Well, this is it....my last entry on the "365 days of OCD" blog. I actually should have written it yesterday but I didn't have enough time, I felt, to write a proper last blog so I saved it for today. Instead of the usual routine of explaining what I've been doing all day I'll just take this one to reflect on my experience. First of all, it was probably one of the hardest things I've ever had to do! Not because it was a difficult coming up with things to write about but it takes a lot of time to write a blog entry every single day. I think I'll actually get to bed a half an hour earlier now! The other thing which made it difficult was that at times it was a chore, not a "cognitive behavior exercise". I don't think I've ever actually used that phrase on this blog, but that was the big "tool", along with medicine, which the four psychiatrists I used to see told me was going to help me get through my OCD. I started writing this blog because I thought by writing my everyday OCD experiences down it would be my own form of cognitive behavioral therapy. In a way it did help, because re-reading what I have written on some of my previous blogs makes me realize how irrational some of the things I do are. However, not every blog entry I wrote had pertinent OCD related things and in those cases writing them was just something I had to do, not that I wanted to do.
That was the negative but now let's focus on the positive. I definitely think the blog helped me in a lot of ways to suppress my OCD. I think it made me more aware of what I was doing because I knew I would have to write about it later and I didn't want to have to lie:) It's embarrassing writing some of these things down! I feel like in some ways I used the blog in the beginning more to my advantage because I would give myself goals to obtain, whereas towards the end I stopped doing that. I think it's going to be important for me to continue giving myself goals so that I don't get completely lax and fall off the wagon. My life is going to be changing so much in the next couple of months and change, in the past, has been what has caused my OCD to get out of control. I can't let that happen this time because now I'm not only going to be hurting myself, but my spouse.
The final thing about the blog which is going to be awesome is having a great journal of the last year of my life. Pretty much every single detail of the last year has been documented, even down to almost everything I ate! I've always been a person who has kept a journal and I still go back and read them when I have a minute. I think that my goal for the next year is going to be to write in my personal journal more. I kind of stopped doing that once I started this blog because it would have taken too much time to keep them both up. Another thing I can try to get into again is my reading, since now at night I can do that instead of writing my blog.
So, that's all I'll write about for now. I would like to thank my loyal readers who enjoyed reading about my life and experiences. The responses I got were always really interesting and it was definitely motivation to keep going:) The End.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Monday, October 6, 2014
Day Three Hundred and Sixty Four.
I took the weekend off of the blog because I didn't have a lot of time, so I'll write about the entire weekend here. I actually ended up getting a good sleep on Thursday and a lot of it. I went to bed with my fiancé around 1am and I didn't get out of bed until around 10am. I was thinking I would have to make a final run to the food store to get a few more essential items for the weekend, but luckily my fiancé said he would do it when he got out of work. That worked out well because I was able to spend the rest of the morning finishing getting the house ready for the weekend. I wasn't sure what time my twin sister would show up, but I knew she was going to come at some point prior to me going to work. She needed time to start getting the party set up in my house. She ended up arriving right when I was walking out. I spent a few minutes with her then rushed to work.
I had a hard time concentrating for the first half of the work night because I wasn't feeling that great. I felt like I was catching a cold again, which was freaking me out because I was just sick and I wanted to be in good health for the weekend. I ended up having an Airborne during work to try to give my immune system a boost. During the shift I had time to get a coffee as well as eat my Lean Cuisine, so obviously it wasn't that busy of a night at work. When I got home from work not only was my twin sister at my house but my second to oldest sister and her husband was there too. It was very exciting coming home to see a house full of my favorite people:) My sisters were doing things to get ready for the party so I helped a little bit and then everyone went to bed. I was the latest to go to sleep but it wasn't much later than 2am.
