New year and a new start. I have changed two major areas of my life and I think today I will write about them.

Money.

I watched the show on TLC called "Extreme Couponing" and realized how much money I waste....and started researching...I spent yesterday really reading and requesting coupons and such. Then the freebies/samples stuff. It is so amazing. This is going to relieve so much stress for me.

How can you help? If you see coupons for ANYTHING and you won't be using them....ask me for my address and send them to me.....I will send you a stamps if you need....I would appreciate ANY coupons....I talked to Dan about it....we have a huge pantry in the basement and I would LOVE to fill the shelves...especially things like toiletries and such....big waste of money when there is big savings in this...

Thanks my friends.

So money is the first change.

Second my health.

I need to lose weight. That is obvious. The only way I have ever lost weight is anorexia...so this is going to be different. It's not a diet, it's a way of life now. I am now on day 6 and it is going well. I threw out my scale years ago so I wasn't a prisoner to it..so I have no idea what I weigh...but it doesn't matter...it's not about a number, but rather how I feel.

Yesterday was love's birthday. He told me last night
"thank you for another great bday, I have always hated this day, you changed this." He kept calling me beautiful on the webcam last night....

I love him. I accept right now we are LDR, and no amount of whining, panicking, or stressing will change that.