13 pounds down and counting

HIYA FOLKS! Long time, no...writing.

Since October, I've lost 13 pounds. It's been a nice change. Working out in the AM is easier for me with my trainer and I love it.

Weird, though, how my life gets more stressful and stupid the minute I take a workout break! True story. My trainer and I took a 'spring break' from working out last week and shit pretty much hit the fan among several facets in my life. I won't go into details but some pretty crappy drama has happened with friends and family. I can't wait till it's all over with.

Hopefully tomorrow's massage (earned because I stuck to my goals and new healthy habits and dropped a few more pounds) and my weekend getaway trip to see a friend from college and his family will do the trick and get me back into gear soon.

Anyway, if the rest of this week and next week get better, I may just learn never to ever take a workout break again. That's all I really wanted to tell you. Until next time, eat well and be active!

Long overdue

Well, the title says it all. I'm long overdue for an update. But that'll come later.

For the last year or so, I've been searching for meaning in my life, trying to figure out what I really want to do with it and how I can work to live a happier life. Last night, I wrote this down on paper:

If I could do anything I wanted to do, I would illustrate, design, and craft for myself. I'd sell my goods on Etsy. But that might be boring after awhile, so maybe I'd do communications and graphic design on the side. Oh, and maybe I'd also be an interior organizational consultant, too. 

So there. I said it. What I've wanted to say for a long time: that I don't love working 40 hours a week for an employer, despite the benefits that employer affords me.

At the same time, I'm not saying that I'm going to make this plan an end goal. I have no idea if it's viable. I've got college/grad school loans to pay off and I want to travel. I'll have to think of those logistics, do some math, but for now, the fact that it's on paper and here for you all to see is good enough.

Oh and PS: In October I started an AM workout routine and have lost 7 pounds. I'm regularly attending Weight Watchers meetings, generally seeing a trainer twice a week, and trying my best to eat well. I falter most at parties, ordering in, and going out to eat. But I'm truly in this for the slow, long haul!