An update, just because
So, I haven't posted on LJ in a while, not anything significant. I've been slacking off to the point that I'm now over a month behind on IC stuff, and I haven't really been posting OOC either, so here it is.
The Good:
My husband is awesome. Regardless of the fact that sometimes I totally take him for granted, he'd totally do anything for me. Sometimes I wonder how I got so lucky to have a guy who'll automatically wake up just enough to rub my feet when I get home from work at 3 in the morning, and he stays out late just to hang out with me when I'm at work, even though he has to be up at 5am. He works at a job that he doesn't necessarily like so that we have a steady paycheck and insurance, so that I can go do what I love. Don't get me wrong, I make good money, but it's not the same week to week, and over the summer it's probably going to suck.
Speaking of work, I love my job. I get to hang out at a fun bar all the time and introduce people to new things they'll love. I am at times a consultant, a teacher, a psychologist, and a friend at my job. I meet tons of new and interesting people, I get to try things I probably never would have otherwise, and I get a good cardio workout there, too.
While finances could always be better, we've managed to pay off a couple of debts, and we're getting really close to paying off a couple others, namely my vehicle and our one remaining credit card debt. Saving up for our future is definitely the next step. Carl has a retirement plan through the school board, but due to the fact that I've job hopped and I never invested, I have nothing. I really need to change that. I'm going to be 30 next year, and in another 30 years, I'm not going to still be bar tending. Let's be real, I'm already falling apart at times, I don't think I'm up for 30 more years of it. I did just get disability coverage through Aflac, and I'm planning to set up more coverage for myself soon, once I figure out whether it's better to go through my work or Carl's for it.
The Bad:
I mentioned I'm falling apart, right? The reality is that I have had four serious car accidents, each with their own complex and different set of injuries, and as a result, most of the joints in my body are kinda loose. A normal chiropractic visit for me involves getting adjustments for my back, neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, and sometimes even my ankles/feet because I'm on them all the time. Things just don't stay in place like they should because ligaments are loose and past hormones issues have only made that worse.
If I'd been smart, I would have been doing strength training all this time, and I wouldn't be having as big an issue, but I didn't, so I am. In addition to getting free of financial debt, I'm planning to start strength training... well... as soon as I get over my most recent injury from this past Friday. When it rains, it pours, right?
I have a nice sized bruise in the small of my back from a bar stool toppling over off the bar and landing square in the small of my back, and this past Monday, my chiropractor couldn't adjust my lower back because the muscle tension was so bad. I've been taking it easy, and I go back this afternoon so she can try again. If it works, then what I've been doing should resolve the problem after a couple of weeks. I *think* it's mostly muscular. If not, then I may have to go on Workers Comp and possibly be out of work for a bit, which I DO NOT want to do.
So yeah, I'll keep ya'll updated on that, and you guys promise to harass me endlessly about strength training once I can do it safely, mmkay?
Maybe one of these days I won't be falling apart anymore, and then we can deal with my anxiety issues about pregnancy. :)
The Good:
My husband is awesome. Regardless of the fact that sometimes I totally take him for granted, he'd totally do anything for me. Sometimes I wonder how I got so lucky to have a guy who'll automatically wake up just enough to rub my feet when I get home from work at 3 in the morning, and he stays out late just to hang out with me when I'm at work, even though he has to be up at 5am. He works at a job that he doesn't necessarily like so that we have a steady paycheck and insurance, so that I can go do what I love. Don't get me wrong, I make good money, but it's not the same week to week, and over the summer it's probably going to suck.
Speaking of work, I love my job. I get to hang out at a fun bar all the time and introduce people to new things they'll love. I am at times a consultant, a teacher, a psychologist, and a friend at my job. I meet tons of new and interesting people, I get to try things I probably never would have otherwise, and I get a good cardio workout there, too.
While finances could always be better, we've managed to pay off a couple of debts, and we're getting really close to paying off a couple others, namely my vehicle and our one remaining credit card debt. Saving up for our future is definitely the next step. Carl has a retirement plan through the school board, but due to the fact that I've job hopped and I never invested, I have nothing. I really need to change that. I'm going to be 30 next year, and in another 30 years, I'm not going to still be bar tending. Let's be real, I'm already falling apart at times, I don't think I'm up for 30 more years of it. I did just get disability coverage through Aflac, and I'm planning to set up more coverage for myself soon, once I figure out whether it's better to go through my work or Carl's for it.
The Bad:
I mentioned I'm falling apart, right? The reality is that I have had four serious car accidents, each with their own complex and different set of injuries, and as a result, most of the joints in my body are kinda loose. A normal chiropractic visit for me involves getting adjustments for my back, neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, and sometimes even my ankles/feet because I'm on them all the time. Things just don't stay in place like they should because ligaments are loose and past hormones issues have only made that worse.
If I'd been smart, I would have been doing strength training all this time, and I wouldn't be having as big an issue, but I didn't, so I am. In addition to getting free of financial debt, I'm planning to start strength training... well... as soon as I get over my most recent injury from this past Friday. When it rains, it pours, right?
I have a nice sized bruise in the small of my back from a bar stool toppling over off the bar and landing square in the small of my back, and this past Monday, my chiropractor couldn't adjust my lower back because the muscle tension was so bad. I've been taking it easy, and I go back this afternoon so she can try again. If it works, then what I've been doing should resolve the problem after a couple of weeks. I *think* it's mostly muscular. If not, then I may have to go on Workers Comp and possibly be out of work for a bit, which I DO NOT want to do.
So yeah, I'll keep ya'll updated on that, and you guys promise to harass me endlessly about strength training once I can do it safely, mmkay?
Maybe one of these days I won't be falling apart anymore, and then we can deal with my anxiety issues about pregnancy. :)