A New Year

The first month of 2011 is already gone. I don't know where it went, but if someone finds it would you please return it? I'd like to exchange it for a nice spring-time month. No snow, but getting to keep my time from running away so fast. Holy cow, the last year or so has flown by!

I have not blogged in a few months. It's not that I haven't had interesting (well, to me anyhow) thoughts. I've been busy and unmotivated to log on and share. November and December were a stressful/fun mess of holiday festivities and Lillie. I won't air any dirty laundry online, but she lived with me for 2 months and it looked like it would be longer than that until suddenly, on Christmas Eve, she was back home with her parents. Enter Depression. Holidays in general + first holiday without Daddy + being left alone on Christmas Eve with little Lillie suddenly taken away = crappy time.

In the last few months, I have finished the first half of my Certificate in Applied Computer Science (I am breaking the 2nd half in half), recommitted to a healthier lifestyle, and read some books on my Nook. Which I love and adore and don't know how I lived without.

I haven't written, which is sad. I haven't painted, which is not quite as sad but sad still. Oh, I picked up my guitar a few times. That was fun. I just haven't felt very creative. The first anniversary of Dad's death was 2 weeks ago, and that pretty much zapped a whole month of creativity right out of me. The holiday season zapped another month or so too, so I'm just now starting to get back into the swing of things.

Not much to talk about today. Just setting the stage for future blogs. I am currently down 7 pounds, and doing so with a non-drastic calorie counting method. I am hoping to make slow, healthy changes to my life (working out, eating better, but not cutting out my favorite foods or making huge drastic changes all at once) that will stick with me. I love www.sparkpeople.com and it's really helping me get/stay motivated to be healthier, so I'm hoping that is something 2011 will hold for me. I also am awaiting anxiously to hear about the graduate program at the University of Indianapolis. Fingers crossed!

Until next time,

D