Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | I guess I'll make my return

So I was realizing just how long it has been since I last posted and I figured it was finally time to stage my comeback.

So tons has been going on, some good and some bad. A close friend of our family died right before easter weekend from a year or so battle with colon cancer (she worked for my dad so we've known her our whole lives) and that was just really sad especially since she was only 35 and had 2 little kids.

Then my best friend was home for her spring break and I was trying to see her and do school at the same time.

And school has been quickly approaching the end and I have been absolutely swamped with work that I feel guilty for sleeping or wasting time eating meals. Thank goodness there are only 2 more weeks after this week - though I can't promise that I'll be around a whole bunch until all that's over.

Then I don't know why but I have felt kinda depressed the past several weeks. I think it has something to do with how out of control I feel with all that has been going on, but it's just no good. And I have felt so fat and ugly that I have to remember that eating is good (feel like I used to when I dealt with all this a couple years ago and I know that's a bad road to head down) but I definitely think it's a control thing. And then I feel like I've been stress eating at the same time and it's just a mess. Enough rambling about that now...

But I've also been trying to sort out some jobs for the summer because I need to make some good money. Well I went and met this great family over the weekend that I'm going to nanny for this summer and they just have one little boy that's 3 and they're paying me quite a nice hourly rate, and then the mom says that they're going to NYC and London and wondered if I was opposed to traveling along - of course not! So I'm pretty excited about that.

AND just a few days ago I found out that I was chosen for a "Best of" exhibit competition that my school does each year and I was chosen among a few other from our department. Just trust me, it is quite an honor to be chosen for that.

Well anyhow I am tired and off to bed but I felt bad staying gone when you all were asking about me. For someone who was so addicted to the boards, it's amazing how once you stay away for a bit it's hard to get back into it. Hope everyone is doing well though and I'm not even going to try and catch up on everything I've missed. Big hugs to everyone!

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