Blogger vs. My Space

I read, o.k. skimmed, an article yesterday about how writing about your feelings is therapeutic. How journaling and blogging can improve your health. I think it's true. And so, since I have been blogging over here for a while now and like it much better, I'm going to say good-bye to my space for a while. I'm going to try to blog here or write in my journal everyday. A least a tiny bit. Part of my health kick.

I put it out into the universe

My senior year of high school I had a very small group of friends that I hung out with. One of the people in this group was the younger brother of one of the girls in the group. I had a big crush on him, and he on me. But nothing much ever came of it. He was much younger than I. And I was much more shy then than I am now. I went to college and lost touch with all of these people. The rest I can say I honestly just wished them the best in life. But this boy I thought about so much over the years. I really don't know why. A while back when I joined my space I looked for him. I even joined face book to see if I could find him there. No luck. Then, a moth or so ago, my best friend from high school found me on face book. She mentioned that he had been looking for me. (Though, I think it was in the past tense, not the present.) Anyway, she and I hung out one day before she moved to Kentucky and haven't spoken since. I added a couple of my other old friends from high school to my my space page, one of them being this boy's sister.

After much convincing from my best friend out in Athens, I messaged her to ask her about her brother and what was the best way to get in touch with him. I've yet to hear back. I've decided to leave it at that. I'm going to try hard not to over analyze the situation. I'm not going to be weird and see if she's logged on to her page or read the message I sent. It would just make me agonize and analyze even more. So that is that.

Health kick

Over the weekend I (yet again) decided that I need to be more healthy. Part of this was due to me being disgusted with my lack of healthy habits, the other part has to do with the heat and not wanting to eat heavy foods. So far, o.k. Let's be honest, I am no crunchy hippie. I mixed up some 'taco salad' from vegetarian author Nava Atlas. Of course I made some modifications, I always do. It's quite yum. I took it for lunch today and plan to do the same tomorrow. I'm going to add some tortilla chips though. For dinner I mixed up a big salad.

I hit the Dekalb Farmer's Market this weekend. I have to say that is one of my favorite places in Atlanta. You gotta go early though. Not only is the selection better but so are the crowds. I got oodles of fresh veggies for dinner salads......radishes, peppers, onion, sprouts. They even had fresh garbanzo beans!! They come in their own individual pods! (That's my kindda bean.) I resisted the temptation of the delicious French truffles coated in cocoa powder, mostly because of the price. Another thing great about the farmer's market is the good yogurt. The real thing, whole milk, and fruit. That along with granola is breakfast. So that's my goal. Eat decent food all week long, no beer, and drink less caffeinated beverages and more water. Oh, and take my vitamins. I'll start working in exercise later.