For some reason on Saturday I woke up at 8:30am and wasn't able to get to get back to sleep. I think it's because I was so excited about the party. After a little while my fiancé and I went downstairs and everyone else was already up, having coffee. The morning went fast because I was getting myself ready and helping my sisters out here and there. Around 11am my oldest sister arrived with her husband and my twin sisters husband. The next few hours went by really fast and the party officially started around 1pm. I was getting really nervous because my Mom and Dad didn't show up until 12:45pm. My Mom had most of the food! None of the outside family guests arrived until after 1:30pm so everything worked out fine in the end. I have to say that it was a very quick day and absolutely wonderful. My twin sister is so creative and came up with all sorts of decorations fitting the theme. The team was "Flamingo's and Folk!". I don't know where she found all of the flamingo items....there was even pink flamingo toilet paper!
One of my favorite parts of the entire party was how my sisters did the party favors, which was a take home candy buffet. My twin sister hand made all of these pink flamingo take home bags and everyone could get what they wanted to take home. What a great idea! They were all my favorite candies, including jelly beans, cookies and cream Hershey kisses, vanilla tootsie rolls, York peppermint patty bites, rock candy, and the list goes on. Oh yeah, there was also a pink flamingo piñata, which my second to oldest sister was in charge of filling! That was filled with all sorts of Halloween goodies as well as lottery tickets and we had a great time getting into it:) The other really neat part of the shower was that my twin sister and oldest sister gave my fiancé and I a polaroid. They set up strings with clothing pins around the house so people could take a photo then hang it up. I could seriously write about how amazing my shower was forever. I haven't even mentioned any of the food yet! My Mom did a great job with everything she brought and I know my second to oldest sister helped her a lot as well. Actually I think all of my family was chipping in throughout the course of the party. There were stuffed mushrooms, mini quiches, a vegetable tray, a fruit tray, chili, soft pretzels, guacamole, a cheese and meat tray, broccoli salad, potato salad, macaroni and cheese, hamburgers, hotdogs, a flamingo cake which my twin sister made as well as cookies. My one co-worker also brought buffalo chicken dip. I'm forgetting a lot I'm sure! I hope my entire family is aware of how great it was and how grateful I am for everything they all did for me.
The next morning everyone gathered in the kitchen to have coffee and eat a lot of leftovers. I told myself I could eat whatever I wanted because I knew I would be back on my diet come Monday. After "breakfast" we all played one of our shower gifts together, a card game called "Cards Against Humanity". Well, since my oldest sister and her husband left the previous night it was just my fiancé and I, my second to oldest sister and her husband and my twin sister and her husband. It's not a game you can play with parents. After everyone left I spent the rest of the day cleaning the house while my fiancé spent some time with my parents. He actually helped me mop the floors a little bit, so that was really nice. For dinner we all had some leftovers and then we went to bed at a reasonable hour.
I had a hard time getting to sleep and I ended up waking up before my alarm this morning, which never happens. It was really hard concentrating at the beginning of the day, but I couldn't get a coffee until later on because my stomach was still bothering me from eating so much during the weekend. Once I was done with work I came right home and tried not to get too involved with cleaning. I did clean the downstairs bathroom, put a load of laundry in, gather up the garbage from around the house all before taking a shower. Once I was done with I reviewed the address list for the wedding invitations one last time. I spent the rest of the night re-reading my cards from the shower and looking at my presents:)
I can't believe how special I felt this weekend and I can't stop thinking about the party and how amazing it was. Right before my fiancé and I went to bed last night we just told each other how lucky we are to have such amazing family and friends. I wish that I could re-live the day because it was simply perfect. Most of the people that were invited showed up and even my best friend from college surprised me. The gifts we received were all wonderful and generous as well. Okay, that's all I really have time to write about tonight.
I had a hard time concentrating for the first half of the work night because I wasn't feeling that great. I felt like I was catching a cold again, which was freaking me out because I was just sick and I wanted to be in good health for the weekend. I ended up having an Airborne during work to try to give my immune system a boost. During the shift I had time to get a coffee as well as eat my Lean Cuisine, so obviously it wasn't that busy of a night at work. When I got home from work not only was my twin sister at my house but my second to oldest sister and her husband was there too. It was very exciting coming home to see a house full of my favorite people:) My sisters were doing things to get ready for the party so I helped a little bit and then everyone went to bed. I was the latest to go to sleep but it wasn't much later than 2am.
