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#projectreflect12 day five: accomplishments

Posted on December 5, 2012 by phillynikongal • 0 Comments

December 5: Accomplishments

Did you finally land your dream job? Did you have your first child? Did you finally find “the one?” What is your biggest accomplishment for 2012?

Looking back on 2012, I think I’ve accomplished A LOT. So much so, that I don’t think I could accurately write a post about every. single. thing.

So I am going to make a list instead, starting from the beginning of the year until now.

Mr. Fox and I bought our first home – even though it was sort of inherited but not really, our names are on the deed and we are mortgage free!
I moved back to where I’ve been the happiest – Philadelphia, PA
I gave up on something that I was no longer passionate about (photography) – which, to me, is an accomplishment. Because if you know me, you know that I probably would have continued doing it until I REALLY hated it, like I did with sewing.
I took charge of my health and got to all the doctors I could to fix my ailments – this is still a work in progress
I went to the dentist for the first time in, you don’t even want to know – and surprisingly enough, I walked away with less cavities than I thought I would have after so long.
I was accepted to Philadelphia University for Interactive Media and Design – though I ultimately decided not to go on the basis of cost. Yay community college and state schools!
I made it my life’s work, doing what I love – creating spiffy websites for people who need them!
I gave up soda – as of today, I am 250 days soda free.
I wouldn’t necessarily call this an accomplishment, but I gave into the allure of an anti-glare screen and got a new MacBook Pro

Sadly, that’s all I can think of right now. I am sure there’s more, but I am so tired that I can’t think of anything else!

This year, I am participating in #projectreflect12, which is a new series for reflecting on the year gone by before the new year starts.

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it’s been a while

Posted on April 18, 2012 by phillynikongal • 2 Comments

Well.

I certainly didn’t expect to be gone that long. I apologize! After #scintilla, I was kinda feeling detached from my blog, so I took a break.

But I’ve returned. Not sure if I am going to do daily bloggings though. You’d think I would, since I basically have all the time in the world.

Anyway!

Things haven’t changed much around here. Mr. Fox is thriving at his new job, the cats are all still little (and big) stinkers, and I am still milling about the house during my down time. My knitting progress is slow, because I’ve finally learned that it is in fact very important to swatch for proper gauge, and therefore I’ve had to rip out and restart the same hat a couple times. It’s an annoying process, but I suppose I’ll get used to doing it since I’d rather not rip out projects due to lazy knitting.

I am also sorry I haven’t been putting up any recipes. It’s getting warmer and we haven’t put in our window AC yet, so putting the oven on in an already hot-ass kitchen can be bothersome, so I’ve been cooking less new things in favor of quick and easy. Shortly though, I will have some new recipes to put up.

I kinda broke my streak of not having soda a while ago, but I am happy to say that I’ve been soda free for 17 days now. Almost to 21 (because it takes 21 days to break a habit, as they say). I am working on a healthier me. It’s a work in progress, and a slow one at that, but I’m getting there. Just going to try and take it one day at a time.

New, big things are coming. I am just impatiently waiting for them.

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#reverb11 and #resound11 day twenty eight – forgive

Posted on December 28, 2011 by phillynikongal • 0 Comments

Today’s #reverb11/#resound11 prompt comes from the folks over at Geekin’ Hard:

Forgiveness - What’s one thing do you need to forgive yourself for this year?

A Letter to my Body – by Esther Fox

Dear body,

I am sorry that I’ve treated you pretty crappy over the last twelve months.

We were doing really good, you and I. I took you to the gym every morning and we spent time doing circuits and planks. Ohhh, remember those planks? They felt so good didn’t they? Oh and, how about those pilate balls? Sometimes you would kvetch about being stretched over those for long periods of time, but we worked through it. Ab crunches and free weights, those felt amazing. And the results we were seeing were equally amazing.

In 2010, much to your dismay, I stopped feeding you soda, primarily Diet Coke. You complained for a bit, and tried to get me to go back to it, but I stuck with it for over a year. It’s a shame we took that trip this past May to Philly, and I let you have that Diet Coke. It was all downhill from there. In my defense, we haven’t been drinking nearly as much of it as we were before we stopped in 2010.

I know you liked those morning walks we’d have with my mom at the gym. You were especially excited when I bought that heart rate monitor, so that we could see exactly how many calories we were burning. But unfortunately, money got tight, and we had to give up my gym membership. I know it was a mistake, but it was something that couldn’t be helped.

Body, I am making a promise to you. In 2012, we’re going to go back to the gym. Sure, we may have to start over from the very beginning, but it’s just you, me and the heart rate monitor. Back to basics. No more soda. Healthier choices. Real food. Three meals a day. And most importantly, I promise to treat you to a little TLC every now and then. I know your skin is dry and crackly, but I will fix it with some lotion. And maybe even some bubble baths, if you’re good.

For now, let’s just finish off 2011 so we can get to 2012. I hope you can forgive me for what I’ve put you through, because I am so excited to see what’s in store for us!

Love always,

Esther

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