What a week!

So I am so so sorry I haven't updated all week, it's been a bit of a crazy one. Well, in some ways that is. I've also been using this week to kind of relax and recharge since it's my one week off from my summer classes and I am not doing so hot in one of my classes so I was hoping I could regroup this week. Starting tonight I am going to catch up in that class and study for my mid-term in the other one. I can't believe I am this close to my General Studies Associate. But I have to say, I am starting to get really anxious and ready for this fall. My life is going to change and is headed on a completely different path, a path that could make or break me and that my friends is exciting. I am nervous because my life is going to be crazy and the stress is already causing me a few health issues but I only have to do this for 2 years and then it's a little bit of nursing school, and after that, my degrees (except my master's) aren't as involved. I am also starting to look into the housing market and that's been pretty awesome. The problem is, a lot of houses here around this area have a few issues like no Central A/C and heating (that's a deal breaker) and wood paneling. Yes, I know I could paint it but it's not very energy efficient and where there's wood paneling there's also usually old insulation so I'd have to tear down the walls, put new insulation in and drywall the house.

So how's the challenge? Well, I can't weigh myself until Sunday morning so I'm not 100% yet. I've been doing a little better with my snacking, now it's just breaking my habit of Chick Fil A lol. I'm doing more snacking with grapes and today snacking on those throughout the day has actually kept me full except for getting chick fil a for lunch since it was free food day (yep, I dressed up like a cow lol!). I went grocery shopping today and actually bought more baked stuff and things I can make at home to keep me from falling into the temptation of going out to eat. It's just so hard eatting healthy on a college student's budget and with my time limitations. I went to the gym on Saturday and did a lot of cardio. I've been kind of limited on doing anything physical this week since I've had a health issue....

Looks like I have TMJ syndrome which means my Temporomandibular Joint (your jaw joint) on my left side is inflammed and the muscles are unhappy for some reason. I've had joint pain in that area for about 2 weeks but coming home from July 4th with Karla and Kimbra and the gang I had extreme pain. I got home, put some Orajel on the area and took some pain meds and finally got to bed about 5:30am. Well, 12 hours later I was back in pain so I headed into the ER. They couldn't do much except give me an anti-inflammatory medicine and refer me to my ENT so it looks like I'll be seeing my doctor who did my tonsilectomy last year on Tuesday. I had the MRI to check out the tissues and bones today. So let's keep our fingers crossed it's as simple as giving me a stint or mouthguard to wear when I sleep.

Anyways, the puppy dog is in a super sweet mood so if you made it through this entire post yay for you! It was long, I know. Love you guys!

Brenda