Holy Cow, has it been THAT long since I posted?

Sorry, folks. Life has really taken me for a ride these last few weeks. I started a new job with ClinForce as a clinical data indexer (while I am still looking for other clinical work), then Gerald and I found a house we absolutely love and we bought it! Buying was one thing, but moving has been a bear! You know, it's bad when you come to work on a Monday morning and your co-worker looks at you and says, "Gee, you look exhausted!" Nice to know I hide it well. Might be better if I actually had on some make-up. I always look dead when I don't wear mascara.

Anyway.... I am happy to report that last Friday the movers came and in 4 1/2 hours, they had all our stuff moved and in place. Wow. Best money I've spent the whole move. But also a big thanks to Stephen and Julia for helping us with a couple of truckloads of stuff from storage in Oxford and from the apartment yesterday. It was a HUGE help! Now to unpack and settle in....

In other news, I have almost reached another great big milestone in my weight loss. Granted, I have not stepped on the scale since last Wed. and I don't know when I will again - maybe this Wed. - but I have lost 90 pounds. I can't believe I am 10 pounds away from the Century Club. Wow. I find it hard to fathom 100 pounds lost. I feel kinda weird about that. I mean, I feel like I feel normal, yet I find it hard to believe. I know I still have to lose much more - about 70-75 pounds to get to my goal. I guess the only way to really describe it would be that it's kind of like an out-of-body experience. It almost seems impossible that I will ever actually reach my goal of 135-140, but yet I do continue to shrink.

I promise to be better at updating, though, and I will most definitely shout it from the rooftops when I've lost 100 pounds. After that, my next goals in order are:
- start a running program - 200 pounds is the magic number to start so I don't blow out my knees
- reach One-derland (a weight that starts with a "1") - 199 is a good place to start
- reach the weight I got down to as a young 20-something by starving - 175 pounds
- reach Dr. Smith's goal for me - his goal is 167 (that's only 48 pounds from now)
- reach my goal - the range is 135-140 (that's 75-80 pounds from now)

And somewhere in there I hope to be able to actually wear all the beautiful clothes Bonnie gave me. Some things I can wear now, but most things need a few more inches before they will fit and look good enough to wear out. Of course, if I will ever break down and buy some Spanx, I think they'll fit sooner. Foundation garments are a wonderful thing, girls!

Anyway, that's about it for now. I do look forward to having a series of parties and gatherings so folks can come see the house once I get things straight. I can't wait to start enjoying the screen porch - I love how it keeps the mosquitoes at bay! Plus, we have so many birds and a chipmunk named Gus!