Happy New Year!

 

One of my resolutions is to write to you all more often. I have neglected my mailing list recently. I do have a tendency to procrastinate, especially once I have put something off for a while, then as more time passes it becomes more difficult to get myself to it. Please forgive me ; )

 

Another New Year's resolution is about quitting tobacco again. I was tobacco-free from Nov. 24th 2008 until sometime in August, 2009. I started smoking again, up to seven or eight a day, and finally stopped again on Dec. 30th. I am going to do my best to stay away from the evil plant.

 

I started a diet in October of 2009 and, three months later, I've lost 19 pounds. I feel good and have gone down two pants sizes. I'll be getting new photos done in a week or so and then you'll see how I look now (unless you visit before then ; )

 

I hope that you will have a really great year. Take care of yourself.

 

vanessa de thrall

 

p.s. I got rid of the credit card machine. It was costing me a lot of money and wasn't worth the expense.