Good News/Bad News

Good News: I survived my last music festival of the season today. Things went well, and I'm starting to earn some respect in the district. Hopefully, it will help save my job if the Elementary Program gets cut.

Bad News: I'm sick again. After school yesterday I felt especially wiped out. I also started to get stuffy & had a mild sore throat. I didn't sleep a wink last night. First I couldn't shut my brain off. Then, I couldn't find a comfortable temperature. Next, I was stuffy enough that I started breathing thru my mouth, which caused me to snore, which made my throat extremely sore & got so loud at times that it woke me up. This morning I couldn't breath, my throat ached constantly, I got hot & cold flashes, & felt dizzy spells. I had to go to work today because it was our orchestra festival. Luckily I could sit most of the day & listen to the other orchestras. I left soon after school got out & took a nap. Hopefully, I'll get better soon.

Good News: We have 25 days left of school.

Bad News: We have 25 days left of school. :)

I'm Back! Time to catch up...

This is my first spring flower bed. I planted the bulbs & the pansies last fall & have enjoyed watching them bloom. Not bad, huh?


This is my bike on my car. I think it looks pretty cool.



This is my bike close up. Its pretty awesome, huh?

Well, I can't believe it has been over a month since I blogged last. I wish I could say a lot of things have happened, but I can't. I bet I can sum the month up in 100 words or less. :) I'm finally feeling better. It was slow going for awhile, but spring break finally put me over the top. I believe not having to think about work for 5 days did the trick. Needless to say, I wimped out on the 5k race because I hadn't been training for 2 months. I feel bad, but what can I do? It also took a while to get back to the gym. I finally went back today. It wasn't a great workout, but it felt good to be working out again. I also weigh 224.8 lbs. Not great, but not terrible either. I plan to go several times this week. I need a good stress reliever from work. The kids are driving me crazy! Its going to be a long month.

I also bought a new mountain bike. I have wanted one for years, but could never find the money. I recently received some extra money for teaching Jazz Band early morning & I decided to put it to good use. I shopped at 4 different stores & found one that will work great for me. Its a 2008 Jamis Durango with disc brakes, 24 speeds, & locking front suspension. It rides great! I love it! My friend & I went riding along the Jordan Parkway last Saturday & it was awesome! I really wanted to go riding today, but it wouldn't stop raining. That's how I ended up in the gym. I had to vent my frustrations out somehow. Anyway, I'm looking forward to riding all summer & taking it to Moab in October. Here are some pictures.

Getting back into the habit...

Well, I'm still not 100% better, but I think I will try to exercise this week. I planned on exercising tonight, but talked myself out of it. I convinced myself I had too much school-work to do. I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL SUMMER! Truthfully, I have reached burnout. I will try exercising again on Thursday. I won't have an excuse on Thursday, so that should be a good day to start. I'll also plan to exercise on Friday & Saturday. That will still be 3 days this week. On a positive note, I have been better at managing my eating habits, my finances, and reading my scriptures. I also found out I will be getting a big check for teaching Jazz band before school. It was an unexpected $1200! I want to put 1/2 towards my credit card & use the other half to buy a bike! I'm so excited. I'm suppose to get it sometime in April or May, so the next time my family goes to Moab, I can ride my bike instead of sitting in the back of the hot jeep. Yippee! Well, I guess I had better get some work done. I'll post again soon.

On the mend??

Well, three weeks later, I'm still not feeling better. My antibiotics are almost gone & I'm still stuffed up, coughing up crap, & have body aches. Maybe my doctor was right & all I have is a nasty virus. Last Saturday night, I finally gave in & bought a humidifier. It has been a huge help in getting me to sleep. I still wake up occasionally during the night, but I can usually fall right back to sleep with out having to get up and take more drugs. I slept all day last Sunday & felt a little better. But, this week has been long & stressful & any progress I made was lost by Thursday. Thankfully, because of parent teacher conferences this week, we had Friday off. After spending some time watching TV with my brother Thursday night, I fell asleep & didn't wake up until 9:30 Friday morning. I got up, ate breakfast, watched The Biggest Loser, & went back to bed around 11:30 AM. I woke up again round 2:30 PM. I kept thinking I needed to get stuff done, but all I felt like doing was watching TV. I managed to shower & go to the store, but was in bed by 9:30PM. I hope I can finally get over this crap. I want to start working out again. I've got about a month now until the 5K race. Even if I'm feeling better, this week will be difficult to get to the gym. Monday I have to go to Costco & buy stuff for Enrichment, Tuesday I have rehearsal, Wednesday I'm going to see Pirates at Hale, Thursday I have to prep & serve our Relief Society dinner. I guess I'll resume workouts next weekend.