Today's Goals Achieved

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I know today is only one day, but I actually achieved my goals today! My mom ended up waking me around 9:30am, and I was out of bed before 10! Good first step... After having breakfast, I ended up going for my run. I actually ran further today than the other day when I was running for the first time, so that was a good accomplishment. Until later on today, I didn't have a running playlist on my iPod, so I was running to the same song, repeated about 4 times, which gave me enough time to run as much as I was able. The other day, I did not run long enough for the whole song to run through even once, but today I accomplished that! From my parents' house, I ran for the first 3 minutes or so, then walked some. I ran 2 other times, including down one full street which was probably about 400 yards or so. I know it isn't that far, but it was for me! I still had trouble breathing and that was the one thing that kept holding me back, but I was happy that I was able to run a bit farther. Tonight, I feel like one gigantic bruise, but I just took some Aleve, so hopefully it'll feel better soon.

After running, I came in and my mom was doing her pilates, but we ended up sitting at her computer and buying upbeat songs on iTunes to add to her running playlist. We ended up with 41 songs to run to! So now I have a nice upbeat playlist to run to and won't have to run to the same song on endless repeat any longer! My mom and dad do their running inside on the treadmill, but I truly think it's much more exciting and fun to run outdoors! My mom agrees, but she thinks that I've definitely picked a challenging time to start running as the weather is so cold. Pretty soon, I'm going to have to start wearing gloves and a fleece headband to keep my hands and ears warm! I actually need to get some pants to run in instead of shorts - my mom lent me a pair of her workout pants today, but I'll have to get my own.

This afternoon, my mom and I actually had another really good heart-to-heart conversation about things going on with me lately. I talked to her about some of the stuff I've been working on with my psychiatrist lately, and I think she was really glad I told her some of this stuff. She said that I should feel that I can come to her anytime with stuff that's bothering me or that I'm working on because then she'll be more aware of it and maybe be able to help me. This is true because some of the things I'm working on concern my relationship with my parents, and my fears about disappointing or upsetting them by the choices that I make. My mom has the same fears about her interactions with people, so we talked a lot about how becoming more aware of these things can be the first step to making it better. It was a really good conversation, and I'm really glad that I was able to talk to her about all this stuff!

I ended up staying at my parents' house through dinner. (And yes, we did end up watching the previously recorded episode of "House" that I mentioned in my last post!) Dinner was great, and then I met up with my bf at the King of Prussia Mall to look for some stuff. He needs a new cell phone, and I need a new laptop battery for my Powerbook, which now only lasts about 5 minutes before dying, if that. He's decided to order a cell phone online instead, and the Apple store was closed for renovations, so I'll have to wait a bit for the battery! I did get a Christmas scrub top, which made me feel good! :) I actually have never had one of those, and this year I'll be working Christmas for the first time since I became a nurse.

Once we got home to my apartment, Jason created his first blog! He'd asked for my help in creating it, but then got annoyed when I tried to help him set up some of the elements! haha... That's okay - he isn't so sure about all this blogging stuff as it is! He just hasn't gotten addicted yet like the rest of us blogging addicts! :) Now we're settling down on the couch to watch "Troy" which is one of his favorite movies, but not one I've gotten into much! Tomorrow I'm going to try running again (with my new playlist!) and then do some cleaning around here! Not sure what else is planned, but we'll see! Sorry for the mundane day update, but hey, it's my blog and I can write what I want, right?? hehe Have a great night everyone, and don't forget to turn your clocks back!! (Extra sleep!! YIPPEE!! Just what I need! lol)