Thanks!

I would like to thank the people who read and comment on my journals. I may not acknowledge you a lot, but I read every comment and am thankful that you took the time out of your day to read my ramblings. Joyce, I can't believe that you think of me when you walk... I can't tell you how proud I was to read your comment. It makes me want to set the bar higher and do even more. I can't believe I'm someone's goal-setter. Or whatever it's called when someone wants to be like you. It just made me feel really good, and I wanted to take the time and say thanks. Ann, Good 2 Go, Marie, and others who read this make me feel good. I'm feeling good today, and I wanted to share the love, so I'm calling out the people who I know read this and comment. Thanks again, guys... it really does mean a lot to me to have people comment.
Today was a good day. I woke up after a good night's sleep (12 hours) and went to work. I helped out a lot at work, at the Information Desk, making phone calls in Spanish. It felt good to use my Spanish again, and I can talk faster in Spanish now when I make the calls. I'm getting used to it again. Too bad tomorrow I have to work in Managed Care. I tried going over there today, but nobody was around so I went to the Information Desk instead. I'm glad I did... I had a fun time with Nadine and Daisy. I stayed all the way until 5pm, when I left and went to the gym. I was only in the gym for a bit, but I got a good workout in. Today is my strength training day, so I was using the machines in the gym instead of going on the bike like I do when it's my cardio days. After the gym I went home and did some stuff around the house, cooked and ate dinner, and now I'm on the computer.
My mood today is great. I'm just feeling good today, and it doesn't feel like I'm hypomanic. I was super tired today when I first woke up, but drinking coffee helped. I need to go to the store soon and get my coffee ground. I bought whole bean coffee by accident, and so I need to get it ground at the store. I don't have a coffee grinder, or anything smaller than a blender to grind it in. I'm a bit nervous about using one in the store, since it's been a while since I bought my coffee there, but it shouldn't be an issue. I wish I could have gone today, since I feel so good it wouldn't have mattered to me at all. I'm just feeling good, calm and all that. I'm not over-energized like I am when I'm hypomanic. I'm just feeling good.
I think it has to do with my trip coming up in less than a week now. I can't believe that in less than a week I'm going to be in LA! I'm coming home, baby! I get to see my friends and family, have fun with my stepdad and get to see my Nana. I will be staying with my stepdad, who has internet and I'm going to be taking my laptop, so I will still be posting journals while I'm there. I'm going to my aunt's for a couple of days and I don't know if she has internet there, but if she does, I will post my journals when I'm at my aunt's. Otherwise, they will just wait until I get back from her place. That's where my Nana is, and I'm excited to see her. I haven't seen anyone for almost 2 years now, and I've lost a lot of weight and I hope people notice! I'm just .5 pounds away from my goal now, I'm at 225.5 pounds. I've managed to lose all the weight from Christmas and my mom's, and now I'm closing in on the last bit to make me go to LA at the lightest weight yet!
Food today was good... I'm at the higher range of my calories, but that's good. I'm still in range. I had a nice dinner tonight, regular dinner. That's chicken, corn and mashed potatoes. I also had a salad, and it was yummy. I'm going to have a small piece of Geo's Key Lime Pie tonight as well. I've planned for it in my calories. I'm glad that Geo made it... He knows how to cook and bake, but doesn't do it often. I like when he cooks and bakes, though. It gets him yummy food that he's in control of. When you make your own stuff, you know what goes into it and it can be healthier. You pay more attention to the food that way. Stress today was low... I had a bit of stress at the desk trying to understand people in Spanish, but I managed to get by. It's hard when people speak fast and you can't understand them, but you just do the best you can. Sleep last night was good.. I only woke up a couple times, and that's pretty good for me. Mood today was great.. I hope tomorrow is just as good!