For some reason on Saturday I woke up at 8:30am and wasn't able to get to get back to sleep. I think it's because I was so excited about the party. After a little while my fiancé and I went downstairs and everyone else was already up, having coffee. The morning went fast because I was getting myself ready and helping my sisters out here and there. Around 11am my oldest sister arrived with her husband and my twin sisters husband. The next few hours went by really fast and the party officially started around 1pm. I was getting really nervous because my Mom and Dad didn't show up until 12:45pm. My Mom had most of the food! None of the outside family guests arrived until after 1:30pm so everything worked out fine in the end. I have to say that it was a very quick day and absolutely wonderful. My twin sister is so creative and came up with all sorts of decorations fitting the theme. The team was "Flamingo's and Folk!". I don't know where she found all of the flamingo items....there was even pink flamingo toilet paper!
One of my favorite parts of the entire party was how my sisters did the party favors, which was a take home candy buffet. My twin sister hand made all of these pink flamingo take home bags and everyone could get what they wanted to take home. What a great idea! They were all my favorite candies, including jelly beans, cookies and cream Hershey kisses, vanilla tootsie rolls, York peppermint patty bites, rock candy, and the list goes on. Oh yeah, there was also a pink flamingo piñata, which my second to oldest sister was in charge of filling! That was filled with all sorts of Halloween goodies as well as lottery tickets and we had a great time getting into it:) The other really neat part of the shower was that my twin sister and oldest sister gave my fiancé and I a polaroid. They set up strings with clothing pins around the house so people could take a photo then hang it up. I could seriously write about how amazing my shower was forever. I haven't even mentioned any of the food yet! My Mom did a great job with everything she brought and I know my second to oldest sister helped her a lot as well. Actually I think all of my family was chipping in throughout the course of the party. There were stuffed mushrooms, mini quiches, a vegetable tray, a fruit tray, chili, soft pretzels, guacamole, a cheese and meat tray, broccoli salad, potato salad, macaroni and cheese, hamburgers, hotdogs, a flamingo cake which my twin sister made as well as cookies. My one co-worker also brought buffalo chicken dip. I'm forgetting a lot I'm sure! I hope my entire family is aware of how great it was and how grateful I am for everything they all did for me.
The next morning everyone gathered in the kitchen to have coffee and eat a lot of leftovers. I told myself I could eat whatever I wanted because I knew I would be back on my diet come Monday. After "breakfast" we all played one of our shower gifts together, a card game called "Cards Against Humanity". Well, since my oldest sister and her husband left the previous night it was just my fiancé and I, my second to oldest sister and her husband and my twin sister and her husband. It's not a game you can play with parents. After everyone left I spent the rest of the day cleaning the house while my fiancé spent some time with my parents. He actually helped me mop the floors a little bit, so that was really nice. For dinner we all had some leftovers and then we went to bed at a reasonable hour.
I had a hard time getting to sleep and I ended up waking up before my alarm this morning, which never happens. It was really hard concentrating at the beginning of the day, but I couldn't get a coffee until later on because my stomach was still bothering me from eating so much during the weekend. Once I was done with work I came right home and tried not to get too involved with cleaning. I did clean the downstairs bathroom, put a load of laundry in, gather up the garbage from around the house all before taking a shower. Once I was done with I reviewed the address list for the wedding invitations one last time. I spent the rest of the night re-reading my cards from the shower and looking at my presents:)
I can't believe how special I felt this weekend and I can't stop thinking about the party and how amazing it was. Right before my fiancé and I went to bed last night we just told each other how lucky we are to have such amazing family and friends. I wish that I could re-live the day because it was simply perfect. Most of the people that were invited showed up and even my best friend from college surprised me. The gifts we received were all wonderful and generous as well. Okay, that's all I really have time to write about tonight.
Friday, October 3, 2014
Day Three Hundred and Sixty Three.
