² I will reach my weight loss goal this year.

At some point…When is not HUGELY important to me, only that I do…But my target is May 13^th. My goal weight is kind of up in the air, and I am kind of playing that by ear…The charts say 131 for me…I haven’t been 131 since I was 12…I don’t really want to be…I am leaning towards 145-150, and will see how I feel when I get there…I don’t care what the so called experts say, I only care how I feel…This is roughly 35 pounds in 4 ½ months. This is a reasonable goal.
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² I will find a job that interests me and provides a passion for me.

Now…Here is a little known fact…I switched jobs twice in 2006…Which was rather odd, seeing how I had been at my last job for over 7 years…But I took one giant leap of faith that didn’t quite work out for me…And landed right in the unemployment line in June…After 7 weeks and 23 interviews, I landed my current job…Its not horrible, by any means, its just not what I want to do for the rest of my life…
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² I will first and foremost, take care of myself this year and make myself “right”.

Okay…This is a hard one to break down…You see, for the better part of the last three years I have been the one to “take care of things”…WHY? First, it’s in my nature. I am a take charge, decision making person…Second, I do have a very hard shell with a very soft core, and if there is a sad story around, I will fall for it…See,I am one of those folks who believes everyone is WONDERFUL until you prove me wrong…The other reason, in the case of my parents, I was the only daughter around to do so…>>
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>>So for the better part of the last three years I have taken care of my father, my mother, and I volunteered weekly at the Humane Society and took care of the abandon animals…Adopted a couple of pets that I really didn’t have room or money for…I helped my friends when needed, helped extended family members when needed…Yep. I did my best for many years to be that person…>>
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But I need a break…I think I have kind of earned one…I no longer feel that need to be all to everyone…I feel the burning desire deep in my soul to take care of ME…To nurture myself, my thoughts, my feelings, my passion…I will be 35 years old this year, and due in large part to my weight loss, I want to live the life I have missed for over 15 years…Because I was trapped in a body that didn’t fit me…>>
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Now that my body fits better, I want my life to fit better too…>>