Student Loans, weight loss, and Pier 1

Today I put a nice chunk of change toward paying down my debt accrued for graduate school. We had the money to pay it all off up front, but decided to allocate that cash to our condo down payment instead. So now we'll pay it off slowly. I will officially reenter repayment in February so I am trying to pay off as much as possible before interest hits. I also paid down some of Chris' dental school loans because he has some unsubsidized stuff that is already gaining interest. If we are able to keep the repayment plan I have in my head my debt will be gone within 18 months.

If only losing weight was that easy. While I have not gained any lately, I've been pretty stagnant. I like to attribute this to my new job in part as I have not developed a great workout routine since I started. We also got into the habit of eating out again. We've done to eat at home this week though. The key is meal planning/ grocery shopping on the weekend. If this doesn't happen on the weekend it usually doesn't happen for the week.

I am not sure how much longer I'll keep the Pier 1 job. I still like it but I work 40 hrs a week at Rice and have averaged another 10-15 at Pier 1. If I stick it out through the holidays I will likely only get one shift a week starting in January, if they even keep me on, and I wouldn't mind that. We'll see.