I've somehow managed to get myself to this place where I feel really trapped. Well...it's not 'somehow' really. I've been feeling this way for a long time. Trapped in a living situation I can't get out of because I don't have the funds to do so....trapped in  NYC. I don't hate it. Brooklyn, Brighton Beach, NYC, it's where I grew up , I'll always ( Read more... )

Start Date: January 01, 2011
End Date: January   01, 2014

Mischief Managed:

05. Get full gynecological work up
08. See gastroenterologist
11. Attend at least 6 meet ups of my choice
12. Participate in at least 6 photo shoots
15. Have stable medical insurance
17. Join 2 rpgs and/or create one
19. Learn to prepare at least 6 new dishes on my own
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1.Where did you begin 2012?
I honestly don't recall.

2. What was your status by Valentines Day?
Same as it has been for years,  sadly single.

3. Were you in school anytime this year?
Nope

4. Did you have to go to the hospital?
Yes.

5. Did you have any encounters with the police?
I dated a cop. Does that count?

6. Where did you go on ( Read more... )

Mischief Managed:

05. Get full gynecological work up
08. See gastroenterologist
11. Attend at least 6 meet ups of my choice
15. Have stable medical insurance
17. oin 2 rpgs and/or create one 
21. articipate in 2 activities for a good cause 
22. Reconnect with 3-4 people I've lost touch with by steadily exchanging e-mails, talking online and/or on ( Read more... )

Start Date: January 01, 2011
End Date: September 27, 2013

1. Read all the books on my reading list
2. Have a job that pays more than $15 an hour
3. Have a job NOT in retail, where I get to sit down.
4. Be 50lbs. lighter
5. Get full gynecological work up
6. Get full check up at dentist
7. See dermatologist
8. See gastroenterologist
9. Move out and have place ( Read more... )

Plenty of people don't celebrate their birthdays because they work or something bad happens on their birthday and they don't want reminders or they're homeless or they come from abusive homes.  I should be grateful, but once again, the Ellie masochist pity party won't relent. I ruined my own birthday. Instead of out having a good time, I am sitting ( Read more... )

There's a very common and in my opinion much over used saying that we can' t always control our emotions, but we can choose to control how we react to the situation. Let me start off by saying that I'm currently running on 3 hours of sleep and I'm not in the best mood, which is not exactly conducive to  applying  saying to present situation.

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Mischief Managed:

5. Get full gynecological work up
08. See gastroenterologist
15. Have stable medical insurance
33. Go on a trip or bus tour out of state (Pennsylvania doesn't count)
35. Participate in RAJE (Israel)
43. Solve 3 mysteries
48. Finish watching "Veronica Mars", "Andromeda" ( Read more... )

You see something you absolutely love, by another designer, but you can' t afford to buy it. You decide to make that article of clothing for yourself, in the exact same design, but you don't reproduce it for anyone else and if asked , you give credit to the original designer. Is it still considered "stealing" even though you're making no money off ( Read more... )

Started logging again on My Fitness Pal as of last Friday.  I weighed myself today and I saw that I gained like 3lbs. even though I had been  running around a lot and more or less keeping within my calorie range. I was going to give up and not log anything for today, but  I did. I guess that's something to be proud of, even though I'm terrified ( Read more... )