It's been a while

Oh boy has it been a while since I've updated this thing. I've made quite a few changes lately and I'm working on making even more. First of all, school is going well. I survived my first semester as a teacher. I had lots of funny memories and have learned a lot. I talked to my principal about me having a job next year. It should have been a very unofficial conversation, but he basically said that I will have a job next year and that he would be an idiot to get rid of me. That made me extremely happy. I can't wait until next year. I will be a much better teacher. I keep learning all the time. I was just going through some old lesson plans and realized that they were certifiable crap, but oh well that's why I'm changing things. I had to say goodbye to a few of my super seniors that were finishing up a semester. One of my seniors who is extremely adorable and great came to my homeroom to say goodbye on his last day. He gave me an unexpected huge hug. When he pulled away he has tears in his eyes and said "I don't want to leave." Ugh! I almost broke down crying right then and there. I told him that he had to, I was proud of him. I also told him that he had to get a job, go to school and continue to be brilliant. No matter how hard my job is and how thankless it can be on most days, that moment is what made my semester.
The other change I made in my life happened in November. It was actually the week before thanksgiving. I was becoming quite depressed about my current health and realized that I was heading down a very dangerous path. Nothing per say was actually wrong with me, but I just was not happy with my energy level, digestive issues, being sick all the time, and my increasing pant size (eeks). I bought the biggest loser 30 day jump start book just to read and see if there was anything that could motivate my big ass. I read through the first couple of chapters and the way that they put alot of things were pretty easy and inspiring for me. I told my parents that I wanted to try to eat extremely healthy for at least one week. I told them that I didn't want to commit to some long term unrealistic goal. Just try the recipes in the book for a week and see what happens. My parents were on board which made life much easier. One trip to the grocery store, and $300 later, I was ready to embark on my test week. It was an interesting week to say the least. Some things tasted really great and let's put it this way, I ate one blueberry and puked. I realized that no matter how healthy a food item might be and how motivated I am to eat it, if I don't like it I don't like it. I also learned that there are cheaper substitutes for many items that I purchased. It was a learning process. Anyways, the week went by and I felt amazing. I had so much energy, my stomach aches decreased a ton, and I lost a few pounds. My parents also felt amazingly. We decided to go another week. We have been continueing ever since. I'm currently down 12 pounds as of last Monday. It is going very slowly, but that is ok. I'm happy each week that I manage to keep weight off. It's considered a life style change rather than a diet. This is just how I eat now and I'm not going to lie, I do cheat. Like this weekend. It was fat girl's birthday and being that she is tall and skinny she is also anti-healthy food. We ended up eating baker's square, pie, and birthday cake. Then Jacklyn came home and insisted that we go out for breakfast. I'm not good at picking healthy foods when I go out to eat. I will eventually graduate to this, but for now I'm not going to beat myself up about it. I try to focus on one thing at a time until I reach mastery level. hehe. I'm such a teacher.
I've made some other small changes, like I've maintained the general cleanliness of my bedroom. I have not been able to do this for more than a week since I was a child and my dad used to clean my room. Hmm, what else. I don't know I'm just more organized. I'm just a happier and healthier person, mentally and physically. I just have to keep it up now.