It Is Never Too Late To Make a New Start!

No excuse! There is no excuse for not blogging for five months. So I won't tell you how busy I've been, how lazy I've been or any of those other things that are tumbling through my mind at the moment. All I'll say is that this IS a new start.

I'm dog-sitting again this weekend. One good thing about having a dog is that it gets me out and gets me plenty of exercise. Last week, I was minding a large dog. I walked him before work. I came home on my lunch hour to walk him. I walked him as soon as I got home from work at the end of the day, and then, around 9:30 at night, he'd look at me with those big brown eyes, put his head on my lap, and then, I'd have to walk him again. That's okay! It was a personal-best week, with more than 120,000 steps. I'm closing in on that number this week, too.

That's what I've been busy doing--getting in shape. Seriously! Since the last week of April, I've been signed in to myfitnesspal.com. What a great tool. It seems that during the winter, during those cold winter nights when I was sitting in front of my computer, I was eating . . . anything, everything. It was Out of Control. Or maybe I should say eating was In Control--of me! A friend introduced me to myfitnesspal.com and although my goal was not a large weight loss (only 10 pounds), the web site, which helps me keep track of calories and exercise, at the very least made me aware of what I was eating. Even better than that, I've already lost 7 pounds. So I'm nearing my goal. Just being aware of my intake has been a huge step forward.

In other news today . . . I am now "plugged in." My daughter and her family gave me an electronic reader (a Kobo e-reader) and I am on my way to shedding those thousands of pounds of books that occupy one of thirteen bookcases in my house. It's time to pare down. I've already practiced downloading a couple of free books and exploring the fine features of my Kobo.

I'm preparing for an exam, so I'd best stop procrastinating and get writing those remaining essays. This was a warm-up.

I'm writing again. I'm happy.