Happy 2010!

yep, i've been blogging away on xanga although i have to admit that it is prettier on blogger. why did i stray? in all fairness the xanga account came first and i have a thing for doing what i can with what i have. now, i know that these blog pages do not bring me any type of income, even with the google adsense or whatever it is called. i guess it is party of who i am?

things are never really pretty for me and i did have my grunge/punk phase growing up which may account for the part of me that sometimes welcomes a little mess. the strange thing is, things were pretty when my ex was around. he always had a way of making things pretty, even code. the best i ever did was have what he called, "sexy engineer writing" back in college. i've had arm problems since then and would like to get that cute engineer writing back if at all possible.

i believe i started out this new year with some positive steps to improvement. i am now enrolled in the financial peace university at my church and that consists of 14 weeks of learning to manage my finances to bring about future peace for myself, family, and friends. i've also discovered that having my dog around has brought about some good exercise and sleeping habits for myself.

during the holiday season colleagues in my office thought it would be the perfect time to bring a "biggest loser" competition in the office. SADISTS! (either way, my team won) the good part of all this is that i had lost 6 lbs in the weeks before the competition an i ended up losing an additional 12. this does require some commitment but it is not unhealthy or impossible. in fact, i found out that my problem is that i didn't eat enough and that my body had been storing fat for a rainy day. once this epiphany hit me, i began eating healthy foods and drinking lots of water (bottle clear & vitamin water) on a regular basis. there's all that and thanks to a colleague and luck i got a chance to try this helpful free, itunes application on an ipod touch (i won in a raffle). it's called lose it! and it has helped me so much with helping me hit my caloric goals for the day and in some cases... make sure i don't overstep my boundaries. the screenshots for this app show how thorough and simple this process can be. after you've hit a certain mark, your eating habits will change, and your goal won't seem so far fetched.