Life’s been pretty hectic lately. I am so thankful and so happy with where I am in life, but I also feel guilty because there are so many people in my life who aren’t. I wish I could fix everything, tell a stupid joke and make the pain go away, but I know even I can’t fix everything. So I have decided to make a difference where I can. I also want to feel like I’m making some sort of impact on this Earth while I’m alive. I don’t want to float through life without having made a single dent in anything besides my fender.
So… I have been looking for coaching jobs and also into becoming a Humane Society volunteer. I have to wait and see what comes from those, so right now I decided to do something I’ve always talked about doing, and decided I needed to stop talking and actually do it. So I signed up to be a Habitat for Humanity volunteer. There’s a few small communities around town being built, so next week I start helping build a house!! I can finally use those skills I picked up when I was a construction management minor for a semester! Woo! I’m excited to see who I meet and what happens, but I’m sure I won’t regret it.

Settling in

Well, I've been at the new job for three days. It's kind of a smorgasbord of jobs all mixed into one. I'm working in the biggest of the Providence health clubs, which is unfortunately alot like working at the gym back in Ft. Collins. But I am doing the marketing and promotion for this center as well as the whole corporate wellness program. This part is what I really love doing and what makes the other, less desirable parts of the job bearable. For example, my hours. I will be working all day on Sundays and until 10pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. I'm used to working in the morning and being off by 4 or 5, so this is going to be very different. I'm incredibly discouraged about this schedule and how similar some of the duties are to the gym in ft collins, and recently had a "but i have a college degree!!" moment. But I have to remind myself that I'm lucky I have a job, and am so thankful I'm with Providence. And, I get benefits!! I just have to suck it up. Gotta start at the bottom I guess.
BUT... In addition to these hours, I am working under my old boss helping run the 2 employee health programs I worked on all summer. This is awesome news because these programs were ones I helped run and maintain, and am so glad I get to keep doing that. I'm also working to set up a personal training program for Murray- which is another fitness center in town. I'm studying to get my ACSM certification to become a personal trainer, so I'll get to add that to my laundry list of jobs too!

Awesome Website

I recently discovered this website that is fantastic. There are videos, quotes, pictures and just random things that are all very positive, creative and unique. I found this quote that seems especially fitting to... well, life.

http://www.goodmorningandgoodnight.com

Missoula!

Since I don't start my new job for another week I decided to take a spontaneous trip to Missoula to see my good friend Diane. We hung out on campus, ate some delicious pizza, I met her cool friends and lounged by the river. It was a perfect trip and I'm so glad I got to see her before I started my new career!

Why Emily is so fantastic

This little masterpiece was created by my lovely friend Emily. She made my day- no, my life!

New Hobby

I got to drive to Missoula to see Diane this weekend and on this journey I had to stop at least 5 times on the 8 hour drive to avoid peeing myself. So during one of these pit-stops, I had an ingenious idea! I want to take pictures/ create a coffee-table book of bathroom art. Between rest stops and bar bathroom stalls, there are endless amounts of art, eloquent quotes and just plain strange things on the walls. I found myself sitting in the bathroom way longer than was necessary just admiring the work. So from now on if you see me taking my camera into a bathroom, don't ask questions. You know what's up.


One of the pictures I found on a bathroom stall door in Portland.