Well, my new diet sans wheat, sugar, yeast, cow dairy, and coffee seems to be paying off. While I haven’t really lost any real weight, the bloatedness I was constantly feeling is now mostly gone, and while I’m not feeling any excess of physical energy (I’ve actually been sleeping more than usual), I am feeling quite perky, not to mention HAPPY and less pissed off at the world in general. This is a good thing! I know my energy will increase over time (it actually takes alot of energy to heal), and it’ll just be a matter of time before I won’t be able to stay away from the gym or from riding my bike again (come on Spring!!) and then there will be no stopping me! I had a very spiritual experience over the weekend, and it’s given me more strength than I could have ever hoped for. Thank you most benevolent goddess!! *happydance*

Now I know that time and space have no beginning and no ending, but where does it go in the meantime? Life has been quite busy lately – it probably doesn’t HAVE to be, but it seems I always opt for doing SOMETHING rather than doing NOTHING – so it always is. That’s ok tho, I like it that way! 2007 started out simply sublime – an absolutely awesome night of dancing and carousing with friends at the Sumkidz/BLA New Year’s Eve party, followed by a beautiful morning – it was warm and sunny (and kind of surreal really!) and I was in good company all day long. One of the things I’d like to be successful in 2007 is taking care of myself. I need to get rid of some unhealthy habits and replace them with healthy ones. Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been off wheat, dairy, sugar, yeast, and coffee and I can already feel a difference. While I know I have a long way to go to heal myself, one of the most important things I have to do is to figure out how to feed myself properly. Food intolerances can really wreak havoc on the body and I am definitely feeling the havoc. It’s time to deal with it once and for all and get better! 🙂 I think I have a pretty good strategy, so hopefully I can stay on track and have only good things to report back! Hopefully, lucky 2007 will be the year I will succeed!

Having your birthday close to the beginning of the year is actually really great! I turned 42 just the other day, and I’m really hoping that this is the year that I find out the secret to life, the universe, and everything. I have many aspirations for 2007 and I’m going to try my darnedest to aspire to them all. I’ll just need some motivation and some fortitude (42’ed!) to keep myself on track. I also have so much to do around the house that if I EVER say that I’m bored, I’d have to call myself a boldfaced liar! Between the renovations, everyday life, art projects, pets, other humans, and a need for more exercise, it’d seem like I never had any down time. I do love being busy and I’m hoping that my new self will be able to keep up with my long felt desires to take over the world! um, I mean, make the world a better place! 🙂 There really are SO many ways to do so, and I know that the first place to start is with myself. So here I am world!! Make me your bitch!! LOL