The journey begins...

Last night before I went to sleep I was psyched and very motivated to go to the gym. However, I woke up at midnight, again around 1:00 and then again some other time during the night. Needless to say around 3:00 I set my alarm clock for one hour later because I was exhausted and didn't make it to the gym. I spent yesterday at the beach and got a little too much sun. I didn't sleep well because I was aware all night of how uncomfortable I was due to the burn. I'm not too burned but enough so that my bra strap is rubbing and it feels a little like sandpaper.

However, my good news is that a friend (more of an acquaintance) is gonna be my gym buddy and more good news is she already belongs to the gym I go to. She has struggled with her weight loss and through her determination and dedication she has lost some weight and looks great. So since I didn't go this morning I'll be meeting her there this evening.

I have the determination now and am willing to try everything, including the dreaded gym because a "friend", a term I am using loosely today; made me feel really bad about myself this past weekend. I don't think he did it intentionally and I'm pretty sure he didn't recognize he was doing it; but still it happened and it was a "wow" moment for me. So in the end if it has a positive effect on my health then I'll look at it as a good thing. I'm also tagging this as WTF, because honestly I can't believe my friend made me feel this way; unintentional or not.

New Year

Wow, is this year already gone? So much has changed and happened this year for me. I've moved twice, once back to NC & then from the NC mountains to the coastal area. Now don't ask why. Everyone always asks why. I think it's because they can't believe I would leave the beauty of the mountains to come to the flatlands of NC.

Anyway, goodbye 2008 & Hello 2009!

2008 was more good than bad, more hard than easy and so much more than I expected. It was hard to carve out a new role for myself - but, at the same time it was strangely rewarding. I think it fits. I will hopefully be ringing in the New Year awake, but I could possibly be asleep.

So look to hear more from me on all my upcoming changes in 2009; back to school, hiking/backpacking stories, getting in touch with my art again, getting fit through healthier eating & exercise, and hopefully getting back closer to my beloved mountains.

I'll be back in 2009 with good things to share. Happy New Year, internet.