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I had a couple of really awesome days. Sky and I have made two new friends at our local S-bucks that are totally rad people. Marlee and Loren. We've invited them over for dinner and hung out several times. Tuesday night we had this dinner party and it was a lot of fun. I really like them. We've been talking all week.
Loren, Sky and I went stargazing last night since it was supposed to be the meteor shower. Loren's a really cool person. I really like him. He's the kind of chill person that one could just sit and talk for hours with. Last night was a lot of fun even though we didn't get to see that many shooting stars, I still had a good time. It's nice because I haven't really been able to make friends with people at work, so I know that I have to work hard outside of work to make friends. Haha, I like how 'We're Going to be Friends' by the White Stripes randomly came on Pandora. XD
So let's see, other than trying (kind of in vain) to apply to other jobs, I haven't really been doing much of anything. I kind of come home from work and read articles online and then go to bed and then go to work again. Sometimes I go to the gym. Since March, I've actually lost like 16 pounds, so I'm actually at my lowest weight in a really, really long time. Since High School, no doubt. All the food we have in the house is good for you food, so I'm eating really well. We have lots of fresh veggies and fruits and I try to drink a lot of water. I've also been strength training at the gym as well as doing cardio when I go. I also walk the mile and a quarter to work and then the mile and a quarter home, so that's adding a 2.5 mile walk in each work day. Add to the fact that I stand all day at work, and I'm suddenly very active compared to how I used to be. At the same time, I'm still having a hard time with stress eating. They always bring in sweets to work and whenever I'm stressed I seek out sweet things to eat. As evidenced by my frequent Misudo trips in Japan. I've gotten better about avoiding sweets when I'm stressed, though. I think I'm going to start leaving sweet gum in my lunch box so I can chew that when I feel the urge to snack because of stress. I'm just generally trying to get better about what I eat. I still have a long way to go, but it's something that will happen in the long run.
Holly and Elana came to visit this weekend and I got to hang out with them yesterday. It was really fun. We got lunch together and Elana made us three dinner. It's nice to just sit around and talk with them. I've kind of turned into a social hermit, though. I apologize to everyone about that. -___-; It's just really hard to force myself to seem regular for social interactions when I have to 'fake' it all day at work with co-workers and customers. By the end of the day I just want to shut down and not talk to anyone anymore. So it really is an issue for me, and I'm sorry to everyone that I'm being a crappy friend.
I did a lot of cleaning today, but I still really need to get my room under control. I just can't get very far in my room without getting fed up. I need to just power through, but it's really hard to do that.
My student loans go into repayment on the 14th, but because I didn't actually graduate until May, I'm getting a special forbearance so I can pay off my interest before it capitalizes. I have about another $200 to pay off, so I'm just going to start paying off principal until my forbearance ends. I'm just happy that my loans were so low for six years of school. I was really lucky in that respect. $350 a month is what I was expecting for repayment amount, and I know that is pretty low compared to some other people. So while now I'm making very little and it IS kind of a stress, at least the payment isn't $500, so I'm grateful for that. I'm the first Hill kid of my siblings to graduate college! Haha. :D Eric only has one more class and then he's done.
Loren, Sky and I went stargazing last night since it was supposed to be the meteor shower. Loren's a really cool person. I really like him. He's the kind of chill person that one could just sit and talk for hours with. Last night was a lot of fun even though we didn't get to see that many shooting stars, I still had a good time. It's nice because I haven't really been able to make friends with people at work, so I know that I have to work hard outside of work to make friends. Haha, I like how 'We're Going to be Friends' by the White Stripes randomly came on Pandora. XD
So let's see, other than trying (kind of in vain) to apply to other jobs, I haven't really been doing much of anything. I kind of come home from work and read articles online and then go to bed and then go to work again. Sometimes I go to the gym. Since March, I've actually lost like 16 pounds, so I'm actually at my lowest weight in a really, really long time. Since High School, no doubt. All the food we have in the house is good for you food, so I'm eating really well. We have lots of fresh veggies and fruits and I try to drink a lot of water. I've also been strength training at the gym as well as doing cardio when I go. I also walk the mile and a quarter to work and then the mile and a quarter home, so that's adding a 2.5 mile walk in each work day. Add to the fact that I stand all day at work, and I'm suddenly very active compared to how I used to be. At the same time, I'm still having a hard time with stress eating. They always bring in sweets to work and whenever I'm stressed I seek out sweet things to eat. As evidenced by my frequent Misudo trips in Japan. I've gotten better about avoiding sweets when I'm stressed, though. I think I'm going to start leaving sweet gum in my lunch box so I can chew that when I feel the urge to snack because of stress. I'm just generally trying to get better about what I eat. I still have a long way to go, but it's something that will happen in the long run.
Holly and Elana came to visit this weekend and I got to hang out with them yesterday. It was really fun. We got lunch together and Elana made us three dinner. It's nice to just sit around and talk with them. I've kind of turned into a social hermit, though. I apologize to everyone about that. -___-; It's just really hard to force myself to seem regular for social interactions when I have to 'fake' it all day at work with co-workers and customers. By the end of the day I just want to shut down and not talk to anyone anymore. So it really is an issue for me, and I'm sorry to everyone that I'm being a crappy friend.
I did a lot of cleaning today, but I still really need to get my room under control. I just can't get very far in my room without getting fed up. I need to just power through, but it's really hard to do that.
My student loans go into repayment on the 14th, but because I didn't actually graduate until May, I'm getting a special forbearance so I can pay off my interest before it capitalizes. I have about another $200 to pay off, so I'm just going to start paying off principal until my forbearance ends. I'm just happy that my loans were so low for six years of school. I was really lucky in that respect. $350 a month is what I was expecting for repayment amount, and I know that is pretty low compared to some other people. So while now I'm making very little and it IS kind of a stress, at least the payment isn't $500, so I'm grateful for that. I'm the first Hill kid of my siblings to graduate college! Haha. :D Eric only has one more class and then he's done.