Put the petal to the metal

So the other day I was driving home for work and was in kind of a quirky mood (and of course I firstly spelled that quarky, the way I pronounce it that always bugs Mandi ;) ), the type of mood Mandi and I get into all the time and tell bad cheesy jokes and phrases and laugh unstopably, then laugh about it all day when the phrase works its way into our conversation, which it manages to do often. Its the kinds of things only we think are funny, because we're nerds and when we're in our weird moods everything is funny, anyway, the other day I was finding the phrase "put the petal to the metal" really funny. Really not funny if you weren't there I guess ;) I had to embrace the moment in memory of my and Mandi's good old days, and of course it ended in my breaking out in song...ahh, the good old days ;) Matthew is away in Montana so I'm a little lonely, so much to do and so little time! I need to get going on this cover letter thing so I can get a good job. We're moving into our house on Saturday so that's exciting :) I'll post pictures when I figure out the picture thing. There's a cool thing this weekend for the DPT program that I'm hoping to make, but things are so busy with moving and everything. And I still have to finish that stupid independent study thing, AUGH! So overwhelmed, chill pill! haha, anyway, just thought I should check in since it's been awhile :)

Back to the grind

Weekends are so nice, they seem to go on blissfully forever sometimes :) It's just so nice having two full days without having to go to work and just hanging around allll day with Matthew, sleeping late, and doing just plain ordinary things. Even this weekend I was studying pretty much constantly for my test that was yesterday, but somehow it was another perfect weekend. Too bad we can't stop going to work, haha.

I think any day I don't have to think about work is great, and work would be fine if it weren't for you known who! I think he might be the cause of my practically daily headaches. It seems I've had a headache for about 3 weeks straight now. The last week or so I've been fighting a bug so that's probably it. I feel like I'm starting to settle into Denver now, it doesn't feel like a strange place anymore, but of course now we're moving and the scenery will change, but I'll post pictures of the new house! Matthew was looking at Google the other day and it looks like there's a great trail about two blocks from the house that weaves through about 5 different parks to get down to this trail that goes on and on forever along a "river" that's here, so that'll be exciting :)

I applied for some new jobs yesterday, I think if I get offered a full time job that pays decent and I'll like, I will take it even if it maybe does interfere with training. There's a club that's about 4 minutes from where I'm volunteering so I'm thinking of transferring there, then at least I won't have to deal with the arrogant beast. Yesterday he was all pissy because "none of the trainers respected him", his Mother must never have taught him you have to give respect to get respect.

I have been considering more and more training on my own, but then I would have to buy some small apparatus equipment and stuff, we will see. I think once we make the move I will just transfer clubs, you can train at two different clubs at the same time so maybe I will get the interested couple I really like to sign and just do a couple days at the one I'm at now, and the rest at the new club.

Mandi gave me some tips on how to post pictures so I'm going to try to do that. I'm not as technologically advanced as all my siblings I guess! haha

And I'm going to do the bragging for Hershal--he ran 10 miles this weekend! Yay! I am so excited for our marathon! I have been running a bit but slowly since I am sick, but with head colds I have heard it is actually good for you and I believe it! Once I'm healthy I will start aggressively increasing mileage. yay! Yay! yay!

AUGH!!!

So we spent most of the afternoon/evening yesterday looking at houses and still didn't find any nearly as nice as the one we had found before. The best one/best neighborhood is a bit out of the way for both of us, but it's a good price so we might have to go with it. We just plan on staying wherever we move for at least a few years so we want to make sure it works and is affordable. Well, at this point about negative $1,000 is what's affordable. We just can't handle the mortgage payment on top of everything.

If I was making what I anticipated I'd be making (and I was lead to believe would be easy to make when I was hired) we'd be fine, but as it is I have been searching for second jobs, and Matthew has been searching for freelance work to pay the bills. As stressful as it is though, I'm happy with how we've been dealing with it. Everyone always says financial problems are the biggest problems in a marriages--and ours is a new one, but we're doing fine. We don't fight at all, we're just overwhelmed, but mostly we just throw out potential solutions to make us feel better.

There's a job harvesting tissue that looks pretty interesting but the hours might be tricky with my class and work. I want to keep my training job at least part time because when I DO do direct sessions I make really good money. I don't know what the tissue job pays, it's for a non-profit organization. I'm going to apply and see if I can be flexible with the hours, like do 2 evening shifts and 1 weekend shift. The shifts they advertise are M-T day 9 hour shifts (like 6-3), evening (3p-1a) or F, S, Su, 12 hours shifts, 6-6:30. None of them would be ideal because I have one class smack in the middle of the day M, W and a lab Friday morning, and if I have any hope of keeping clients I need some evenings free. But we will see!

Matthew was talking about dropping the price on his house but I think we'll try to rent it out first, who knows, maybe we can get the full price for it. Anyway...my venting has ceased! I have one actual client today and two potential clients, we'll see if they buy! Two I had last week are most likely going to buy. I'm going to sit down with my boss today also and talk to him about what the company policy is on taking other personal training jobs because there are quite a few listed, one is actually just down the street from where I work now. And there's a job as a recreational activities manager or something, sounds like I'm qualified though I have no idea what I'd do!

I feel like I'm getting sick so I've been drinking lots of ecchinacea tea but it's just getting worse, probably stress. I should do some yoga. Hopefully I can get a second job that pays well and see my family again someday. We miss our families :( I need to do my acute inpatient hours too to apply for grad school but no one was in the office when I called just now. I need to take my GRE's too, and the lady who was writing me a recommendation hasn't gotten it to me yet. Maybe I'll e-mail her and ask for it by November, apps are due in December. I'm so afraid I won't get in. I need to calm down, haha. Okay, time to work, send me good client-signing vibes!

House

So the house we had our hearts set on and were all set to the sign the lease on apparently is taken. The real estate agent hadn't returned our calls in a couple days, and today while we were out and about we drove by the house just for fun and people were moving in! So we are disappointed at her for being so rude basically! And of course us not getting the house. So we are back in the hunt and walked around Wash Park to see if any houses were for rent there, tons for sale but not much on the rental front. It just sucks because we have to let our landlords know by the 10th if we're moving out, but we don't want to do that without another places lined up. The house in Pasco still has no bites and we're still considering renting it out, but hopefully it will all workout soon, if not we will be putting up our tent at one of the parks around town and living there for awhile! haha, okay, time to return to the house hunt. Wish us luck!

Newbie

Hey guys! I've finally joined the blogging world to keep up with all my family! Just what I need...one more thing to distract me ;) Haha, right now I need to go do some research before I meet with my afternoon clients, but alas, here I am!