Hi all,

Can't stay long. I need to get ready to go to pool tonight.

No official word on the job yet but I spoke to my friend and she said she liked me the best of all the people she had interviewed. She also said that she thinks I could fill in for her soon if she needs someone, and she's the head of the department. Sounds very promising. I'm hoping to hear in the next day or two.

I went to the dr today and had my cholesterol checked. I'm interested to see if it's high. I've been eating very poorly the last 2 or 3 weeks. Help! I have worked out some, which is odd, but the food...

Karen!

Amarie: I bet you are glad to be home! You've been traveling a lot.

Emmy: Good for you being so proactive. Let us know how it goes.

Jerzy: I've been going over budgets too and trying to guess what my potential new salary will be. It takes off so much stress when you can get a handle on $$.

Sassy: new clothes always make you feel better, even if nobody sees them.

Heather: Still thinking about you and sending you good vibes!

Leenie, Buddly, Cathy (welcome back), and everybody else!

Hello! *waves* I don't have time to reply to everyone, but I read all your responses, I promise!

Talking with my pastor was really nice. She suffers from SAD, and so her parlor is really well-lit, with huge windows and white lacy curtains that don't block the sun. She plied me with tea and cookies and we just talked for a good hour, and it was really good. She's a really amazing woman and I just feel so safe in her presence, it allowed me to truly relax for the first time in awhile.

Now I'm going to go swimming, because I think if I increase my activity level that will help drive out the depression (along with helping me on my weight loss journey . . .).

Thanks for the encouragement, ladies. It helps.

Ughhhhhhhhh I tried out my mini stepper today and it totally kicked my butt. I was tired after 1 min..but I pushed myself to do 5 mins. I'm gonna do more after a little break. I'm doing pretty good on my calories so far too. Fitday is really helping out a lot!!

Yay for 5 minutes! Just that will get your endorphins going.

Jerzy~I did 10 mins after that 5..and man, I'm sooooooooooooo tired right now. LoL!! I only did the 10 mins on accident cuz I got all caught up on the movie I was watching, lol.

Sassy~Okay..that dream is creepy!! LOL!!! I have no clue what it means, sorry. OMG!! I hate getting those stupid newsletters!!!! I dread getting them. Like every section on base gets their own special newsletter. Talk about a waste of paper, lol.


Anyways...I'm gonna go eat dinner and wait for my shows to come on.

Franicie -- Yeah tell me about it. I woke up like, "Wow was that a dream or was I watching a movie?" lol. Maybe I should email Steven Speilburg, he might be interested! lol!!! Then you all could say, "hey I know that chick that the movie is based on!" lol.....Yeah every month there is always something in there that just irritates me. That woman acts like she is a teenager. lol. I think she enjoys it. lol.

Hi

Can't stay now. I have a second interview today at 3pm with the head honcho and 2 other people. What is this, the Spanish Inquisition? Wish me luck!!

BBL

Sassy~LOL!! Maybe Tom Hanks will star in the movie!!! But who would play you??? Some people just cant let go of their teenage years. She could've peaked in high school and been stuck there ever since. LOL!! My mom's 56 year old cousin dresses like she's 16. Its NASTY!!!!!




Omg..I did this workout dvd today...'Jillian Michaels 30 day shred' and ughhhh my legs are all wobbly right now, lol. If I'm ever on TBL, I wanna be on her team!!! LoL!!


My damn weight keeps bouncing around. I dont get it. I'm never gonna lose the 5 pounds. I keep working out and I'm eating right and I either go up a pound or go down a pound. I dont get what I'm doing wrong. I'm so frustrated.

hey ladies, just popping in and trying to get the energy to DO something besides sit around and feel "blah".

cheers to you all!

Hi all!

Iris - ((((energy)))) There! I've sent you a wave of it! Hope it helps.

Sassy - OK, I don't want to go all psychobabble, but that one to me sounds like a dream about trying to be someone you're not and live someone else's life. But then I could squeeze meaning out of a car alarm if I tried hard enough! Lol! I think it must have been a VERY wierd dream.

Francie - seriously? 10 min? What movie were you watching? I used to try to ride my bike on my indoor trainer while watching movies, but I never found anything so interesting that I lost track of time and kept pedaling! You rock.

Hope - Woot! Yay, call-back! I think this means they like you. I hope you like them too! I will keep my fingers crossed for you.

Jerzy - I here you on budget woes. we can do it!

Well, today was my first day back in the strange semi-normalcy that is my life. I got up, went to work, rode bike to class, came back to work, actually got things accomplished. Whoa. You know, I kinda like my life... that is such a rare feeling for me. Don't get me wrong, I don't like my job (really, who does), but on a whole I have it pretty good. Dang this prozac stuff must be working!

The problem is, now that I finally appreciate what I have, its going to be harder to leave it all to go back to school. I'll be going from having my own house and a job that pays in the top 2/3 of my region's income range, to going back to school full time and living off the about $11K a year that I'll be able to scrape together as a TA. But then again, this is the best chance I can think of to set myself up for long-tern non-prozac dependent happiness. Aughghghgh!

OK, thanks for letting me vent. everyone!

Amarie~I was watching a movie on Lifetime, LOL!! I like to workout during those afternoon movies, lol.


My thighs are killing me right now. That dvd totally kicked my butt for sure!! Jillian is evil, but I love her!! LoL!! And not only that, but we walked around the mall twice (I find walking in the mall is much more motivating than walking around the neighborhood, lol. And I got to buy things!!). And then we walked around Target. I did get to buy 2 more workout dvds, and TBL Success Secrets book!! YAY!! For my reward for doing so much stuff today..Dh is taking me to go see Stop Loss. So yay!! LoL!!

Quick check in!

Sassy, I'm going to re-read the dream explanation tomorrow when I'm not so sleepy. I think those are fun to try to figure out.

Shop: I did the Jillian Michael's shred video # 1 tonight. Well, I did it from my 'ON Demand' cable channel and it was 30 minutes long or a little less with the commercial they throw in. How long is the actual DVD? And yeah, I'm wobbly too!! Does the dvd have part 1 and 2? I haven't done 2 yet. I had done 1 before and was sore for a couple of days.

Iris: I did a LOT of sitting around feeling blah last year. I hope you get the energy you need. At least just chat with us.

Heather: as always still thinking about you

The interview went well again today. They said though that they were talking to a couple of people from 'within', so they may have the advantage. I do think they like me though. I should know within a week.

Amarie: I want to be like you and make some decent $$. What is it you do again, if you don't mind me asking?

y'all. my cats sleep inside almost every night. they go in and out during the day, but sleep inside.

well my cat slipped outside when i was locking up around 10 p.m. and I can't get her to come back.

i keep hearing cat fighting. i assume she would have come to my calling, though, if she was unhappy to be outside.

i just don't want her to get hurt. vet bills and sick cats are not in the plan this week.