Busy busy busy.. oh & -163

It is incredible how amazingly busy I have been and am getting through the summer. Life has already changed so much but then add to that the number of activities I have on the go.. crazy!

I went to Kinjo last Thursday by myself before choir. It was so interesting to go alone because naturally I get the same fantastic treatment but I also got nervous that I wouldn't be able to eat the free food I was given. I don't eat much as it is, but then I was also on the way to choir so I didn't have a ton of time so I was stuffed by the time I got out of there.. bursting at the seams!

My sleep centre appointment was interesting as well. I went to pick up a machine to do an overnight sleep study to see if I still had sleep apnea. I've lost a lot of weight so I am hoping my sleeping problems (aside from not enough hours in the day) have improved.

The funny thing is that the lady I had the appointment with has seen me several times before and always knew me by name, but this time she looked at me and said, "have we met?". It was so funny! She kept looking at my chart like she knew my name but she had no clue who I was. I explained that I had lost a lot of weight since the last time I saw her and that seemed to make her understand but she was still puzzled. Happy for me but puzzled.

I realized that telling people I have lost 160lbs is not as helpful as it should be. People cannot fathom 160lbs of weight. They can't look at me and imagine me 160 lbs heavier. Most people battle between 10 and 50 lbs.. anything more than that becomes difficult to understand. Like imagining the distance from earth to the moon or from earth to the stars.. without experiencing it, its nearly impossible to comprehend.

In an opposite situation I was recognized at Home Depot by a guy that had messaged me on a dating site. The subject line of the email was "Home Depot" which made me think.. oh crap.. I spent a lot of time at Home Depot on the long weekend!

Sure enough, he saw me there and recognized me.. its weird having someone you know look at you like you've never met and then someone you've never met recognize you immediately. Very twisted!

Lauren and I built a fence and did some gardening and other backyard fix ups on the long weekend. We're definitely not pros but we did a great job and I am proud!

This last weekend was a mish mash of things.. spending time with friends, the choir pre-concert house concert and housecleaning. I've realized that my "method" to deep cleaning is to clean out the closets first so that I have a place to put everything away. I didn't realize this was my process until I was in the middle of it.. I think it works fairly well and now I should be able to plunk everything in its rightful place before this weekend.

Yesterday I had my first personal trainer session at Goodlife Fitness. He didn't make it as challenging as I expected but it was my first day so he may have gone easy on me. The gym is pretty nice though.. busy!

Early July is my Opera Workshop (yikes) & In mid July Lauren and I finally get to go horseback riding.. can't wait for that! And of course the Nine Inch Nails concert and Cirque du Soleil in late July/early August.

This weekend coming up will consist of choir practices, festivities and working probably. Busy season is upon me and starting next week, I don't have a free minute it seems. I do have time to read though and since I finished the last two books I had, I am currently reading "The Faraway Tree Stories" by Enid Blyton. It's a children's book but I love it all the same!

I need some suggestions for good fiction books to read..