Like a phoenix
“We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I woke up this morning with a sore throat, which has been the case for a few days now. When I feel off balance, I tend to do one of two things:
1) get out of bed, make myself comfortable in the living room and relax like its just a ‘lazy day’
2) get out of bed, freshen up and put my body into shock
Both options have the same goal in mind: Trick myself into thinking I am feeling just fine
This morning I did number 2.
I went to the gym and did PiYo. I haven’t gone to a Pilates/Yoga/PiYo class in a while so it really woke up my body. After I got out of PiYo, I was feeling like an athlete! I went for my laser hair removal appointment (OUCH!), treated myself to frozen yogurt, and went grocery shopping.
All in all, it was a productive day with some ‘me time’ thrown in.
I don’t need drugs to feel better. All I need is a mental reboot button.
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I said it wouldn’t be long until I blogged again and as you can see from this post’s date, it has been half a year. I have excuses, but I don’t think they are important enough to share.
The end of 2009 was very consistent. I knew I was being laid off in December but I didn’t have anything planned. As the year went on, I tried to make myself feel something about my pending unemployment but I couldn’t conjure up any sort of emotion. Because of this, I decided to enjoy my life outside of work as if I wasn’t being laid off.
I shopped, ate out, worked out, drank lots of starbucks, etc. After Halloween, I realized Christmas season was upon us and I hadn’t saved a dime! Well, what did I do? Looked up all the black Friday deals and woke up at 4 a.m. and headed to Wal-Mart. It sounded a little crazy, but Kristi (Steven’s cousin) picked a great Wal-Mart. It was as crowded as a popular Wal-Mart would be on a weekday from 5 pm-7pm. I got some good stuff and didn’t spend too much money. I was still safe and still in my ‘i’m not being laid off’ bubble. December came and went and I was still working. I found out that the transition didn’t go as smoothly as possible so they needed a few of us to stay a little bit longer. I stayed and I still didn’t have a plan. By the end of January, I was done.
This is where I am now.
Since then, we have gone on a snowboarding trip (which was the most amazing thing I have ever experienced), I have taken a knitting class and am currently working on a scarf, and I have been applying to all sorts of jobs every week.
I have two more trips planned for this month: Las Vegas Bachelorette Trip and Honolulu, HI. I am hoping that I will start working after we get back.
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