So what the heck have I been doing since October?  My wonderful cousin and I went down to Miami Beach and Key West (to visit his mom, my aunt) in November.  I have to say it was one of the best times ever.  I just always have so much fun with him!

We went to visit family in Kentucky in December.  Had a super good time there as well.  Always seem to have a good time around the family.  I have to say from being an only child and marrying into a big family it is just a whole lot of fun.  I just wish we lived closer.  I would love to hang out with my sister in laws and nieces and nephews a lot more!

So I was sick from Christmas until about 2 days ago.  Still not 100% but I did go to the gym yesterday and today.  So slowly getting my butt back in gear.  Since I left my job in August I am down 26 pounds.  Not as much as I would like, but it’s better than nothing.  They say slow and steady stays off longer.  And boy has it been slow!  Now that the holidays and all my introspective drama is over, maybe I can get that to move a little faster.

Speaking of introspective drama.  It may seem like I’ve been sitting around doing nothing for 6 months.  But besides the few odd jobs last year and “the Job hunt” this year so far…I’ve actually spent a lot of time figuring out myself.  I had a bit of a breakdown…I turned 43 in December….First birthday with no parents….OMG I’m middle aged and just not anywhere where I think I should be.  (Not that I knew where I wanted to be at this point in my life)  You know I never really had a plan.  Maybe that’s part of the problem.  I just always kind of just floated and went where ever what I was thinking at the moment brought me.  Not saying that it hasn’t worked, but what do you expect when you aren’t focused at all in life.  I still haven’t figured out if that’s a bad thing or not.  So I’m trying to figure out a plan now.  What do I want, where do I want to go, what do I want to do.  So far I’ve come up with:  I want to be happy.  So.  that narrows it down right?