Ha, I got the weight thing by the neck now. I dropped 2.4 poounds this past week and I am really happy about that. I walk every day in the morning and it seems that it is helping me to lose the weight. I guess I will go with what works.
I am on a job hunt. I have a person who is going to help me with it. I am meeting with her tomorrow to set goals and help me get into this company that I have been pursuing for the past year. Wish me luck!
I am now an official volunteer at the hospital. I got my badge with personal picture on it yesterday. It's cool!
Gotta run to work. Have a good week. I'll keep you updated on the job situation.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
My latest weigh in...
Ok, I went up .4lbs this week, but I see this as a step in the right direction since I have walked 2 miles every day for the past week. I have been a couch potato for a while now and getting out and running makes me feel like I accomplished something before 7a.m. so it makes me feel better as a whole. Besides, muscle weighs more than fat and I know my pants fit differently so I know I should not be upset about it.
Til later,
ANDI
Til later,
ANDI
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESSI
I love you and wish we could be together on this special day of yours. Be happy and let life tell you your future, because if you try to plan it, life will only get in the way.
Love always and forever,
Mom, Chuck, Allen, and Arielle
Friday, July 18, 2008
Now, time to start something new!
Hello,
Well, it's July and a lot of things have happened. Good things, bad things, and getting through life things.
First, I want to tell you all I did graduate from college.
Next, I applied for jobs, over 30 applications in the first month. Any luck? Not so far and it's been 2 months. So what have I been doing with all my free time while I sit by the phone waiting for it to ring? I volunteer 8 hours a week at the local hospital and I joined Weight Watchers.
Volunteering at the hospital-We used to live within walking distance from this particular hospital and after the divorce, I moved 7 miles away to a city closer to the shopping district here in my area. My youngest daughter was born at this hospital and I needed something to keep my mind off my troubles and looking for jobs. Volunteering also looks good on a resume so I figured the networking possibilities would also be useful in my job search. I have always volunteered somewhere, be it Special Olympics, my children's baseball league and now the hospital. I am still in training mode but I work 4 hours in the Gift Shop and I also work 4 hours in Patient Services where you wait for phone calls from different departments and they send you on errands. You see different parts of the hospital that visitors aren't allowed to be in so it really is fun! The best part of the whole job is bringing in flowers to the new mothers in OB. I always volunteer to do that run. The OB department decorate their walls with the footprints of the newborns before they are discharged and I get a kick out of seeing my daughter's footprint every time I am able to go to OB. Since my kids are at their Dad's for six weeks, I kiss her little footprint as I walk by. I had my tubes tied last year and this is also a way to see the newborns in the nursery or with thier families in the room. It's so cool! I am very happy with the decision to volunteer at a hospital. I also help bring discharged patients to the front door and that is always a thrill to see patients go home after a stay.
Weight Watchers-
My first week (10 days) was a 5.6 pound loss. Yeah for me. My first meeting and weigh in was on a Monday night 7/7/08, after dinner, with shoes on, before my period, and more clothes on than comfortable. My next weigh in (yesterday) was 10 days later, before breakfast, no shoes, after my cycle was done, with minimal clothes on. It makes a difference! I go with friends of mine so the support group is there in force. That also makes a difference.
The summer is almost over. 4 weeks from today school starts again. I have the kids for 5 days and then they go back to their dad's for 15 days and then they come home for the starting of school.
I forgot to say that I passed a school district clerical test for schools my kids go to so I can substitute there now as a secretary, which will be nice. Sub pay isn't bad, $12 an hour, considering, I have no job right now. So.....
That is my update for today. I will be updating this better since I now have a renewed desire to blog about life. It's not bad at all, not really, so I want to tell of the good that is happening in my life.
Thanks for reading!
AKB
Well, it's July and a lot of things have happened. Good things, bad things, and getting through life things.
First, I want to tell you all I did graduate from college.
Next, I applied for jobs, over 30 applications in the first month. Any luck? Not so far and it's been 2 months. So what have I been doing with all my free time while I sit by the phone waiting for it to ring? I volunteer 8 hours a week at the local hospital and I joined Weight Watchers.
Volunteering at the hospital-We used to live within walking distance from this particular hospital and after the divorce, I moved 7 miles away to a city closer to the shopping district here in my area. My youngest daughter was born at this hospital and I needed something to keep my mind off my troubles and looking for jobs. Volunteering also looks good on a resume so I figured the networking possibilities would also be useful in my job search. I have always volunteered somewhere, be it Special Olympics, my children's baseball league and now the hospital. I am still in training mode but I work 4 hours in the Gift Shop and I also work 4 hours in Patient Services where you wait for phone calls from different departments and they send you on errands. You see different parts of the hospital that visitors aren't allowed to be in so it really is fun! The best part of the whole job is bringing in flowers to the new mothers in OB. I always volunteer to do that run. The OB department decorate their walls with the footprints of the newborns before they are discharged and I get a kick out of seeing my daughter's footprint every time I am able to go to OB. Since my kids are at their Dad's for six weeks, I kiss her little footprint as I walk by. I had my tubes tied last year and this is also a way to see the newborns in the nursery or with thier families in the room. It's so cool! I am very happy with the decision to volunteer at a hospital. I also help bring discharged patients to the front door and that is always a thrill to see patients go home after a stay.
Weight Watchers-
My first week (10 days) was a 5.6 pound loss. Yeah for me. My first meeting and weigh in was on a Monday night 7/7/08, after dinner, with shoes on, before my period, and more clothes on than comfortable. My next weigh in (yesterday) was 10 days later, before breakfast, no shoes, after my cycle was done, with minimal clothes on. It makes a difference! I go with friends of mine so the support group is there in force. That also makes a difference.
The summer is almost over. 4 weeks from today school starts again. I have the kids for 5 days and then they go back to their dad's for 15 days and then they come home for the starting of school.
I forgot to say that I passed a school district clerical test for schools my kids go to so I can substitute there now as a secretary, which will be nice. Sub pay isn't bad, $12 an hour, considering, I have no job right now. So.....
That is my update for today. I will be updating this better since I now have a renewed desire to blog about life. It's not bad at all, not really, so I want to tell of the good that is happening in my life.
Thanks for reading!
AKB
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