So, sticking to my March goals ended up being a bust. Except for my rethinking my photography business. That is going pretty well. However, even though the other goals fall flat I am not giving up. So without further ado, these here are my April goals.

• Get down to 160. Right now, I am stuck at 169. In 2010, I crept up from 153 to 169. I cannot believe I let myself gain that weight when I worked so hard to get down for 220.
• Get us out of here. I know that purchasing and moving into a home typically cannot be done in a month. However, I at least want to get the ball rolling on us getting the hell out of this stress-inducing atmosphere.
• Continue to save money. This one is going to be rather hard this month since my birthday is the 11^th, Raven’s is the 20^th and my Mom’s is the 26^th. Furthermore, Raven’s class is going to Washington D.C. on the 20^th so she will need some spending money for the trip and Easter is the 24^th.
• Continue with the reimaging of my photography business. As I said before, everyone and their cousin is a photographer nowadays and trying to break into it is rather difficult. Especially when your family members are competing with you for clients, this is a rant for another day. So, I had to take a step back and find my niche which I think I have. No one in my area (or in my state for that matter) does horror, gore and macabre photography. I love creating photos with a horror theme and the ones I have done have turned out great (if I do say so myself) so I am focusing on that. I will not get nearly as much business as other photographers but hell; I’m not getting any now as it is.

Since my last blog post, I have been fighting a cold/sickness in some form or another. From a sinus infection, to a sore throat, back to sinus problems and vomiting it has taken all my power to just drag myself out of bed and do my work online and off. So I am just going to post a quick update.

I am starting a vegetable garden. On one of the rare days these past few weeks that I actually felt good and not sick I begin digging the garden bed. I have grown many flowers and plants in the past but never grown a vegetable garden on my own with no help from anyone. I am doing it all organic and even started the seeds indoors. I am following the Farmer’s Almanac and am shooting for the recommended date of April 5 or 6 to transplant the vegetables outside in the bed.

I have become addicted to Jersey Shore. Yes, it’s mind numbing but so interesting to watch.

The revamping of my photography business is going well. I have the new name picked out and have even lined up some photo shoots with models when the weather warms up. I am still keeping things tight lipped because I do not want to jinx it.

Not much has been happening in my neck of the woods this past week. I have been dealing with what I think is a sinus infection so I really haven’t felt like exercising much and it takes all my will power to drag myself out of bed. I am hoping the cold/infection/whatever the hell it is hurries up and leaves.

Yesterday was my husband’s 32^nd birthday. I cannot believe he is 32 (and I will be 31 next month). I guess I still think of him as that 16 year old boy who I fell in love with. We celebrated his birthday last weekend by going out for dinner both Saturday (Buffalo Wild Wings) and Sunday (Applebee’s) night. Then on Tuesday, I took him out for breakfast, gave him his present (a money clip he has been wanting) and Double Doozie Sugar Cookie cake from The Great American Cookie Company.

Over the past 15 years, Mike and I have been through a lot. Both good and bad. We have grown and changed in many ways. Happy Birthday, Mike! I want to grow old and disgusting with you!