Goals Update: June

Tomorrow starts my birthday month - Yippee!!

1. GET REGULAR EXERCISE/COMMIT TO THE GYM - I have been feeling really good about this.  With the exception of a week or two when I could only make it twice, I've been consistently going to the gym three times a week.  I feel good about it and I've been feeling a lot better about my body - which was what I wanted to achieve.  I'm still trying to get over to the beach yoga classes I signed up for, but the weather hasn't been cooperating.

2. DEVELOP THAT CAREER PATH - Well, as I mentioned - I passed my CAE exam.... I'm super excited about this.  This is a HUGE step for my career.  And hopefully I will have a job lined up here in the next week.  I'm making progress... but steps here.  

3. BE MORE WILLING TO BE SPUR OF THE MOMENT -  Trying.  My lack of a schedule right now allows me to be sort of spur of the moment at all times.  So it's hard to practice this right now. 

Life Update

Holy cow - I didn't realize I did not post during the ENTIRE month of June.  I'm sorry!

I'm not really sure where this blog is heading in the future.  It might disappear - like so many blogs when the time comes.

I have some updates to share with you all.

First, I had a BLAST during my very first pin up contest.  I didn't make it to the second round, but I made some new friends and had a fantastic time.  Here are a few photos from the day.

Strange Beauty Show did our hair for the day and Bomber Betty Cosmetics did our makeup.

 We had a photographer that walked around with us to take some photos.  It was fun to take a few photos with the classic cars.

Second, I PASSED my certification exam I took back in May!  I had forgotten about waiting for the results since it was 7-8 weeks since I took the exam.  But by the time that week rolled around (last week), I was SURE that I had failed and I was seriously avoiding checking my mail.  Thankfully, Justin told me that I should just suck it up and check it.  I almost fainted in the hallway when I opened it to see that I passed!!  This is a HUGE step towards my career goals.

Also, the very next day, I got a call that I was offered this job I really wanted.  I am going to wait to talk more about that until I actually have the contract signed and done...  it was a crazy week for sure!

Goals Update: May

While my employment situation continues to be at a standstill, I'm trying to be optimistic about having some summertime off.  I'm trying to schedule things so I can take advantage of it - free stuff. :)

1. GET REGULAR EXERCISE/COMMIT TO THE GYM - I'm back at it.  I restarted last week after my surgery recovery and I'm looking forward to continuing this.  Once I feel confident that my toe will be normal, I'd like to get back to the workouts that Lauren made for me.  For right now, I'm just pumping out about 45 minutes of circuit weight lifting on my own.

2. DEVELOP THAT CAREER PATH - Job hunting is priority #1 however, I should find out the results of my CAE exam (man, I'm nervous) in about 3-4 weeks... maybe 2 if I'm lucky.  

3. BE MORE WILLING TO BE SPUR OF THE MOMENT -  Trying.  My lack of a schedule right now allows me to be sort of spur of the moment at all times.  So it's hard to practice this right now. 

Well hello there!

Yikes!  I haven't written since May 7th.   Sorry about that!

I guess I hadn't had much to write about so I just figured why bother.  And honestly, I didn't really mind it.  I basically forgot I had a blog.  Maybe that's an indication?  We'll see.

So here's a little update I have for you:

JOB:
Still none.  I'm still job searching daily and applying to things that I am qualified for and am interested in.  But it isn't a lot.  I'm still waiting to hear from this head hunter about a job he contacted me about in April, so we'll see.  I really hope something comes up soon because I am honestly bored with not working and really tired of not having any money.

FOOT:
The foot is good.  I got the all clear from my doctor last Thursday so I won't be seeing her again unless I want her to remove the toenail completely because it's bothering me.  The nail is slowly growing in and she says that I won't really get the whole thing back, so we'll see.  I'm really more worried about what it looks like than I thought I would be.  At least I can fully function.

GYM:
I started back to the gym last week.  I waited a week longer than I wanted to because I was afraid I was going to do something to my toe.  But it's honestly been great.  I haven't been running or jumping yet, but soon.  I'm not really in a rush, especially since I'm not playing volleyball right now.

DATING:
Nothing much was happening on this front for a long time.  Guy #2 basically pulled excuse after excuse, so that was that.  Last week I went out with a new guy from Match.  He is very nice.  We went out again last night - so we'll see.  He's fun to hang out with, but I'm not sure I really feel attracted to him.

