It's been a few days since I last posted so I'll try to catch you up a little. Mrs. Surf and I went to dinner last night with my oldest son, his girlfriend, and her daughter. Her daughter is 18 months old and just beginning to talk. She is learning quickly and it's a lot of fun to help her learn new words.
The diet is still going great. I've lost four pounds so far so I still have a long way to go but progress is progress. I'm working tomorrow until 4 pm so I should be home by 5 or so. I'm starting my walking tomorrow. I intended to start sooner but I haven't and I won't lose weight quickly if I'm not exercising so tomorrow is the day. I don't want to overdo it right off the bat so I won't push it too much. I'm going to walk a comfortable amount and focus on improving my workout weekly for a while.
Sunday is going to be the first day I have had off in a couple of weeks. I'm going to work on some projects in the house and get the grocery shopping done early so I can relax and enjoy the playoff games with Mrs. Surf that evening. Mrs. Surf and I share a lot of the same interests which is nice. We both love sports, casinos, and traveling.
Work is going well. I work with some really great folks and we have a lot of fun. I am very fortunate to have a job doing something I am good at and really enjoy doing. If you aren't in that situation I highly encourage you to do something about it. If you are trapped in a high paying job that you hate and can't leave for financial reasons, try working on a way to supplement your income. Even if you only have a small amount of spare time to dedicate to this, over time you can do it. Persistence and determination can get you there. If you aren't sure what to do, try setting some goals of things you want to achieve. Once you establish some goals, you will have a reason to be motivated to figure it out. A job can be made more fun if you can put tangible things in front of you that you can get from the pay you earn. I know a lot of you have a lot of debt and it is hard to see over the pile of bills to the dreams on the other side of that stack, but remember to pay yourself first a little each week. Enjoying the journey is very important. Practicing delayed gratification is OK as long as it doesn't become anti-gratification.
I'm so excited about the goals I have set this year. I have never had such a crystal vision of the things I want to accomplish as I have right now. I hope you take the time to establish some concrete goals for yourself if you haven't already. Put them in writing and don't forget to put a target date to reach them. Keep them in front of you all the time and don't let life get in your way too much.
I hope everyone is having a great 2007 so far!
