So what do you really need to know? That I’m (almost) a 34 year old ex-pat, currently living near Toronto, Ontario. That I’ve been married for 13 years this year? That I love my dog and cat more than some people deem appropriate? That I spend too much time online, or playing video games?

Because honestly, that’s me. In a nutshell.

Help! I’m in a nutshell!

I have reached a point in my life where I am tired of bullshit. In my life, I have been making a conscious effort to cut it out. We build up so many useless defences, and end up cynical and bitter. I’ve reached an age where I realize this is ridiculous, and I’m curing myself. 2010 is the year of being the person I want to be.

Challenge One: Quit smoking. SUCCESS.

Challenge Two: Don’t be such a negative bitch. LOL, this is a painful work in progress.

Challenge Three: Become comfortable with my own physical self. WIP - we’ll see. Too many years of self-doubt, but I refuse to let it own me. I’ve paid my dues.

Challenge Four: Diet, guurrrl. Not in a “lose 15 lbs, ya fat fook” way, but in a “do you really need to have Pogos 3 days in a row? Have you SEEN a vegetable this week?” way.

Some of it is laziness, some of it is a by-product of the quitting smoking. No more, though. I’m going to ween myself back to a vegetarian state, if it kills me. From there, I’m not sure.

Look at me, I’m becoming a fucking hippy. Ugh. I told you #2 was a work-in-progress.