Life changes

George and I are now living in Boston, MA. To anyone who knows me, this is a shock. 

We had a house in Raleigh, George had a place at NCSU, we had puppies. I know all that. We needed to move. The grad school program was not working out for him there for various reasons. I didn't really like it there. I can't really pinpoint why. But here in Boston, it seems better. Thomas, a good friend of George since childhood, lives in the same complex as us. He is just one of those people that you cant help but feel emotionally stable around, which I think both of us need. George is trying to get a job at the same place Thomas is at, which will be great. Anyways we still own the house in Raleigh for now and we only have a 6 month lease in case this was a bad idea and we want to go back. The puppies have new homes and I have gotten updates from Cygnus' new family and it seems really good for him.

As George and I were packing (ALONE! Where were all our friends!?) we went out for lunch, and I seemed to snap out of my video game hungry trance (as I had been denied them for a few days) and I came to some realizations. I decided from now on I will only play video games up to 4 hrs a day, to be weaned down to 2 hrs in coming months. And no MMORPGs at all. I have noticed how much they are consuming my life and how unhealthy they are letting me become. That might be part of the problem with the house in Raleigh, I had no friends to come over and make me stop, George was having his own issues and playing along with me, and there was no one to tell me it was so unhealthy to just play all day. I am not saying games are bad, what I was doing with them is. Not wanting to take the time to get up and cook because I wanted to keep playing, not wanting to sleep, or do much of anything.

In this same line of thought, I also have decided to tough it out, take the last class for my B.S., and take the MA teaching exams. I will get my license by December. Even if I never use it (I want to be a SAAM) it will be nice to have a backup plan that is already in place. I got my study books and I am not doing so bad on the practice exams.

As far as trying to get pregnant, (we have been trying for 7 months now) the tests came back to say I have low progesterone, so I will need drugs to make me ovulate to be able to have a baby. I honestly dont think I have been happier to hear that a test was abnormal. Yes I have to take meds, but they understand WHY its not working, rather than telling me to be patient. I am not so crazy after all =) They need to do the same tests this month to confirm and they need to check George to make sure everything is fine there, and then it could happen!

I have also decided- last night- to pull myself together and actually do something about my medical issues. (I have postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.) I have been told so many times that working out will help me, but it just feels miserable for a while. I need to push through it and feel better. Also I thought long and hard about it, and I think I AM improving, which is great news! Many people develop the disorder in mid-teens and it starts getting better mid-twenties. Not everyone gets better, and as is common with most chronic illnesses, I felt like there was no hope. But I am starting to get better, so I should hove lots of hope!

So, goal for December: Have a B.S., MA teaching certificate, eating healthy, exercising every day, and pregnant. We will see how all that goes, hopefully well. =)