Slow progress
It's been way too hot the past three days and I've only made it to the gym on one of them, Thursday, since it was moderately acceptable and I was deluded. But yesterday and today...I feel so incredibly pathetic that I have to hide out in my room, with the lights off, directly in front of my fan, due to the heat. Nobody else is this insane. All the other kids--I call them kids despite them being often older than I am, due to their childlike proclivity for constantly taking their clothing off--are out on the Mercer lawn having a barbecue and, surprisingly, wearing barely any clothing. It's intimidating, you see.
Still, since I started counting, I've now lost 10 pounds, which puts my overall estimate somewhere near 15. So there's lots more to go, but the best part is that I actually feel healthier and don't get angry with myself when I eat. Mostly because now I make good food choices.
I've been considering it for a while now, and I've completely decided that once I'm a certified midwife and have some form of a spouse, I'm heading off to the Peace Corps. They're in need of trained midwives to help the traditional midwives in all parts of Africa work with things like shoulder dyscotia, vertical HIV transmission, promoting healthy breastfeeding practice, etc. I'm hoping that the year of French I'm taking starting in the fall will help out, and right now I'm hoping I can be stationed in Cameroon. The lack of civil war is nice. And said spouse will be coming with me, because I might be a little determined, but there's no way I can do that alone. Still, I truly believe it's something I have to do in order to completely reconcile who I am and who I want to be. In addition, what an opportunity...
On a completely different thread, I've got my next two tattoos completely planned--a thistle along the top of my left food, and a sparrow on the back of my neck. I still really want to get a Luther rose, but that might be near my hip and I'm thinking I should birth my children before that. And speaking of children--my God! My hormones have been absolutely raging the past two months and yesterday my roommate caught me searching through strollers and slings. It's not my fault! One day, I tell you.
The folks are at the ELCA synod assembly in Everett today, so later tonight they might come by and hang out with me some. Life is pretty good, despite the fact that the heat is going to make my face melt off.
Still, since I started counting, I've now lost 10 pounds, which puts my overall estimate somewhere near 15. So there's lots more to go, but the best part is that I actually feel healthier and don't get angry with myself when I eat. Mostly because now I make good food choices.
I've been considering it for a while now, and I've completely decided that once I'm a certified midwife and have some form of a spouse, I'm heading off to the Peace Corps. They're in need of trained midwives to help the traditional midwives in all parts of Africa work with things like shoulder dyscotia, vertical HIV transmission, promoting healthy breastfeeding practice, etc. I'm hoping that the year of French I'm taking starting in the fall will help out, and right now I'm hoping I can be stationed in Cameroon. The lack of civil war is nice. And said spouse will be coming with me, because I might be a little determined, but there's no way I can do that alone. Still, I truly believe it's something I have to do in order to completely reconcile who I am and who I want to be. In addition, what an opportunity...
On a completely different thread, I've got my next two tattoos completely planned--a thistle along the top of my left food, and a sparrow on the back of my neck. I still really want to get a Luther rose, but that might be near my hip and I'm thinking I should birth my children before that. And speaking of children--my God! My hormones have been absolutely raging the past two months and yesterday my roommate caught me searching through strollers and slings. It's not my fault! One day, I tell you.
The folks are at the ELCA synod assembly in Everett today, so later tonight they might come by and hang out with me some. Life is pretty good, despite the fact that the heat is going to make my face melt off.