My LIST

Finished items. In progress items.

By R&R:

1. Lose 30 lbs. ( /30)

2. Lose 50 lbs ( /20)

Cut hair into cute, manageable long style.

Fix Ivy

Shots updated

Shots for Lady Grey, chip.

Finish baby quilt.

Finish unpacking.

Go through books

Go through decorations

Repack decorations

Finish Medical Billing.

Declaw cats

Grow out hair

Stop biting my nails, for good.

Activate chips in animals

Buy vacuum

Buy Wii

Pay off: bills

Work on paying off collections

Pay more towards car

Fix Hubs car

Save $2,000 ( /2000)

Save $5,000 ( /3000)

New entertainment stands

New pots and pans

Refinish table

Finish/rebuild trunk

Sew homecoming outfits

See three concerts ( /3)

Buy guest room bed set

Send 1 package a month to Hubs (1 /12)

Mail out Christmas cards/letters

Get 2 photography sessions, one pin-up one classic.

Take more photography classes

Get a facial- true dermatologist style.

Get 6 massages. ( /6)

Walk dogs daily 2 hours.

Take dogs to dog park 5 times a week, weekly.

Make a family calendar.

Clear off Netflix. ( /87)

3 weeks down, only an *eternity* left!

Alright, maybe not that long, but it feels it now, especially when the few people I've gotten to know a little and thought were friends....aren't. I have one semi friend here, and she is amazing. I am lonely on a minute by minute basis- if I didn't have TV/internet/phone and the animals, I would sink into a hole. Really.

Updates! Hubs is doing ok, though it frustrates us both that we don't have the money for him to be able to call me, and he was depending on the generosity of other soldiers, but then got in trouble and basically lost his "borrowing" ability. Seriously.

Ah, it's working on our 4th week apart, and I think from now on I will be counting by month and not weeks. It's kind of hard, though I think in 2 months I will have reached the point where it's normal, and I can adjust easier. I am not depressed, I am not sunk in a mire or anything...I think I am handling this quite well.

No news from the infertility doc, he had me get a mass of labwork and told me he would call if anything was abnormal. I have no idea what that means, but, he prescribed Metformin automatically before knowing my insulin resistance levels- makes me a little wary of him. Metformin is bad for the (liver? kidney? I can't remember right now!!) but hopefully it's fertility benefits will outweigh the risk.

I haven't pursued the gastric bypass- I am really starting to get into a workout routine and enjoying the rush from feeling strong. I've only had 2 bad days after workouts- arms, and thighs from a squat class from hell, lol. But I see changes, and am eating super healthy...and I have lost a few pounds, so I think I will stick with this.

Good news, August is busy for me, and I am very excited. The first weekend I will be assisting a friend in her henna booth- I do henna as well, the second weekend the inlaws are coming over to salmon and deep see fish on the coast, and the week after that, my cousin and her husband come to visit a few days. I will have a free weekend, then my Mommy comes up from Colorado! We go to a Clint Black concert, and we will drive down the coast to see a seal cave, and back up around the Olympic peninsula on the 101. So excited! We will also do a few day trips north, towards Seattle and whatnot. And, my 25th birthday is the last day, which is cool. I won't be able to spend another birthday- in a row- with Hubs, but, it's ok. I know he will be thinking of me!

Which will effectively make the month fly! And I hope to find other things to do each month, hopefully 2 weekends a month and that will occupy my mind.

I need to finish my medical billing course by November, which shouldn't be a problem if I was interested in it even slightly. Ugh.

Out.

Alright, counting down

It's been over a week, almost two since Hubs left. I AM counting down to his return- am I not supposed to?

I read on a recent blog, and I would list it but as of now, no one but I read my blog. Lets just say, it's another Army wife, and I think she is not a stranger to Washington. Which could be cool, but I don't think she lives here now. I digress. She mentions a list of things she wants to do while her husband is deployed (for the third time!).

So, I think its a great idea for me to do as well- I mean, I have unofficial plans, but maybe a wishlist written down will make me focus on it. And, I can update it as I go along, with different colors for finished and in progress text. I might just type and print it for my own reference. More on that later.

I've been dealing with all my furries, and I tell you what, two active dogs and a not-so-active self, don't mix too well. The damn dogs are driving me nuts, and I know I need to walk them more, but I just don't have the urge.

On another note, I started the process of fit and healthy me so Hubs and I can try our baby attempts again. Not that we stopped, but actually being fertile might help, ha!

I also might be able to get a gastric bypass- I don't qualify weight wise- but my BMI is high enough, and I have other co-morbid conditions, like pre-diabetic, infertility, knee and hip pain. The PA I saw thinks I should qualify, and I will find out this week if my process starts or I get told to come back in 3 months to be re-evaluated. I hope I can start the process, it can take 6 months until I get the surgery, what with the consults and steps I need to take along the way. (Psych, nutrition, etc)

In the meantime, I will be working out and maybe I won't need a bypass by then. If I can quit hurting (side pain, internal, feels like a healing stab wound), and get to the gym. Tomorrow is a plan.

Out.