That's my answer to myself about, well, just about everything now.
Should I go to the gym and blow off studying for an hour? Yes! I deserve it!
Should I buy the new pots I've been ogling for eternity? Yes! I deserve it!
Ah, it's a quality of life issue. I still haven't stopped fondling the kitchen island (which is more like a coastline in my little kitchen) that Ahmed helped me get. If I didn't have it, my quality of life would be sooooo much lower. And it's the same with the pots and pans - they are WONDERFUL! And, everybody in line and the salesclerk told me, too. I've been cooking up a storm with 'em and they are everything I expected and more. I even found a Foreman grill for sale which I got, too, because while I don't much like cleaning the thing, it does SUCH a great job of cooking up meat and reducing the fat.
Why aren't men like that, being all I expected and more? OK, Dayton of late has been the perfect long-distant boyfriend. We'll see how long THAT lasts, but I can't complain right now. We made a pretty serious decision that he'll come without the girls and they'll come later. I was feeling really overwhelmed with just these logistics of how to get them enrolled in a good school in this district that doesn't have enough teachers and there are all these horror stories of schools here right now. And even just things like the cost of insurance for them and all that - it adds up SO MUCH. So, better that Dayton get here and get established with a JOB and can be pitching in with both the tasks and costs. And it would probably be a good idea for us to spend quality alone time together before being insta-family. Tomorrow is CeCe's birthday - hopefully I can reach her to wish her a good one. She'll be 10 years old! I definitely want her getting here before going to middle school - elementary would be a better placement for somebody suffering such culture shock. She's so resilient and I have no doubt that she will thrive here - but I would still like to mitigate the discomfort as much as possible.
My brain is full. I'm only eating dinner right now because I can't study anymore. I have my first practice exam tomorrow and I am SO not ready, but oh well. I don't have enough hours in this week to get everything done that I need to ... but it will all get done or it wasn't really necessary. It's like doing a marathon and once I get past that first hour or so, then something else kicks in that drives me forward. I like that whatever it is. Sometimes I feel it on the elliptical after the first 10 minutes, and I've read that's when the body shifts which fuel it's using.
Oh, about that, rat-a-hoo - I haven't lost any more weight since last weigh-in on Friday. I STILL haven't shed all the Jenny-visit weight. (I'm NOT blaming you Jenny, really!) I'm not giving up on South Beach - it's my goal to stick with it until final exams and Senegal. In two months I'll be in Senegal! Woo hoo!
OK, dinner's over and I have some Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to memorize tonight. But first, a shower. Why? Because I deserve it!
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I deserve it, too! I bought new bras and underwear today--it turns out I've been wearing the wrong bra size for years. So, to make up for it, I splurged.
I have not noticed much weight loss, either, but I think that's because I'm building muscle. I also switched the scale I use at the gym from a floor one to a doctor's office-type one, which I think is more honest and more consistent. Wednesday is now "weighday," but I don't put as much "weight", so to speak, on the numbers as much as on how many calories I'm burning, how long my workout is, or how many minutes I'm jogging vs. walking. I think in my enthusiasm, I overdid it this week without giving my muscles enough chance to rest between workouts, and now I'm pretty sure I have a shinsplint. Also, my shoes are way old in sneaker years, and I shouldn't be running in them at all--I'll probably be deserving a new pair in the coming weeks. But I'm bummed because now my body looks forward to a daily jog, but I feel I need to rest for awhile. Bummer.
I'm glad you got those pots--way to go! Good luck with your practice test and it's nice to get a post...I know you're busy but I think of you often and am rooting for you!!!
And happy 10th birthday to CeCe!!!
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