it's that time of year again!

the time when most of us think of what our new year's resolutions are going to be. most of my new ones will actually be old ones that i didn't stick to from 2005. i think i only completed one. better than previous years though. ;)

2005 resolutions
1. learn to play the guitar.
(this one will have to be carried over. i want to learn how to play so badly. i just love the guitar. it's acoustic, but what better way to learn. spend way too much time on the computer though...will have to cut that out)
2. learn to speak & write french.
(i'm actually doing pretty good on this one, probably cause i use the computer to learn. about.com is a great place if you want to learn a language. they have alot of lessons to help you. my dad keeps bitching at me about this one though, saying i should learn spanish. it will help me in the workfield, blah, blah, blah. but, honestly, if that's one of the requirements for getting a job in america then i don't want it, french included. i'm learning for the joy. it sounds so beautiful. one time i was listening to a french station on internet radio and this commercial came on and i didn't understand what they were talking about, but it was so beautiful. at the end of the commercial though they said in english about recycling your garbage. i mean, if a language can make garbage sound beautiful it can make anything sound great.)
3. get license.
(i actually completed this one. got it on march 15th. am so happy too. i love driving. not so much on the highways, they go 70 here!! but learning.)
4. get healthier.
(it always used to be "lose weight" and that never worked out so i decided to go with "get healthier", since it's not just putting emphasis on losing weight but a full mind, body and soul workover. it's working too! while i still eat pizza and snacks like they are the last foods on earth, i have lost a few pounds!! i started doing yoga too! i love it! it's so easy to do and while you are doing it, you don't even realize how it's helping. if you go to self.com you can get this yoga ab exercises and they are great! i was doing them for awhile, then quit for some reason but am doing them again. i do them 3 days a week and started last monday. it takes like 30 mins to do the set and the time just flies by. and, seriously, i cannot stress this enough...it really doesn't feel like exercising. well...the next day, i woke up and my stomach felt like i did like 1,000 sit-ups. you know how your stomach muscles just feel like ouch and when you laugh it hurts. that's how i felt. by wednesday i was good to do the set again. it really works and once again, does not feel like exercise. try it!! go to self.com and look for yoga/ab exercises. they usually have pics of the exerciser and she is wearing all white. hope you can find it. also...when i use to do sit-ups they use to kill my back and i can do this yoga set with no harm to my back and you are on your back for 4 of the 10 exercises. that's truth that it works!!)
5. get organized.
(i'm gonna cross this one because i'm as organized as i can possibly get. while it wouldn't work with most peoples' standards and would most likely horrify the designers from the show "mission organization" (good show, by the way), it works for me and yes, i know where everything is in my room. so...goodbye to number 5!!)
6. be able to do a handstand.
(this is a quirky one of mine. i would just love to be able to do this. maybe if i actually stick to the yoga all the way to the end of 2006 i will be able to do this. have to stick w/ the yoga.)

ok...those were my resolutions for 2005. and, i completed 2 out of 6. that's good, for me anyway. got think about 2006 now. will post those when i have them figured out. ciao!!

Merry Christmas!!

hello all!! hope everyone had a great Christmas day!! i certainly did. it was very peaceful and nice here. we had so much food to eat and it was all so good. it was strange at first cause when i first woke up it was pouring rain outside. that's not suppose to be. i don't care for snow but we should at least have it on Christmas day. but...then at around 2pm snow started coming into the mix and by 3pm it was full on snowing. very cool!! of course, it didn't stick much because it was too wet outside but it was still nice to see it coming down. my mom invited her friend over so that was nice. my brother brought a mini hand-held camcorder awhile ago so we were able to tape the festivities going on. i did a mini tour of our house and what everyone was doing to enjoy the holiday; including the cats, who were just lounging. now, i am just relaxing...too much good food. so...that's about it. but, what else do you need besides family, friends, presents and food on Christmas day? nothing. so...hope you all had a nice Christmas or whatever holiday you represent!! ciao!

things are looking up...maybe

"today, everything you hoped for will be within sight. it won't be much longer now."<--- that is my horroscope for today. i read my horroscope almost everyday and while most of the times, i just roll my eyes and think how no matter how i bend this it's never going to mean anything to me...this one seemed to jump right off the screen. like it was meant for me. finally...instead of having to climb another mountain or jump another hurdle...something good is gonna come my way! maybe my dream job or my soulmate. maybe i'll finally meet him. ooh...i'm happy and excited. and, i don't think i was ever excited over my horroscope before. okay...cannot think about this 'cause if it does turn out to be a horroscope that had nothing to do with me...i won't be happy anymore. man am i cynical. that's from living in new jersey for 21 years. gotta think happy thoughts. ciao!! :)

the first fall of winter

no...not snowfall. we already got that...many times. i'm talking the first, and hopefully last, busting your ass (fall) of winter. which just happened to me. i went outside to get the morning paper and we have a little deck w/ 2 steps. i walked down the steps...they seemed a little icy but not bad. then...as i go to step off the last step onto the concrete below...there i go. my foot doesn't stop...it just keeps sliding away. i did a 180. banged my right leg...which instanly got a huge bump and bruise...my right hand is completely red and of course i busted my ass, by landing on it. but...if that wasn't bad enough. on the step rail...my brother hung christmas soldiers on each side. somehow...on my way down it got knocked off and as i was laying on the ground...it fell down and hit me on my left ear. isn't that just lovely? luckily my dad heard the commotion and ran out to help me. he needed 2 hands to help me up 'cause it was so icy, it was like trying to stand up from a sitting position w/ rollerblades on. i just kept sliding. it happened so quickly too. the concrete didn't even look like ice...just a slight layer of snow. so...like i said, hopefully that will be my last fall of winter. be careful out there people. winter is definitely here. ciao!!

all you need is color

hello! i've decided to choose a new template for the blog as you can see. the old one was getting a little too dark for me. and...since everything is so grey outside i figured i'd bring a little color to my blog. part of me loves winter...the pureness and beauty of fresh fallen snow and the christmas lights hung on almost every house shining brightly. and then there is the part that hates winter...where the sky seems to seemlessly blend in with the ground and all is one. one grey blob. that part i can definitely live without. but, since i can't do anything about the latter, i will just make the rest of my life, indoors and outdoors a little more colorful. ciao!!

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happy december!

well...december is in full swing!! Christmas decorations are everywhere!! where i live they have a hardware store and they set up a bunch of trees w/ different themes and they are decorated so beautifully. one is western w/ the cowboy boots, ocean w/ hibiscus flowers, dolphins and leis and they even have a jack daniels one. really nice. they have more, but i can't remember them all. snow is on the ground and the weather has dipped to a bone-chilling 2 degress w/ a wind chill factor of -12 degress. too too cold. i know i sound like the weather channel but i'm kinda obsessed w/ it. can watch it for hours. sad...i know. sometimes there really isn't anything better on. or...i'll have the weather channel on but the tv muted and just have my stereo on. ok...why am i admitting this? anyway...is everyone ready for the upcoming holidays. whether you observe Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, the holidays are so stressful. shopping in the dead of winter feeling like you want to die 'cause you have a cold and then having to go home, decorate the house, wrap the presents and cook for your giant family who mostly get into a big fight and are ungrateful. thank God my family is small...no fights. so...have a nice december and stay stressless. ciao!!

hooray hooray i am happy today

i won a bottle of lotion!!! how exciting is that?!?!? okay...not really i know, but in the e-mail i got it said i can keep trying. so i might win more than one and that would be exciting! right? yes...yes it will. ciao!!