When I got up yesterday morning I had a feeling I was going to be in a bad mood all day. Once again, I had a hard time getting to sleep so that was really starting to get to me. Then, while I was drinking my morning coffee I started reading more information on the recent patient in America who was diagnosed with Ebola and I got into an even more bad mood. It's hard to believe how badly the hospital, who saw the patient initially then sent him home, botched up the diagnosis and potentially put dozens of people at risk. The more I read about the whole situation horrifies me. Even though the CDC is still closely monitoring the situation there still botching things up, for instance I read today that they still haven't decontaminated the apartment where he was sick. That wouldn't be a big deal if there weren't people living in there, but there are family members quarantined there! Apparently the decontamination crews don't have permits to destroy Ebola waste. Ugh, aren't these things which the CDC should have been figuring out over the last several months, when we knew the potential for the virus to come here was unavoidable?! I could talk about how angry this is making me the whole blog but I better stop. Anyway, after my coffee I worked on getting the guest list for the wedding into a Word document which I can just give my twin sister, who will be doing the invitations for me. I still need some help from my fiancé with some name and address issues, but hopefully we can finish it up tonight after I get out of work.
I ate lunch around 12:30pm, then gathered up all of the trash around the house for garbage pick up day, then cleaned the downstairs toilet, and finally took a shower. After my shower I folded the laundry from the day before and headed into work. I was in an equally bad mood at work and was glad I was working away from our main location, because I didn't really want to talk to anyone. My mood definitely improved as the evening went on and I ended up feeling a lot better after a few hours. I got a coffee around 5:30pm, then had dinner around 8:30pm. I left work right on time and when I got to my house my fiancé was at my house:)
I hadn't seen my fiancé since last Saturday morning since he wasn't able to come Tuesday night and it was great to see him. I was excited because he stayed up way later than he should have, to spend some time with me:) I ended up going up to bed when he did around 1am. Since this week at work I've been working in an area where there isn't a nearby sink my hands actually look pretty decent. I hope they stay that way because our bridal shower/engagement party is tomorrow and I don't want them looking so red. I'm honestly very worried about what this whole Ebola fear is going to do to my psyche, since they still say the best thing you can do to protect yourself is wash your hand routinely. Well, I guess there's nothing I can do about it at this point, so I'm just continuing to follow the headlines so I'm right on top of where it may appear next. I mean, it would be a blessing if no one else got it, but that seems nearly impossible at this point. Alright, that's all for now!
I ate lunch around 12:30pm, then gathered up all of the trash around the house for garbage pick up day, then cleaned the downstairs toilet, and finally took a shower. After my shower I folded the laundry from the day before and headed into work. I was in an equally bad mood at work and was glad I was working away from our main location, because I didn't really want to talk to anyone. My mood definitely improved as the evening went on and I ended up feeling a lot better after a few hours. I got a coffee around 5:30pm, then had dinner around 8:30pm. I left work right on time and when I got to my house my fiancé was at my house:)
I hadn't seen my fiancé since last Saturday morning since he wasn't able to come Tuesday night and it was great to see him. I was excited because he stayed up way later than he should have, to spend some time with me:) I ended up going up to bed when he did around 1am. Since this week at work I've been working in an area where there isn't a nearby sink my hands actually look pretty decent. I hope they stay that way because our bridal shower/engagement party is tomorrow and I don't want them looking so red. I'm honestly very worried about what this whole Ebola fear is going to do to my psyche, since they still say the best thing you can do to protect yourself is wash your hand routinely. Well, I guess there's nothing I can do about it at this point, so I'm just continuing to follow the headlines so I'm right on top of where it may appear next. I mean, it would be a blessing if no one else got it, but that seems nearly impossible at this point. Alright, that's all for now!
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Day Three Hundred and Sixty Two.
I went to bed early last night because I was exhausted and I slept until around 10am this morning. It felt good to sleep so much and I definitely had the energy I needed to get a workout in. I had a cup of coffee first though! Today was the first day since my surgery that I attempted to do the Jillian Michael's AB workout, which I was doing in the spring. It was so incredibly challenging that I wasn't able to complete some of the moves, but hopefully if I keep doing it routinely it will become easier. My abs actually still hurt a little bit from my last workout so I think that's what was making it so difficult. Well, also the workout is full of planking exercises which I hate! After my workout I put another load of laundry in and then took a shower. For lunch I made a teriyaki chicken salad, with the chicken we had made and frozen the previous week, and it was very good! I was going to take my dog for a walk today but the weather was rainy, so I'm hoping I'll be able to tomorrow.
