Warning...major rambling

Summer has been pretty great. I'm glad that I have this time to wind down and relax, but also to work on goals that I can't get motivated to do during the school year. I have time to do things that I enjoy, and things that I don't enjoy, but need to do anyway. I've also enjoyed getting my backpay from this past year. With the extra money I've finally been able to buy a new bed and a new TV. They are both wonderful. Last night was the first night in the new bed and it was bliss. Chris and I don't feel like we're practically on top of each other and aren't constantly waking each other up every time we move. We decided to keep the old bed though and put it in the 2nd bedroom. Which means that the couch we had in there is now in an awkward spot in the living room. Doesn't really match but we'll figure something out for it in due time. I was going to use it for my classroom but I was informed this week that the full classroom I was going to have was also going to be the classroom for the paraprofessionals, which would not be a good idea with students with hearing impairments. So now I'm back to a slightly bigger office than what I had last year, which is good, but it's right next to the problematic bathroom that I could hear all last year. Gonna have to get some accoustical tile for that and dictate a bathroom schedule if it becomes a problem.

In other news, I have really started to work out. I have 2 programs I'm following. I do EA Active on the Wii 4-5 days a week (2 days on, 1 rest day), and I've decided to try out the C25K (Couch to 5k) program. The Wii workouts have gone better than C25K so far, but that's mostly because I tend to do my running/walking in the evening, and several times when I've gone to the apartment's fitness center I couldn't get in. I almost didn't make it in this evening but luckily somebody was leaving as I was going in. Apparently the door is sticking really badly. I guess I'll go down to the office in the morning and let them know. I practically had to throw all my weight against the door to get out when I was done. So today was the second time I did a 5k workout. The first time I did not make it all the way through all 8 intervals but today I did! Week 1 is a 5 minute brisk walk, followed by intervals of 60 seconds running and 90 seconds walking, and then a 5 minute cool-down walk. When it starts it's not so bad but at about the halfway point I'm wishing I were dead. I have a feeling I'll do week 1 a few weeks until it gets easier. I did notice that my calves were not screaming like they were the first time. However, I was wheezing a bit afterwards. I need to get my inhaler refilled. Maybe that will make things easier if I can breathe more fully. I need to keep this up. I'm tired of not fitting into clothes and hating looking at pictures of myself. Wish me luck!