I've been slightly distracted lately & haven't been blogging as I usually do. The distractions end & I am officially back. So much has happened & I don't know where to begin. Let me first say that I am in a healthy relationship with a man who is incredible in every single way! Mike is a wonderful man & I love him. I find myself more & more grateful every day that God has blessed me by allowing him back in my life after so long. I am thankful for his friendship beyond what any words could ever hope to express. He is an inspiration every day & my cousin Melissa couldn't have said it better... he makes me want to be a better person & do amazing things with my life.
On to those amazing things. Where to begin??? I am in the process of going back to school to continue my education. On the top of the list is the fact that I am going to get my diploma & I am going to become certified in Medical Coding & Billing. I have had several years of hands on experience, which is a definite benefit, however, I think it will be good to have a certification to take with me into my future &, if I ever need to, I have another option to fall back on. You know, looking back on my life, I wouldn't change a thing. I take it all... the good, the bad, the ugly, the strange, the happy, the sad... every bit of my life has helped shape me into the person I am today & for that, I am eternally grateful! God has blessed me with a life filled with some amazing experiences that have helped to make me the person I am today. The person I am today... I am a girl with simple dreams & aspirations. I live my life to the fullest every day. I don't ever want to have any regrets about any of the things I have done. I try to look at every experience as a tool to learn from. If I fall down, I get back up stronger than before, knowing that I learned a lesson that may someday be prevent me from making a bigger mistake. If I achieve a goal, I have something to be proud of. At the end of the day, I know that it's just me & the person staring back at me in the mirror & as long as I can look that person in the face, I feel I am on the right path. The day I stop expanding my horizons & learning & is the day I will be disappointed & dissatisfied with myself.
Another amazing part of my life that I have not lost sight of... my healthy lifestyle changes. I am half way to my goal & it feels fantastic! It has me more motivated than ever to continue on this path & achieve my goal. I can't wait! In fact, I was telling a girlfriend that I even have a person that motivates me. She is, what I call GI Jane. She has it all... an incredible personality & she's beauty & brains! She is military... God Bless her! She is polite & gracious & beautiful & in the best shape! Her children are pretty great... always so polite. They are some of my favorite patients. Once I have reached my goal weight loss & I am really able to tone, I am making her my model. :) I may tell her so next time I see her.
Now that I've got you up to speed, I must end to get back to studying.
