Another Path Taken

So Mark and I came to the realization Monday that getting a house this year doesn't seem feasible. Lame. Which means us getting foster kids might be closer to 2 years from now. And Im ok with that. But we have to renew our lease in August for another 6 months to keep out of debt and save more money....Right now our most costly expense's will be:

• Car Work- Just paid $545 for my non working rear breaks :( 
• Replace Mark's Bumper (Now causing more damage to his car) $800/asap
• My Bday $300 (New Sewing Machine?) June
• Marks Bday $300 (Who knows?) July
• Family Reunion in June in Baltimore (Missing work pay)
• Otakon in August $2000+ (Plane trips, strip club, dog/cat sitter, parking fees, entertainment)
• JROTC/10 year reunion trip $500 October
• Mark needs 2 Root canals and his wisdom teeth surgically removed $1000
• Mark Sleep Study $100?
• Mark Midfacial Degloving (dont google that) TOO MUCH MONEY $5k? in Houston
• And then Christmas, ROT Rally, Renn Faire, Schlitterbahn, Hawaiian Falls and whatever other adventures occur this year

So basically, we have $450 worth of credit card debt. $2000k in savings for our home down payment (With a goal of $7k-9k?) And all of the above listed to be paid this year. Yay! Mark has agreed to work overtime when he is offered it. I am picking up some shifts at School. I also have a contract to do chair massage downtown at the end of the month and I might get over $700 for 2 days worth of work. Yay and awesome!!

I received my Massage Therapist Instructor's License in the mail this week! Very exciting. I got to talk to Dad for 20 minutes, which we both agreed was a record. He just doesnt have long conversations over the phone. But I really appreciated the chat. He is having 6 more weeks of IV antibiotics (after the last 3 months of IV Antibiotics....) to get rid of the infection in his knee (MRSA) so he can have the spacer replaced with a titanium knee. If his kidneys do not fair well (theyve failed twice already) he will need to have his leg amputated. Sigh.

I ran today! Im awesome. I plan on running/walking almost everyday! Time to lose some weight. Again. This time, let's keep it off. Mark and I went grocery shopping and picked up all kinds of goodies including veggies and salad shit. Yep either eggs, chicken and salmon! I am giving myself 2 week goals. The first two weeks include:

• Drink 10 cups of water
• 3-4 Smaller Meals
• 7ish hours of Sleep
• 20 minutes Walk/Run
• Push Ups
• Sit Ups
• Gym/Strength Training
• Eat Veggies and Fruits
• Limit Sweets
• Attempt to log Calories

Shouldn't be too complicated right? My starting Weight? Who knows. Last month the sleep Dr weighed me in at !74 with my clothes on. Not horrible....So if I feel satisfied with my goal keeping in 2 weeks I will:

1. Buy a Scale (Or see if replacing the batteries in the old one fixes it)
2. Consider getting a fitness Diary or blogging more >.>
3. Buy Running Shorts?
4. Get a Tan
5. Buy a New Notebook for Designing dresses and costumes (You know with my new sewing machine I might get for my Bday!?
6. Brew some of my own Kombucha!? (Wow, this chia shit is awesome)

A few things to keep in mind with my Narcolepsy. Provigil can suppress the appetite, which would be awesome. Come on medicine and side effects! Carbs and large meals cause sleep attacks and increase my EDS (excessive daytime sleepiness, think of how you feel after staying awake for 3 days straight, that's me). I need to wake up as soon as the alarm goes off. NO SNOOZING. I need to drink much more water, I am always so dehydrated and that contributes to my hunger.

Alright my non existent readers. Good day!