Alright -- it's time for a change. I'm sitting here, three days post-Christmas, having enjoyed a great holiday with family and friends. My family and I have gotten together with both frequently seen family, and those we've not seen in years. It's been great, in that way. However, at Christmas, as with other holidays, the dreaded hand-held torture devices come out to play as well. CAMERAS! Yes, I hate them, more now than ever before. You see, cameras show me what I don't want to acknowledge. I've become a relative house. I usually avoid having my photo taken for that very reason, but it seems that you can't help but end up in a handful of snaps over the holidays. And this morning, as I opened my new email messages, I discovered that my father had forwarded dozens of family shots my way. Really?? I look like that?? The realization is not a pretty one. However, this blog is the first step in acknowledging that I need to make a change. And so I'm stating it here -- this next year, 2010, will be the one that brings about the change. I've got no excuses. I'm a healthy thirty-seven year old mother with a full life, a busy job, and a great family. It's time to reclaim the me that I know I am, underneath all of this -- this blubber! This is the year I will stop putting off change, and I'm vowing here that I'll use this forum to track my ups and downs over the next year, as I drop the excess! By the end of next year, I hope to be comfortable looking into the camera with a proud smile, knowing I'm the best I can be!
Happy Holidays, everyone!
