Oh hey there…(Tommie Copper Giveaway)

Okay so here it is Sunday.

My last post was a week ago.

Not because I haven’t had anything to say

In fact I’ve had quite a bit to say.

Before I get into my rant (but in a good way…sort of), I have a Tommie Copper review weaved into this blog post. If you don’t want to read the rant (what the eff is wrong with you?), just scroll down and get to the giveaway (ya greedy bastards! Oh who am I kidding, I’d probably do the same damn thing. You can always come back and read the rest of the blog).

Okay so the rant. Right so here it is Sunday and if you’ve been keeping up with the Jones  what’s been going on over here in my corner of the world, you know I started a new full time job after twiddling my thumbs, screaming in frustration, checking the mailbox everyday, waiting patiently for almost 18 months. In a whirlwind of “Holy Crap, I have to get my shit together”, I started last Wednesday and let me be totally honest…

I’m fucking exhausted.

Okay so maybe that wasn’t the initial response expected but I might as well get it out of the way. I’m tired and I’ve been crying a lot. Now before the blog world goes “oh poor Tara, look at her finally working like the rest of us and here she is complaining she’s tired. Well let me tell you about tired…blah blah blah“, I wasn’t expecting everything to change so quickly so a lot of this tired/crying comes from a place of emotions. I haven’t quite figured out how to get this schedule under control and while it’s only been a few days I tend to get all freaked out with any kind of change (that’s the Aspergers coming out to play). Small changes reek havoc (like not having my usual locker at the gym available and needing to figure out which locker to pick) so you can only imagine what adding a full time job, trying to keep Ironman training on track, worrying about making sure Mimi gets to work and her appointments and as funny as this sound: trying to remember what the hell goes on a traditional chicken sandwich (if you’re familiar with Pete’s, you’ll know what I’m talking about), does to my emotional psyche.

But let’s not get all “I hate working” around here. I don’t. In fact I’m really having a good time being in this new environment. In the chaos I find a lot of solace since the job itself isn’t taking a lot of thought. I make sandwiches. I make A LOT of sandwiches. I get to talk to people all day (even if it’s just asking them what kind of cheese they’d like) protected behind sneeze guard glass satisfying my social interaction via parallel play.

And I’m earning a paycheck…

So all in all everything isn’t so bad. Adjusting takes time and I’ve been so used to having plenty of time that I forgot what it was like to not have hardly any at all. I worry about whose going to make dinner (Mimi had to remind me that she fed herself just fine before we met), how she’s going to get to work (Again reminding me that she’s got around town just fine before we met)  and whose going to hang out with Old Man Chester when he’s lonely (and by lonely I mean sometimes I like to lay down on the bed just so he’ll come snuggle with me throughout the day).

The other thing I have to remember is that this is just me getting my foot into the working world door. While I do like where I am currently earning a paycheck it’s not the only place I have to earn said paycheck. I have an interview on Tuesday for the Canada Games Center and if you pay attention to my Yelp check in’s you know that’s where I train. I’ve also applied for an interpreting position with the Halifax Junior Bengal Lancers (yes that’s right…horses!)…

The Universe may just change things up for me.

And while I don’t like change, I’ll do what is best for me.

(Aspergers be damn!)

Okay, okay…so now if you’ve managed to stick it out this long this is where the giveaway begins. Tommie Copper has been so very good to me. First with compression ankle sleeves, then compression socks and tights. A few weeks ago TC contacted me to see if I would be interested in trying out a pair of knee sleeves and  a short sleeve compression shirt  …

Ummmmmmm

HELL YES!!!

So I’ve had both in my hot little hands for a couple of weeks and let me just get right to the point: I LOVE THEM! The knee sleeves took a  bit to get used too but I’ve used them running, biking and swimming (hello Ironman training) and I was skeptical about how they would help me. I don’t know if I have a wonky gait when I run but I tend to have some soreness a day or two after. Same with biking, and since its my weakest of the three events the soreness is quite apparent after getting off the bike. Having the sleeves on kept me focus on stride and I felt less “wonky”. Better stride = faster recovery. Big thumbs up for the sleeves!

The compression shirt may come as a little bit of surprise as to why I love it. As a weight loss person I have the “loose skin” syndrome. It’s not horrible but enough that it makes me super self conscious if I wear a tight fitting shirt. This makes the compression shirt perfect for me. I can wear it while working out and lessen the self conscious feeling. Oh and it makes my guns look pretty freaking amazing!

One last thing; as someone who is both on the spectrum for Aspergers AND transgendered this shirt brings me so much happiness. The compressed feeling brings a sense of comfort for the Aspergers and the compression pushes those girl bits on my chest down so I don’t have to slouch as much to hide that part of my gender.

Tommie Copper wants you to love them as much as I do so here is where the fun begins! They are letting me do a giveaway for your own knee sleeves or short sleeve compression shirt.

I’m using Rafflecopter to keep things easy.

It will be up for a week and then someone’s gonna get some good news!

Good luck!

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