A hero is an ordinary individual
who finds the strength to persevere
and endure in spite of overwhelming
obstacles.
~Christopher Reeve~

I am sitting here this evening and thinking about all that I have to be thankful for. I have so much love & Support from the people around me. I have heard so much death lately. Between my friend losing her son in a tragic accident with a tractor trailer at the young age of 25, and then another friend's son, losing a friend although I am not sure how. But before that the Colorado shooting during the movie Dark Knight Rises. What causes people to do such horrible things like a shooting full of innocent people in a movie theater? It's crazy! It makes me think more & more what in the hell is this world coming too? My life is not easy. It's stressful at times, and being a single Mom can be harder than hell at times, but I get to wake up every day and have a good life. I love my daughter! She is truly an amazing young lady. We are not perfect and definitely don't have a prefect life. We have a friend living with us, which is awesome & we wouldn't change that for anything in the world. She is a true friend to Lexi & I. I like that Lexi calls her Mama Susie, just because she knows that it cracks Susan up! LOL Susan, doesn't have kids, and she adores Lexi probably as much as Lexi adores her. And I think, how incredibly blessed I am, and how are there people in the word that could take lives, multiple lives? It's just crazy. I think that could have been my family & friends in that theater and it makes me so sad. Ugh

Ok, enough on that. I could go on & on, on that topic.
Now to my food. I had my 2 shakes today, one for breakfast & one for lunch. I made chocolate & peanut butter. I love it! That is one of my favorite flavors of shake. I also had a cup of grilled chicken with my shake, nothing else, just grilled chicken. I did not have enough calories yesterday so I had to make sure I got some more food in my day. And for dinner, I had 2 chicken enchiladas that Lexi made. She had started to make rice but ended up burning it, so we just had the enchiladas.

Today was a good day at work. My good friend Donna came back & Loved her decorations around her cubicle. I have to take pic's of it, I totally forgot. I am pretty proud of myself, it came out really good! I also brought in some of my friend Joe's cupcakes, she wanted lemon with lemon cream cheese. She said they were delicious. She had saved me one, but I was training someone today so I gave it to her. I didn't need it anyway. I was happy to share it with her.
I got my seat moved at work today. I am 1 of 10 people whose seats got changed, or are getting changed. I didn't think I was going to really like it, but to be honest, I do. I am away from everyone, in the corner in front of my director which most would take like it's a punishment. I found the good. It's quiet, no distractions, except maybe staring out the window from time to time!


Well, I have rambled this evening. Feeling like I have a lot to say! LOL
So, I mentioned to my friend Mary Anne last night after she asked if I was still doing the kick boxing class? Well I really liked the Box 2 Be Fit booty class. But I did NOT like the owner! HE is a real pom pass! For real. He was a complete ASS!! So I decided I was not going to give him my money when he treated me like crap! The woman who taught the class left for a while, and I think that she is going to be coming back, and a part of me thought about joining her class again, but I am not. I am NOT giving that man a penny!
Eventually I will join a gym when I can afford it, in the mean time, I'll go for long walks, and keep doing what I am doing. I am really liking the shakes I am drinking and feeling less bloated than I was a few weeks ago.

I am going to get ready for bed. It's been a stressful few days.
Please pray for my friend Denise who lost her 25 year old son so tragically, and for her family. I am just heart broken for her. And then for the other family of my lifelong friend Jim. And of course for all the families that were affected by the Colorado shooting.

Hope you all cherish who is in your life. If you haven't told them lately, how much you love them, take the time to tell them. They just may not be there tomorrow if you let that moment go! & NEVER take anyone for granted!!!

God Speed!
Jenn