Just Call Me "Doctor"

This morning, I did not get my butt out of bed. My alarm went off and everything, but I could not get myself out of bed. I was tired and kind of figured that I'd already broken my week challenge, so no point in dragging myself out of bed 1.5 hours earlier than necessary. So, oops? But, Ali and I are committing to three mornings a week, so I promise I'll do my minimum three this week!


Anyway, I got up at 6:45 and got ready. I had the same thing for breakfast today as I did yesterday. And it was still yummy:

I also packed some goodies for the day:

At work, I was really pumped because Mike (and Carrie...boo) were back from their business trip and that meant that I would probably have stuff to do again! However, I was very wrong. Mike had nothing for me to do and said once he had something, he would e-mail me. In the mean time, I could read more thermo. Uh, that sucks. I hate going to work and having nothing to do. Again, I didn't study so hard in undergrad to have nothing to do. So, I was feeling pretty defeated. I was bitching to Sheli about how much I hate my job and then I got this e-mail:

I immediately freaked out and started shaking. I wanted to vomit, laugh, cry, do a happy dance, and scream on the top of my lungs...all at once. I texted my close friends and called my  mom (who had to be pulled out of a school assembly) and nearly started crying when my mom got on the phone. I have been so beaten down by boredom, loneliness, and the lack of intellectual stimulation that I didn't know what I was going to do if I had to deal with another year of working at Lubrizol. But now I don't have to. That's right, folks. I'm going to be a doctor!


I pretty much shat away the rest of the morning talking on the phone, texting, and freaking out in general. Then I came home, paid my deposit, and ate an English muffin pizza. And because I was still in schock, I forgot to take a picture of my lunch. Sorry about that!


During the afternoon at work, I still didn't have much to do. Sheli and I went to Ace Hardware to sit around in lawn chairs for 15 minutes get some stuff for the lab and then we got some slurpees. By the time I got back, I had two shipments to finish and then decided it was time to tell Mike that I got into medical school. To be honest, he didn't really care and was more concerned with when I was going to leave than the fact that I had just gotten one step closer to my dream. So, I was a bit let down by him. Oh well. I was probably still excited enough for the both of us!


After work, I came home, changed into my gym clothes and gave my workout my all. I really, really, really don't want to be the fat girl at med school and so, I'm going to make some new goals right here and right now:

1. I will go to the gym three times a week in the mornings
2. I will do some kind of exercise after work everyday, be it going to the gym, rollerblading or riding my bike
3. I will get my eating habits under control. This is going to be hardest the week before my period as I tend to binge during this time
4. I will drink at least four bottles of water everyday

I'm also going to talk to Mark about some diet and cardio tips. But when I saw him at the gym today, we were too busy talking about how awesome we are for me to focus too much on exercise: I got into med school and it looks as though he'll be taking over as the head trainer at the Midland Community Center. He's amazing and totally deserves it, so I hope it works out for him!

Anywho, after the gym, I came home and finished up the last of my quesadilla leftovers. Yum!

Then I spent my night watching more of the Voice, talking on the phone, ghcat, and facebook with friends, and being humbled by all of the support and congratulations I received. And now, I'm going to head to bed early because I need to get my obese butt to the gym in the morning!