Thankful day 7

I went to bed so early last night that I forgot about my blog.

Day 7 --

I am thankful for my family. The quirks, the little moments, everything.

Thankful day 6

Today, I am thankful for sweet sleep and flannel sheets.

Goodnight, readers.

PS --

Oh, I forget to mention one thing...

At my DEP meeting last Thursday (it's a monthly meeting for those of us in the Delayed Entry Program with the Navy) I made a very big decision...

Remember how I asked my recruiter to look into yeoman for me? Well, I changed my mind.

After talking to D about our future, and already changing my ship date once, I decided to stick with boatswain's mate. Why? Here it is:

That is a job I would never choose in a million years if it were offered next to yeoman or any other administration type job. It will challenge me, make me stronger, and I may just like it.

My recruiter's boss was there and he asked us all our ship date, job, and where we went to high school, and then told us a bit about our job. There is someone in my group that will be going in as a yeoman, (which I didn't know, haha) and when he got to him, he said "meh, lots of paperwork.." which, yes I love (I know, I'm crazy) ... but then I realized that's a lot of what I do now, being a receptionist, and I find myself always looking for things to do and my brain isn't being challenged. In other words, it's really routine, which is nice on one hand, but it gets old fast.

So on the way home, I texted my recruiter and told him to forget about looking into yeoman for me. I'm excited about where boatswain's mate will take me.

And hey, if I do end up hating it, I don't have to re-enlist in four years (but I have a feeling I'm going to like it).

Thankful day 5

Today....I am thankful for great music.

It is mood altering. Can turn a bad day into a great one. Can make you laugh, make you think, change your beliefs...

It can motivate you to get moving. It's really a beautiful thing.

I don't know what I'd be without the power of music.

Thankful day 4

Today I am thankful for my puppy Leo. I have had lots of dogs as pets before, and I have loved them all...but there is something about Leo...there's also something about raising a dog from the time they're just a few months old until they're old. He is so loyal, so loving, so SPOILED...I just love this dog to pieces. He came into our lives at a time when we were trying to move back home...it probably wasn't the best time, to be honest. But the first time I saw him, my heart melted. He will cuddle when you're cold (or sad), sleep at your feet, and love you unconditionally. He's such a great dog and the perfect addition to our family. <3

Thankful

Like so many are doing on facebook, I will post, everyday in the month of November, what I am thankful for ... Since it's already day 3, I will do three things!

Day 1- I am thankful for a beautiful life.
Day 2- I am thankful that I have family who makes me laugh.
Day 3- I am thankful that I was given the chance/opportunity to join the Navy. I think I'm making the right choice. :)

More to come in the morning. :)

Pre-boot workout

Yesterday, I vowed to start my pre-boot camp boot camp. I want to be as physically ready as I possibly can be...and as it stands today, I have a long ways to go. I want to be able to run the 1.5 mile in 8 minutes or less, considering in high school I could do a mile in 7:06 (that was my best time..) but that was almost 4 years ago, and I haven't really ran since.

My push ups and sit ups are a joke...and I try to get up early, like 0600 or 0700 when I'm not working, but the blankets are so warm..lol

I am trying to cut soda and candy out of my diet. I am drinking a lot of water. And by a lot, I mean three bottles a day, which is a TON for me (and that's probably not even what I should be drinking...)

I guess it's time to break out the yoga mat.. how do ya'll get motivated to get out of bed and go run?

Leo

I love my puppy. He climbed in here the second his daddy got up. I can't wake him up. He's so precious!

Navy

So I got a FB message from a friend of mine who has been in the navy since 2009 and who also went to high school with me. He knows I want yeoman for a rate, and he told me that as of today they are undermanned and I'd get it if I still wanted it.

I called my recruiter and asked him to look into it for me because of course I still want it!

Keep your fingers crossed for me, friends.

Oh, and please, pray for my friend Les. He lost his father yesterday. Also keep his fiance (and my best friend) Stacy in your thoughts. They're going through a hard time now. Thank you.

Here's a thought...

I have little to no idea what I want in life.

Well, that's not true.

I know what I want in life.

I think.

Or at least, I know what I don't want.

Sort of.

Maybe knowing what I don't want will help me figure out what I do want.

Or just making a decision.

Making a plan and sticking to it.

Not feeling guilty for the choices I've made or will make.

Just...living. Breathing. Loving. Enjoying myself.

We'll see.

God

God (and religion) is a subject I don't really talk about with friends. He wasn't really a major part of my upbringing, and I didn't hang out with the kind of people who were religious - and if they were, they didn't really talk about it, either. Sure, I went to AWANA on Wednesday nights for a while, but that was short lived...not because I didn't like it, but because I got in trouble once (for not doing my chores or something like that) and wasn't allowed to go anymore.

The first six years of my life led me to believe that there was no God, and the people who believed in him were hypocrites. I won't go into the graphic details, but it's been hard to trust people who call themselves Christian.

I let myself go to a church in Bellingham and absolutely loved it. It was a non denominational Christian church called Oikos. The dress was casual, people were genuine, and the pastor really made you feel like family. I stopped going there because we moved.

Now, I get the feeling I'm missing something again. I know it's not a baby, because we aren't ready for that. I know that I need a God in my life...I need that faith. I have morals, but I just need to believe.

I need to be baptized. That didn't happen when I was younger, because I was "too little." (I was about 5...and the next day I saw a newborn baby get baptized, so I knew something was up...) I think committing to that is really a symbol that you're committing your being and your life to something greater than yourself.

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