I'm back!!

Ok—so I did promise another post to my blog (I think I said the end of last week but hey, close enough!)… 

So now what to write about?????

Seeing as my last “official” post was over a year ago, I guess I could give some updates on what the heck I’ve done since then.  So here goes…

1.       I GOT A JOB!!!!  FYI that I was laid off from my previous employer in October of 2010 due to company downsizing and remained unemployed for 17 months!! Not by choice!! But when they say the economy sucks and jobs are tight, believe them!!  Luckily I secured a new job this past February in my field (HR) and doing what I wanted (Benefits/Compensation), instead of having to settle for something I was not excited about.  It has been almost 9 months and going well.  The commute… well that is another story. Let’s just say I work in McLean/Tysons and leave the rest of your imagination (at least for anyone local to NoVa who can relate/sympathize).

2.       I’ve lost 40lbs!  As a kid and teenager I was always very skinny and didn’t weigh much over 100lbs til my mid-20s and then it was all downhill from there.  I’d been wanting/trying to lose weight for many years and had tried before but just didn’t stick to it or lost interest or whatever.  But during my time of unemployment, I decided to work on “me” and make my down time useful, so joined Weight Watchers and the rest is history!!!  I still have another 15-20lbs I want to lose to get to my goal but they aren’t kidding when they say those are the hardest to go!  The summer has not helped but at least I’ve maintained my weight and haven’t put any back on!  So after this Labor Day weekend, I’ll ramp it up again to hopefully get the rest off in the next 6 months.  It took me 18 to lose the 40, so the slower the better for me and better chances of keeping it off going forward.  I’ll try to post some before and after pictures sometime! 

3.       Travel!  I have managed some trips in the last year.  Let’s see… Florida last October; NYC in January; Atlanta in May; Houston in August plus some local travel in other parts of VA to visit some friends/family.  No other travel plans on the horizon except a possible trip to Buffalo in November for my bosses wedding.  But Buffalo in November?!?!?!?!

4.       I participated in my first Relay For Life event this past May and walked 4.5 miles in Honor Of/Memory Of those friends and family who have battled cancer.  It was an amazing and moving experience and one I plan to continue annually.  This next year will be more personal as cancer has hit much closer to home to me in the last few months… will share that another time. I will also be participating in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s event in DC the end of October. I have done this event a couple of times in the past and always walk in Memory of my “Granma Florida” who suffered with Alzheimer’s for 11 years!   This is a work sponsored event as well, so will be nice to bond with some of my co-workers that day. 

So I feel like there is other stuff but my mind is blank right now, or it is stuff I am sure is not interesting to anyone!

I am looking forward to the upcoming holiday weekend and the extra day off next week!  Making some plans for the weekend, just hope the weather cooperates and isn’t rainy like it has been the last few weekends. 

Until next time!!