July 14, 2012 - 19:16
Mood: A little lethargic. A little frustrated, and restless, but in a lethargic sort of way. :)
Music: Stor, A Stor, A Ghra ~ Altan
Thought of the Day: Who are you when I'm not looking? Who am I when you aren't looking? Which person do you prefer?
So, the plan is to re-kick start my diet and my exercise program on Sunday. No more excuses. Get in the habit now so that, when I move out, it will be easier to adjust. I am seriously considering joining a gym so that I can have access to a trainer that I can ask questions from. I know I'm on the right track, but I feel like I'm missing something in my work outs. Like I'm not doing enough. Ah, well ... money is a bit of an issue right now. My recent holiday put me very close to broke ... temporarily.
Oh, but that holiday was worth it. Maybe not the best timing (my temper is not the best during the 3rd week of the month) but I think that Mom and I managed to relax a bit. Which is good, because she footed most of the bill (which makes me a little ill). Next time we go, we've decided to rent an RV. We had looked at it before we left, but thought it was horribly expensive. Well, hindsight is 20/20, right? Next time, we take an RV ... and spend the money we saved on food.
Damn, but Mom can't seem to stop spending money though. She's such an impulse shopper ... I hope she does better on her own. I know I will.
I'm very much looking forward to getting my own place, but also very frightened of Mom living on her own. Still, I keep telling myself that she needs to toughen up and learn to do things on her own. She used to be a pretty resourceful single Mom ... I think she'll do okay as a single woman. Eventually.
Anyway, we had a good time and got some good pictures ... which brings me back to my need to diet/work out again. My pictures (of me) were fine ... except for this 'spare tire' I kept seeing. Extra shocker came when one of the pipers came up to welcome me and asked if I had lost weight. O.o! HOW CHUBBY WAS I WHEN I LIVED THERE??
Okay ... walk away from the trauma ... walk away ...
Spot has not been handling the heat very well. I think it would easier to handle +30-ish weather if we were in a house with a basement, but when you are several stories up in an apartment with limited direction for opened windows ... ick. *sigh* Well, he's doing better and we can steam clean the carpets again.
I hope I hear from my new job soon. I was terrified that they would e-mail me while I was away. They didn't, but, oh, the wait is horrible. I don;t know if they are sifting through the info still, or if they've talked to everybody, or what's going on. I'm going to try to talk to the gentleman who did my second interview to see if he managed to contact everybody yet, or if he's waiting to hear from some one still. Everybody who told me about getting the call all said the same thing (with out prompting, I might add) "You're going to get that job."
So, I've been psyching myself up for the changes ... and trying to stay calm at the same time. Yeah, I know ... it's a talent.
Well, I have to get up and walk around ... I'm losing feeling in my legs (stupid heat) ... then I'll come back and ground myself with some budget work. (What? I find it calming.) And dream a bit of life in Yellowknife ... which I might add, can't be so bad if it got to 30C the same day Edmonton did. In fact, there are times when it's frequently warmer than Edmonton ... even in winter. I look forward to laughing at my friends from my cozy, new home.
Sweet Dreams!
