I also had a job interview this week. I planned to make my rest day the same day as my interview but then it got rescheduled to the following day. And I had flooring people come to the house that morning too. I spent alot of time preparing for the interview, and the event itself took nearly 2 hours because I met about 4 different people and got a mini tour of the facility. And yesterday morning I was offered the job! I am so thankful to finally be starting work again after several months of searching. I'm excited about it - it's going to be alot of Excel and analytical number work, and I'm a geek for that stuff. I did not think finding a job would take as long as it did (I guess in the past I always been really lucky with finding work quickly?) and our budget was starting to get really tight. Until yesterday we didn't think we'd be able to afford christmas this year, even as small as ours is. So it's a huge relief to now be able to not have to worry about money so much. We'll have extra money for all these races I'll be doing :)
I am going to start next week and it will be an 8-5 job. It may take me a few days to get used to the schedule and figure out what traffic is like, but once I know my commute I think I will be working out in the mornings. I have no problem getting up at 6 - and an evening workout will probably not work for me. I like to cook dinner and depending on what I'm making it can take awhile, and I don't want to eat dinner at 9pm and then be so exhausted I just go right to sleep afterward. Plus I will be driving right by the base, which is going to be my primary running spot (as long as they aren't using it for PT - my husband doesn't think they will though). Eating patterns might change as well. I'm going to have to figure out what would make good healthy work snacks. Lunches for the most part will be leftovers but I will need other ideas for that as well.
Oh, and tonight we are going out to celebrate :) This will be a big time cheat night, but after the stress of not being able to find work for 4 months I really want to relax and enjoy.
Today I went swimming. This time I did 12 50m laps plus 2 for breathing practice and cooldown. I think I'm getting better at figuring out correct breathing with freestyle, didn't struggle nearly as much as I did last week. I swear it wasn't a problem for me as a kid! I never even really thought much about breathing back then. Then again, think about all the things kids do that are so very much harder now! Like I don't even know how I swam that many laps in a row at swim team practice without food or water and then rode my bike 3 miles to get back home! Still, the improvement will come in time. I've definitely improved from last week anyway.
Tomorrow I will have to atone for tonight's food sins. I want to run on base again, but gate 2 is closed and I really don't want to go all the way around to the main one. I'm going to run Euchee Creek, it should be about 3 miles if I do it twice. It's a nature trail about a 2 minute drive from my house. And once again we will have 70's weather so it should be a really nice run!
My weight's been steady this week despite the 3 days of non exercise - haven't gained but haven't lost either. I am so close to seeing sub-180 numbers!
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