Scaling Back....But a Good Thing

I talked with Ben last night. We are going to scale back a bit on our time together. We are still extremely happy together, but he needs time to study. It was great spending so much time together in the beginning to really start to get to know one another. Now I want to still spend time with my smokin' hottie, but I also need time for other things....I want to cultivate a few new friendships with coworkers, train for this mini-marathon, scrapbook with my mom, etc. I have always struggled with balance in my life, and I think I need a little bit of balance in the relationship.

He did not bring up anything about time spent together, etc only that he needed to study more. Just in reflecting about everything this morning, I'm ok with us not spending every waking moment together on the weekend.

Although, I am delighted that he will be here in a few minutes to spend some time with me this evening! In the morning it is the Family Fun and Fitness Walk! :)

Humbled and Blessed

This week I am doing consulting work with the Adult Education program I work for. I am doing some observation of classes, but I also wanted to work in small groups with students to see how I could best offer my advice.

All I can say is that I am so humbled and blessed. I have never really struggled with learning. School work has always come easy to me. Watching and helping these people who are struggling with basic reading, math, and writing concepts has truly put things into perspective for me.

It also makes me think more about teaching my students. Every minute I teach them matters. I don't want my students to struggle through life as many of these people have done.

Fat Jeans verses Current Jeans...

Sorry for the blurry image. On the bottom are my fattest pants, the pants I wore down to have surgery. On top are the pants I am currently in. WOW! WOW! WOW!

Rethinking Thin...

This book was quite interesting. It went into the history of dieting. At times it was pretty heavy on research. I think it would be an excellent read for those who have been "naturally" thin for their entire life. It really talks about the struggles of losing weight, and how hard it is to maintain weight loss. I know I stink at writing book reviews, but this was a good read. If anyone wants to borrow it, email me.