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I made it through a Disney vacation. It was an overwhelming surprise for my children. It was long. It was magical. It was tiring. We all had a wonderful time, but MAN I am glad to be home.



Today is our second day of normal. All are back to school. DD2 has skating in an hour, DD1 skates tonight. I ran yesterday for the first time in 2 weeks. 3.1 miles around my neighborhood. It was hard. My legs were cement and my breathing was definately labored. I am sore this morning, but its a good sore.



I am back to work tomorrow. A part of me would like to just be a LifeGuard and that's it. As the weather gets colder, I know it will be ever harder to get into the pool to teach. The memories have flooded back --- oh yeah, that's why I stopped doing swim lessons... Thankfully, I am taking the LifeGuard Certification course this month. It will be a strain for the family --- 9-4 on Saturdays and a couple of days during the week. However, once I get that card, it's good for 2 years and I can work whenever I want... weekends, nights... and the best part is that I am not soaking for the entire time I am working. PLUS I get a raise. Not that I will break the bank, BUT paying down our debt, not using credit cards will be HUGE... We've been sliding for the last year and with the economy the way it is, I have felt a lot of pressure to put the brakes on before things get out of hand (or heaven forbid we have an actual emergency). We have never had 6 months salary in a rainy day fund. In fact, I find the idea pretty laughable. WHO CAN DO THAT?? Yet that is what the "experts" say we need to protect our families. Apparently they don't live in the REAL world.

Ramble Ramble. FOCUS. I am logging food, exercising... SCALE. We'll see how bad the damage is tomorrow. Procrastinate one more day...