I was sitting here trying to figure out why I’ve lost 6 pounds since my last visit to the gym (1.5 months ago). What happened in the past 45 days or so? I worked out a budget that would allow me to buy a late-model used car and the first thing I realized is that I would have to make sacrifices in order to keep myself from falling behind in my bills, and be able to save at least a little something-something each pay period. The first thing to go was eating out (including lunch on work days and little stupid shit like smoothies & Starbucks) and less partying/drinking. Apparently those extra calories from liquor and take-out have impacted my waistline and I didn’t realize it.
So I’m finally back in the gym after a little hiatus. When there’s an unintended break in my routine, I usually have a hard time getting back on track. When I got my wisdom teeth pulled last month, the gym was out of the question for a good week but that week easily turned into a month! I started again last week and I’m still suffering…my endurance on the treadmill is garbage and my muscles are KILLING me. Hopefully this will motivate me to stick with my routine.
Right now I’m hating on some people I know who still live at home and don’t have to pay [real] bills. This budgeting shit is tough! I don’t understand how some folks who are 24+ can live with their parents while shopping at Kenneth Cole and Saks Fifth Avenue and it’s not a problem (no they aren’t in school nor are they planning to enroll). My mom would have a serious fit if I walked in her house w/ one of those bags while only giving her money for the cable bill. My mom pretty much didn’t feel responsible for me once I turned 16. At 18 she feels that she’s doing you a favor if you’re staying in her house and you’d BETTER be contributing towards some REAL bills if you do. My mom didn’t go to college and doesn’t understand that it’s tough to do it all on your own and leaning on your parents at some point may be necessary. Thank God Mr. Dad understood.
I’ve met a few guys recently who are 24ish, live at home, and all they do is go shopping with the money that they don’t have to pay bills with. I just can’t take a man like that seriously. It says to me that he’s irresponsible, unreliable, selfish, and maybe even immature.
Question: is it possible for most women refrain from making decisions/coming to conclusions based on how we feel? I know that some women can but I don’t know if ‘most’ are able to do it.
For example, I know of a couple of women who decided to get pregnant because of a feeling; that maternal ‘I want a baby’ feeling. Neither of these women were in worthwhile relationships, living arrangements, or financial situations. Nevertheless they submitted to their feelings, said ‘fuck it’ and chucked their birth control pills into the trashcan.
