Seeing the Light at the End of the Tunnel

Well, things have been very busy lately, but things are slowly coming together. Here's a short summary of what's going on.

• One more week of the LSAT prep course.....
• .....which means that I am one week away from the LSAT exam. I see the LIGHT!
• I have all of my Law School applications completed and sent off.
• I am closer to my goal weight now.
• I just finished my 2nd week in my new position and love it. I have caught on very quickly with what I have learned and have impressed myself.
• My new heart medication has been working very well, but have not had any time to go to the gym to try it out on the treadmill yet. I hope to do it very soon. I want to get back running again.
• Josh and I have our first European vacation set up for May. It will involve lots of beer and chocolate. I am learning Dutch as part of the preparation for the trip during my commute to and from work, which has been fun and easy to do since I have 2 1/2 years of German under my belt.
• We also have another return trip to Minnesota planned. My best friend, Chris, even set us with a nice deal at his hotel, which I am completely grateful for. I am looking forward to spending time with kids while I am in town.

Now off to bed since I have one more practice exam to do before the big day.

LSAT........DONE!

Now I have to wait for the scores to come back. I am hoping for good results. But it will not stop me from celebrating tonight.

Almost making my end-year goal of getting my law school applications done. After celebrating, time to write my personal statement and complete it before the results come back.

No running yet. Will explain more later when I am ready.

A Shot of Delayed Running

Well, I definitely got two different "shots" today. One in the form of cortisone shot in one of my ankle sub-joints. Another form of a shot of being hit with another delay for my return to running.

As of the first "shot", I had another visit with podiatrist this afternoon to follow-up on my bad ankle/foot issue. The issues started up slowly again on Sunday and increased yesterday. I made the decision yesterday to make the appointment. I did not want to put it off at all.

I was completely f***ing scared about the appointment. I knew that I would end up with cortisone injection because I have not improved. During the appointment, my doc confirmed my fears. He was gentle this time when I had it done by doing the lidocaine first and slowly injected. After the first injection, the doc had me keep wiggling my foot to get the injection move around the joint. He also suggested that I walk around as well. I waited a couple of minutes before I got up. As I took a couple of steps, I felt my blood pressure DROP and immediately felt dizzy. I then walked slowly back to the exam table. I then lowered my head to bring the blood back into my head. My doc then walks back and asks if I was okay. I said no and explained that I felt lightheaded. He then put the table down and allows me to lay down.

I then had the doc to inject the cortisone into my ankle once the numb. Once he was done, he told me to ice my ankle and take it easy tonight. He also told me to come back in two weeks, which will involve NO RUNNING until then. I want to get back into running again. I also have been focusing on getting ready for the LSAT and applying for law school. I have less than 2 months before the exam and I want to succeed. I need to bring my score from 135 to a minimum of 156. I am willing to put in the work as much as I do in my running.

It's official...

I am going to have work my ASS off this last class in order to graduation with an awesome GPA. 1st week assignment - 1000+ word paper on preparing a research study. Oh joy!

BTW, I signed up to take a practice LSAT test on December 3. It's looking much better than the GRE right now.