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6/10/2008 Summer is coming!Once again, it's been a while. Life gets in the way all too often anymore.
I am still working on finishing my transcription course and expect I'll graduate by about August or September.
I am only working 2 days per week out of the home and about 7 days per week on a new job that I got, which is online. Love it.
No big summer plans. Come October, we are going to Florida. I'll be meeting some of my WW while there and to me that is going to be the best part. Of course, to my DH who has never been to Florida, Disney is what he is looking forward to BIG TIME! Come on OCTOBER!
Hope ya'll have a great summer! 3/31/2008 Been a while....I just can't seem to find any time to do the things I used to do. Between work, school, a sick dog and whatever else going on in my life at any particular time, I don't feel like I have a whole lot of "me" time so to speak. I mean -- look! It's been a few months since I've been here to blog. Alas, I believe this is just the way life goes....
Nothing much is new since the last time I wrote. I'm a year older. My birthday was on February 2nd which also happens to be Groundhog day. Whooopeee. Ok so I'm another year older and not anymore ahead then I was in the previous year. It's sort of gotten monotonous.
Work is going okay. I'm on a rollercoaster ride weekly but that's life. Of this, I am convinced.
School is slow. I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel. Between work and Fibromyalgia pains, there just doesn't seem to be enough time for transcription. I WILL graduate someday -- just wish I knew what day! *LOL*
Easter came and went. I ate like a pig but what else is new. My weight has been fluctuating big time and it's gotten to the point where I just don't care anymore. I know one thing, I will NEVER set foot into another WW meeting! HaHa!
We got a sizable amount back for income tax this year but a tax rebate on the way. I've booked a trip to Disney in October. My hubby has never been there and really wanted to go so we are going. He is so excited as he will be there for his birthday. I am excited that I will probably get to meet a couple of my online friends while we are down there. COME ON OCTOBER!
That's about all with me....as usual, I've not gotten a chance to check out too many of my friends' pages here. My apologies. I think about all those that visit me and hope to one day get to your page too.
Happy Spring!
Lots of love,
Kim :) 1/19/2008 I am backI am back!!! I am wondering if I still have friends in these parts. *LOL* I definitely have missed being on here. I tried Facebook and MySpace and thought they were lame, not to mention I was phished so many times. Blah.
So let me start by updating anyone that might care about what has been going on in my life. When I left these parts, I was just starting to work for Weight Watchers. I have since QUIT. Can I just say that I have a whole new view about that company and that it's not a good one? I'll even go one step further and say that I do not refer people to their program like I once did. Long story short -- too many politics. I'm not sure if it was a territorial thing or if it's the entire company. But anyway AMEN, I'm out of there and no longer follow their program. I will admit it works but you don't have to pay them all that money to lose weight. Buy a good calorie counter book or if you want to follow the WW Core plan, invest in a book called The Volumetrics Diet. Same concept as the WW Core plan for WAYYY cheaper.
OK so now that I left Weight Watchers, what am I up to? Well I am working at a convent now. Yup. You got it. I work at the Infirmary in a convent taking care of older nuns. This convent is on the property where I went to high school. I was taught by this particular congregation of sisters. I even worked at the Infirmary when I was in high school 20 years ago. Yikes! Now that I am back, I am caring for some of my high school teachers even! I enjoy it but it's just a temporary thing till I finish school.
Yup. I am taking a class. I am going to be a Medical Transcriptionist. I am about half way through the program. I cannot wait to finish and get to work at a MT. I am starting to see light at the end of the tunnel, I think.
Now if I could get passed the fact that my brother isn't coming back, I might be great........losing a sibling sucks. I have gotten way better about it but I still have my moments where I just start bawling. I keep thinking about what I might have been able to do to help him. NOTHING, I know this. He was stubborn and thick headed just like myself and even if I would have tried to help out somehow, well he wouldn't have allowed it........
