Collective Thoughts

Saturday 8 - Happy New Year

1. new year's plans? well here I am about 2 hours away from 2007 and clicking away at my computer. Plans tonight are to see the New year in at home with the family. Then tomorrow I need to go out on my borrowed 125c.c. motorbike to practice before the big test day on Tuesday.

2. i don't do new year's resolutions, but i think that we all look forward to doing something differently in the new year. what will you do in 2007 that you didn't do in 2006? Take a look at the previous post. This is wish list for next year. Do it every year and I get to acheive about half of it.

3. in the past 24 hours, i have reconnected with 3 old friends that i've not spoken to in years. if you could reconnect with someone from your past who would it be, and why? My daughters from my first marriage. I am not going to push it though. I am here if they want to get in touch.

4. i live my life not regretting anything ... or at least try not to regret anything that i've done, and look at life as a learning experience. do you have anything that you would have not done/done differently in 2006 as you look back? There are things that I should have done but I was not brave enough and anyway that's all in the past and I would rather look forward.

5. going back to my ex-friends that i reconnected with, one of them REALLY let me down as she chose a guy over our friendship. she wrote to me that she would think back over these past 14 years and kick herself, and wonder what had happened to me? do you have someone that you wronged/wronged you and wonder where they are? what happened to that friendship? I have lost touch with a lot of friends for one reason or another and I don't see myself as a good friend to have.

6. one of the other ex-friends is an ex-boyfriend that i had when i was 16. he cheated on me when i was 17, and then i 'got over it' and we had a cordial non-friendship. i'm married and he's married, so i don't have any problem talking with him as there is NO chance at stirring up any old flames. if you had a chance to reconnect with an ex, who would it be, and why? or would you let sleeping "dogs" lie? Pass

7. i'm eating to join a weight-loss study. that's right ... i'm about 10 lbs. shy of the weight goal and am actually porking out this coming week as i get free vitamins/supplements, a free registered dietician for two years, and i also get $600/mo. to participate for two years. i'm VERY tall (over 5'9"), so this is going to be difficult! i'm gaining 10 lbs. to lose my original goal of 20 lbs., which will now be 30 lbs. (hey, i want to get back into a size 6 after being a size 10 for a few years!). to gain those 10 lbs., what do you suggest that i eat? any "fun" fattening foods that i should try? my sweet tooth would suggest anything with sugar but then this would probably be a recipe for diabetes! Turkish Delight !!

8. i'm heading to disney today with the family and friends. what is your favourite theme park, and why? On our last trip to Disney 3 years ago it was Universal Islands of Adventure but we are going again in 2007 ( yee-hay ) and we are hoping to go to Discovery Cove.

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

posted by Frederick The Butler @ 9:42 pm