Pursuing Balance & Joy

I’m So Thankful

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Hi, friends! I’m in the car on the way to see my family for Memorial Day weekend. Add this to the reasons I love my iPad. (No, of course I’m not driving!)

I love weekends at home with my family for a lot of reasons. I have a big family. I have five siblings and nine nieces and nephews ranging from 2 to 12 years old. Since I lost weight, I actually have the energy to play with the kids! That’s such an awesome gift. I’m thankful for that all the time. Its so much fun.

We’ve gotten a super late start today, which is so not like me when I’m going home. It’s definitely out of my comfort zone. That made me irritable this morning (big understatement!). I hate being that angry person. It’s who I was most of the time before I lost weight. It’s just not who I want to be. I’m not sure anyone really understands what a battle it is to keep from falling back into those behaviors. I think Tom sees it. He’s so incredible and supportive. I can’t say I like being called on my attitude, but I know I need that. I love him for being willing to do that. I love him for loving me enough to not just let me get away with that. He makes me a better person. I’ve never had a relationship like this. It’s so amazing. I’m so blessed.

Have an awesome today!

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I Studied!

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Hi, friends! I studied today! I know…it’s shocking. I keep talking about it and thinking about it, but today, I actually did it! I’m so excited!

To be honest, I didn’t make a lot of progress. I did brush up on all my previous studies, and that’s a big deal. I read a little further also. Mostly, I spent my study time today transferring my notes from paper to an iPad app so I can have them with me all the time. That will be huge for me as I continue to move forward towards certification. I used the Outliner app. I have to tell you; I absolutely love this app! I downloaded it to my iPad, and then started putting in my notes from chapter 1 of the PT manual. Then I remembered something I heard on a podcast about how this app would sync with a web app so I googled it and found the site. It took less than a minute to get what I’d entered on the iPad up on my computer and start updating it. How awesome is that?! I love typing on my iPad, and I’m really pretty fast at it. However, I’m still faster on a laptop. I’m not a lot faster, but I had several pages of notes to transfer so every letter per minute counted today. It was so great to have the option to enter my notes either way.

Outliner also allows you to enter outline items as tasks that can be checked off so it’s great for to-do lists, grocery lists, packing lists, etc. Outlines can be shared with others too so you could create a grocery list and share it with everyone in your household. Anyone in the house could add items, and whoever goes shopping could check the items off as they shop. Oh and if you’re thinking that checking off items on the iPad at the grocery store doesn’t sound all that convenient, think again…there’s an iPhone app too! I’m so excited about this application and all the possibilities I see for it in making my life a little easier. I can’t wait until Tom (boyfriend) and David (son) get it so we can share lists. (Yes, I know I’m a huge geek.)

That’s it for tonight…sleepy time!

Have an awesome today!

Tags: iPad Apps, PT Certification
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