I'm sure some are probably wondering about my weight (boy this post is all over the place ha!). Well, after leaving WW as my employer, I gained about 14 lbs. total. I am now about 1 lb. away from my original WW goal which was 150. I am looking to lose about 20 more lbs. possibly. I am using the sources mentioned above to do it. (good ole calorie book, Volumetrics) I will get there. I also just purchased a new workout program called TURBO JAM. I have yet to try it but I have previewed some of the DVDs and I think I'll really like it. I always loved the results of THE FIRM but recently I realized that I didn't like the workout itself as I was often hurting in my knees. So onto another workout........
I will try to get around to visiting some Spaces one of these days. With work and school and taking care of my house, husband and dogs, I feel like I don't have much time like I once did. *sigh*
Special hello to Kari!! Love you girl!
Thanks for reading.
Til next time (I don't know when that will be but hopefully soon)
xoxo,
Kim 4/27/2007 I got the job!!!Just a quickie update for now -- I got the Weight Watchers job!!! yay! I'll be getting an information package in the mail and forms to fill out and return, then I will start some training with a mentor and online! Soooo excited!
Not sure if I'll be going to weigh in today as I'm a bit under the weather and have taken some pain pills. If I do end up going, I will update again later!
Have a great weekend everyone!!! Thanks for the well wishes, prayers and encouragement.
Love,
K 4/21/2007 an Update!!!!Hi all,
I know it's been a week or two. Things have really been hectic. My parents are here from Maine until around May 7th so I've been busy with them.
I started a job on April 18th. It was my first and last day!! *LOL* What was supposed to be an Auction Block Clerk job which involved data entry and customer service, turned into a filing job. I HATE filing. I found out as I was leaving that noone ever stays therefore they are always short and constantly taking people off the block and putting them elsewhere. I don't want a job that I'm going to go into once a week and never know what I'll be doing so that job is not for me.
Sandy (my dog) had an appointment with an internist for her diabetes. This guy had nothing good to say about the vets that I had been using. This made me feel good. At least I knew it wasn't all in my head. I'm going to be going to a new vet for the routine care but will keep this internist for her diabetes. He knows his stuff and seems to have her ALMOST regulated right now. She was tested for hypothyroidism last week and the tests came back negative. Next week, she goes for testing for Cushings disease. Hopefully that will be negative too and all we will have to do is treat the diabetes.
Today (Sat. April 21st) is my meeting and interview with Weight Watchers. I'll try to update about that after....
You may have noticed that I adjusted my goal weight. Everytime I seem to get under 150 I crash so I think 150 IS my goal weight. I've been around that for over a year now so that should be my clue. I talked to my leader last night and we agreed--150 is it. I'm about 1.4 lbs. from goal now. YA! It's been a long road.
Thanks for everyone that has been by to say hi. If I've not been to your Space for a while, it's because I can't access it for some reason. I wrote to Spaces and they said they are aware of the problems and working to correct it. I hope it's soon. I miss everyone -- Leslie, Kari, John, Moe, Tim -- just to name a few. I'm NOT ignoring ya'll, I just can't access your sites.
 After about a week's worth of rain here in the northeast and LOTS of flooding, we are having sunny and bright days. Yay. I didn't get any flooding luckily but I know several that have. The streams and rivers are extremely high.
Last but not least--the Virginia Tech shootings. I cannot even imagine.....it's not even safe for a parent to send their kid off to school. Totally crazy. I've been trying not too watch too much of the media on it because it just makes me think of my DB whom I lost last August. BUT my thoughts and prayers are definitely with the families of those that were lost in this horrific shooting.
Wishing everyone a wonderful rest of Spring. I'll try to update on my WW interview asap.
Love to all,
K
***Update -- The recruiter for the WW meeting/interview could not get into the meeting place so we had to go to McDonald's and hold the meeting. Haha! It was funny. The meeting was very informative and I did fill out an application and had an interview. I will know within a couple of weeks if I got the job. Please keep your fingers crossed and say a prayer because I really do want this badly. |
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