Yup, here we go again. I’ve been ignoring it too long, I have to get back into the mind set of losing weight. I thought I had been doing pretty well when I was working at PepBoys, and I may have been since I never kept a close eye on my weight during that time. But now that I’m back at a cushy desk job, I definitely need to start doing something.
So, I’ve resurrected my Clie and started tracking my weight again. I’m starting off doing the same thing I did last time, giving up soda (at least non-diet soda) and keeping an eye on calorie intake. I also want to start going to the gym again, since there’s one like 3 blocks from the apartment that I drive past every day.
My goal is to get back to where I thought I was by my birthday, which I think should be doable. I’ll be posting monthly graphs as they come along, so poke at me if you don’t see a graph by the end of April. I’m using the Hacker’s Diet stuff to track weight again, since I think that worked rather well for me last time.
Now I remember, I was also trying to figure out what I want to do with my tax return. Part of me wants to do the responsible thing and use it to pay off my debt faster or to stick it into my somewhat sad looking savings account, but part of me wants to blow it on something fun like a new laptop or an HDTV or a Mac Mini or something like that.
I was also struck by the thought of registering 2 Bit Hacker as a business with the state, and start actively pushing my consulting a bit more. I think I’ve talked about that in my weblog before. But the thought occurred to me that a new laptop could then be considered a business expense. It would also be a good way of separating out any income I get from doing SimPro maintenance work.
So, life seems to be going pretty well at the moment. I’m being transitioned to a different position at work, which will give me a wider variety of things to work on. Looking forward to it, though I’ll not be in the full swing of it till the end of the project we’re currently working on, which is still 2-3 weeks off. I’m still enjoying the work, the whole development cycle is so much cleaner than it was at SimPro or Net-Temps. It’s just a great place to work.
I’m also getting my finances in order finally. I was hoping to be caught up this month, but it looks like I’ll be all up to date by the end of April instead. I’m pretty much down to just getting caught up on rent and a couple of utilities. Amanda’s finally been able to start paying her share of the rent again, now that things have be sorted out with her new job and she’s started getting paychecks. I plan on opening a secured credit card with Bank of America soon, which should help my credit get back on track. I’d like to be able to get into a new car by the end of the year, and perhaps get into a condo in a year or two.
Speaking of vehicles, I’m open to suggestions on what to get. I’ve been happy with the Focus ZX3, though I think if I were to go for a Focus again it would be the ZX5. Also considering the Toyota Matrix or the 5-door Mazda 3. Ideally I’d like something with all wheel drive for the winters here.
Ah well, I thought I had more to write, but it’s just not coming to me at the moment.
