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the happy "happy new year" entry


2005-01-03 The current mood of meredithelaine at www.imood.com

now that i got the new years bitch session out of the way...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2005 came along out of nowhere and knocked me on my ass! or was that the alize'? yes, i actually got pseudo-poser-ghetto-fabulous and bought some alize' for the new years festivities. good stuff, but potent.

of course, when you mix it with mike's light lemonade, smirnoff ice black cherry, and champagne...

cheers to me for not getting sick.

of course, i spent new years with dave out in ohio. we had a couple of options as to what we could have done, but in the end we opted to buy some frozen hors d'oeurves, a lot of liquor and chill at home. which was, quite honestly, the BEST new years eve i've ever had. it's so nice to be with someone that, even if you don't do a damn thing, is just SUCH good company. i'll quit before everyone starts puking from my smooshiness, but 2005 was started off right, and i know what a lucky girl i am.

(awwwww)

i've made some new years resolutions, and i'm all about putting them into action.

1a. lose weight. i know that you're thinking "duh mer, you make this resolution EVERY year!", but i'm starting the process tonight. i'm joining weight watchers. i joined in 1999 and lost about 50 lbs. what's funny is that now, my starting weight is just about what my GOAL weight was last time around. regardless, i want to lose the 20 lbs i put on this year. i'm going to start working out again. i have a yoga DVD i haven't even broken the clear plastic wrap on it yet! i've got a few other videos. i've got 5 lb hand weights and 3 lb ankle weights.

1b. stop this starving/puking/etc. nonsense. i hate it. i hate beating myself up for eating ice cream with my boyfriend, for chrissakes. i hate the extremes i've gone through. i hate the stress of it. i hate crying and wanting to smash the face and body i see in the mirror. i'm sick of popping diet pills like candy. granted, i'm still going to buy everything that i can in the reduced/non-fat versions. but crikey hell - if i want a big, fat greasy cheese omelette, hashbrowns, and toast at the Rainbow Diner (lovingly called the "Gay Pride Diner" by L and i) after a night of partying my ass off, well dammit, i'm going to do it. and i'm not going to feel bad. or at least i'm going to try not to. this one's going to take a lot of work. but i'm going to do my very best.

2. save money. again, another no-brainer of a resolution. luckily, my load should lighten a little bit this year. in april, i'll be moving out of my apartment, and (hopefully) somewhere where the rent is cheaper, and the general cost of living is cheaper (gas, utilities, groceries, etc). and god-willing, i won't have to take a train - roughly $200 back in my pocket. in july, my car will be 100% paid off - $272.83 back in my pocket. i've already paid off 3 credit cards today ALONE. boo-fuckin-ya.

3. get me sum ed-u-ma-ca-tion (maybe). this is something that i'm thinking about. wherever i move to, i want to look into going back to school. monetary funds willing, of course. granted, i could NEVER in a million years get a masters degree. i had a hard enough time picking a major and sticking to it back in undergrad; i wouldn't want to spend that sort of kizza$h unless i REALLY knew what i wanted to study. what i'm thinking about doing is going to a community/county college or a technical school of some sort and getting an Associates/Certificate/Whatever-you-wanna-call it in Business Administration. i think that's what it would be considered. i want to become proficient in all the MS programs. i want to learn basic accounting. i want to learn more about HR, organizational dynamics, office management, etc. even if i can't do it this year -- i'm at least going to do some serious research into it.

i think that those are the big 3.

wow. 2005. i'm still overwhelmed by that.


posted by: less-than3

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