Life with a Fork

Is that the truth or what?

I have been under so much stress the past few days and it all boils down to me being unprepared for events taking place.

To give you a little teaser, I have a big move coming up (hopefully) and it has required a lot of preparation on my part to make sure I have everything ready in time.  And at the end of day, I didn’t prepare well enough.  I have always been a procrastinator but somehow I always managed to finish everything by my deadlines.  This time I just don’t think it’s going to work in my favor and it is really upsetting.  I wish I could delve into this more, but at this point I am not even sure if the move will happen!

In other news, this is my last week of work and I am very excited to never wear panty hose again!  (or for a long time to come at least…)

well, i’ve done it. 

i officially put in my resignation from my first big-girl job.  it was a very stressful event to be honest.  if you know me in “real life”, then you would know that i am a big planner.  i have a plan for everything.  i find such comfort in making lists and schedules and even organizing the events of my day by time (don’t let this make you think that i am organized in any other way – laundry, cleaning, etc….because i most certainly am not).   so, in my normal fashion, i had a plan for this momentous occasion….which got completely thrown down the shitter.

i had taken a few days off from work mainly to use up my vacation time before it went to waste, but more importantly to relax and think through how i was going to go about telling my two bosses i was quitting.  you might also need to know that my bosses are polar opposites so i needed to prepare two different approaches to relay the message.  anyways, somewhere between lounging at starbucks and laying out by the pool in the first day of my mini vacation, i decided i was actually not going to think about my resignation at all.  not for one second.  i would worry about it on thursday evening after my first day back at work and be prepared to walk in friday morning, guns’a'blazin!  i wanted to fully enjoy my vacation time without planning a single thing and that’s exactly what i did.

sounded great….until thursday morning when i got back to the office, i found out my boss was going on vacation for 10 days….and was leaving on FRIDAY.

all of a sudden, i’m in a frenzy on thursday, completely unprepared, and forced into putting in my resignation a day early.  long story short, i spent the whole day not doing any actual work, but stressing and sweating and preparing a speech that sounded more idiotic the more i looked at it. 

‘it’s been amazing to work for you but’…no that sucks. 
‘it’s with mixed emotions that i must resign’…..obviously not. 
‘i hate this place and i can’t wait to get out!’….calm down, sarah.

it took me until 3:30pm to get the courage to walk into that door. 

but i did it! that was exactly 2 weeks ago and i only have 6 days and 4.5 hours until i am officially unemployed (obviously counting down).  i won’t get into why i quit just yet.  that’s a big adventure i am working on and i feel like it’s not really happening until everything is set in stone.  hopefully more to come on that subject!

…or thinking about working on…

1. Drinking less coffee – I’m addicted to that stuff!  I actually love the taste of it!  However, I have a gut feeling that 3-4 cups a day can not be good for me…

side note: I did go all day yesterday without a single cup! Woohoo! Did I feel like punching everyone that came into my office in the morning? Yes.

2. Consuming less or hopefully (one day) no dairy products – I just love cheese and greek yogurt.  And a splash of whole cream in my coffee?  Heaven.  I just need to cut back or cut it out completely.  Simple as that. 

3.  Getting more sleep – This is most definitely way more important than the two goals listed prior, but every night I seem come up with all kinds of excuses to stay up.  I am averaging about 7 hours of sleep a night and while that may be a lot to some people, I know that it is not enough for my body.  I still wake up extremely tired and unrested.  This is something I REALLY need to work on ASAP. 

4.  Eating out less – I mean…c’mon!  I don’t want to cut back on this!  I’m a single, 23-year old girl living in a cool city with great restaurants and amazing night life! I have cut out drinking alcohol significantly only having the occasional glass of wine.  But at the end of the day, I don’t know what is going into my meal at a restaurant and let’s just be honest here – I’m broke.  It’s much more cost efficient to cook at home and I know what ingredients are being used.  Learn to say “No”, Sarah.  You can do it!

5.  Walking more – I don’t necessarily think I need to work on this but also don’t think it could hurt any.

6. posting on this blog more – I need to stop being lazy and start taking pictures of food and activities I’m doing so this blog isn’t just me rambling…like I am now.

Anyways, I’ll keep you updated on my progress!!