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I’ve not written a blog in a couple of weeks. This is a busy time of year for my job; that’s the main reason. I’ve also been trying to spend a little less time online in general, a little more time engaged with the “real world,” if you know what I mean…

I’ve been doing pretty well in terms of exercise. There have been some off days, but my boyfriend and I are going to the gym together with increasing consistency. I have to be the instigator of it, but he’s a very willing participant, and it’s starting to become a little more of a routine. I’m hopeful that within the next couple of weeks, when our fall schedule is really in place, we can be even more dedicated.

I started my fall grad school classes last week, and I have another one tonight. That adds a level of complication… But hey, what doesn’t, you know?

Basically I’m rocking along — not losing, but maintaining. I feel like I’m right on the brink of having a good loss week, and that will be a majorly motivating factor.

Anyway, that’s the boring update on my life. Will try to be a bit more active and talkative. Blessings to you ladies (and gents) who are reading!

I’ve been MIA for about a week — sorry about that, friends! I was out of town Friday through LATE Monday, and then Tuesday was a totally lost day trying to catch up at work. Yesterday was better… Till I had a huge new project thrown at me. It’s just been a crazy few days, even for checking e-mail and stuff.

So let’s see… Over the weekend my boyfriend and I went to Canton, Ohio, for the NFL Hall of Fame inductions and expo game. We’re Titans fans, so it was a great game for us! We were there with one of his college friends, who’s a Bills fan — it was a little less fun for him. But truly, it was a great time getting to meet some of his friends, hang out, and watch some football! (I think I’m an overall happier person during football season!)

We left to head home on Monday, and stopped in Cincinnati at King’s Island to ride roller coasters on the way home! It was wonderful! We had such a good time. We both love stuff like that — it was a really great way to spend an afternoon. Of course, it meant getting home super-late…

And, when we got home, it was to my boyfriend’s smoke detectors going off. They’re all hard-wired together through his alarm system, so if one goes, they all go… There was no fire, thank goodness, but his alarm system is ALL jacked up. We were up till the wee hours of the morning trying to get the alarms to shut up, figure out the issue, call repair people… Boo.

Poor boyfriend… He’s having a really hard time lately. He has gained some weight — not a ton, but some — and he’s feeling really bad about it. He knows I find him attractive, but he’s worried about his health (his dad is significantly overweight, and he doesn’t want to start down that path). He’s pondering doing Weight Watchers. I’ve never tried it, but it doesn’t seem like my kind of plan… However, as boyfriend acknowledged, he does a lot better when there’s a “system” to anything he’s attempting, so it may be great for him. We talked about it a lot yesterday and I’ve told him I’m 100% behind whatever he wants to do, and I’ll cook whatever we need to, help him keep track of points (or however it works — I’m clueless!), continue to be the gym motivator (even more so)…

I just don’t want him to feel bad about himself. He’s too wonderful for an extra 20-25 pounds to make him this upset.

I think the next couple of weeks will be interesting as we figure out what plan will work best for him and really (re)commit to our health.

I’ve been a little MIA for the past few days. Work is… Well, my job is challenging always, but this time of year is particularly busy, and I have a lot of projects stacked up. Unfortunately, at my job, poor planning on other people’s parts DOES constitute an emergency on my part. I’m trying to catch up on a lot of things that other people should have finished weeks ago. (Sigh.)

That all said, I’ve been eating, at least, remarkably well, and have managed to get in at least some exercise every day so far this week. Just haven’t had a lot of time to be online and check in with folks. (So hi everyone! Hope you’re all doing well and feeling healthy!)

I’m about to head out of town for the weekend again. Leave tomorrow for Ohio… My boyfriend has gotten us tickets for the NFL Hall of Fame inductions and expo game. The Tennessee Titans are playing — yay! Really looking forward to our jaunt to Canton.

Anyway, in case I don’t make it back on the computer before next week — happy weekend and healthiness to you all!