I headed into work a little bit early today because it was meeting day and I wanted to get the week off request form handed in for my honeymoon week. I managed to get it handed in and I made it to the meeting on time. The evening at work wasn't that busy but it was steady. There really wasn't a lot of extra time. Due to the meeting running late I decided to get my coffee prior to getting settled into my spot for the night. I was glad I did that because it gave me the energy I needed for the first couple of hours.
I've been so busy the last few days that I decided to take the night off from wedding planning to watch some TV after work. I was a little bit late getting home because I had some last minute things to finish up at work. There wasn't anything exciting on TV but it was nice to just relax a little bit. I didn't have a lot of time to wash my hands a ton tonight at work plus where I'm working there really isn't a handy sink. I did have to use the bathroom at work tonight, which is always very stressful. In fact I almost took a shower as soon as I got home but then was able to talk myself out of it. I guess that's good progress on my part! Okay, until next time:)
I headed into work a little bit early today because it was meeting day and I wanted to get the week off request form handed in for my honeymoon week. I managed to get it handed in and I made it to the meeting on time. The evening at work wasn't that busy but it was steady. There really wasn't a lot of extra time. Due to the meeting running late I decided to get my coffee prior to getting settled into my spot for the night. I was glad I did that because it gave me the energy I needed for the first couple of hours.
I've been so busy the last few days that I decided to take the night off from wedding planning to watch some TV after work. I was a little bit late getting home because I had some last minute things to finish up at work. There wasn't anything exciting on TV but it was nice to just relax a little bit. I didn't have a lot of time to wash my hands a ton tonight at work plus where I'm working there really isn't a handy sink. I did have to use the bathroom at work tonight, which is always very stressful. In fact I almost took a shower as soon as I got home but then was able to talk myself out of it. I guess that's good progress on my part! Okay, until next time:)
Day Three Hundred and Sixty One.
I inevitably was up too late Monday so when I had to get up to drop my dog off at the groomers by 10am on Tuesday, I was exhausted. I managed to get her there in time, even with stopping to fuel up since my gas light went on halfway there. Afterwards I spent four hours walking around the mall trying to find some clothes. I was trying to keep an open mind and I ended up trying on a lot of things. I got a two new pairs of jeans, a new pair of dress pants, a skirt and three new tops. I'm a little nervous about the jeans because I got them from Express and even though the legs felt very comfortable and almost loose, the waste was a little big snug. In fact I was almost not going to buy them, especially when I realized I forgot my coupons, but the register women gave me an "online only" discount of $50. That was already on top of the fact that the jeans were buy 1 get 1 at $29.99. Plus, I had a gift card from my Birthday so it ended up only being $100, which is a steal since that store is so expensive! I'm still on my weight loss journey so hopefully it's not a big deal:)
Before I went home from the mall I ended up swinging by Kohl's because I know sometimes they have some cute dressier clothes. I was looking for a cute new outfit to wear to my bridal shower/engagement party this coming weekend. I found a skirt but I'm not sure if I'm going to wear it. It's more of a dressier, almost work appropriate skirt, but it was on sale and I need clothes that I can dress up in instead of always wearing pants. By the time I got home it was around 2pm and I had to pick my dog up at 4:30pm. I figured I would workout and then take a shower before picking her up. However, I started thinking about how I had to clean my house prior to this coming weekend so I spent the time doing that instead. I vacuumed my bedroom as well as between the couch cushions. I also cleaned the downstairs shower, organized the "shoe room" and did some organizing of papers. Before I knew it I had to get my dog and when we got back that's when I put a load of laundry in and took my shower.
I spent the rest of the evening on the phone with my Mother, followed by my fiancé and we finally booked our honeymoon! I'm very excited that it's all set because now I can scratch that off my to do list. My fiancé was supposed to be at my house last night but he got stuck in the city for work, so he couldn't come. I was very upset about that since I haven't seen him since Saturday and it was the only evening I have off this week to see him. We did spend a long time on the phone which sort of made up for it, but I would much rather him of been here.
