[AfterMyNap]

I've dropped about 35lbs!

Today is my scheduled 7-yr. shred day. It is filled with mixed emotions, triumphs, losses, accomplishments, foolish purchases, and high priorities.

This wave has, so far, had a significant emotional impact on me as I've finally relented and I dove into my undergrad files. What a strange sensation it is to watch years of my life slowly get gobbled up a semester at a time. Acceptance letter... FAFs & financial apps... scholarship award letter... registrations in triplicate... grade reports... clubs... loans... text book receipts ... Then, finally, graduation papers... payment statements... loan totals ... I stopped at the diploma and the paid-in-full letter.

Then the years of my gainful employment went by along with all the receipts, warrantees, check stubs, bank account statements... so many things, places, people. I mourned the loss of the physical & financial freedoms of those years.

I also made note that, all things considered, mine has been a pretty neat life and now my file drawer has lots of room for more unsightly pounds.