So, remember that post a little while back about me being able to fit back in my skinny jeans? Well, as of today, those are no longer the skinny jeans I will be referring to. (those "skinny jeans" were a size 10.) Yesterday, I was washing my new dress pants and dress skirt that I got for Christmas. (They are a size 8.) And I started to wonder if I dare try to get in a size down. So I went to my favorite store and bought a pair (size 6.) And guess what!? They fit!! I didn't expect them too. I thought they would become that pair hanging in the closet that I dreamed of fitting in. But they fit. And I wore them today and can sit in them and still breathe. I have not been in a six since....... sophomore year at UT..... so .........9 years ago..... I think is about right.
So those will now be my skinny jeans and I can already fit in them. I think I am pretty happy being at that size. We will see. I want to keep losing a little. I have a number in my head and I want to weigh that much again.
Otherwise, today was the first official day of classes. We had orientation in Harriman.
I got the hospital and the floor I wanted for the Transition phase. The only down side is it is nights. But I only have to do it for 60 hours. So that will only be 5 shifts. Surely it will not be that bad.
Also, I am about to register for something I never said I would do. I am going to register for the Louisville Half marathon. It fits into my schedule okay and I have decided that I can do it. Lenae is running it with me and I will be about on the same pace with Betty, I may be a little slower than her, but I am doing it. I never thought I would be 29 and in the best shape of my life. When I was 18 and in size 0 I did not have the energy to run upstairs, much less run a half marathon.
I am also going to register for the 10k in Louisville so I can have some one to help me through that one since I struggled so much with the last 10k.
Technically my training starts February 9th with a 4 miler, but I have already been running a bunch and have a base of 3 and a half.
This semester is going to be busy and I have already felt crazy just thinking about it. We have a lot of projects in Transitions that we have to do. We have a heavy load in Psych, with only 3 tests the whole semester so there is a lot of pressure up front to get a good grade and maintain a good average. There are a lot of unanswered questions. Like I really want the Nclex review class and they have not been clear on when that is going to be. Plus the money demands are high this semester.
But on the bright side, Only one more semester of it, then I get to go to Europe with my wonderful husband. Then no more school for a long while.... if ever. And hopefully I will get a job and actually get to work as a nurse.
I still have some organizing to do, and my schedule is not complete. I have to set up a time to meet with my preceptor to set up the schedule I can work with her.
And there is a Roane State Exit exam I have to take. Plus we have the HESI test to take this semester, but luckily they schedule that for us.
So I am ready for this year. I am knocking out nursing school. Running my first marathon, and going to Europe. What could make this year better?
That's only in the first 5 months of the year, so who knows what the next 7 months will hold.
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