Season of Change

It has been a very busy month since a blogged last, a month full of changes, and a month of letting things go.

I applied for school at the end of August hoping to get in for January. So for the last two months I have patiently sat waiting for the acceptance letter and growing increasingly anxious as there are very important deadlines that had to be met. Last week that big fat envelope came! Yes, not the small envelope with a single peice of paper crushing your dreams.. A big fat envelope full of fees that have to be paid, documents to aquire, and most importantly an acceptance letter. So as of January 7th 2008 I will be a college student. Which means a major lifestyle change now.

In the last year I have racked up a nice little credit card debt because I had a very limited availability when it came to working. So every day expenses, and more shopping than I should have done accumulated, quickly. I have decided now that regardless of my health, I have no choice but to work like crazy and spend money only on the neccessities. I started working at Shoppers Drug Mart on October 8th and I am really enjoying it so far. I have requested 44 hours a week, but I am only getting 24 so I am now looking for a second job to do in the evenings. If I am always working, then I will have very little time to shop... haha.

Money aside, I have decided that it is also time to take a healthier approach to living. Limiting the junk I can eat, and walking whenever I can. Nic and I have started taking our dogs to the off leash park on the weekends for atleast an hour which is a nice start. We look pretty funny walking our three, all black and white dogs though. Whenever I have time off work, I am also trying to do cardio or resistance on my own. I feel and sleep so much better when I do. Nine hours of sleep has now been scheduled in every night, weekend or not. I drink my two litres of water now, and when I can't get all of my fruits or veggies in I drink lots of V8. So far, I've managed to keep an infection off for just over a month now and I see the specialist on Nov 26.

I have also done a lot of thinking over the past few weeks. Mostly about my past, and those who were in it. Making peace with those who are still in my life, and coming to terms with situations in my past. It hasn't been a fun process, but I feel a lot better now that I have. I use to blame people a lot for the situations in my life, and I have come to more realistic conclusions now. Although I do not blame the results of certain events on myself, it was often my fault for putting myself in a situation that I should have known better. Growing up is painful.. haha.

There has been room for fun in all of this change as well. We went to Keith Urban with the Wreckers on September 18th. We ended up having seats in the first section to the left of the stage, and 5 rows up. I of course forgot my memory card at home. But he was amazing. We also went to Brad Paisley with Taylor Swift and Rodney Atkins on Oct 19th. I remembered my camera but we weren't nearly as close. Taylor is very cute and very talented for 17. Brad puts on a great, customized show and Rodney is entertaining all around.

That's all for now.