When I say slowly but surely, I mean, slowly but surely.....

It's been a rough few weeks, you know.  Lagging behind in school.......and now I am officially wondering: Is college even for me?  I mean, I want to be a writer and of course, I'm gonna need a dayjob for now.  Not too many debut authors making millions.....or thousands, really. Hundreds? Let's pray I at least get that, lol!!!!

But I am working on sooo many projects right now.  I'm preparing a piece to submit to the literary magazine at my school.  I'm working on some paying/non paying gigs I saw of craigslist (right now, I just wanna write....).  I am also working on my first novel.

With all that going on, school is an afterthought, LOL, and what I actually plan on doing for next semester is taking the money I'd normally be paying in tuition and applying it to my credit cards.  I am in so much debt and I need to be free.  Lack of debt may not buy me happiness, but it will get me a get-out-of-stress free card!  And......my car will be PAID for as of July, so that money's going straight to the credit cards as well.

So, I'm feeling okay with my new debt elimination plan, and even though I'm putting school on the back burner, it will be well worth it to never owe anybody anything ever again.

Now, to the point of this blog.....

I hopped on the scale….afraid....but discovered that I have lost yet another ONE pound.  Weight loss for me is a creepy crawly process.  That thing about not avoiding your cravings when you have them - there's truth in that!  You try to ignore your cravings and when - yes, when - you give in....to hell with health! INDULGE is all you hear!  If you do anything, don't ignore your cravings! I had a taste for some M&M's.  One small bag of M&M's was all I wanted. I ended up ignoring the craving for about a week.  Once I could no longer fight it I bought the whole large bag and killed the bag in nearly one sitting.  Don't ignore your cravings.  I saw the small check-out lane bag - ignored it and turned an anthill into a mountain!

But nonetheless, I have been neglecting the gym, as it's getting more boring by the minute.  I walked around the track when it was slightly warm outside....but that was....one day?  So instead I hop on my treadmill in my basement and watch the Style network on my television.  I use my ten pound hand weights while watching Top Model.  Sometimes - and I do mean sometimes - I wake up in the morning and Walk Away the Pounds, with Leslie Sansone.  Or I may do some Pilates with Lori Windsor (Winsor?).

I'm not drinking nearly enough water as I started out drinking.  I've picked up the nasty Soda habit again – though thankfully, I’m not a heavy drinker like I used to be, LOL.  I never crave Sodas, but at work, they're in the fridge and I can't resist a cold Sprite when I see one, LOL.  Eating breakfast and getting enough sleep are also my downfalls.  I'm a night owl, and what's worse is that I was contemplating getting a night job to help me get out of debt....not a great idea.  I decided to sacrifice school instead.

What else am I not doing?  That's about it.  I'm still a chocolate addict.....had some Robin Eggs today!  Had some Peeps last week.  Had some cake yesterday........This is why I was trying to avoid my cravings because there are to danged many of them!!!