Moving & Homework Don't Mix

So we've been moving since last week. You'd think we'd be done but no. We got all the major stuff last week, but it's the little things that take the most time to organize and pack. I hate that part of moving. I'm such a packrat, it's hard for me to get rid of things. Anyway, we have until this weekend to be out. It's almost done. It's just great to be in a new place though. There's more room, and being a townhouse it feals like a real home, not just al place we live in. Though it costs more, I think that we'll save some money since Soluman won't be as inclined to go downtown all the time to study. We're both a lot happier.

2006

I know it's a bit late to be getting around to this, but I have to say that 2006 was actually a very good year. The other day I went for a run around Lake Meyr and I started thinking about all that I accomplished this past year. I took on 2 semesters of organic chemistry in 6 months and from those classes I feel like I understand the world a little bit better. I did some biochemistry research and learned more not only about amino acids, peptides, and ligands, but also about how the scientific community works. Basically, I learned a lot and I think that I'll like being a scientist.

I also took up a new hobby, crochet and knitting. It is a newfound obsession. I never felt that I could really make anything. In high school I go a 'D' in art. It was the only 'D' I've ever gotten. I've done some very amateur sculpting, but nothing permanent, always in modling clay. It seems like getting into clay takes a real commitment of time, money, and lots of space. I guess you can say the same about my new love of fiber, but knitting and crochet and weaving are less ... messy. Over the winter break, I've been knitting and crocheting constantly. I find that it has helped make me ready for the coming semester, cleared my mind.

But my major accomplishment in 2006 was that I lost 47 lbs. Since I've been out of the Army and even while I was in, I steadily gained weight. I joined the Army at 155 5'4. I got out of the Army at about 170 lbs. After being out for 2 years I gained about another 20 lbs dispite working out 3 times a week. At the beginning of 2006 I realized just how big I had gotten, despair began to set in. It seemed hopeless; I was working out, I didn't eat fast food often, but I never lost a pound. I decided to join Weight Watchers in Febuary with some encouragement from Soluman. I am now fianlly at a healthy weight for my height, and can wear a size 6. Even when I was 155 in high school I was a size 10 or 12. I also started running 5K's which is funny because I hated running in the Army. It never occurred to me that running could be enjoyable, but I'm glad to finally experience that it is.

So again 2006 was a great year. Let's see what 2007 has in store!