I\'m a 25 year old single mom of a special-needs 2 year old boy, and a full time college student. I also work full time, so I\'m pretty exhausted and stressed out most of the time. It\'s hard not to take all that stress and focus it on a single issue like weight, as a way of escaping, but I\'m det... http://dailystrength.org/people/242892/journal Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:15:22 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.2.0.6584 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/242892/1213247384.jpg http://dailystrength.org/people/242892 http://dailystrength.org/people/242892/journal/1113091 So, the drug court program is *intensive*  It requires three times a week AA or NA meetings, twice a week "group" meetings (which seem to be just bs sessions, as the facilitator did not have control of the group this morning) at the dacco office, three times a week accupuncture at the... Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:49:43 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/242892/journal/1096541 I got a JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Doing web-development for a company I've been freelancing for, working full time over the summer while I'm not in school.  Woo-hoo!  And the best part is I get to keep working from home, just now I'll get paid regularly (inst... Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:36:13 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/242892/journal/1085526 Well I'm eating every day and gaining weight - and hating it.  I really just want to be smaller than size zero again.  I'm not large now, by normal standards I'm probably even small, but I find I judge people who tell me I look ok, by asking myself whether or not I think *they*... Thu, 29 May 2008 09:36:52 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/242892/journal/1052119 Got an ear infection.  Still no insurance.  Still no job, but keep trying. Wed, 14 May 2008 18:27:16 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/242892/journal/1041359 Ate reasonably all day.  Having a night-time yogurt for the tryptophin.  No b/p or starvation  Even with all the many many many stressors.And my amazing friend Annie (who is like the only family I have right now, since those blood people SUCK) found me a new place to live.  I can... Fri, 09 May 2008 22:46:25 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/242892/journal/1040379 It's been a really long day so far, and it's not even 2 o'clock yet!  Let's see... Took my son for his 6 month early intervention evaluation.  This is where we say that yes, he still needs services for speech and EI (mostly for attention span, learning to interact with... Fri, 09 May 2008 14:13:07 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/242892/journal/1038963 Purged last night.  Anxiety, break up with (now) ex-boyfriend, etc.  Plus I was supposed to go to a hot tub party and just could not deal with how I felt I looked in my bikini. Oh well.  Today was better and tomorrow will be better still.  Thu, 08 May 2008 22:28:40 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/242892/journal/1036326 Up 25 lbs from near-death.  Only 10-20 more till I'm "safe" Wed, 07 May 2008 21:32:57 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/242892/journal/1035922 So I went to a job interview this morning - as long as they don't do more than a credit check as background screening (I was arrested in April) I should be okay.  Then I gave a bid on a cleaning job.  All this driving is killing my gas tank though and a woman I was supposed to clean fo... Wed, 07 May 2008 18:13:17 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/242892/journal/1033845 Undergoing some financial/residential issues right now.  I have a job interview in the morning.  Broke up with the fella this morning.  Yelled at my kid, I mean I actually cussed out my two year old in a parking lot last night, because he wouldn't sit still and play with his toys ... Tue, 06 May 2008 21:40:24 +0100