We celebrated Thanksgiving over at Dollye and Walkers' house and here is a picture of the bird:
I am on a journey to healthy living! Follow me as I go down that path.....
Yesterday I went out and purchased a Schwinn Mountain bike with the following amenities:
aluminum Schwinn dual suspension frame
extra soft Schwinn grips
Super plush terrain tracking suspension forks
stainless-steel rust-proof spokes
lightweight aluminum componenets: rims, hubs, crank arms, brakes and seat post
precision shifting and derailleur system
protective clearcoat over paint
fast stop linear pull brake system
lightweight, easy adjust aluminum seat post
impact absorbing dual suspension
I am not at my all time high with my weight, but it is alot (309.4) and I need to get consistent with exercise to get fit, trim, and healthy. I am happy, in part due to my new job, and find myself with more time and energy that I can utilize now for achieving healthy living for myself. I have been inspired by my dad, he has lost 85 lbs so far through his diet and exercise. I have the will power to do this and I am going to commit myself to exercising on a regular basis. I may keep a written journal of my activities to assist me as well. Live long, prosper, health, wellness, and riches for all those who strive (and pray).
I started working at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas on March 26, 2007. I would never have dreamed that I would be there now, but I happened upon a career fair at the Dallas Infomart and discovered a new opportunity. It seems by the grace of God that I have come to be there, so I can not complain. I am not working 12 hour night shifts any more. I am no longer running down the hall chasing confused patients, and getting them back to bed. I am a Case Manager Health Advocate I now, and I sign my name with RN, BSN, BCA. (Blue Care Advisor). I plan to get my certification in case managment in 1 year. I will have to start studying soon for the test. Many people think when I tell them that I work at an insurance company that I am "the bad person no one wants to talk to". I beg to differ! I am one of the good ones! I do outreach to members/patients that have health issues/concerns in their lives, and I visit with them encouraging them with their preventive guidelines for their age group. I can send them glucose monitor, blood pressure monitor, asthma pack or weight scale for certain conditions if they do not have the equipment. I call and assist people all over the U.S. and encourage them along in their goals to healthy living. I was promised a cubicle when I started working at BCBS, and now it is August and I with 15 other nurses, remain in a small room squished together. Somedays the airconditioning works and sometimes it does not. We are on the 7th floor of our building, and one day the elevator did not work so we had to hike up 7 flights of stairs....it seemed like more though! If I climbed up and down those stairs every day, I would be really skinny. I have posted a picture of the room we are in at present, and I did my best to avoid taking a picture of HIPPA information. Am pending cubicle placement at this present time.
On July 4th 2007, I decided to take it upon myself to support our soldiers/troops overseas. I do not know of any current family or friends serving overseas, so I happened across a website called www.anysoldier.com and I was pretty impressed with their site! At first I "adopted" just a couple of soldiers to write and send care packages, but then my list grew....and now I think I have about 8 soldiers I am corresponding with. I know it is not much what I am doing to send them letters/cards/ and small packages of hygiene products or snacks. I wanted to send them a message that they are not forgotten, and that they are cared for and loved. I enjoy visiting the webpage I initially found names from because the soldiers post interesting pictures and stories about their accomodations and a little about what they are involved in. I wrote a story to the editor of the Dallas Morning news about my support of the troops, and it was published in the Metro section of Community Opinions on Thursday 7/26/2007. I was not sure that the letters would be recieved in good manner, however I was relieved to recieve correspondence back from the soldiers confirming they recieved my mail! I have posted on picture on here of one of the soldiers (Yenny Guisto) and some of her team that I am corresponding with. One thing that I would love to do sometime is to go to DFW airport and greet the soldiers when they arrive off the plane trip....I think that would send chills up my spine seeing that they are safe and know they have been serving our great country and protecting me and the US.
