Annnnnnnnnd The Job Hunt Is OVAAAA....WOOHOO!!

Ok soooo I GOT A JOB!! It has absolutely NOTHING to do with my major but it’s something I actually will enjoy doing. I will be working at a Daycare. I know I know not the most glamorous job, but I LOVE kids so it’s pretty much perfect for now. I mean, I get to play with babies all day!!! SO FUNSIES!!! Ok so I think the job might include a little more than just playing, but I mean they are kids, playing is what they do.

So I’ve started this blog and now I’m inspiring people!! LOVE IT. My friend/same person in a different body started a blog too. Chloe has now started a blog, so check it out!! I hope some of you will start a blog too, cause well they are super fun and well kind of addicting.

So I joined my gym yesterday and I loved it. I hate treadmills and have decided they will be my death, but it was so nice to actually be in a gym with weights and everything else so I could really get a full workout after my run. Yeah so after my run/walk yesterday on the treadmill I am absolutely feeling I won’t be ready to run anything before next year because I just am sucking that bad. Ok so I’m over exaggerating, but it’s what I do so whatevs. But it was seriously the worst run everrrrr. I just want to be able to have the same stamina I had like 2 months ago because that was perfect but now I’m starting from scratch after this dreadful knee injury. I guess I haven’t really said much about that so I’ll explain:

I was in amazing shape in May due to training for Nationals (yeah Ithaca’s a big deal-GO BOMBERS). And then I went to summer camp. Well I was a counselor at a summer camp, not a camper. I think I went for maybe two runs all summer, but I was really active doing all my activities with my campers so I managed to stay in decent shape. Then I got home and started to run and play tennis a bit and then one day on my AMAZING four mile run my knee was producing very painful shape pains so I had to stop early (total bummer because the run was so good). So I figured it was just a weird thing and the next day I would be fine. Oh no my friends, the next day I couldn’t even walk. I seriously thought I shattered my knee cap (again slight exaggeration). One night I went to the ER just to make sure I didn’t do anything serious, but being an ER they just took an x-ray and they were like “Your fine and you should be 100% in a few days.” At that point I was like “You suck and you lie MR. ER Doctor” so I made an appointment with my orthopedic surgeon (because if you didn’t know I’ve already had two knee surgeries to fix the same torn meniscus two separate times). Their first thought was that since I had so little meniscus in my knee from it being removed, I was going to need a meniscus transplant (take out my entire meniscus and screw a new one in from a lab-grown cadaver’s meniscus) which meant 6-8 months of rehab before I would even be able to do anything. So after an MRI they realized it was just a lot of scar tissue built up that was rubbing on my knee cap which was causing lots of pain (SOOOO RELIEVED!!!). So after a shot of cortisone and some really strong anti-inflammatories, I was allowed to run again and really kick it up to high gear. So this whole process took about two month where I did nothing to irritate my knee so I could do day-to-day things, like walk. Now I’m paying the price because I have no stamina at all what-so-ever…BOO!!

Now that you are filled in on my life a little more you know why I am sucking at running and why I really want to get back in shape, because the last run I had before my injury was without a question the best run maybe I’ve ever had. It was one of those runs that I could have kept running forever!

I just picked up a new book. Nicolas Sparks just released The Lucky One. I LOVE his books which are mostly corny love stories but I really enjoy them. I haven’t started it yet, but I hope to soon. Now without school work I have a lot more time at night to enjoy reading as opposed to doing last minute homework that is due first thing the next morning! Any good recommendations for books out there?!