New beginnings...

Well, what better way to start the New Year with a new adventure – blogging! What is this new forum I’ve ventured into? In the past year, I have seen more and more people partake in this fascinating medium. I’ve seen a movie about it (Julie & Julia – great movie by the way…loved Meryl Streep as Julia Child), I’ve heard my Mom talk about it and even my sister started one (Menuda Miss X). Yet I remain woefully inept in the matter. So what am I doing starting a blog when I know nothing about blogging? Why not? I’m on the computer as much as the next person, I like writing (occasionally) and it’s New Year’s and I needed somewhere to write my thoughts/plans/goals/general ranting and raving somewhere. So off I venture into a new decade. Out goes the old wishy-washing way of life that is just passing me by, in comes a new era of boldly going where I’ve always wanted to go before…hehehe


Let’s start with some New Year’s resolutions. This is the perfect time of year to set some goals for yourself for the coming year..so I’m a week late…nobody said I had to have them ready by the first day of January right! No time like the present to make a goal. So here goes…




Learn Spanish    

This is actually a goal I set for myself back in September 2009. My Mom is Mexican (and all her family still lives in Mexico), my sister lives in Spain and my daughter goes to Spanish bilingual school. My 14-year-old son is going on a youth mission trip to Mexico during spring break this year and we sponsor a Compassion Child in El Salvador…all this and I don’t speak Spanish. It’s something I’ve wanted to learn forever and have stopped and started many times along the way. So, in late August last summer, I decided to look into taking some Spanish classes at the University. I came across a certificate program you can take during evenings & weekends over the next 2-3 years. So…I signed up. I am now committed to finishing the certificate regardless of what other obstacles get in my way. I’ve completed one course already and have registered for two more. So, my goal for this year is to continue taking classes and to find/make opportunities to practice. Find books to read, watch movies, write emails, maybe even venture into a Spanglish blog every now and again…hehehe

Lose Weight/Healthy Lifestyle

Well who DOESN’T have this on their list?? Like the Spanish, I decided that I need to be accountable for my health and actually sign-up for something because I don’t tend to do stuff just for me…I let other things distract me. So, when I saw the e-mail at work for a new Biggest Loser Competition starting this month, I signed up! I need to submit myself to being weighed and measured on Monday. Loser of the biggest percentage of body fat is the WINNER…yikes, what have I gotten myself into now?? At least I have company…55 of my co-workers have also signed up! I’m seriously considering signing up to some commercial weight loss program, but I’m not sure yet. I’ve seen several of my friends/acquaintances have varying degrees of success with Dr. Bernstein, Weight Watchers, LA Weight Loss, Jenny Craig & Herbal Magic. We’ll see…I need to get my poor eating habits under control and whip my butt into shape :-)


Balanced Lifestyle

More play, less work (or work hard/play hard – which is probably more accurate in my case). I work for a great company and have a great job…but I’d rather not live there. I spend entirely too much time at work and not enough time on having some fun, so I would like to concentrate on getting out there more and playing and having fun with life. Hang out with friends more often, do more with the family, take some time to pamper myself, travel. This looks like a good opportunity to combine some healthy lifestyle goals with balanced lifestyle goals…hiking anyone?


Well, those are the 3 areas I’ve decided to concentrate on. They are pretty generic right now…but I do have more detailed lists (I am the Queen of Lists) elsewhere to keep me on track (which I won’t bore you with…today anyway..hehehe). At least I have some direction now.




That’s all for now…I welcome your comments and feel free to join me on my journey. Until next time…