Me--again, I like to be alone...

2011 wasn't that bad..I had more highs than lows (only 1 if you don't count the McRib incident).

The low of 2011 was the Wang Family Winter from Hell.  From January 1 until the end of March, I was home 1 day for every 6 work days because of snow, one of the girls was sick or I was sick.  Then there was time that Ching took off from work as well because of the same reasons.  We started to resent each other and assign blame for issues beyond our control.  While we were silent, our thoughts were the same.."did you wash your hands and sanitize?" Eventually the snow melted and we all got healthier.  Kindness was now a part of the household (and our flu shot appointments were made in August.)

I had highs this year but a few stemmed from one event.  I went on a girls trip to Vegas!  Me--again, I like to be alone.  But a friend of mine was turning 40 and I wanted to see her and a few other women that I hadn't seen in ages.  I was willing to take the risk and leave my comfort zone.  Because of this trip, I:
1.  Lost 12 pounds!  There were three basis tips to my weight loss.  I tried an exercise that my body wasn't used to to kick start the metabolism--it was running for me.  Every day at lunch I run for 30 minutes.  My second tip--I brought my lunch to work so I wouldn't get a lunch from the cafe that consisted of a huge amount of cheese, bacon or pepperoni.  Thirdly, I stopped eating my girls' dinner leftovers.  You know a few chicken nuggets here, a remaining cheese stick there could equate to a second dinner!  I had to lose the weight because..
2.  I got rid of my mom jeans!  I am a product of the 80's..jeans should make my butt look huge and flat, the waist high, the zipper about 8 inches long and if I sport a camel toe, so be it.  These new jeans make me look totally different and I feel cool.

I kept telling myself that I was cool even thought I was scared stiff about leaving my family and being around people that I hadn't seen in a very long time.  What if I made a fool of myself?  What if they thought I was annoying?  But I ended up having a great time..didn't throw up or soil myself, wet my pants, or lose a lot of money.  Imagine that..having fun around people.  Perhaps I could expand on that in 2012.