With 7 months ’til TwiCon and 9 months ’til my sister’s wedding, the weight is a BIG issue. I’ve joined a “real” gym vs Curves, but have not gone yet. Not so much my fault — right after I joined, I got sick and between Thanksgiving, being sick and then Christmas I just couldn’t get there. I am determined to get there this week. I am excited about the various equipment.

One of the major things I am trying to get a hold on is my online identity.  I’ve been using various names over the past years, but have decided to switch to one across the board.  Of course this is going to take a little while and may cause me some pain, sigh, but it’s something I really need to do.  Too many sign in names, etc.  I want to have everything fluid.

And let’s not forget one of my top priorities of this year: me time.  I never get to do what I want to do any more.  Time is going by too fast.  I never get to “play” on the computer — I’m either on there for work or for some quick info thing.  No digital scrapbooking or playing around with the blog theme. :|  More me time.

Happy New Year!

When one runs into someone from their past, one is often excited over the reconnection that the reason why they are not in touch any longer is far from the mind.  Of course, that is, until that same issue pops right back up and smacks you, hard, in the face.  Wishing of those better days, one for forgets that those better days were in existence right up until the point of reconnection.  Forget about that person — there is a reason why they remained in the past and never made it into your future.  And once again they will become the past.

There is something comforting about living in a neighborhood where both the local fire department and the local EMT drive around on different nights, throughout the streets, with Santa, waving to the children.  My town is not a small one, by any means, but it certainly gives off that small town feeling of commeraderie and caring.  I couldn’t be more thankful.

Hopefully once the new year begins, I will be better at keeping up with this blog.  That’s going to be my New Year’s resolution — to take more time for myself and do the things I love to do.

So on that note, have a very Merry Christmas!

Most of the TV shows are done for the year, not coming back until January or later.

All of the things I wanted to have done by now are not done.  Matter of fact instead of losing 15 pounds, I’ve managed to gain 5.  Yeah.  Tell me about it.  My heart is in the right place — I joined a new gym - Retrofitness.  However, I have yet to go.  Not my fault, I’ve been sick and with a wicked cough, I’m more likely to hurt myself while on the treadmill.  I’ve fallen off of it while completely healthy.  No need to tempt fate.

In positive news, I’ve seen Twilight 2x in the theatre.  I’ve got a secret PC copy that I haven’t watched in it’s entirety yet.  Been busy.  I have more Twilight stuff and I also was able to grab two “seats” for the meet and greet at TwiCon next July.  OMG.  I get to rub elbows with some of the stars of the movie!  Can you believe it?  So far, Peter Facinelli, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene and Michael Welch are coming.  WOO HOO.  Sigh.  I so need to lose weight.  This is going to be one of the most exciting things I’ve ever done.  I will not ruin it by feeling like crap about myself while there.

I’ve got most of my Christmas shopping done.  Its not much this year.  Plus I was just let go from my second job because it was sold and my work contract doesn’t allow me to work for competition.  :(  Ah well.  It was 50 hours a month.  I will miss the $ though.

Let me just say - wow. When we got there (in the pouring rain!) it was mobbed. There had to be about 50 sales people on the floor. The store was packed. They truly had beautiful furniture at great prices. We knew the set we were going in for, so our sales rep (who greeted us at the front door, lol) showed us right to it. It was perfect. It came in a bunch of colors (which would take 4-6 weeks) but luckily the color we liked (sage) was available in 3-4 days. We saw another couch (cheap) for the playroom that turns into a full size bed (or you can do twin, queen king, but fill fits better). We’ll be adding that to the order if we can measure before delivery sets out.

I can’t believe I won’t be embarrassed to have people come over anymore! PLUS we’ll have a couch, loveseat and ottoman. Right now we have a couch and a chair. Bleh.

So after the running around with that, we hit up Costco where I got a cute wrought iron coffee cup holder with 6 coffee cups. Yay. Can never have too many coffee cups.

