Day 37 (AG): Another Week Gone
🖤 Get well soon Tommy ! #teamrivs #RageOn 🖤
It's day 37 AG (after goal) and day 969 of Nutrisystem. I was definitely starting to feel burned out and exhausted in my professional life and I have to agree with the Dalai Lama when it comes to withdrawing and restoring yourself. Don't get me wrong .. I'm no martyr. My job is important to me and that means I always want to give it 110%. Learning new things is always a challenge and I made a conscious decision to put in the extra effort for myself. It was NOT asked of me. In the end it's only going to benefit me and I already see those benefits. I've worked late for 2 weeks and its made a tremendous difference in so many different ways. Things are starting to sink in and the backlog is starting to clear and it's a little easier every day. I'm also sleeping better and just feeling better in every sense of the word. This was my goal and it means I will depart on vacation this coming Friday without "worrying" too much about what I leave behind. The late nights are only temporary and it's not a huge sacrifice. Yes, I've slacked off on my treadmill time but allowing my body to rest has been beneficial as well. Today I was thinking about where I am on this journey and where I am in life really. I've reached a place where I am happy and pretty content. It's hard to reconcile that with the current state of the world but there is little I can do to change the decisions that our inept "leaders" are making. I didn't vote for any of them, so although my heart is broken there is no blood on my hands. That doesn't make it any easier to accept, but at this point I can only hope the tide will start to change when the mid-term elections roll around. I try my best to stay away from political discussion but some things just can't be ignored.
So, despite the turmoil, life goes on. Does that sound heartless ? Well, I spent many years in a dark place and our time on this earth is finite. So I'm determined to live life to the fullest while I still can. I'm focused on the things I can change or directly impact. That means my own life, because I learned the hard way that you can't change someone else's life for them. This past week I did nothing but work Monday thru Friday from 8 am to 9 pm. I did take my full one hour lunch every day and used that time to get a workout in. Yesterday was my day out with mom and we had a full day ! We started with a trip to Wegman's for some grocery shopping then had lunch at Cracker Barrel, someplace we haven't been in quite some time. They were packed and we had to wait quite a while but we enjoyed the meal and browsing the Christmas decor in their shop. Once we stashed our groceries at mom's house we headed to Point Place Casino as we were both getting a free pair of wireless ear buds in their latest giveaway. We only stayed a little over an hour and then headed to Turning Stone Casino. I had a $30 coupon for the shops there so I picked up another sports bra/leggings set and a Katie Loxton bracelet. Got a huge free white teddy bear too from their "State Fair" promotion and he is currently hanging out on my bed. I came home with all the money I started the day with plus a couple dollars, so I was happy about that. I never go there expecting to win and I'm always happy to just be even when I leave ! We had a nice meal at Upstate Tavern and I got home about 11 pm. Although I went to sleep pretty late I was awake at 9 am. I think the lawn mower woke me up but I was glad because it will make it easier to get to sleep at a decent hour tonight. My mower guy was smart to mow early because around noon some pretty heavy rain rolled in. It was relaxing to sit on the front porch and listen to the rain but I'm glad it didn't rain all day. After a couple of downpours the sun popped out and I was able to reopen the windows and enjoy the smell of freshly mown grass again ! I spent some time tinkering with my computer and my phone to try and figure out (for the 100th time) why my photos were not syncing from Samsung Gallery to OneDrive. The last time they synced was May 21 and I've been trying every "fix" I could find since then. Whatever I did today finally worked ! I love OneDrive because it lets me access all of my files from my laptop, my tablet and my phone no matter where I am. When I got my new laptop all I had to do was sign into OneDrive and I had all my files instantly. I'm glad to finally have the sync issue resolved because it was driving me crazy !
Yesterday was the best day of the past week since I spent it with mom but Thursday ran a close second. Thursday I got the call that my new car has arrived at the dealership ! The deal was made on July 14 so it took about 6 weeks for the car to come in. Meet the new MZMAYHEM !
Yes - she is purple .. "Hellraisin" is the official color name ! I have an SXT now and this one is a GT, so a little sportier and a little more expensive. I'll be picking her up on Tuesday, which happens to be my birthday so Happy Birthday to me ! I've truly enjoyed the Octane Red SXT but she's 4 years old and it's time for her to move on. She's in perfect shape so whoever buys her is going to love her as much as I did !
Since I paid off my credit card debt my credit score skyrocketed and for the first time in my life I qualified for zero percent financing through Chrysler ! My payment will be about $80 less and that's always a plus. This is also the first time I'm hoping the dealer wants to take my photo with my new ride .. lol ! So I was pretty giddy much of the day Thursday. Cleaned out my car & hunted down my Title and the spare set of keys right after I hung up the phone ! I was glad I took the time to wash the car last weekend because who wants to take a filthy car to trade in ? Maybe that would only bother me .. lol ! So I've had a rough couple of weeks but as today's quote goes, it was best to withdraw and restore. When I look at the big picture my woes are nothing compared to what some are going through, but that doesn't mean my own feelings or what is going on in my life should be ignored or minimized. Unplugging a little has done me a world of good physically and mentally. My weight is holding steady and that makes me happy too. In the past I would resort to comfort eating when I was stressed (not that I needed an excuse!) and I haven't done that this time around, so it gives me hope for the future. Is the cycle 100% broken ? Probably not. I think it's something I'm always going to have to be aware of and actively work at. The good news is I feel up to the challenge !
I opted to take today as another day of rest since I have a busy week ahead. I do have Tuesday off for my birthday so I'm looking forward to that. My prediction is that the remainder of September will be a bit of a roller coaster at work but I expect things to have calmed by the time October rolls around. Hopefully the massive efforts put in by myself, my colleagues and our amazing boss will be taken note of. I'm glad all this change came near the end of my Nutrisystem journey because I was able to shift my focus to my professional life without much upheaval in my quest to lose the weight and get fit. For once in my life the timing was pretty good ! On that note it's about time for a shower and bed. I've had a wonderful weekend and I'm refreshed and ready to face the week ahead !
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