I was going through some old recipes and stacks of food booklets today and happened upon my Weight Watchers tracking book from when I joined back in 2007 (when I was still working), and I made an interesting discovery ( Read more... )

We've gotten close lately, Tums and me. (For those that don't like these long-ish posts (or emotional ones, 'cause this one's a doozie), move along. "You don't see ANYthing..." Others, please click to ( read more )

Three years almost exactly. That's how long I've been working on this Medical Transcription stuff. Three years. The paperwork and study plan you get with the materials at the beginning say that doing it full time, you could finish in 9 months. Ah, well. The truth is I had every kind of physical distraction possible and I am way too detailed ( Read more... )

I'm pretty excited about this year. Something inside makes me believe it's going to be a great year. Hears hoping I can keep this optimism going for 12 months, right ( Read more... )

Hey Folks!

Most of you know that I help host a community here on LJ called ProjectYou. This month's Goal is to "Make Healthy Choices," and I encourage you to hop on over there and join us in the quest to make ourselves better. Each month, we introduce a new Goal Post, which (usually) has some quotes and suggested websites to check out on that topic. Last ( Read more... )

Dude, you can find some of the most amazing stuff by exploring the blogs of people you already know. Wow. Following is a journey I just took that I thoroughly enjoyed:

Was reading one of my fav blogs, Mrs. Bachelor Girl, and glanced at one of the commenter's websites, Lisa's Everyday Elembee, and as I was scrolling through some of her recent ( Read more... )

Tom and I have talked it over, and I've decided to NOT attend college this fall (but definitely attend in the spring ( Read more... )

I stayed in bed while Tom was getting ready this morning, and during that short interlude, I dreamed something that reminded me of myself in high school. I don't remember the specifics, but basically what it came down to was that I was manipulating the circumstances in my life so that I could "cheat" my way out of really working hard. My junior ( Read more... )

1) Back - doing okay. Did some stuff today that made it tired and achy, but not too bad. Haven't had any more horrible aches. Good ( Read more... )

I finished the last of this Lesson's Practice Reports. Tomorrow, I'll grade them, and I'll probably give myself tomorrow afternoon off. I shouldn't. I should start the mail-ins, but if I push too hard and get discouraged in doing this and don't take breaks, I'll not feel motivated to do it. Blech ( Read more... )