:) Day

I walked in the door, I kicked off my shoes, and I collapsed in my bed, coat still on, with a smile on my face. After a few silent moments, I blindly dug through my bag for my laptop, pulled it out, and now, here I am, writing to you about a wonderful day.

You know those days where, at the end of the day, you feel like you did a lot and enjoyed it all? The days where you feel tired in a good way? That's today for me.

• Today I walked into the center to find a giant bouquet of balloons tied to my chair. My boss and other colleague welcomed me to my new job with "Congrats" balloons. They are the sweetest. It's so nice to feel wanted, you know? And, today, I felt wanted. I felt believed it and appreciated.

• I took a lunch break with 3 coworkers. It was nice to get to know them on a personal level.

• I got to speak Spanish a lot today.

• I got to train other tutor trainers. I have a little pet project of making our training sessions much more enjoyable and effective. I love this part of my job.

• I went on a date tonight, with a guy who was just really awesome!!! I am DEFINITELY interested in a 2nd date. I hope he is too.... He was so polite, so attentive, so interesting, so cute. So, we'll see.

• I got to hang out with Nicole tonight. We cuddled, ate copious amounts of cookie dough, and watched Grey's Anatomy :)

• I had an excellent food day where, without any guilt or overthinking, I got that 'ah, satisfied' feeling! I ate what I was craving. I finally ate enough to feel a breath of relief from satisfaction. It just felt great to eat like this! I haven't had this normal of a food day in a while. Even when I have a "normal" food day, it's not this normal. I just was eating, not overthinking, satisfying my body. And, yeah, I probably overdid it a bit on the cookie dough... but I was having fun with a friend, and, well, I'm just able to shrug my shoulders and say oh well!

• Because my boss is afraid I'll burn out because I've "worked so hard this week" (um, hello? Compared to teaching nothing is hard) I am not allowed to go into work tomorrow until noon. In the morning I'm going to try yoga from a link that R sent me :) and talk to Tracy.

Speaking of Tracy, I really need to figure out what to do about her. I don't think I need her anymore. I need to talk about cutting down with her. I think it's pointless. I trust myself to bring myself out of a slip now. Also, I don't even listen to her anymore. I won't do anything that she says unless I want to do it... I don't follow a MP anymore.... so, I won't cut her off cold turkey but I defnitely need to reduce her frequency.

Well, what a happy day. Now my eyes are closing. But I still need to take my coat off and get ready for bed :)

Positive thoughts to you all!