half done with school!

I am officially half done with this semester. I'm doing pretty well, although the majority of the work is going to come in the last half of the semester. I am taking Marketing and Statistics, and I like both my teachers & I feel like I'm really learning something (which is a good thing). The problem is, it does take up quite a bit of my time, and I feel stressed out a lot.

I suppose I need to get in a habit of working out several times a week again. That would always make me feel better once I did it, but trying to summon the energy to make it happen is VERY HARD. Which is more fun: eating cookies or working out? I know my answer. But seriously, I am going to try to do better from now on. I have classes on Mondays & Tuesdays but I can work out on Wednesday, Friday, Sunday. I think that is reasonable.

I am finally doing something about my hand numbness problem that I've been dealing with for about 2 years now. I started noticing it when one of my fingers became numb. I mentioned it to a doctor about 1 1/2 years ago and she said it might be carpal tunnel. I have since noticed tingling and numbness in both my hands, spreading to other fingers. In the past couple of months my wrists and hands have starting getting sore and it's getting very painful. I know these are all symptoms of carpal tunnel but the only known way to cure it is through surgery. I don't want to have surgery - that seems drastic - but it's getting to the point where I can't type without being in pain, I am having trouble sleeping, and I'm constantly uncomfortable. Anyway, this doctor is supposed to be good - he is an orthopedic surgeon so I'll just see what he says. I think I'm getting a little ahead of myself here, but I am worried about this.

Goals for next month:

- Work out 3 times a week
- Eat healthy with a goal of losing 5 pounds by Oct. 31
- Study for GMAT, schedule test date
- Finish school projects and reading marketing books
- Plan Halloween party
- Finish work project (supposed to happen this weekend - so help me God)


I don't write very often in this blog but it does help me to get some of my thoughts out so I can go to sleep. :-)