Well...2007 is on an upswing starting now

For the rest of the year, the focus is on me. Not anyone else; not anyone else's problems. I'll be a listening ear, and a friend, but really, you can't do much for folks who don't/won't/can't help themselves, so my energy is going towards getting me where I want to go, as graciously as possible.

I'm very determined to get into something that interests me, and pays better. No kitchens! Ever!

So...I've been studying marketing in general, online marketing in particular, and copywriting from materials I've downloaded. I've also downloaded Open Office (a free Microsoft Office clone) so I can brush up on Microsoft Office and will adding keyboarding software to improve my touch typing skills. I've tracked down my references and am on Craigslist and Monster.ca before and after my shifts studying the job market and applying to suitable listings.

I bought a sweet pair of running shoes today and am taking advantage of the inadvertent stress diet that has lost me about twelve pounds over the last few months. May as well take advantage of circumstance and keep it off and build up some muscle. I'll start with some daily walking and build up endurance until I can do some serious miles every week, and also get back into my daily light weight training routine.

A lot of changes needed to be made, and they've finally been sorted...now I can concentrate on what I need to do, and it feels fabulous :)

Hooray for me, hooray for my verrrrry patient readers, and hooray for summer!