I obviously did a lot of cleaning around the house yesterday and my hands look pretty dry. I'm glad I got a lot of the cleaning out the way though. I got a little panicky yesterday when I read the news and realized that the first case of Ebola was diagnosed in the U.S.A. Honestly, I knew it was coming so I wasn't that surprised but I sure hope that with our medical expertise we can stop it before it spreads like it has in Africa. It's simply devastating how many people have died there because there's not enough resources to treat everyone. It really saddens my heart thinking about it. Well, that's all I'll write for now.
Before I went home from the mall I ended up swinging by Kohl's because I know sometimes they have some cute dressier clothes. I was looking for a cute new outfit to wear to my bridal shower/engagement party this coming weekend. I found a skirt but I'm not sure if I'm going to wear it. It's more of a dressier, almost work appropriate skirt, but it was on sale and I need clothes that I can dress up in instead of always wearing pants. By the time I got home it was around 2pm and I had to pick my dog up at 4:30pm. I figured I would workout and then take a shower before picking her up. However, I started thinking about how I had to clean my house prior to this coming weekend so I spent the time doing that instead. I vacuumed my bedroom as well as between the couch cushions. I also cleaned the downstairs shower, organized the "shoe room" and did some organizing of papers. Before I knew it I had to get my dog and when we got back that's when I put a load of laundry in and took my shower.
I spent the rest of the evening on the phone with my Mother, followed by my fiancé and we finally booked our honeymoon! I'm very excited that it's all set because now I can scratch that off my to do list. My fiancé was supposed to be at my house last night but he got stuck in the city for work, so he couldn't come. I was very upset about that since I haven't seen him since Saturday and it was the only evening I have off this week to see him. We did spend a long time on the phone which sort of made up for it, but I would much rather him of been here.
I obviously did a lot of cleaning around the house yesterday and my hands look pretty dry. I'm glad I got a lot of the cleaning out the way though. I got a little panicky yesterday when I read the news and realized that the first case of Ebola was diagnosed in the U.S.A. Honestly, I knew it was coming so I wasn't that surprised but I sure hope that with our medical expertise we can stop it before it spreads like it has in Africa. It's simply devastating how many people have died there because there's not enough resources to treat everyone. It really saddens my heart thinking about it. Well, that's all I'll write for now.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Day Three Hundred and Sixty.
I had an absolutely horrible nights rest last night. I thought it would be such a great sleep, because I turned my heating pad on since after my workout yesterday my neck was hurting. Unfortunately, I was up for hours and didn't officially get up until around 11:30 this am. The first thing I did was make a cup of coffee, but I still felt really tired after I drank it. The rest of the morning went by so fast it's hard to even believe, in fact I was actually going to try to workout but I ran out of time:( I was doing some research about our honeymoon before I ate lunch and then, before I knew it, I had to shower in order to get to work on time. After my shower I folded the laundry from the previous day and then got ready for work.
I am working in an area this week where I don't work a lot so I was slightly worried about what the evening would entail. However, it turned out to be a pretty decent night even though there were a lot of little issues going on. I even managed to get a coffee around 5pm and eat dinner by 8pm! I was a little bit late getting out of work because I was talking to some co-workers which I never get to see, but it was no big deal. I was thinking that I would stop and put gas in my car on the way home but since it was so late I figured I should just go tomorrow.
I have to get up and take my dog to the groomers by 10am tomorrow morning so I'm trying not to be up too late. I'm really hoping that after I drop her off, I will have the energy to go right to the mall and do some clothes shopping. It's incredible how odd most of my clothing has gotten and it all needs a major up grade. I'm actually just hoping to find something new to wear for this Saturday at my bridal shower/engagement party. I think I just need to be more open to trying more things on instead of going for the same old things I usually buy. It's just so hard because I get very antsy about trying things on which other people have as well. Also, I'm always worried about feeling fat and sometimes going clothing shopping can make you feel that way, since certain sizes your accustomed to may or may not fit! Eh, well see how the day goes. As for now, that's all I've got to say:)
I am working in an area this week where I don't work a lot so I was slightly worried about what the evening would entail. However, it turned out to be a pretty decent night even though there were a lot of little issues going on. I even managed to get a coffee around 5pm and eat dinner by 8pm! I was a little bit late getting out of work because I was talking to some co-workers which I never get to see, but it was no big deal. I was thinking that I would stop and put gas in my car on the way home but since it was so late I figured I should just go tomorrow.
