Awaiting the New Year, and brief rememberance of the old....

Here we are again at the end of a year, and I eagerly look forward to the upcoming one. I must admit that I am not sad to see 2006 leave, and hope that 2007 will be a much better one. This year was a year of major changes for me, and although I do not regret the changes, it was hard dealing with them. I left a position that did pay well but was unsatisfying and now work a job that pays less, is physically demanding, but I am experiencing and learning a lot. My niece moved in with her older sister, and although I was not mentally really for her moving, I am now glad that the transition is over. On the romance side, I dabbled with a potential one that petered out (excuse the pun, I could not help it since we never made it to third base), and finally ended a long term one that was mainly one sided for some time.

As other people who include weight loss on the New Year's resolution, I can only say that I will keep trying. Hard to believe, but this big girl has lost ten pounds in these last two months. A friend indicated that it looks like I am losing weight although I do not feel like it. The scale did agree with them to my surprise. However, I have had some other health issues this year which I think the root cause mainly is from being overweight and my diet. As any person that has dealt with skin abscesses or boils knows what I am talking about, I truly feel that those issues stem from what you eat. So I already know what I need to do: Cut down on sugar, red meats, fried foods, potatoes, predominately white flour based dishes, and No Carbonated Drinks What So Ever! After much reading and doing research online, I definitely see changing my diet to lose the weight, is the start to getting my health in order.

Usually New Year's Eve involves food for me. I do not know what I am going to do. I may go to the New Year's Watch Services at church, attend a party at a relative's house, or keep my behind at home. Since I have to be at work bright and early tomorrow morning, I am leaning toward staying at home. The other two options will be serving food and I already know that I will want to indulge myself. I know that I will have to learn discipline, but I just know that it will be hard to turn folks down. But I do want to see the folks, share a laugh and enjoy their company because you never know what life has in store for you, or better yet, or what is God's plan for you?

Hope you all have a safe and Happy New Year!