Ever feel like you take one step forward and two steps back? Sometimes my life is like that. I cashed out an old 401K. I wanted to pay off a few things and get a little ahead. I paid off an old debt for over $4,000, plus got caught up in a couple of other bills. Yeah, I went shopping a little, but mostly for new running clothes (since I really am doing this 3 times a week now!). So that was good.
Then I we to get an oil change on Friday after work. Sitting in the waiting room at the dealership... the guy comes over to me and tells me they didn't do it becuase I have a crack in my oil pan. $630, thank you very much. Not sure if that is going to include the oil change or not, or the inspection sticker I am yet again late for. Not to mention that I was down 3 quarts of tranmission fluid and he doesn't know why... no leak or drips found. So who knows what this is all going to end up costing me. And when could I make the appointment for? For Wednesday. My day off. And its my day off because its my birthday. Nice bday gift, huh? So that's my one step forward 2 steps back thing going on right now.

Yesterday was a great day. I got up early, drove up to my parents house and the 3 of us spent the day at the beach. I came home, took a quick shower, had a late lunch, rested on the sofa. At 5:30 I met my friend Kate at the track and for the second time I jogged 2 whole miles without stopping! I can't believe it! I was SO proud of me. The 5K is in a month... 4 weeks from today. If I can go from nothing to 2 miles in 2 months, then I can easily add one more mile in the next 4 weeks.

And I just got on the scale today. I am down 11 1/2 pounds from New Years day. That's nice. I'm happy with that. Today is the new lowest weight I have been all year... more that late. This is the lowest I have been in 2 - 2 1/2 years. Another 15-20 pounds to go. I want to hit my goal by the end of the year.
I figure if I can really lose about 5 pounds a month for the rest of the year, then I can do that. And "they" say that 1-2 pounds a week is healthy and realistic, then 5 pounds a month should be ok. Part of my New Years letter to myself said that 2010 was the first year I wasn't worried about my weight... I really want to make that happen.

Today is a lazy Sunday... I woke up about an hour ago and have only gotten out of bed for the bathroom. Still laying under the covers all cozy. I think it is a little cooler out, but that's ok for a lazy Sunday. I want to go for a walk at some point today. I might go to Pond Meadow Park or even drive up to South Boston to walk at Castle Island and sit at the beach for a while. Just that sort of day.
My parents are taking me out for dinner tonight for my bday. Originally we were going to my favorite Mexican restaurant, but now I don't know if I feel up for Mexican. I might just ask for them to take me to Joe's instead. I always love their food. We'll see how I feel later.

Tomorrow I'm meeting Kate again to try jogging off the track. We are meeting at the beach in Quincy to jog along the boardwalk. I need to drive it first to see what 2 miles are. I need to at least reach that! Wednesday I am supposed to do 2.5 miles!

Tomorrow night I have a date. Well, I don't know if it is really a date. I'm going out with the ex tomorrow. He found me on Facebook last month. We have been talking all the time but only got together once so far. The weather is beautiful and he has a motorcycle so I want to go out on his bike tomorrow. Then we can go out at night too. It's weird having a blast from my past from 13 years ago... but we just click right. Things are nice when I talk to him and when I am with him, so I am just going to go with that and see what happens.

I have 3 more days off after today. Labor Day is tomorrow, then I took off Tuesday and Wednesday for my bday. So a nice long relaxing 5 day weekend. I'm enjoying it so far. Losing the stress and trying to relax. I read one book so far and started the 2nd yesterday. Tuesday I am getting another massage, and then my regular appointment on Thursday at lunch. He's giving me a free one Tuesday for my bday! I think that's great! SO excited.

I go back Tuesday night for Joan's class. I haven't been too focused on those things this summer. I barely read the book we have. I got stuck on the clearing out the clutter chapter. I have so much stuff and downsizing it is SO overwhelming to me. I have too many clothes, and just too much stuff. Starting is the main problem. How do you start when there is just that much stuff! I thought moving would be good, then I would have to clear out stuff... doesn't like moving is happening any time soon though. (the 2 places I wanted were both rented just before I had a chance. Oh well wasn't meant to be!)

And on the topic of moving... I wanted to move. I was seriously looking to move. Now too many signs are happening around me that I should stay put for a while. With 2 places in a row being rented, all sorts of money leaving my account right now for other things, and other little signs... I think I should just wait and see. And then there is the stupid horoscope thing... Mercury is in retrograde. I wouldn't move over the next month anyway with that going on. Stupid, yeah, but with my life I am not taking any unnecessary chances. I'm just going to go and see what happens in my life.

Right now I just plan to relax the best I can and enjoy the 4 days I have left off. Hopefully turning 35 won't be as tramatic as I think it is and even though I don't have plans other than spending money on my car, I hope it turns out to be a good day. How can it not? Its my bday! :) Plus, 9 is my lucky number and my bday this year is 09/09/09! It has to be a good day! :)