camp will more then cover a summers worth of 6 flags and trips to the pool so it will be worth it, not like I can pay for summer camp anyway for the whole summer. It is like $125 a week. So, my plan is to do stuff with him all summer like go to the zoo, the park, the pool, 6 flags, the beach etc. We also have a trampoline that we will put up in the backyard for when I don't feel like going anywhere. We have already started with going to the park, we walk there and then play tennis or he plays in the playground. We will also be riding our bikes and making sure we stay active.
My son was in the spelling bee for his district last week, there were 3 schools competing. He didn't win this time but he tried his best and I am proud of him.

I am doing the 5 day pouch test starting today. I am not doing it because I think my pouch is broken or anything, just want to get back to basics. I feel very hungry a lot so I am hoping that by doing this it will make my pouch feel tighter. I am also retraining myself on how to eat following the rules. I had stopped measuring my foods some time ago and I feel like I need to get back to that. I have also picked up some bad habits and I need to push myself to focus on my goal. As of right now I need to lose another 60-80 lbs and I am hoping to at least get close to my final goal by Nov 12 2009 which will be 1 year out from my revision. I am working out consistently and when I don't make it to the gym I make sure that I do something. Today and yesterday I went to the gym and I am also going to walk to pick my son up from school instead of driving this afternoon.

On another note I am very depressed about my hair. I was thinking of getting it braided but it is so thin in some areas and I don't think it is strong enough to handle it. I am thinking about cutting all the permed hair off and going natural. I am not anxious to cut my hair again but I really think I need to just start over for real and leave the chemicals alone this time. I need to grow out the perm before I cut my hair so I have at least a couple of months to make a final decision. I have been really trying to condition my hair but it is not really helping, I don't think the hair is still falling out, it just hasn't started growing back from where it fell out initially.

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