A Year...

A year and change has passed since my last post. My Keeley is one year old. She is the most amazing thing I have ever seen. I thought human anatomy was cool. Psh... Babies growing up are even cooler! My little "nuggler" is getting big. Funny, people told me that would happen. She likes to dance, play with her toys, and point at random objects. She says a few words like "Uh oh" "Dada" "nose" "bee" and of course "mama." She loves green and fruits. She recently tried steak that I cooked and loved it. She still bumps to Far East Movement and whatever else I like to listen to. She is on the verge of walking. I can't wait to play hide and seek with her!

Casey is doing amazing as well! She has a great job at Massage Envy. I love my women so much. They make my day. I LOVE my job at BackFit. Exercise Therapy is my life. It is so rewarding. My patients tell me I do great work, and it shows. I love seeing the progress from day one when someone walks in in so much pain and a few weeks later they are almost skipping out the door. It makes me so happy that I don't want to work anywhere else again.

The crew at BackFit is awesome. I'm sad my cousin is leaving our office though. She is pretty cool and it's nice to have some inside jokes that preceed the six months I've been at the office. But I wish her the best. No one else is leaving and that is great. The other E.T.s are pretty cool. Even if we just shoot the stuff or hardly talk because we're so busy, it is still a good day. The other C.A. is relatively new but still pretty cool. It has been fun getting to know her. I look forward to every day at work with these people. The Doctors at our office are pretty awesome. I am thankful to my father for instilling in me the love of music. Music can break down barriers. I get along with both Dr.s well. One was impressed with my music taste and I think that helped him warm up to me.

One Doc really intimidated me when I first started working as a Marketing Therapist for them. I was worried to start in his office. Luckily I got over that, because he is an awesome guy. It turns out we are very similar whether he knows it or not. We have a similar thought process and look at things the same way. Scientifically and logically. I am proud to work with the Dr.s at our office. I have been getting adjusted three times a week to restore the curve in my neck. I feel so much better now. My acid reflux is slowly going away. Working in healthcare has made me step back and look at my own health.

I am not unhealthy, I gave a kidney away three years ago. I still maintain great health as far as that is concerned. I posted a few years back about gaining weight. I meant muscle. That didn't happen. I gained fat, whether people see it our not. I was 135 and went up to 165 by the time my daughter was born. Today I am down to 152. I plan on reducing my "unhealthy" weight and then starting a workout routine again. Yes I work out at work, but it is not enough. It's more like "this is how you do the exercise and this is how it looks when it's wrong." My core is pretty awesome, and my muscles are looking lean again. I love the lean look, but I want to be bigger. I want to be a good size, big enough for people to see that I do keep healthy, but not so big as to intimidate our patients that come limping in.

The last couple of years have been the best of my life. I have friends that say the best two years are on a Mission. That is for them. For me, the last two years have been the best. I did not convert masses to Christianity or a demonic cult or whatever. I did not win the nobel peace prize or create the Iron Man, (if only). No that did not happen. What did happen, Casey and Keeley, and my amazing job. I can't help but feel blessed. I can't help but look back at all the work it took to get here. All the times I've laughed and cried. All the friends that have come and gone. All the jobs I've had. The places I've lived and places I've traveled. All the wandering and feeling lost. All of that and now I'm here.

Two years ago I did not know how I would make rent or any other bills. I did not know if I could afford groceries. I did not care. Yet somehow I was still so stressed and drunk and just truly lost. When I met Casey that continued for a little while, only a few months to be a little precise. Now, my feet are planted on solid ground. My future is full of amazing wonder. I look forward to every day. I've also nearly quit the drinking. I had one during a birthdat party. Totally off the hook. Haha.

"The empires of the future are the empires of the mind." Winston Churchill said that. He also said, "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." I hope to remain the stalwart optimist I have always been. I will stand here with my feet planted and looking forward always. Walt Disney said, "Always keep moving forward." So be it. I hope you have enjoyed this article. To quote one last person, "I know I've got one thing I got to do...
Ramble On...."