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This is going to sound superficial or boastful but these are things I spent 29 years planning on getting around to doing, and hating myself for not following through on, so writing it all down at once is blowing my mind. 2012 is really a turning point year. I don’t mean anything superstitious about that, because I’m not “spiritual” and I don’t believe in a conscious “universe.”
As of five minutes ago, I am down to 151lbs. thanks to calorie counting and running five days a week. I decided a couple months ago to run the Rock & Roll Marathon in Las Vegas on December 2, and that’s helped me step up my training. I have zero doubt that I will do it, too. I can’t go more than a day without running without feeling like a slob. This amazes me perhaps the most of anything I’ve accomplished this year so far.
Let’s see, what else? My teeth are now straight and I’m getting a complimentary whitening as part of the final treatment. I’m turning 30. I now have a 30″ waist and the new shirts I had to buy are smalls. My research advisor wants me to shop my paper for journal publication so I may be published soon. I’m graduating from law school next week. I’m getting married this fall. I have a nice tan going (for me and cancer, it’s either this or smoking; this is cheaper with greater short-term self-esteem gains). I’m in a two-person book club with my friend, Erik, and I’ve read something like 20 books since December. Books…FOR FUN! And it’s an election year. Did I mention I had an interview yesterday for an Obama Campaign Fellowship? Because I did.
I don’t know what’s going on and I don’t know what got into me this year but I want everyone to catch it. A few years ago I felt like I had a string of incredible luck and this year I feel like I’m making my luck for myself.
It’s certainly more rewarding.
So far this year is off to a killer start:
Oh, and my sister gave birth to a beautiful baby girl last night. Welcome to Earth, Kira Nicole Whitney! Today: Alright, I guess I don’t have to blog every single day. But it was a nice effort for awhile there. I’ve been working out very regularly since December 1 and I see some of the results now. I also feel a lot stronger during my runs. As part of our very exclusive book club (just two of us), my buddy, Erik, and I are reading one book a month and then doing something from the book. This month, we read Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs. It really painted him out to be kind of a dick and liked to take credit for others’ ingenuity for profit. Since we can’t start a multi-billion-dollar multi-national corporation, we decided to go vegan for seven days. Today is day one and I already crave meat. Oh, and update: I finished the seventh Harry Potter book last night! Tomorrow: Gym, reading and writing for class, and possibly doing some of my fun reading for the club. The book for February is Freedom by Jonathan Franzen. Today: allergist, car wash (lots of snow salts all over the Prius), haircut, dentist, finished HP6, gym, homework. Did VERY well with the weight loss stuff today. Cole pooped on the bathroom rug–I suspect the kittens are a little thrown by our absence still. Tomorrow: flash cards, gym, HP7, continuing to bring the kitties back to normal. Oh, and class. Need to send some stuff to my research advisor that’s overdue too. Today: got to hang out with Kim and her brother, who could easily win a Tom Cruise lookalike contest with only some minor modifications. Mick’s cousin is a belligerent child who throws tampers when he doesn’t get shotgun in the car on the way to dinner. It. Was. Ridiculous. Discovered a treadmill at Mick’s grandma’s house and used it for a nice hour-long walk-and-read. Tomorrow: the long journey home. |
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