Consistency will clearly never be my forte when it comes to blogging. Or weight loss. Or my goal list...
I don't even know where to start, since I feel like I've glossed over many details even since we moved.
Long story short: I just kept gaining weight. And my goal list was for the most part ignored; I don't know that I'll finish it.
Right now, I would love to see 202. (I saw 215 yesterday). I did get an LTO for Sept-Dec, teaching science (which I never have in a regular semester) and it was pure insanity. I loved the experience, but it was the most challenging job I've had. I was exhausted and at a full blown sprint for 4 months. I'm still decompressing, and it was over a week ago. I had no time to meal plan or prep, and I know that that is definitely not just an excuse this time. But of course that meant I ate. And I was stressed and overwhelmed, so I ate even more. And I definitely did not exercise.
There was no time to do anything for myself. My evenings and weekends consisted of lesson planning and marking. Doing anything for pleasure or for my own well-being was pretty much not an option. So my poor goal list sat untouched for the last few months. At one point I sat down with Nick to review and revise some of the goals, particularly the weight related ones, since they were now impossible to complete by the February deadline (that is VERY quickly approaching... I haven't had time to stop and think about how I feel about that). I'm really torn at this point; there is no possible way I can finish everything left in two months (and I have a 1 month supply job already lined up for January). I don't like changing the goals to something easier just so I can finish it, but I can't stand the idea of not finishing. That's my next thing on my list of to-do's, figuring out what to do about that...
For now I'm just trying to organize the chaos in the house post-Christmas, post-LTO insanity. I feel like after focusing so intently on teaching for several months, I've developed a bit of ADD; I can't focus on one thing for too long it seems lately. I'm restless and can't sit still and just finish something. I hope I snap out of that soon; I honestly do want to get my goal list. I actually have a bag of library books, all classics, but they aren't very appealing and I have little desire to read them. But I'll have to see what I do with my list...
It's a good thing 2014 is coming soon; 2013 has been a whirlwind of good things, but the chaos has been insane. Maybe we will have a quieter year this next spin around the sun?
