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I know I’ve been kind of silent. I think that it’s because when I finally sit down at my computer at the end of the day, I’m a little brain dead. That is still the case right now, but I’m blogging anyways (which you know, because you’re reading this). Here’s some things:

• I just ate a Big Mac. That is part of the reason I’m blogging. We were at church until 9:30 and by then we were famished and cooking was totally not in the cards. When we got in the car, Big Macs came up (not sure how) and I told Brian I’d never had one. So he said we were going to get one for me. It was as delicious as it was messy. No wonder there’s an obesity crisis in America, they’re three bucks. I wonder how long it will be until I have another one. Wondering why this is part of the reason I’m blogging? Well, I think my stomach needs some time to digest it (literally) before I attempt to sleep.
• My job is interesting…in some ways, everything I thought it would be, and in some ways, very different. Before I started working out in the field on my own, my boss warned me, “For the first 6 months you will come home every day feeling rejected, disappointed and like you’re going to lose your job.” Don’t worry, she didn’t stop there! She continued, “You won’t lose your job, just keep going and every day it will get a little better.” I repeat this to myself several times a day. If you ask me at any given time how my job is going, I may say anything from “horrible” to “awesome” and my answer will relate directly to my most recent call (sales call). So everyday I just make sure that I get slightly better instead of slightly worse. As long as I keep chipping away, I’m satisfied that things are moving in the right direction.
• Today I put 300 miles on my car driving out to Margaretville and Walton. They’re a couple hours from here. I have two doctors out there. Guess what? They were both out today, for various reasons. One’s office was just closed for no apparent reason. The other was at the county fair…along with all of his PA’s and NP’s and anyone else who could sign to receive samples. So I drove for 5 hours without making a single call. Also, there is no cell reception or radio on the majority of the drive. I only had 3 CD’s in my car. I may never listen to them again.
• I got my new car (Chevy Impala). It’s blue. I wanted anything but blue. But who cares? It’s free. It’s also a little on the geriatric side if you ask me (no offense to anyone with an Impala, but I feel like it’s too grown up for me…I have been driving a little compact car for 5 years, and am pretty used to it). In all honesty, I’m actually starting to really like it. It is spacious and drives smooth and it seats 6 (one extra in the middle of the front seat). It has lots of compartments and 3 things I can plug stuff into (what are those called?). Growing to love this car just gives me one more reason to anticipate being a senior citizen. Eating a REAL breakfast every day, walking in the mall, early bird specials and an Impala. Sign me up.
• Speaking of breakfast, I have gotten in the habit of bringing all of my food to “work” with me every day. I bring a little cooler with breakfast (yogurt and grape nuts), lunch (usually carrots, hummous and triscuits…I pick up some tuna or chicken salad if I really want a treat), water and a sparkling water (as a little afternoon treat). Every morning I feel like I’m going to kindergarten with my cooler lunch box and all of my snacks. But there’s nothing like pulling an ice cold Polar with lime out at 3pm to get you through until 5pm Besides, the cooler keeps me from eating fast food…for the most part. Ok, I got a quesadilla today but only because I was depressed about driving all over New York State with nothing to show for it. I’ll probably need to pack extra food to keep me full now that I know how good Big Macs are.

There’s more but my Big Mac is settled now and I think my stomach, and the rest of my body for that matter, is ready for bed.