It's been years--not months: YEARS--since I've updated here. I could chalk it up to an insanely busy work and study schedule, but the truth is, my muse seems to have fled the scene on an extended vacation.
Let's begin with a couple updates:
1) After this semester, I will be SIX hours (and several exams) away from finishing my Masters in Spanish. HALLELUJAH! Lord willing this time next year will see me hooded and de-stressed (insomuch as it's possible to be stress-free in a teaching position). I'm very nervous for exams as I just can't seem to self-motivate enough to finish all the readings. Praying that God flips that "switch" in my brain to help me buckle down and dig in.
2) In June, I re-joined WeightWatchers. After travelling with Holly, Melisa and Baby Shay to visit Amy in Salem (a trip that Ho and Mel gave me for my 32nd birthday), I sat down and really LOOKED at myself in the pictures we'd taken, and I was ashamed to realize how badly I'd regressed. :( Since quitting in 2007 I'd gained back the 100 pounds I lost and then some, weighing in at a whopping 354.8 lbs. Now, just over half a year later, I'm hitting the YMCA 3+ times per week and have lost 58.6 lbs, bringing my current weight to 296.2 lbs. My initial goal was to lose 50 lbs this school year, so since I made that (and then some), my new goal is to be 100 lbs down by school year's end. Whether I achieve my goal or not, I know I'm going to be a darned sight healthier and better looking in May, and I'll truly be happy with ANY weight loss.
I'm sure I'm leaving out a crap-ton of important information--after all, it's been nearly three years since I've blogged--but those seem to be the two most important things on my mind of late. Teaching is... well... teaching. I have good days and bad ones, but I'm trying to breathe through all the problems and not take everything so personally. Again, when this Masters stuff is done, I anticipate improved job performance. Multi-tasking is NOT for me!
Mainly, being healthy has led me to feel re-energized mentally, physically and spiritually, which in turn has lead to my desire to write again. Several poem fragments have been dancing through my mentalscape, but I'm not yet ready to sit down and work with them. The truth is, I'm a little scared. It's been SO LONG!
As always, I endeavor to be a more consistent blogger; as to whether I'll succeed, only time will tell, so stay tuned. ;)
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