Let me tell you what; switching medications sucks. I hate to blame my transition for my not posting on the blog, but let's be honest... when you don't feel good, it comes across in everything you do. How you act, the things you say... and in reality, I didn't want to flood my blog with negative thoughts about how my condition SUCKS and so does medicating myself for it. In the end, here I am telling you about it so that you may understand why I'm not staying on top of things like I wanted to. Catching up with work, life, and moving forward as best as we can through the holidays have sucked all of my energy.
With all of this in mind, I have had a lot going on!
First thing first - Ben and I have decided that we are going to buy a house next year! This has been a decision in the making for a while now. We are currently renting an apartment in the Gladstone area. While our apartment is nice, it's a bit far from work for me. We had originally planned to continue renting until 2016, but with Ben and I make plans for our future regarding a family, etc., we've decided that pushing it up a year and going for it when our lease is up is the best plan. I'm really excited about having a home of our own! We're hoping to land in the Northern or Downtown Liberty areas, so if you know any realtors hook a girl up!
Another weird thing that's been going on is that I'm taking the holiday season off from Old Navy. As most of you know, I have been working there for 6.5 years. This store has given me so many gifts, including some of my closest friends and my husband. Going in to talk to management about my medication transition was hard. I met our new GM and cried in her office within minutes of meeting her. Explaining to someone you don't know the delicate details of your medical conditions isn't happiest thing to do, especially when you're asking for grace in terms of working the holiday season. To be honest, I am having some pretty gruesome reactions that make coming to my every-day job difficult, and adding ON on top of that would put me over the edge. I'm so blessed with great managers who support me (and always have) throughout all of these trials. I'm looking forward to relaxing this holiday season and getting back in there in January.
I think the most exciting part of my life right now though is the fact that great things are happening to people I love so dearly. One of my very best friends Hannah got engaged on Halloween, and I was lucky enough to get to be there. Additionally, my lovely friend Ally is halfway through her first pregnancy! She's announcing the gender on Saturday and I can't wait!! Ben's sister is also pregnant and due around the same time!! I'm looking so forward to being an aunt!!!!!
Here are some pictures of some of the things I've been up to the past month or so:
I promise I do have plans to get back on track with this blogging thing! Be looking out for my "10 days of Thankful" post next week, a reading list, and some holiday cheer. xxxo
I know a realtor!
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