ARGH!

Ok...I totally had this stupid thing all typed up and hit the "Post This Entry" button, when apparently Yahoo decided to time me out and make me log back in...and when they do that, you LOSE EVERYTHING YOU JUST TYPED!!! GAH!

So, I'll kindly start all over again. *sigh*

A little about myself - I know I'll forget something. The first draft for me is always the best. It's odd, because I've been journaling at CalorieKing.com for almost a year. It's a weight loss web site, but since I hit my goal in April and I feel that I'm maintaining well...and my membership expires in December, I thought I'd find a new venue for my journals...so here I am!

I work for a company that makes (and installs) teak decks for yachts and cruise lines. I work in the Cruiseship Department. I've worked for the company since 2000 and in this department since Dec 2005. I am the Assistant to the Manager. I'm scheduled to go out on my first job next month. IN ITALY!! I'm uber excited!! I'm one of the blessed few who can say "I LOVE my job!"

I'm a HUGE supporter of the Breast Cancer 3-day. I've crewed 3 of them now - the last was just 2 weeks ago. I've signed up for Tampa 2007 and am not sure yet if I'll be crewing again or walking. It depends on what happens with the owner's wife (co-owner) here at work, who is fighting breast cancer right now. I'll decide by March, which will give me enough time to train and fundraise. One day soon, I'll put up my donation page from www.the3day.org. I'm thinking I'll just fundraise as if I'm going to walk instead of crew.

I'm a writer at heart...I'm pretty good at it, but I seem to fill my life with other things, so I can say I don't have time to write. Which is why I'm not really published yet. It's my dream...and I guess I'm just afraid. I've never truly failed at anything that I've really put my mind to and I'm betting I'm afraid...I mean, this IS my dream. What is there after this? If I fail at this? I just need to convince myself that all writers fail, but the really good ones just keep trying until they succeed. I need to get off my duff and do it. I need to stop finding other things to fill my time with. Not that the other things are stupid worthless things...

They are things like:

Reading...I LOVE reading.

I always find time for Jesus. I attend church every Sunday and I go to 2 Bible studies right now. One on Tuesday mornings before work, where we have been doing Beth Moore studies (It's a ladies Bible study) and a much more in-depth study (I know, hard to believe!!) called Disciple on Sunday evenings. It's 30-something weeks long! I'm loving both of them right now!

I also just signed up for the brand new gym that is a mile down the road. So brand new, they haven't even opened yet! There is just something about going to the gym after work in the winter for me...Oh, I live in Florida...I'm extremely thin blooded - ie, I get cold VERY easily!

Deeply in love with my husband of almost 9 years. We have no kids, but we have 2 wonderful small dogs. One, Makko (like the Mako shark) is going to be 15 in December! He's a mix breed - mostly Border Collie and Corgi. He's also mostly deaf! What a sweetie, though! Kita (short for Nikita) is also a mixed breed - consisting of everything from terrier, chihuahua, cat, etc. We got her from the Humane Society, so we're not positive how old she is, but we think she's going to be 10 in December as well. (We've had her for 8 1/2 years). She's a hoot!

I'm a vegetarian. Nothing that breathes...Nothing with a face...nothing that moves on it's own...however you want to say it. No, I don't eat fish. No, I don't eat chicken. No, I don't eat pork...no beef...no seafood...nothing made from these, either. I consume products with milk in them, but I don't drink cows milk. I prefer soy milk or rice milk. I eat eggs on occassion, because carbs, carbs, carbs for breakfast gets old old old fast. Other than that...usually only in things. I could easily eat vegetables for dinner every single night. Oh, if I only had a personal chef...*sigh* You want a good book to read? The Idiot's Guide to Being Vegetarian...WONDERFUL!!

That's all for now...I'm going to copy this to the clipboard this time...just in case Yahoo decides to time me out again. Come back again, as I plan on updating regularly!! As I said, I love to write...If I could just find the time! LOL