Here goes nothin'!

    My blog is usually far from personal, but hey, it's MY blog so occasionally it can be about me and where I am at. It's also a bit of accountability to post my goals so publicly. So without further ado, here it goes.

1. It is way past time for me to be the grown up owner of a Bachelors degree. Then go on to get a Masters. I've always been a nerd. My childhood fantasy career involved sitting at a desk with lots of books. Then in college I was introduced to research databases. I looked something like a kid in a candy shop. Total nerd, I know. My passion has always been in knowledge, and I lost it somewhere along the way. I am fairly certain that I am going to pursue an MSW when I finish my undergrad degree. After working at a school for a year I realized that I have little desire to be "brought into the fold" of licensed teaching. It's cool if that's for you, it's a noble profession, just not for me.

2. Weight loss. Funny it would show up on a list of goals. Of course, I am always one for originality. I will be the first to say it is time for me to take it seriously. Not to look good. I need to feel good. It's hard to do that with an extra seventy pounds. Yes I said seventy. The big 7-0. I plan on blogging that journey a bit here and there.
     On that note, I would also like to be 5k ready in a year. I do not want to walk a 5k in a year I want to run it. I can see those who took high school PE classes with me. They are sitting at the computer screen laughing and reminiscing about the time I fell trying to hit a tennis ball, or the time sustained a concussion running laps, or the time I dropped out of PE after one day of volleyball, or the time I "jogged" a 22 min mile. Anyone who wants to jump in and encourage/challenge me is welcome to.

3. My third, and most important goal is to be more positive. If I don't like something I should try to fix it rather than talk it to death. I realized that a lot of my beef with my life lately has been working for $8/hour and how I feel about my body and how my body feels. I had to look in the mirror and say, "That's your fault honey!" Without my degree I will be making $8/hour forever, and it's those yummy potato chips that got my body into the shape it's in. I had to own up to find the motivation to change things.