Welcome back me.  Wow, has it really been that long?  My last entry was in August, and this was supposed to be a more routine thing.

A lot has happened in the past 2 months, but I’ll try to keep it as short as possible.

Let’s begin with how my personal trainer and lifestyle changes are going.  This past weekend was the ultimate test for anyone that’s trying to watch what they eat and stay on course with an exercise program but somehow (gasp!)  I managed to make it through the weekend, not sacrifice too much, and still somehow lose a pound!  What are the odds of that happening?  My last session with my personal trainer was last Wednesday, but then on Friday I went swimming with Tom at the gym, and Saturday we went to see Cascada perform at LUXY NightClub, and danced the night away.  So, yay for exercise!  I managed to try everything at the Thanksgiving dinner table on Sunday.  The only thing I didn’t eat were the potatoes ‘cause they’re boring anyway.  I even had cake, but I limited myself to one piece and more fruit.  I’m comparing this to how I ate before, which is that I would have one of every kind of cake on the table.  On Sunday we had Chinese food for Tom’s mom’s B-Day and I stuck to mostly veggies and not all the fried stuff so that went ok as well.  I’m proud to say that at 192lbs I’m 2 pounds away from halfway to my goal weight.  It gets tough sometimes to stick to the program, but the more you lose the better you feel and you just keep going.  The people that don’t see you as often (ie. dentist, hairdresser, etc) notice it the most and it feels really good when they tell you, “You look great!”

Another thing I feel great about is my job.  I’m at JAM Direct as a junior writer, and actually getting paid!  So far I’ve worked on BELL and HBC briefs.  We do direct mail and customer relations mail.  Today, I felt like it was my B-Day.  I got a new Macbook, monitor, wireless keyboard and mouse, my own desk, company logo waterbottle, and an eco-friendly bag!

Life in general is pretty sweet currently.  There have been a few ups and downs, such as Tom’s dad being hospitalized and a couple overseas deaths in the family, but we got through it together.  And the thing that impacted me the most was the death of my beloved dog, Jerry, who passed away this past Labour Day Weekend.  Jerry was around even before Kuba (my lil’ bro) was born and he was an important and loved member of our family.  He will be dearly missed.

So that’s about it for the recap, and just to end things off, here are a few cool websites and products I’ve been into recently:

http://www.hungry-girl.com/ (Awesome website for real life eating, includes what the best choices are at your favourite fast food joints, as well as great recipes!)

http://meandgoji.com/ (Make your own cereal, and name it too!)

http://www.goshcosmetics.com/ (I love the extreme art eye liner!!! It stays put all night long when you’re out clubbing!)

www.eyeslipsface.com (Great makeup for a great price!)