This was written on Christmas Day......I had started a new blog for weight loss but what is the point in having two blogs? It's silly, so I'm transferring the post here and deleting the other blog entirely.

This Is It

It's Christmas :) This time next year, I will be different. I know there are thousands of people who are going to make the same New Year's resolution that I will make. But I am going to do this.

I'm 27, will be 28 in January. This means I have 2 years until I'm officially in my thirties. I have always wanted to at least spend a little bit of time in my twenties as a thin girl. As someone who goes out and gets what she wants. Not that I can't have that fat, but I want to be thin. I want to feel free and wild and like a sexy young woman. I want to go out and not feel too embarrassed to dance. I want men to look at me (this is a big thing for me as I feel like it's part of the reason I stay heavy).

January 1st will be my start date. It's a Monday, so that fits perfectly because I have a thing with starting a diet on any other day. This is not a 'diet' though, I am changing. My plan is to follow Weight Watchers. Friday nights I will be allowed to go on date night and enjoy a meal with my husband. I will have one regular Coke with that meal, maybe a cocktail, but I will then go immediately back to diet beverages.

I will set up a plan. I do want to lose as quickly as possible, that's obvious, but I will set realistic goals as well. I will reward myself with non-food items. I will acknowledge that I am losing weight, and that my body looks different when it starts too. I will not allow myself to look at myself in the same light, therefore allowing myself to go back to unhealthy habits.

This, seriously, is it. I'm doing it. No more bullshit.

These are my Oreo Balls. Got the recipe from 2Peas and I just love how they turned out. They were a huge success at dh's cookie exchange at work, he said the girls in the office were just raving about them. Yay :) So I'm making them to take to everyone's houses for Christmas. I just bought 4 more packages of Oreo's today, and tomorrow will be spent making these again and wrapping the few presents we were able to purchase.

Working is totally not all it's cracked up to be. I do like my new job, but the training there is seriously an issue. They definitely need a better program. But, other than that and the long hours I think I'm doing okay. They're supposed to be making an extra cubicle for me here shortly. These aren't no Empire cubicles, they're the real deal. Like your own little mini office. Way cool.

Another cool thing? The entire customer service department is pink. PINK! Pink paint on the walls, and the cubicles mentioned are a deeper pink. Even our bosses office (he's male, mind you) is pink. Now, if I were reading this I'd imagine a pepto-bismol looking nightmare, but that's really not what it's like. It's softer. Prettier.

So far the people are really nice. There isn't anyone I could see myself hanging out with too often, but that can be a good thing. I get so attached to people and I'm not the greatest when it comes to sticking with a place for too long. Empire was the longest I'd lasted in one place in a while. I just get bored with everything. Once I'm bored and irritated, putting up with a vast array of shit no longer appeals to me and I end up quitting. That's why I so desperately want to be back in school this semester but it doesn't look like it's going to happen. We owe them since we technically got our student loan last semester but didn't stay through the whole semester (the wedding and everything). So it'll have to be next semester when we're back on our feet.

I'm supposed to meet up with our photographer today to pick up the wedding pictures. Well, part of them. We're picking up the cd of pictures right now, but getting the actual prints and dvd in a couple weeks. Hopefully I can get them and get the thank you cards sent out which should have been out a while ago. But we have that one special pic we're using, so we had to wait.

I finally have a full time job. I'll do the freelance thing still, because it's great to have my name published, but I definitely needed something with a better and more steady paycheck.

I start tomorrow at 8. 8-5 Mon-Fri. Perfect schedule. Should be getting home just before DH but I have to go in hours before him. I have to leave the house at 7. He leaves at 9:30. The luxury of having your best friend as your boss.

I'm nervous and excited. I wasn't the first choice. He interviewed 3 people and chose someone else before me because this person had experience in the same field. But apparently they're not working out or something because he called the temp agency back and wanted me.

The pay is really good. Really good. Benefits are good as well, Blue Cross/Blue Shield but I'd have to wait for them to kick in after being hired on. Someone from Ajilon (the temp service) is coming to the office on Thursday to go over insurance information and direct deposit information with me. Which I find kind of odd, but cool that I don't have to go out to their office again.

I'm so excited. Will still try to update everyday :)

So I have made a decision. I need to start blogging every day. Take a few moments and get it all out there. This begins tomorrow.