Sunday, March 7, 2010

Will I keep this up?

So I decided to start a blog.  Which is kind of a joke, because in addition to no one actually following it, I can't guarantee that I will keep it up.  This blog is intended to provide me with an outlet for this journey.  I'm currently a full-time school psychologist in a New Jersey high school.  I'm also attending a doctoral program to get my Doctor of Psychology.  I'm in my first year of classes.  Next year I'll continue to take classes and then will have to complete a dissertation.  I take 3 classes during both the fall and spring semesters. In the summers I will have 2 classes.

In addition to all of this, I'm a lifetime member of Weight Watchers.  From February to October 2009, I lost 33 pounds.  I'm working on maintaining that lifestyle while keeping my food interesting, trying to work out when I have time, and not getting completely stressed and eating the contents of my kitchen.  I've been married for 2 1/2 years to an amazing husband who is very supportive of this journey.  I hope to continue to have time/make time for him during the next 2 1/2 years.  No children yet, I can't imagine how I would be going through all of this with kids...

I hope to keep up this blog to hopefully help someone who is on a similar path and provide me with an outlet for my stress.  I also want to document this to look back upon.  I hope to attain my doctorate in 2012 and not prolong the agony!