Slow Sunday at work...

I need to work out today...badly! :-) I decided long before Justin left that I was going to get back into shape. Somewhere over the course of our relationship I put on more weight than I'm happy about. To be honest, we both did but I guess the army will run his beer and pizza right off! :-) That leaves me to motivate myself and so far I've done decently. I'm holding my own at least. I've managed to stop drinking cokes and cut out a lot of the sugar and carbs. Still, I can't help but feel frustrated at the lack of results. I look in the mirror sometimes and get so discouraged at what I see. Exercising isn't the problem because I love to be moving and working up a sweat. What's hardest for me is to say no to the chocolate and potatoes that seem to be everywhere! Gretch and I decided last week to start the Atkins diet. I hadn't had French fries in well over a week and the night before we were supposed to start I was fine with that. Of course, my first morning on the Atkins, what did I want? Fries, a Dr. Pepper, a candy bar! lol Things that I never really even wanted just one day earlier now seemed to occupy my every thought. It got so bad that I was daydreaming about potato wedges even more than I did about Justin! :-D To make things even better, a phrase from one of his letters kept running through my mind. He'd been at BCT about 2 1/2 weeks when he said, "I'm already starting to lose weight and my muscles are firming up. How's your diet going?" He wasn't trying to brag or make me feel bad, of course, but I was just like...Ugh! I simply don't understand why it's soo easy to gain the weight but yet it's soo hard to take it back off! Oh well...I guess I'll just keep on trying. That's all I can do right? :-) Wish me luck...I'll definitely need a lot of it!
To change the subject completely, I bought one of my favorite movies of all time...Steel Magnolias. I absolutely LOVE Dolly Parton! She is just one of the most original people and she seems so honest. I was in Wal-Mart buying a phone card for Justin and of course I ended up spending more than I needed to. I've been doing a lot better with money and I'm so proud that I've saved as much as I have. SO...as a reward, what did I do? I blew a little cash of course! I bought my first belly button ring! It's so pretty...it's pink. The whole belly button piercing wasn't really planned but I'm glad I went with it. I'm not a big fan of body piercings, at least not on me. I have triple holes in each ear and I always said that was all I wanted. Then one day, I just decided to go for it and do something different for me. I can't wait to see the look on Justin's face when he get's a look at it for the first time. lol The hardest part has been keeping it a secret. I tell him pretty much everything, so not spilling the beans has been a challenge!
I’d forgotten how quiet Sundays are at work since I’ve been on my new shift for so long now. It’s kind of nice just to sit here and listen to the hum of my fan, instead of the phones and patient problems. Wearing jeans is also much nicer than the scrubs we wear Monday thru Friday. I love parts of my job. I have some amazing coworkers and a lot of the patients are great. Knowing that I help people let’s me feel as though I’m making a difference, which is wonderful. On the other hand, the hours….not so wonderful! I guess what I like the least is the fact that I work every Saturday, no if’s, and’s or but’s about it. That got old fast and lately I dread the idea of coming in on those days. The money is good though, better than most places around here and I hate to leave. Just the idea of starting all over somewhere else right now makes me hesitant. It’s not that I’m scared to get a new job, but with all that’s going on, it’s probably best that I stick to what I know for now.
This is completely random but I’ve decided it’s a lot harder to blog without music on. I’ll have to remember that next time. Also, as I said in my last post, I'm really new to the whole blog thing. If anyone has any tips they would like to share, that would be great! And if you manage to find this leave me a comment and let me know what you think! Thanks! :-)