life changes...

Im finally all moved in to my new apartment, however I still have a couple of loose ends back at my old place that need resolution.  I still have things there I need to dispose of, and I still have the damn cat.  For the time being, he has had to stay behind at my old place.  I feed him every morning before I go to work.  Also the deal with my buyer isn’t as solid as I previously thought so that is also still up in the air.  My new apartment, however, is great, very spacious.  Maybe too spacious for just one person and at times I do feel somewhat lost and lonely.  But for the most part I love it.  So now that Im mostly settled in, its time to rein myself in and tighten my belt.  I kinda let myself go over the past few weeks because I had to focus all my energy and time on the move.  its time to focus back on me, clean myself up a bit, hit the treadmill with a vengeance.  Ive gained weight, steadily since the beginning of this year.  Nothing major, just 5 lbs or so…but damn those 5 lbs…they’re so easy to put on, but a bitch and half to get off.  well all those Chili’s outings and daily wine sessions haven’t helped im sure.  I just don’t care anymore.  Im happy and calm and I love food and and I love wine.  God, I should just move to Italy.  Food, wine and lots of passionate lovemaking.  Ahhh…la Dolce Vita!  Im still mostly vegetarian but not quite as strict as I was last year and my new lax attitude towards vegetarianism might be behind my weight gain.  I don’t eat meat really, but I do sneak in the ocassional pepperoni on a pizza slice.  No hamburgers or steaks yet and I don’t plan on it so don’t jinx me either.  I have a great kitchen now and hopefully it will inspire me to get into whipping up new recipes.  My new apartment is the downtown area of the city I live in.  There are all kinds of cool little spots to go to for live music, alternative films, happy hour, wine shop, bars, restaurants.  All on the same block I live in.  Libray is within walking distance as is pretty much everything I need in my world.  So life is good.  Now I need to make friends so that I have someone to go to all these places with!  Ive taken up reading again.  Finished reading Paulo Coelho’s book Veronika Decides To Die.  Interesting and deep.  What I got out of it was that we should live each day, and our lives, as though it were our last and we were to die at any moment, for that is the only way to truly appreciate life and to really LIVE.  Also that it is our choice to either live life to its fullest and really LIVE or just exist, going through the motions and wondering why we hate living and why nothing ever works out.  It definitely struck a chord with me.  Definitely a keeper, will have to add it to my book collection.   That’s about it.  TGIF.  If anyone still comes here and reads this, thanks.