Well, I don't eat anything. And right before I feel I'm going to faint, I eat a cube of cheese.

So for a little over a week now, I've been doing this "formula" diet thing.  It's pretty cool--it's all about the combinations of food you eat; every meal or snack you have consists of 30% fat, 30% protein and 40% carbohydrate.  You pretty much just measure out everything and watch your portions.  It makes the little OCD part of my personality very happy.

Some of the fam has been doing it with me, so the rest of them have heard ALL about fats and proteins and carbs and food combinations and healthy alternatives... blah blah blah.  To say the least, dieting has been on their minds.  Therefore, when I told my brother Jesse that I was deleting my facebook because I wanted to start a totally new one and get rid of all the excess stuff, and extraneous "friends" (who, let's be honest, I haven't talked to FOREVER), he commented,

 "So it's like a facebook diet."

How very clever this boy is.  He ultimately has made a very profound statement to describe my life as of late.  I guess I'm not just dieting by measuring my portions. I recently made the very bold move of quitting my job--a courageous attempt to re-focus myself on my life goals.  That was a big ol' bold move that I've realized has pushed me forward to de-clutter the rest of my life. Amidst filling out numerous applications, I've been cleaning and sorting and organizing like CRAZY... and my room is now a thing of beauty; everything has a place and a purpose.  I've also de-cluttered the check-list that's been looming over me for MONTHS now too.  I started this blog.  I opened a store on ETSY (business cards came in the mail today--so incredibly exciting!)  I've started illustrating a children's book.

If I write memoirs one day, this chapter of my life would be entitled "The Facebook Diet".  The time I quit my job, changed career directions, went on a diet, started a blog, started an ETSY shop, and deleted my facebook.  It'd be an intense chapter.  Complete with a wide array of emotions and plenty of new beginnings.  Chock-full of prayer, and study, and time of meditation.  Sprinkled with a sense of adventure in the face of foggy uncertainty.  And definitely ending with joy.  In one way or another, even though I haven't quite made it to the end of the chapter, I know there's a joyful ending.  It's just probably totally different than I imagine.

Reality check: diets are really really hard.  The lack of what you're used to can cause you pain and fatigue.  That doesn't mean you're not making progress.  I have a ways to go before I reach all of my dieting goals... pounds to lose, miles to run, applications to fill out, interviews to make it through, more school, lessons in business, new people, new relationships, new locations... but guess what? 

I realized my jeans fit a little looser today.




PS-I am getting a new FB in a few weeks--to keep up with upcoming parties and events and such, and keep in touch with friends moving away... just not planning on adding all 700 of my friends again... like friends from elementary school... the days of being a creepy facebook stalker are done.

Grateful for:
Sweet, sweet co-workers who have blessed my life sooo much for the last year, and bring me flowers!

Quote of the day:
"Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits." Thomas Jefferson