This summer has shown me something very sad...either I need to start exercising more or I need to just acknowledge that I am gaining weight and NEED to buy new clothes...sad, sad, sad. I should buy new clothes anyway, most of my clothes are close to 8 or 9 years old and growing raggedy by the year.
Gaining weight isn't that big of a scare for me because I was always below 110 lbs until I hit 45. I couldn't gain weight no matter how hard I tried to. I always looked like I was skin and bones. The cold weather would just blow right through me when the weather went below 65 degrees. I hated the cold because of that. Now, I am getting some meat on my bones and I feel very good about sometimes..or until I have to take a deep breath, lay down on the bed just to zip up my ants (giggles at this).
I know that many will not sympathize with me, and that isn't my objective. I just think that maybe I should just get some exercise so that I don't accidentally create physical problems for myself in the future. I think that size doesn't matter when you are healthy...and the doctors think it as well.
I am reading more and more these days because I want to grow in my path. I also want to make sure that I become more stable in my convictions. So far, practicing has been a little hard because of my job and the heat that slowly saps my energy once I am home. It will take some discipline and time, but I will get myself on track here.
So far, finances still look very good, and the big boss has been very kind in letting me get more hours in different departments. I had to remind him the other day that I know how to do almost everything in that company once I am shown how their equipment and procedures work. One of the reasons why I was not laid off in the beginning of this pandemic was because of what I CAN do now, but I have been showing the big bosses that I KNOW and CAN do a lot more than they realize. I like being useful at work, it gives me a sense of personal pride.
By the end of August, I will have my one year anniversary and I plan to begin the company 401(k) and begin planning for vacation time. I want to use my vacation in conjunction with getting thing done, like going to the dentist.
I am hoping that by the time I can get vacation time, I can use my dental to fix the things wrong with my teeth...then again, I want to make sure that when that time comes, the world will be seeing the backside of this pandemic.
I still haven't found a place to live, but I do have one or two prospects that are within the budget I set for myself, and I am hoping that I can get to at least one of them before this month is out. I am getting a little antsy about it because I want to move and be settled before September so that I can get comfortable before winter hits.
As for everything else in my life, it's all good. I just keep throwing the bad out of my mind and think on the positive side. Karma is working for me recently.
-Raven
