Sick and tired of being sick and tired

I am sick. Again. But this time I don't have bronchitis, I just threw up a lot. Fortunately I am feeling better today because tonight is the benefit concert.

Next week is my last week of student teaching in my first placement. It is very relieving but also sad. I'm gonna miss those kids. However, I'll be back to sub for them so they won't have too much time to miss me. I'm a little bit worried about my second placement. I'm so worn out from this first one, starting all over again seems a little overwhelming. Luckily, after my first week we go off track and I have three weeks to recoup. Four weeks actually counting spring break. But that also means I won't be done until June 17. Oh well, at least I can say I'm almost half way done!

So I have officially finished my Peace Corps application. Every thing is turned in and now I'm just waiting to be contacted. I was told I would hear something in 2-3 weeks. This process is a lengthy one and to be fully accepted and given a placement often takes 9-12 months. I've only taken the first step. But it was an important one; one that made me really think about if I wanted to commit to this. I started out pretty confident, then I started to worry about the length of time I would be gone (27 months), how much I would miss my friends and family. But then I began to think about all the benefits and how much I would gain from such an experience. I still not one hundred percent sure that I want to do this but I'm pretty close to it and like I said, I have 9-12 months to make up my mind.

So, I have decided that I want to get into better shape. However I am so bad at committing to working out consistently. I've decided if I write down my progress in a public place such as this blog (even though no one currently knows about it) I might feel more pressure to actually make progress. My main goals is to be healthy, however I would like to lose a little weight. My current weight (yes, I just weighed myself) is 162 lbs. I looked up what the healthy weight is for someone my age and height and it was 130-170. I am currently closer to the high and would rather be closer to the low. My goal is to be at 140 lbs by summer. So this gives me about 4 months to lose 22 lbs. We'll see if I can do it!