So, February was a pretty good month for me....

I finally started training for the position I was awarded in October at work

Which means, I'm working days again, yipppeeeee!

I got dumped via text - which was actually pretty appropriate seeing as how nearly the entire relationship was conducted by text     That's a year of my life I'll never get back....big dummy.

I lost 10 lbs which may or may not be linked to being dumped.  I'm leaning towards NOT.

I made and followed through on some financial decisions that I've ignored for the last 2 yrs. 

I've begun to have a life again.

So there ya have it in a nutshell, Terri is moving right along.  Man, was I ever in a rut.  I don't know why you don't realize that before you start having trouble seeing over the sides, but that's how it usually works out.  Ok, I knew I was in one, just didn't know how to get out of it and so tried to ignore it.  Trust me, this is not something I recommend  

My new job is entitled Financial Counselor.  I get a kick out of saying that.  Yes, I am a Financial Counselor.  (You have to say it with the caps)  Makes it sound like I know enough about finances to counsel someone on the topic, huh?  Well, I guess I do, DON'T GET IN DEBT!  that much I know  *L*  So yeah, all I do all day long is sit on hold with insurance companies getting patients benefits and pre-authorizations for their stay in Hotel Local Hospital.  BUT, I get off at 4:30 and the sun is still shining for hours afterward so....you gotta have trade offs 

Nate turned 26 on March 13th.  I am shocked that I am old enough to have a 26 yr old.  Sheesh, where did that time go? 

I will be 50 this year.  FIFTY.  Yep, I've survived for 50 years, yeah me! 

Speaking of 50...thats how many more pounds I'm gonna lose in 2010.  10 at a time, baby........

Ok, here's the irony of the financial counselor thing...I just filed bankruptcy.  Normally this is not something I would tell ya, being of such a personal, humiliating nature.  But I gotta tell ya, 3 yrs ago I would have been humiliated and ashamed...not now.  When I lost my job in March 2008 so did 200,000 other Ohioans.  I was perfectly able to pay my bills with my old job - not so with the new one.  You can't lose 1/2 of your income and still keep up on all the same bills, it's just impossible.  And that's no exaggeration, I am making almost exactly 1/2 of what I did.  No shame in my game, darlin, I am admitting defeat and moving on.  I'm thankful to have a job and that it keeps me in my house, at this point I can't ask for much more when people all around us are losing their homes.

Hmm...what else is going on?  Not a whole lot really.  I'm just getting used to being on days again, trying to work into some kind of routine so that I use my evenings to my best advantage.  Started on the treadmill again, working to get to that 20 minute mile (I did it in 22.37 minutes tonight *g*)   I find myself taking more "Me" time, little things that I had abandoned - working out, painting my nails, coloring my hair, moisturizing 

Ok, time to take my beautiful self to bed for my nightly beauty rest.  Don't have a heart attack when you see I've posted here!

As always, I love you guys