so i always seem to fall out of writing in this journal, but at least i continue to come back. the good news is that i have made some signifigant improvements in my life since my last entry. i wrote about them this morning on my iphone wp app, but the settings were wrong and a few posts i had written on it since the last one here in july have disappeared.

first of all, i DID get the apartment in question in my last entry and i am LOVING it. there are so many great things about the place and i feel like it’s my home. it is hard to believe i have been here less than two months, it seems like i’ve always been here.

second, i QUIT SMOKING!! it has now been 20 days and i have saved $140! i am so happy to be a non-smoker and i am confident that this quit is forever. i finally feel free of nicotine and i am so proud of myself. it’s amazing!

third, i got below 200 which was a major goal for quite awhile. i don’t think i have written since that happened. weight loss tapered off and i gained a few pounds in the last few weeks, but i am committed to turning that around now that i have made it through the initial hump of quitting smoking. i was allowing myself to indulge in cravings of pizza, pasta, cupcakes, fast food, and basically everything that i know is bad for me, but that stopped today.

this evening i cooked curry and pumpkin rice and made chocolate chip cookies for dessert! mmmm, i ended up having 6 meals leftover and i froze 2 and put the rest in the fridge. the only problem now is going to be keeping myself from having curry rice for breakfast!

finally, things have been going great with HIM. i can’t believe we are friends again and things have been so nice. i really have been enjoying being able to spend time with him without the pressure of having to continuously day after day. i look forward to building a new, healthy relationship with him and i know he does too which is very cool.

i’m going to try to write more as i really need to be more focussed and get myself organized and on a roll. i seem to have let things slack lately and i really have no excuse! i can do anything and now that i’m 30 i better get busy!