Happy, Merry and all of that holiday Jazz

Okay, so Its resolution time again, huh? Well, as always I've resolved myself to stop smoking -- it's not going well at all. All you non-smokers out there believe it when you hear people say that nicotine is a drug -- and yes, worse than Heroin! I went a whole day without one cigarette - chewed a lot of gum, had a few pieces of chocolate and made it through. This morning however, I screamed at my kids, cried over some xmas film that got stuck in my camera and thus was over exposed and ruined, threatened to kick my dog and finally blew my top over a wedding event that requires me to stay in a hotel not of my choosing -- that was it! I went out an bought a pack of cigarettes -- so four cancer sticks later -- all that previous mess, just doesn't matter anymore -- nicotine is a powerful sedatative!

Well, I get another chance (God-willing) tomorrow to try and quit. That's the thing about tomorrow's, we always have them to fall back on.

Now the second resolution is the weight -- well it's day two for me and my "all green" diet -- except for the gum and small piece of chocolate yesterday, I'm doing really well. Taking my Apple cider vinegar drink and making my Source of Life shakes and drinking plenty of water! So my aim is to drop twenty-five pounds by the FEVER is published in April -- I think that's doable -- a little over five pounds a month?

SO happy new year to you and yours and hope 2006 is a wonderful, safe, peaceful and successful one for all of us!