I have to get up and take my dog to the groomers by 10am tomorrow morning so I'm trying not to be up too late. I'm really hoping that after I drop her off, I will have the energy to go right to the mall and do some clothes shopping. It's incredible how odd most of my clothing has gotten and it all needs a major up grade. I'm actually just hoping to find something new to wear for this Saturday at my bridal shower/engagement party. I think I just need to be more open to trying more things on instead of going for the same old things I usually buy. It's just so hard because I get very antsy about trying things on which other people have as well. Also, I'm always worried about feeling fat and sometimes going clothing shopping can make you feel that way, since certain sizes your accustomed to may or may not fit! Eh, well see how the day goes. As for now, that's all I've got to say:)
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Day Three Hundred and Fifty Nine.
For some reason I had a hard time getting to sleep last night so when my alarm rang at 10am, I was too tired to get up. I snoozed the clock until around 10:45am, but then reluctantly got out of bed. Originally I was going to immediately do my workout but I decided to have a cup of coffee first. While I was drinking my coffee I decided to start my internet research of wedding bouquets. I actually found several ones I liked and I now have a pretty good idea of what I want. My fiancé called me during my search and we had a real serious talk about the timeline of what needs to get done before the wedding. For some reason this morning was the first day, since we set a wedding date, that I actually started getting really stressed about getting everything done in time.
When we were done with our conversation I put a load of laundry in and then did a workout. I ended up doing a 10 minute Tabata workout, which is very high intensity and extremely exhausting even though it's only 10 minutes. In fact I had planned on doing at least another 10 minute workout afterwards but I was so tired I could barely walk up the steps to my bedroom! I was going to do a longer workout today but right before I started my older sister said she would be stopping by my house in an hour to pick up her bridesmaid dress. I figured I didn't have enough time to do a long one because I wanted to get my shower in before she showed up. Luckily, I did get my workout and my shower in before she arrived. We had lunch together and then she left right before I had to get ready for work. It was nice spending some time with her and I was glad she stopped by before I had to go to work:)
Work was definitely not as bad tonight as it was yesterday and I was glad about that. It was still pretty busy but I didn't have as many problems as yesterday and that makes a big difference. I ended up not getting home from work until about midnight because I was talking with my one co-worker in the parking garage for a while. I didn't think I washed my hands that much today but as I look at them now, apparently I must have. It's hard at work without having the sink in the common area because I have to walk to the break room every time I want to wash my hands. I guess I made the trip more than I thought this weekend:( Well, I'm tired so that's all I'll write for tonight.
When we were done with our conversation I put a load of laundry in and then did a workout. I ended up doing a 10 minute Tabata workout, which is very high intensity and extremely exhausting even though it's only 10 minutes. In fact I had planned on doing at least another 10 minute workout afterwards but I was so tired I could barely walk up the steps to my bedroom! I was going to do a longer workout today but right before I started my older sister said she would be stopping by my house in an hour to pick up her bridesmaid dress. I figured I didn't have enough time to do a long one because I wanted to get my shower in before she showed up. Luckily, I did get my workout and my shower in before she arrived. We had lunch together and then she left right before I had to get ready for work. It was nice spending some time with her and I was glad she stopped by before I had to go to work:)
Work was definitely not as bad tonight as it was yesterday and I was glad about that. It was still pretty busy but I didn't have as many problems as yesterday and that makes a big difference. I ended up not getting home from work until about midnight because I was talking with my one co-worker in the parking garage for a while. I didn't think I washed my hands that much today but as I look at them now, apparently I must have. It's hard at work without having the sink in the common area because I have to walk to the break room every time I want to wash my hands. I guess I made the trip more than I thought this weekend:( Well, I'm tired so that's all I'll write for tonight.
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