This was taken in a recent trip to Tom’s Farms.
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Perhaps some new beginnings will be coming my way soon. It has been ages since I’ve been able to update my personal blog. Mainly because I update my work blogs, and of course, I am always on Facebook for work and personal time! Facebook is an amazing tool, and it is a great way to connect with everyone in my life. You can add me at http://facebook.com/advancedbourland. [UPDATE: I have opted out of my personal Facebook profile, but now have a "fan" page here where you can keep up with me, and my blog.]
I am still debating on whether I should begin my blog fresh and new and archive my old posts, or if I should just continue from this point.
The kids are doing wonderfully. Nick and I just celebrated 9 years of marriage last month! Lots going on with work, school, and 2 kids (Aidan just turned 5 last week; Scarlet turned 2 in March), but it’s all great!
Hope to update in a more significant way soon.
Our band’s first recording. More to come in 2010!
My 30th birthday is this Tues (Sept 8th). And I began to realize I didn’t want any*thing* for my birthday. I realized I have shopped enough, and gifted myself enough, and been blessed enough by others with thoughtful presents and material desires. I realized all I really wanted was to be free from the debt that has collected because of spending money; maybe more than I should. I thought, why get a $20 Best Buy gift card for my birthday? I have a Best Buy credit card that could use a $20 payment.
I started to wonder, what if I told people that I would rather have their support to work toward being debt free than a token or trinket? Would that be tacky? Of course, I don’t presume upon anyone giving me a gift of any sort in the first place, but each year I do get blessed with people who do give. So would it be wise, tacky, weird? What would it be if I shared this?
So like every good Facebook-er… I made a post to Facebook asking what everyone thinks. And I was surprised at the positive response. And even people saying, tell me what to do so I can help! Wow… I am not a starving kid in a 3rd world country, I just have this goal, and people care. NEAT! So I decided to post my thoughts here, along with a link to my PayPal fund if anyone wants to gift me part of a credit card payment for my birthday.
May we all strive to be the best stewards of our money.
My blog is undergoing some changes and will soon have a nifty design to go along with my new and nifty domain name, http://www.annalytical.com. I may not be posting for a while (again) but when I relaunch, I plan to keep a steady blog going. I will talk about more than myself and my family, and hope to engage others in a dialogue on any number of subjects.
I must give special thanks to my bestie, Chris who came up with my SWEET new domain name annalytical.com.
So I am beginning the next step in my new program: bloodwork. I am sitting in the lab waiting room. They can never find my veins…blah.
I am also posting from my Blackberry Curve. Neato.
Ok, it’s not as bad as it sounds. In reality I am not letting big things go. But I have tons of personal emails piling up, tons of work emails and “action items” that all seem to overlap and jockey for position. And I’m still plugging away at school. It’s already week seven of this class block, which means I am in finals mode for these nine week classes. Then I start all over again. So everything is really ok… but I feel like I am running a really long race!
The biggest news is probably the best news. I begin a medically managed (non-surgical) weight loss program on April 8th. April 8th is the first class… but the real deal starts when I wake up on the 9th. It’s too late for me to recount the details. Just know, I’m doing it, I’ll do my best to document it, and I’m excited to succeed.
My doc is already slashing my insulin by 50% on the evening of the 8th to account for my drop in carbs and calories. I’ll probably be totally off of it within a few weeks from then.
My end goal weight is 135… right now, I am 248. So over 100 lbs to go. Yep that’s right. But estimated weight loss for me in roughly 22 weeks is 40-60 lbs. That means I could be over half way before my 30th birthday in September. That is AWESOME!
So here’s to more working my arse off…. God bless.
Anna
My poor neglected blog and self-reflection (loathing?)… sigh.
Now that Nick is working on a novel (and I am a “creative consultant” and maybe co-writer if I take him up on that offer) – I am reminded that I am not writing anything right now.
I hope to update more soon. 
Love you friends!
But don’t worry, I’m still me, hahaha…
I can hardly believe it, I am really losing weight! I remember being 262 or 263 at the doctor a few months back, but when I weighed myself @ home at the beginning of Jan I was 260. So that was my starting point in my mind. Since then I have lost 13 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!! Since starting Gyminee tracking on Jan 26th, I have lost 4 lbs and that’s only been a couple of weeks.
And I’m an emotional basket case at home and with regard to food. Pretty much any of the “healthy” (non-french fry serving) places to eat by work are more awful than what I’d get at a drive thru.
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Today blew chunks. Good DAY… I said Good day!
