Day Four

Two things happened on day four, the first was I  totally lost my mind and second I was faced with my first few temptations.

Let's start with my losing my mind.  I think I was having an out of body experience all day, that is my mind totally left my body.  It started this morning when I had to get up and go out in the cold first thing to take the garbage out.   Another tough morning trying to get out of the house, I think it has to be that I have not slept in three nights and when I finally fall asleep its time to get up.  As I drove into the garage at work I realized that I not only left my badge at home to get into the parking garage but my purse as well. I was not happy but I figured I would try to make it through the day without it.  Hey I had my gym bag and my food for the day I cold get through the day without my purse.  Of course my purse has my reading glasses ( it sucks getting old)  so the whole day was a struggle trying to use the computer and read documents.  Another pretty stressful day at work, I felt all day that I was missing something ( Not only my mind, but my badge at work and it is pretty difficult to get around the office if you can't open doors).

I got ready to leave work and as I got to my car I was thinking that my bag was feeling a little light.  I know that this challenge is supposed to improve performance, but  I knew that was not the reason.  I forgot my computer in my office.  I was so frustrated at that point I just left I will pick it up over the weekend if I need it.    I got to the gym without any trouble and went to the bathroom to change gathered all my stuff together and went to complete my workout.  After I finished I was about to leave grabbed my stuff and I could not find my phone.  Yep left it in the bathroom when I was changing.  I went to look for it and someone had put I on the table in the cheer waiting room, thankful they did,  but even more thankful that it was still there .  Yes I made it home at the rate I was going I could have forgotten where I lived.

Temptations.  I work in an envionment where there is always food around and on Friday afternoons there are carts full of beer, wine, and snacks right outside my office that I have to walk by to get my water and heat up my lunch.  When I went to heat up lunch the regular Friday lunch leftovers were there  (chicken piccata, grilled salmon, roasted potatoes, rice, and a basketful of rolls). I had my leftovers from last night and I opened it and looked at it I was reminded of when I worked in the nursing home when I was 16.   Nice fresh chicken and roasted potatoes drenched in butter and tons of sugars and preservatives or my leftover dinner from last night at reminded me of something that would be served in a hospital.  Decisions decisions....  Of course I finished heating my lunch and went back to my office (ignoring the Chardonnay on ice).  My lunch was great once heated it was actually better than the night before!!

I know everyone was wondering it's Friday night how did it go without wine?  I made it through it OK the only time I thought I was not going to make it was when Jason decided to hide on me in Target.  Remember I lost my mind this morning so I did not care that I was yelling across the store ( yes literally  across the store) for Jason.  I know the people around me were thinking that poor woman needs a glass of wine.  If they only knew I can't have it for 26 more days.

I know there will be many temptations in the next few weeks but I m sill going strong.  On to the weekend .