First Post of the Year

Awwwww yeah Baby!!!! It's my official first post of the month/year/decade and guess what I'm going to write about? That's right, my New Years resolutions. Now of course, first I have to give the self righteous "I really don't do New Years resolutions and really just try to live my life the best I can each and every day, blah, blah, blah" disclaimer so I can feel better about myself and then we can get started, shalln't we?

1. Matching bra and panty sets errday - Oh yes! Errrrday. I haven't worn a set of underwear that matches since . . . . since . . . (crickets, crickets) . . . let's just say it's been a minute. Also, my manfriend is especially a fan of this resolution and has even pitched in by taking me straight to Victoria's Secret and hooking me up with some brasierres. This resolution was inspired by my need to buy bras (since I found out that all this time I'd been wearing a C cup when I was a double D cup. Did yall hear that? Throw some D's on that b****!) At the end of the day, I need to feel sexy and it's hard to do that when your panties can double as a hammock and your bra is one thread away from snapping and popping you in the eye. So out with the old, holy, tent-sized, pastel colored, grandma draws and no-lifting bras and in with the V-secret body contoured, sleek and smooth, sexeh-ladeh undies.

2. No swearing, no sexing - I am trying my hardest to have a swear-free, sex-free year. So far I have failed on the swear-free year, but the sex sabbatical might actually go down. Especially with me going off to Japan. My poor man-friend is probably not feeling this one (especially with my new undies) but it's something I have to do for spiritual purposes, ya know? He'll live. Funny thing is that at this very second, CNN is running a story on why it's important to have sex frequently. Guess I'll be losing out on those benefits this year . . . *sigh* . . . this will be a hard one (no pun intended). I'm really thinking about investing in an *ahem* . . . helper, if you know what I mean. We'll see how that works out. And that's all I have to say about that.

3. Lose Mad Weight - I am getting chubby. And I don't like it. My body has never been one where the pounds go straight to my booty or thighs. Instead they go straight to my gut and breasts and that is not a good look. So I'm trying to eat healthy and heck, maybe

I'll even walk the dog every once in a while too. That could work, right?

4. Change up the Ol' Blog - I need a new look for this place. Basically, when I started this blog I just picked one of the generic selections on Blogger and rolled with it. Found a picture with a soap box on it and rolled with that too. But I want to be creative and give my blog a more personal look, post more pictures within my posts and I'm also thinking about changing the name of my blog to something more personal. Any suggestions, observations or tips would be greatly appreciated (I know absolutely nothing about blog templates or photoshop).

5. Live in the moment - And I don't mean go sky-diving or have a threesome. It's just that I find myself reliving the past or overthinking the future a little more than the average humanoid. It's time for me to focus on what I'm doing, while I'm doing it and severely limit my daydreaming. My constant "mind driftings" are probably why I'm always late for everything, can be absentminded and have a tendency to misplace things. This is an important resolution for the kid.

6. TMI Thursday - (Blog related resolution) I need to be brave and utilize this anonymous blog for all it's worth. A great way to do this would be by alienating my readers with an embarrassing post and participating in a TMI every once in a while. Oooh, I'm getting anxious already. *shivers* But I gotsta get brave and do this at least once.

Well, now that that's out the way. We can get back to our regularly scheduled programming. (This time with a new look and a new name)

Operation Overhaul

In an attempt to salvage myself from regret and boredom, I have decided to attempt a complete overhaul on my life. Currently, I am working at a job where there is no room for growth . . . I believe dead end job is the phrase, right? So yeah, dead-end job, sucky hours, and only one goal under my belt. Which was to land this job in the first dang place. But now that I have it, after over 3 long years, I am feeling a bit ungrateful. So that means it's time to move on and leave this job to someone who's willing to settle and never be promoted.

So the big plan is this . . . ready? Within 6 months, I plan on starting afresh. I am open to pretty much anything but here's what I got on the list thus far . . .

Plan A:
Apply to teach English overseas in Japan. If chosen, the process takes 2 to 6 months. (I'm crossing my fingers, that if accepted, they take the maximum time of 6 months) So for the time being, I would bide out my time at my current job (for about 3, 4 months) and then move onto a seasonal job that I pick up every year - which would start in February and end in April. And then move on to teach the future of Japan. If I'm not chosen to teach Japanese youngins, I'd move onto plan B. Which is . . .

Plan B:
I would bide out my time at my current job, until the desired seasonal job comes in. After that contract ends, I would start selling personalized art. Sidenote: I'm a pretty artistic person (I mainly paint and sketch) and all of my friends and family (who I've done multiple portraits of) wonder why I don't just become a professional artist. Soooo, I'm currently taking some ceramics classes and plan to put their hunches to the test. I used to be scared of becoming a "starving artist" but when I think about it, I'd be just as much of a failure if I just sat here and let life pass me by.

Now the downside to Plan A is that I would have to leave my friends, family and most importantly my dog (and his human father) behind; which would break my heart. My dog is like my child and the thought of not having him with me eats at my innards. LOL, sorry had to laugh at how that sounds. But seriously, he's like my little sidekick. The only consolation I have is that I know he would be in good hands. Another downside would be going so far away from my family. There's a part of me that always worries about something terrible happening while I am away.

Now the downside to having to roll onto Plan B is that I wouldn't get to travel and have adventures in Japan. How awesome would it be to go overseas and get paid to experience a different country and work with Japanese Gerber faces? (Gerber faces = children in Arnetta speak) I grew up pretty poor and never really had the opportunity to travel. As a college student, I couldn't borrow from mom or dad to backpack around Europe and as an adult, I find myself lending out money here and there to help struggling relatives. So saving up 4 to 6,000 dollars for a trip has always been kind of a luxury.

So that's what's on the calendar. Feel free to add any suggestions people . . . I'm all ears.