Hey there everyone! I know I'm not supposed to be on the e-net, especially at work, but it got a bit slow and I'm having some afternoon blahs. So instead, I'm just checking in with every one to make sure they survived the holidays and that Saturday I will try to make the library so that I can reply to some comments and read up on some missed post. :o)

First off, I started the New Year with my goal of losing weight. I joined the gym here at work and I've been doing really good. I go 5 days a week for cardio. So far, my stomach seems to be shrinking. I will admit though, I ate a very late supper last night (8pm) and some chocolate but I was craving it and I had read somewhere that when your body craves it, it really needs it in supply. So I ate a candy bar or two.

But anyway, I've come across some really good web sites that I would like to share with all of you just in case, like me, you are trying to be healthier and slim down for 2009.

www.hungry-girl.com is a cute web site. This woman has been through the meal with her weight and diet time and time again. So finally, she started a site for every one who wants to lose weight and what they can eat or substitute food with. It's really a good site.

www.fitnessmagazine.com You can join for free. I did. Once you join, you can get MP3/IPOD downloads to work out on, create your own work out video, and read success stories and do so much more. They even have this virtual world program that will show you before and after.

http://caloriecount.about.com This is a calorie calculator for all those who do Weight Watchers or just want to count their food calorie intake.

http://officeworkout.msn.com Have you ever seen Biggest Loser? Well, Bob Harper is one of the fitness guru's on the show and now has this awesome little 5 minute workout system that you can do at the office or at home. I enjoy it because of the simplicity that it involves AND you can do it at work without sweating it.

Just thought I'd share that with you. Anyway, things have been going okay on my end. Sometimes I wish I still had the internet so that I could go and read fanfiction and things like that, but in actualitiy, I'm finding myself more and more getting back into my writing and drawing. I've not done those two things in so long. I just about lost the skill.

Sunday night, I watched that Global Dancing Competition. It was alright. I didn't agree with some of the judge's scores. Argentina wasn't that good. I felt no passion in their tango, and I don't know what the US solo dancer was doing. I've seen 'popping' before but I'm not a big fan. It gets boring after a while. Oh well, I didn't watch it Monday. Instead I wrote half of my next chapter for Ode to a Princess.

Well, anyway, since there isn't much going on in my small corner of the world (besides the usual family illnesses and such) I guess I'll be closing this post.

All of you take care! Hopefully, there'll be a computer open Saturday at the library.

See ya!