Took a little "Me Time"

Hello Readers! So sorry I have not been writing as of late. It has been a little shy of two months since I last blogged. However, if we are being honest, I am sure none of you were sitting on the edge of your seats stressing my absence nor were you fiending for my witty diatribes. I had to take a little "Me Time". I wanted to find something else to lose myself in as I was having a very hard time dealing with the lose of the use of my left leg. I am happy to say that I did find something else to think about in the lapse of time since my last blog. One of those things was and remain very positive whilest the other was negative but turned out to be positive.

Let's start with the negative to positive. Over the last month and a half I have been losing hair and sleep- but not weight. I was in danger of losing my position as classroom teacher due to budgetary cuts in our wonderful state and the district with which I work. It is definitely no fun being one of the last ones hired as, in my field, we are the first to be fired or laid off. Alas, all is well as I am still gainfully employed and even moreso I am going to be teaching fourth grade. YAY! I am gonna rock those writing lessons as I love to write. I know, I know you are shocked right! :0)

My second activity over the last month and a half has been my new relationship status. Please don't get all reality TV on me and assume that I am either getting divorced or cheating on my husband- I am not. I am, however, creating a new and woderful relationship with God. I was never quite sure of my belief system nor what culture I most identified with. I consistantly found myself on the side of Eastern philosophy which led me to study Hinduism and Buddhism. I love both of those ideologies. As someone that is not really into folowing ritual or dogma for the sake of following it, I found myself wanting to keep on searching. I like the freedom of being able to have my own practice and not feeling tied down to any specific process for honoring or worshipping my God. I began going to a contemporary Christian church on Easter and continue to attend. I had an amazing experience a few weeks ago where I physically felt the presence of God next to me. I am not sure what that meant or means nor am I positive that I have found my way completely but I am no longer feel alone- that is for sure.

Okay, enough touchy feely stuff. If you are still reading- Wow YOU really like me! I am still nursing this ankle situation. The last two days of packing up and cleaning my classroom for Summer took a toll on me. I am no longer in a boot but I am far from being able to run again. I have gained 11 pounds and I am NOT happy about that. I plan on getting into my neighbors pool to exercise as well as starting to bike on a stationary bike at Y next week. These two activities plus some weights 3x a week and a good diet should get me back where I want to be. It will be slow going BUT I do believe I will have some people rooting for me as well as a support system I did not have before this happened. So... keep on reading. Heather is back!!!