Randomness

I want to thank all of you who are following me on my journey! Words cannot describe how it feels to know that someone other than myself cares about my health the way I do. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Welcome, new followers! I'm so glad to have you!

Tomorrow's my first day back to work and the only thing I'm worried about is breakfast and lunch. I know what I want to eat, but will they have a microwave? Will they have a refridgerator? Will I be able to eat breakfast at my desk? (I can't eat first thing in the morning. I have never been able to.) These are my primary concerns.

I need to give up the damn Doritos and the Rice Krispie Treats! Why can't I just refuse them? My daughter's lunch items are for her lunch, not for my fat ass.

My knees and shoulders are still killing me. I hope it's from the Zumba workouts I've been doing with a particular instructor. Her little bubbly ass kills me everytime I take her class! I'm not 20, lady! I'm 32 and obese!

With that said, I'm going to Zumba today. I will be engaging in the low-impact routines, however. I need the exercise and walking doesn't cut it. I would try the elliptical and bike as many of you have suggested, but my knees act up when I do those, too. They're not good for my knees, neither is the extra 100lbs. Go figure.

I am so over my Humanities course. This has been the most challenging course I've taken thus far. My instructor is trippin' with her assignment requests. This is a 3 hour credit class, woman, not 5. I have a final to take Thursday, which doesn't open online until Thursday at 9am, that must be completed by 9pm. My instructor said it will take roughly 2.5 hours and the test is composed of 30 multiple choice questions and 30 essay questions. Yes, she wants this completed by 9pm. How perfect for working adults raising children, right? So, since I was displeased, I sent this woman an e-mail asking if she could extend the answers and her response was no. She had students cheat one year, so she changed the deadlines. Well, since I am highly opinionated (and the class suggests women stand up for their rights), I explained to her that this was a massive inconvenience and that in 20 classes I've taken online, I have never had a deadline where the test opens one day and is due by a certain time the same evening. The point in taking online courses is for students to pace themselves, not stress themselves the hell out! I also told her that my daughter comes first, so I hope she understands if the final is ambiguous once completed. I can't think straight that late at night on work nights! Her response was that all semester I seemed displeased with the course, (which I am because she requires a lot of my time, and I mean like 20-30 hours every week, no exaggeration) and that it's almost over. I then explained to her that the only thing displeasing was the technical issues when she mentioned the discussion board posts were open when they were not. When they weren't, I e-mailed to let her know. I also explained that my only other issue aside from technical problems was the schedule for the final. If this woman thinks that I am complaining about the course over technical issues, then she has issues. Tell me, instructor, who should I e-mail if you're the one responsible for opening the posts? Exactly. Anyhow, the class ends this week and I will be filling out a student survey and contacting the Dean. Her class was absurd. I've only mentioned a few problems here, there are several more.

My kid is timing me, so I've gotta run. Have a good week, all!