Happy Easter everyone! Dawn, what a great post to get us all in the right frame of mind today. I think we all need to be reminded sometimes about what is truly important.
Today weight is holding steady at 147.5. I seem to be in a good groove right now. Yesterday, I decided to run on the treadmill again for my cardio and was able to up it to 20 whole minutes!!!! I was so excited yesterday morning before working out, and even more so later. What is this, me actually looking forward to doing cardio? Something isn't right in the world. It's actually a sad to me that I won't be working out today or tomorrow. My current plan is to workout 4 times per week. I can always add an extra day later. I am quite sore, though, but in a good way. I really feel my quads, inner thighs, and love-handles, which can only be a good thing
I've got a big decision that I need to make sometime this week. Friday I randomly decided to go look at apts. I have to let my current place know at the end of May if I plan on returning next year. I will not be moving until August if I do. I just wanted to see what else was out there. Most of the places I saw were either too small or pricey, but I fell in love with one. Currently I have a one bedroom, 800 square feet and pay 600 per month. This new place has a special right now for 2 bed/2 full baths, 1300 square feet, for 599 per month. Not only that, but it has everything my current place has (washer/dryer included, fitness center, pool, lots of closet space, balconies so I can grill out). It's also a beautiful community. It's a great deal, and the woman was going to see if they would give me the deal for August, which no other complex was willing to commit to. She's supposed to let me know tomorrow. If my current place was going to increase my rent for next year, my decision would be made. I'd leave. So I asked yesterday and explained about the deals I'd been offerred elsewhere. They said that they would keep my rent the same if I want to renew my lease this week. So this is my dilemma. If they give me the great rent at the new place, do I take it? My rent would be the nearly the same, but I'd have a whole lot more space. Is more space good? Or will it just mean that I feel like I need to spend money to fill it, and will I be annoyed b/c I have to clean it? Also, I forgot to mention that the new place has the option of paying 35 dollars per month for a garage, which would be heaven! I am so tired of scraping off my car in the mornings. The thing I'd be most scared of is that the new place is in a completely different location than my current one. I am a 10 minute drive now from work, and right in the heart of civilization, near the freeway, and very close to DBF. This new place is in Delaware, which is a small town. I have never lived in a small town before, and it has a very different feel. It would increase my drive to work to between 15-20 on back, country roads. It would increase my distance from DBF to about 30 minutes, although I am not sure what he is doing next year. His lease runs up in October, and he's in LOVE with this new place. He's actually the one who recommended it. So, do I want to spend more time driving to and from work? Will I feel at home in a small town? I do get sick of Dublin sometimes, b/c everyone is so wealthy, stuck-up, and into themselves, and in a way, I think I'd be more comfortable in a more laid back town. But it's scary and would be a big change. AAAAaaaaacckkkk! So, that's all my jumbled thoughts right now. I need to talk it over with my family tonight at Easter dinner. If any of you have any insights too, I would greatly appreciate them.
Hope you all have a wonderful day!