The Real World

I dreamed my whole college career of graduating and getting a real job. A job with good pay, benefits like a 401K, a real 'work' laptop, my very OWN desk that I could decorate with all the fancy stuff I purchased at Target over the past four years. I dreamed big. 

As I was preparing for day one I had so many nerves, I liked to refer to them as 'excited' nerves though. Mainly, I was nervous/excited about how I was going to go from super flexible eating schedule to a busy schedule; were there snack breaks? Can you eat lunch whenever you want? What type of drinking fountains do they have? Can I bring water into meetings? Will I still be able to workout at 5 am? 

It was stressful stuff! But I packed my bags and headed out the door at 4:37 on my first day of work. I got to the gym and waited for it to open. People stand outside and wait, it reminded me of Black Friday shopping. Ha!! I got in a good workout and another lady commented on the amount of bags I had, I refer to myself as 'the bag lady'. 

I have made it to the gym or ran at 5:00 am the past three weeks everyday except one. That makes me proud! I am proud of myself for not giving up or letting sleep win. 

My first few weeks of work were good. I started to see my dreams come to life when I walked into training and I had my very own laptop that was MINE. I could bring it home or I could leave it at work, man I started dreaming of the kind of work bag I was going to purchase! 

(First day of work!) 

I have met some good people that I can see friendships with in the future. I am not as exhausted as I thought I would be. But what does stink is walking into the house at 6:00 pm and realizing I have less than two hours before I want to be in bed. 

I feel like I get home, eat dinner, change, unpack, repack, and go to bed. Social life? Nah. TV? Nope. Laundry? Haha, no. I have no clue how people can have children! Hahha. 

It has been an adjustment but I'm excited to see how the next few months go :) 

And Just Like That...

I AM A COLLEGE GRADUATE. 

Little Bailey has changed a lot!  It still doesn't feel real and I'm starting to wonder when it will start feeling real. Maybe next week when I start working 40+ hours a week? Maybe when I realize I never have to take another exam unless I get my MBA? Maybe it will feel real when I start receiving monthly checks vs. giving my school money? Who knows, but I'm just happy to be DONE. 

These past few weeks have been really relaxing but busy at the same time. I have tried some new fitness classes! Kyle and I tried out Orange Theory, it was awesome. I burned about 750 calories in 60 minutes! We also tried Cycle Bar cycling with Katie this past weekend, that was also really fun. I LOVE group fitness classes but they can be spendy when you're not at a gym. For now I will stick to LA Fitness and Anytime Fitness. 

I got asked a second time to become a group fitness instructor at LA Fitness and I am meeting with the group fitness specialist this week. I have always dreamed of becoming a boot camp or spinning coach but I figured it would happen later in life. Not a week before I start my full-time job, hahaha. Who knows what will happen! 

I am really excited to start my job next week and get in a new routine. I know it will take some time to get adjusted and 'comfortable' with becoming a 5:00 am'er but it will feel good. I will try to minimize the energy drinks and I will *try* to not become a grandma who goes to bed at 7:00 pm every night. 

More to come in a few weeks! 

It's MAY!

I cannot believe it is May already…. Holy cow, I swear it was just January 1^st!

  

May is a big month – there will be a lot of celebration between my graduation and so many other peeps graduations, it is the month where Minnesota weather *finally* starts to warm up and I am more active, it is Kyle’s birthday and we want to set our second skydive date, and it is the month before my birthday so that makes it extra special ;)

It is also a big month because I plan to start training for summer races. Like officially. I say I am going to start training and then I am all like ‘ahhh I rather lift than run 10 miles’. I need to buckle down and get past the first few terrible weeks of training and then my body will begin to have the runner’s highs again.

Kyle is also training for a half marathon this summer so it will be fun to train with him. I told him I would run it with him but I am worried I will slow him down! I need to get my butt into gear so I can keep up with him!!

I will be sure to check in and let you all know how my running is going!