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My Life Thus Far
2011-07-20 03:46:50 (UTC)

Hard and Heavy

Day 2 of getting myself back on track! I sound like I fell horribly off-track (which isn't the case), but accountability is very important to me. Everyone is responsible for their actions and what they choose to do with their life. I choose to live mine healthfully (after so many years of abusing myself - mind and body). It's a wonderful feeling, actually. Taking care of myself. I also helps to run into people I haven't seen for awhile and experience the flood of compliments and praise for what I've managed to accomplish. I'm a work-in-progress. I have much work to do. Still!

This week's days off are coming to a close :( The rest of the week I'll either be in classes (for my certification) or I'll be working at Bremerton. I'm SO not looking forward to Thursday and Friday. It's going to be long days (8am-5pm both days at the Tacoma Center YMCA, a good hour and a half drive away). It's for a good cause, though. So many doors will open for me once I'm certified. Even though I'm not looking forward to the commute or the hours on end sitting in a classroom I'm still hoping the CPR thing doesn't come back to bite me in the ass. I asked Rhonda about it last month and told her I'd pay for the certification (for CPR) myself just so it wouldn't affect me being able to take the class. She said I didn't have to worry about it, but the certification registration said I needed proof of CPR cert. I shot Rhonda an email just in case (asking if it would be a problem). I don't want to drive all the way to Tacoma only to find out I can't take the class. Another session is scheduled for this fall. Worst-case scenario, I'll take it then. I'm not in a huge rush. We'll see what she says tomorrow. I'm doing the Healthy Lifestyles class tomorrow, which I'd have to do regardless, so that gives her time to get back to me. I'll probably see her in the weight room tomorrow morning anyway. I'm rambling...

I did the family's grocery shopping today. I'm totally in LOVE with Trader Joe's. I adore eating fresh fruits and veggies, but sometimes all the prep-work involved is laborious. They sell all kinds of pre-cut/washed/prepped fresh goodies in their produce section for not much more than buying all the produce would cost on it's own. Tonight for dinner I had Asian stir-fry (bok choy, baby corn, carrots, red and green peppers, mushrooms, red onion, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots and broccoli with giant Argentinian red shrimp). Total I paid about $5 for the whole meal and all I had to do was cook it, because the vegetables were already cleaned and cut for me! It really makes it easy to eat right. Usually if you buy pre-packaged convenience foods it's just crap. Here I go rambling again. I might as well be a Trader Joe spokesperson :)

I went to the Commissary to finish my grocery shopping for the family, which sometimes makes me sad. That's where I buy all the junk food Snookums and the kids insist on having around. I can get the kids to eat somewhat healthy, but not all the time. I'm hoping as they get older I can slowly change their palates. I know I caused the damage young (by giving them crap), but it's so much harder to reverse than I thought it would be. I'd never care if a member saw what was in my cart at Trader Joe's (because that's where I buy 90% of my food), but when I shop for the rest of the family at the Commissary I'm border-line embarrassed. Chips, soda, cookies, crackers, etc. Not cool :( Once in awhile, but not everyday!

I have nothing of importance to share tonight. I'm just in a rambling kind of mood. I wonder if I can talk Snookums into giving me a massage? I've been lifting hard and heavy the past couple days. My muscles need some love... and maybe some IcyHot!




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