a cruddy, cruddy week

so week started off okay - i even did two of the 3 days of the couch to 5K which went okay. that was really the only good thing about last week. oh also i finished my last class for my doctorate, so that's exciting i guess. no more classes! no more books! no more teachers dirty looks! just a 70 page dissertation.... since i work at a college counseling center in Virginia, work was crazy as i'm sure many of you can imagine. it was eerie just going there - i had always thought it was the people who work in prisons or in inpatient facilities that had to worry about personal safety issues. it was pretty distressing all around. i expect this week to be similar with clients talking about Tech and going to support groups that are planned and such. friday on my way to the gym to my trainer and 3rd couch to 5K day, i was in a car accident. now i have NEVER been in any sort of accident whatsoever - never even gotten a ticket! so it was all very traumatizing. got to ride in an ambulance and on a stretcher and everything. and then they have the nerve while i'm moaning in a hospital bed to give ME a ticket, when the other guy ran a red light!!! insanity. i'm okay - just banged up a little -  which is all that really matters as the car can be fixed. spent most of today dealing with all the insurance people etc etc. my dad flew up friday night to help me out, which was really nice. unfortunately, we ended up eating every meal out and i didn't work out all weekend. i just got back from the gym just now - i tried to run just a little bit and everything hurts - knees, hips etc - maybe i'm out of allignment or something. my neck and back are not feeling so great. i am sad about this though because i was doing so well and really wanted to stay on track.  and this is stupid compared to everything else, but still upsetting to me - i saw my plastic surgeon on tuesday to talk about revisions - i was unable to talk to the office manager who writes up the quotes so i had to call back later and she quoting me 10K!!!! which is about the same price as the original procedure, even though this would take half the time. after lots of back and forth and tears, she said she would talk to my PS to see what he is willing to do about price because it just doesn't make sense. she is supposed to get back to me tomorrow.  anyway, i just feel like crap - mentally, physically blah blah blah. i wish i had a rewind button and could just go back and change things around. but alas, that is impossible.  help me to get back to the positive happy side of things please. need help getting back on the horse that has trampled over me a few times. 

Awww girl... I'm sorry you had such a sucky week.  Keep your chin up.  When things are this bad, they can only get better.  You're a strong, positive young lady and you'll make things work.  Try not to get down.  I know you got trampled but you got through it and that in itself is an accomplishment.  You'll be okay, chicky.  I have faith in you. 

Dudette, that so much SUCKS!   It's a test, through all this bullsh*t, there is a lesson for you, yet another challenge for you that somehow was not meant to be bypassed. Keep your eyes open to that notion and at least somehow it may make some sense. You prolly already know this, but there is post trauma after many car accidents, and from what you described, yikes...it would make anyone shiver. I have one friend who developed some wierd anxiety about driving for a long time after hers. For now, one hour at a time.  Just stop making plans on ps revision, work on your dissertation, focus on immediate things only. make healthy food choices based on healing foods, if you have to pay someone to come in and make it for you if time or body bruising is an issue.  You have been thru an awful lot all of a sudden.  Slow down to a crawl as much as is possible. I'll be praying for you.  If you have my cell number still, call me.  I get up early, PST, I'm three hours behind you, so take some caution in calling me too early! LOL  I get up by 7:30 a.m. your time most days. Or we can set up on msn messenger if you want?

YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO ENDURE.  lOOK HOW FAR YOU HAVE MADE IT IN YOUR WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY.  YOU ARE A SUPER STRONG PERSON.  I KNOW IT MUST BE HARD.....THAT WAS JUST A HORRIBLE THING THAT HAPPENED THERE.  KEEP YOUR CHIN UP AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF BODY AND SPIRIT.  YOU ARE DESERVING.

I feel your pain!  I imagine you feel a little better already having vented all that.  Your posts are starting to look like mine!  That bites that you got a ticket for that crap.  Traffic tickets are the most annoying thing in the world.  The only time I think a ticket should be given is when there is an accident. I realize in this case there was but it wasn't your fault. You shouldn't have been given one.  What was the ticket for?   I just got one this morning for speeding.  I was just going with the flow of traffic not paying attention to the speed limit and wham here he comes and gives me a ticket for speeding in a construction zone.  I was like.. yeah what about the rest of the 30 cars that were on my bumper?  Didn't say that but I just wanted to.  ARGH! Still upset about it. There wasn't any construction going on and it's been under construction for like 3 years now. 55mph is absurd with the quality of todays vehicles. Okay, sorry, this is about you, lol! I'll shut up about my problems!   ANYWAYS, cheer up, you're back on track now. I highly doubt you gained any weight from last weeks episodes, albeit you probably do feel quite yucky from it all.  Just look at it as your body is getting an extra workout having to repair itself. That's gotta burn calories! hahah  Go see your chiropracter (is that spelled right? i think so..) and see if you're out of line. I need to do the same. Oh, and after the fines are paid or everything is settled with the courts find that cop and have a word with him. Don't be rude, but let him know how you feel.  I always do that and it makes me feel better.  Being assertive always makes me feel great! :)