Just over a year ago, I joined the YMCA. It was a great decision. Drew and I joined together. He never ended up sticking with any class, but I tried all kinds of things and have had a great time. I lost 16lb since then - not a whole lot, I know, and most of it in the first 5 months. (Now that I think about it, that coincides pretty well with ( Read more... )

I may have mentioned that I like to do my cleaning on Saturdays. This is because I normally have a free day and Drew isn't home, so I can clean in peace without being distracted by wanting to do things with him. (Sometimes we clean together on Sundays, but at the end of the day, I like to just focus and do it myself.) It seems every Saturday has ( Read more... )

For my own remembrance.

De-cluttering projects:

Office desk
Non-fiction bookshelf
Living room closets (both)
Bedroom
Window alcove
Dresser
Drew's Comic Book Catch-All Hole

I suck at organizing clutter, but it really has to be done. I had a sudden image of moving again at some point and how it's impossible to unpack when you've travel with a few boxes ( Read more... )

It's been a disappointing year in terms of my opinions on humanity. It's been a fantastic year in most respects. Overall, though, it's been a selfish year for me. Perhaps self-centered would be a better term, but I'm willing to admit that selfish is perfectly fitting, as well ( Read more... )

So Christmas was pretty decent. I worked Christmas Eve and Drew ended up working two shifts on Christmas Eve plus his shift on Christmas Day, but my uncle from Texas and his fiancee and their five kids all came up, which was nice. Day after Christmas, Drew's family came over for brunch. Then there was the snow storm ( Read more... )

So I'm not exactly ready for Christmas yet. I'm not panicking. I know exactly where I need to go and what I need to pick up tomorrow. I need to drive into Newark (no, really. not panicking.) to complete my Christmas Awesomeness. I also need to hit the dollar store and either send Drew to BB&B or go myself. Oh. Actually, I think I need to go, too, ( Read more... )

I've been fairly uninterested in Christmas so far, but since we're doing tree and lights today, I guess it'll be time to really get into the Christmas spirit. I haven't done a lot of shopping this year, mostly because the list of people to buy presents for has been severely trimmed back and mostly because a dozen people are getting NJPAC tickets ( ( Read more... )

How do you quantify "doing well" in a relationship? It's the scarcity of arguments, the quantity and quality of physical intimacy, the number of smiles, and the frequency of laughter. Using those parameters, I'd say Drew and I are doing really well. =)

I need to get my To Do list up on here so I can maybe get stuff done today.

Dawby's To Do List

strength class
bring up rest of Christmas boxes
record Christmas MP3s for Cherub Choir
call mother of Products of Difficult Divorce re:Christmas
clean living room
clean office
pick up Drew
find something healthy to eat for lunch
send e-mails for other job ( Read more... )

Addendum to the below the post... I did in fact go to Wednesday night step class last night, and I am still feeling it, but in a good way. Don't know if it was because the sub is even tougher than Tina or because I just haven't done it in awhile. Oh, my thighs and butt. *wince* Arms and shoulders, too. Between morning and evening, that was a lot of ( Read more... )