The low point of the day was when I went to the dermatologist this morning. I’ve been having an issue with a tiny cyst on my outer ear cartilage. It kills me with pain with the slightest touch. I’ve had it injected once before, but it still hurts. Well, it turns out it’s not a cyst, but something or other that is inflammation of the ear cartilage. AND — it’s rare (very rare, as in they never see it) in someone under the age of 50. I’m 30! Can you imagine what I’ll be like at 50?! I was really upset with this. I can’t remember what they called it so I can’t look it up (and really, I tried, but lots of icky things came up — none of which is what I have). I have to go back on the 13th of December and if it’s not better, they may have to remove it. Uhm, I don’t want to even KNOW what that entails because really - how do you remove something on cartilage without removing cartilage? And I don’t have big ears either, so there isn’t much to take away!

Sigh. Ok. Enough whining. I suppose it could be a ton worse. I suppose.

I know I’m not ready for another one *just* yet, but man, the ovaries are twitching.  The idea of another little one.  To enjoy all the firsts all over again.  The joy at the first smile, the first giggle, the first word.

I dare not mention this to the husband though.  He wants one right now.  And I just can’t handle that at the moment.  The kiddo is just too much at the moment.  He’s finally getting on his own in school and doing really well.  I figure another year and he’ll be good and another little one will be ok.

Ok.  So back to the point of the post and the whole “decent people” thing.  I belong to a website for Twilight Fans.  One of the members saw that I posted about having such a hard time about locating the magazine and offered to pick me up a copy at her Borders and ship it my way!!!  WOO HOO!  That is so nice of her.  I’ve never spoken to her before.  A total, complete stranger.  She has really made an impression on me since I’ve been feeling like everyone and there mother are only out for themselves.  So here’s to one terrific gal and the Twilight men!

Did you ever have so much to do that you just didn’t know where to start?  Yep - that’s me today.  Not that I have to do everything today, but I have Halloween cards sitting next to me that have half addresses on them (because I need to get the addresses from my mom), bills that need to be paid before the end of the month, prescriptions that need to be mailed out (because the $^#&$^% prescription plan wants all maintenance drugs ordered through mail order), rooms to clean, goody bags to make, groceries to go buy, work to do (so, ok, that’s really scheduled so I know when to do that, but still…), friends to keep up with, Christmas gifts I need to start making and so on.  It’s enough to tire out Wonder Woman never mind little old me!  And those things aren’t even the fun things I want to do.  :(  I want to digiscrap.  I haven’t in such a long time.  The last page I made was this one:

Which was done last year, of 2006 photos. LOL, and then this one was the one before that:

So as you can see, I’m really on the ball here. ;)  I want to really clean out the computer and organize files, etc. (I know, could I be any geekier?).  I want to watch last weeks Grey’s Anatomy episode.  I want, I want, I want.  What I really want is more hours in the day.

Sigh.  Well, I guess I better stop writing about what needs to be done and just start somewhere.

The kiddo was not happy about going to school this AM.  He wanted to stay home because he’s going to miss me so much.  Poor thing.  I had terrible separation anxiety when I was in kindergarten.  I hated going to school.  I hated my teacher (in all fairness — she was an evil wench and people now know who you are talking about, nodding their heads solemnly in agreement, when you mention the school and your horrible kindergarten teacher) and made such a fuss about going.  Many tearful mornings, which ultimately were curbed by being “special” and having breakfast every morning at school with the vice principal.  Wonder what ever happened to him.  Nice man.

I’ve got some cleaning to do today, not that I want to.  The house is starting to get cluttered beyond recognition.  Too much darn stuff, yet, I can’t bare to part with it.  Even stuff I haven’t looked at in years — just not willing to toss it.  I really should.  And I know I should.  Just can’t get my brain to tell my hands to do it.

And on that note, I really should get a move on.  The longer I sit here, the more things I think of to look up, check out or browse.  Heh.  Wonder what life would be like if there were no internet.

The newlyweds will be there tomorrow as well. At least my in-laws will target them about the wedding.  Leaves me to dealing with the kiddo and nothing else.  Well, maybe I’ll play with their puppy.

I am also NOT looking forward to the 3 and-a-half hour trip up there.  <edited>

Wish me well!