bleckwoman

It is my last day before returning to work full time tomorrow, so I wanted to relax today. I decided today was going to be about me! I started with exercise.
I did manage a 2 mile walk today and my knee has been ok thus far. I hope that is a good thing.

I also had to go shopping for a couple new bras due to the ones I had ripping. So I got two bras and then noticed a huge clearance section in the store. They had a lot of their summer stuff on sale for 75% off. I thought well maybe I could find a dressy tank top that I could wear with Capris for work. (it is suppose to be hot all week and my classroom will be unbearable). So I start looking in the 18/20 sections and find nothing. About to give up hope, I decided to look in the 14/16 section just for fun. Well I found this brown dressy looking tank top, and I decided to buy it and take it home without trying it on. I figured well if it doesn’t fit now it will fit by next summer, and it was only $3 on sale. It was originally marked $15.
So I buy it then get home and decide to try it on thinking well it probably won’t fit. Low and behold, it actually did fit!!!! I could fit in a size 14/16 shirt! I mean it was from Lane Bryant which is larger clothes but still 14/16!!!! I was wearing a 26/28 or 30/32 not long ago! This made my day today!!!
Then to top it all off, my mom’s friend who has been cleaning out her closets and sending the clothes to me some of which still had tags on them, sent me 2 huge bags full of clothes!!! I am going to be the best dressed teacher this year!! My favorite thing she sent me was a jumper that zips up the front! I’ll have to take pictures when I do wear it, which won’t be until it gets cooler!
I love getting these hand me downs from that lady, the clothes are practically brand new! And she is saving me tons of money! The only thing is most of her shirts that she has sent are larger sizes, which I can wear, but I have to wear them with like a tank top or something under them and leave them unbuttoned. They would be too big otherwise, but the pants are perfect!!

I am so excited!!! This was a great day and a perfect way to end the summer. I have been struggling all summer trying to loose, and then gaining and loosing and gaining again. Total I have only lost like 4 pounds over the last 2 months since I have been on vacation. I am hoping that going back to work will change that. I will be on a set schedule and stuff now. I am also hoping that my battle with the sadness and depression will go away now that I am going back to work wand will have my students back. I can’t wait to see what everyone says about my progress when I go in tomorrow. I might not have lost much , but I think my body has gotten toner since school let out in June. I think I might take some measurements again and see how they look.

But for now I better get some shut eye. I have to be up early tomorrow and get ready to go back to work. I’ll let you all know how it went when I get home!