I snagged an outfit photo before my date last night

OTHERS:
This month has seemed really busy.  One of my old teammates got married two weeks ago and a bunch of my teammates were in town to celebrate.  We had a great weekend reconnecting and just having a blast.  I snagged a couple photos from the pretty crazy week.

 Me and Tera take a selfie

 Sprangers, Tera, Amanda, Me and Brooke

Then there were shots and fishbowl drinks - and things got crazy!

 Amanda and I heading off to the wedding

 Wedding attire - Sprangers, Amanda, Tera, Me, T, Brooke

 A little Sunday Funday in the cab ride home with Amanda and Brooke

 Finally, I took a leap of faith and entered a pinup contest with the MOTOBLOT event.  Shockingly, I made it to the top 20!!!!  That means I have to be onsite for the event on the 14th of June for audience voting.  EEEK!  I'll be spending the next couple of weeks practicing my pinup poses, picking out what I'm going to wear and figuring out my hairstyles!

Who wants an outfit post?

I will admit, being unemployed and finally back from surgery has made Megan a very boring girl.  :)

Last Friday marked one official week of being out of the boot.  It's a great feeling and I'm really looking forward to getting back into some regular shoes.  So far, I have been wearing flats, keds, sperrys or tennis shoes.  With Marie's wedding coming up next weekend, I'm trying to save all my heel time for then.

I finally took the CAE exam last Friday.  It was stressful and mentally exhausting and now I have to wait 6-8 weeks to find out if I passed or not.  Talk about stressful.

Now that I don't have to feel like staying at home to study, I am trying to get back out and do things.  Thankfully, my friend Jes is really great about inviting me to free things, like seeing the premier of Neighbors last night with her and a few friends.  So, I took the opportunity to take a little outfit photo, since lately it seems I don't get out of my sweats (or take a shower).  Go me. (ahem)

Since I lost some weight (right around the time I was let go from work), my jeans have all not fit very well.  This pair used to be SUPER tight.  Now they are like slightly baggy in the butt skinny jeans.  Come on summer, so I don't have to wear pants anymore.  The sweater I got while shopping on my last trip to San Fran.   Also, HAIR AND MAKEUP people.... HAIR AND MAKEUP.

While I am still working to find a job (please GOD soon), I need to remember to shower and make an effort to get out in public.  It really would help with my mental health.

Goals Update: April

How is April over already?  This seemed like both the longest month ever and yet the shortest. Blame it on the boot and no job.  I really miss working.

1. GET REGULAR EXERCISE/COMMIT TO THE GYM - Obviously not since I was in the boot the entire month.  I'm looking forward to getting back into it in the next couple of weeks.

2. DEVELOP THAT CAREER PATH - I take my CAE exam on Friday.  I'm super stressed and nervous about it.  I really want to pass.  I took a couple practice exams in the last couple of weeks and I was just under the passing rate.  LOTS of feedback from my other study mates that took the test in December said they were the same way and they ended up passing.  So I'm trying to stay positive.  I also had an interview yesterday, so hopefully I can get a job soon.  I really need to get back to working.  There are some advantages to being home all day, but I really miss interacting with people and feeling like a productive human being in society.

3. BE MORE WILLING TO BE SPUR OF THE MOMENT -  Well.... I would like to say I'm trying to do this, but I've been struggling being at home in the boot and without much money.  I'm trying to plan some things in the summer to get excited about.


I also should note that I haven't really updated much about dating - because nothing is really happening.  I've had a couple text conversations over the last month with Guy #2 but it's not going anywhere.  That has been the most frustrating thing - so I'm just trying to move on.  Hopefully getting out of the boot and trying to get some other things going in my life will help spur some dating.

No more boot!

Yesterday was my latest check up with my doctor following my surgery.  Today marks exactly 4 weeks since my surgery date.

The check up went really well.  She gave me to go ahead to stop wearing the boot unless I was hurting or sore.

So Thursday afternoon and evening I went back to regular shoes and today I haven't put the boot on once.  It's been really great to get back to walking normally, especially since walking Samson in the boot was starting to cause pain in my other knee and hip.

My doctor also gave me the go-ahead to get back to the gym (not running or jumping yet) in the next week or two, depending on how my foot feels in regular shoes.

I have a follow up appointment in 4 weeks to assess how the scar/incision looks.

So right now, I feel great.  The only bad news to this whole process was that she had to disrupt the nail bed to remove the entire bone spur, so I won't get my entire nail to grow back.  We'll see how I feel about it when it grows back.  Never thought a toe nail would make me feel so vain. :)

Cheers to getting out of that boot before the weather started to turn really nice.