Awesome Day!!

EXCITING HAPPY NEWS!!!

At the gym today I found out that I am going to be hired on next fall. As you know, I was really afraid this wouldn't happen since they are downsizing and I am not a gymnast. But I guess I'm lucky all the gymnasts are busy during the day ;P I'll be teaching pretty much all the preschool classes and a new girl's level one class. I've taught level one rec class this summer, which is a little different. It's usually just for kids that do gymnastics in the summer, but it's offered at a discount price in order to draw the kids in and develop and interest. The level one during the school year is mostly made up of kids that are a bit more "serious."

I have about 12 1/2 hours of teaching, but that doesn't include subbing and any office hours I might have. My raise is also still a mystery too...that's because my boss hasn't actually mentioned any of this too me. The receptionist happen to mention the fall schedule was made and I asked her sneak it out for me to peek at. So I don't know about how much the raise will be. Depending on everything else, more than likely I will still be at Wal-Mart on the weekends. But that's something I can live with.

This is really exciting because the parents have been asking me what my schedule will be in the fall. I know I'm doing a good job when the parents ask me stuff like that. And when my little ones will run up to me in public and give me a big hug. And when their moms tell me they've been asking about gymnastics all week. And when I get discounts at the stores their parents work at, and the kids come in with pictures they drew for me. This job is so much more than a paycheck to me. I've never had a job more rewarding than teaching what I love. I was really sad when I had to leave the dance studio and am so glad I found a similar job out here in Idaho. And I am so happy that I get to spend more time doing it :)

IN OTHER NEWS>>>>>

****warning. This part may get a little...personal. maybe a little TMI***

So I went to the doctor today to get a refill of birth control. I've been out for about a month and have been dreading going on it again. Since I am prone to migraines, I have to be on progesterone-only pills. In the year I have been using them, I've gained a noticeable amount of weight and feel bloated about 85% of the time. I lead a pretty active lifestyle, but this doesn't seem to matter. I was much thinner when I wasn't on BC and less active. There is this other thing I could use, but it's like...really weird...and twice as expensive.

Girls, you totally know what I'm talking about. It sucks feeling like you're going to start 3 weeks out of the month. And when your favorite clothes are a bit to snug, you don't feel like yourself. And when you don't feel like yourself you don't feel sexy. And when you don't feel sexy you don't feel like...you know. And then you feel like your hubby doesn't think you are sexy. So why even be on BC in the first place? It's a vicious circle.

While in this vicious circle I've taken some headache medicine that later I found out had caffeine in it. It made me a little light headed, but the next morning I didn't feel bloated and I looked like a bikini model. Once, Aubrey gave me some Pamprin and it had the same effect. Someone told me the ingredients are similar in diet pills. So I got a bright idea.

I told Matt I would only go back on BC if I could take diet pills to counteract with the bloating. It supposedly won't have an effect on the success of the BC pills themselves. He's very skeptical of this experiment but willing to let me try it. Not before giving me all the warnings first. He made me promise I won't get addicted to them and that I won't let them make me sick. But I'm not worried. I'm not trying to loose a significant amount of weight, and I won't take them everyday - just to counteract the bloating.

I took some about 4 hours ago, right before lunch. I noticed that I only ate half of what I normally do before my stomach felt full, which is cool. Now I'm feeling kinda weird. Like I'm REALLY full. And I'm a little dizzy. But I just read on the bottle your suppose to take only one pill the first day. Not two like I did. You only start taking too after the third day, but I probably won't, cuz I don't like feeling this way. Other than that, I don't notice anything different.

Except I did just type 50 words in the last 4.5 seconds. Weird. Anyway, let me know if any of you guys have tried this and how it worked out for you.