i need a good planner.

I once had this amazingly awesome planner that I bought from the store I was working at in college (RIP Encore!) and I swear I have been unable to find it again... well I could order it online but we all know I'm too cheap to pay shipping and I'm a tad bit too impatient to wait for it to ship as well. So if anyone can find these planners (Paperblanks) somewhere in the vicinity of Richmond, lemme know! :) I've tried other planners but none really stuck like this one. My life seemed more calm and planned at the time and I miss that feeling. I miss the feeling of knowing what my life had planned... I miss the feeling of knowing how people around me felt about me.

I guess that I found comfort in having things planned and not worrying about events that would pop up and throw everything off. I guess this just comes with growing up and I've done a lot of that in the past year. I've learned some things about myself, about life, about people... some good.. some not so good. I think amidst all of this hectic world, I find comfort in just a little book.

A New Start!

Good Afternoon Blogging World!

I figured that I love to talk and talk and share and share so a blog is born! I am excited to begin a new chapter. I hope to share all the ins and outs that make me, me! :)

On the way to work today, I was contemplating a situation that I currently have going on and was thinking how small it is in the scheme of things. I may be heart broken, a little off my normal balance, but life goes on. You have to learn to love the person you are before you can let anyone else in. So with that said... I've signed up for my first half-marathon in November!!! WOW. I am already nervous. I guess me putting it out there (and shelling out the 60 bucks) will hopefully get my butt in gear. Every year I say "Oh yes, I will run the Ukrops 10K" but then Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. (the food I mean, haha) gets in the way and the thought of going outside to run is the last thing on my mind. Give me a good SVU marathon, my dog, and my bed and I'm good to go for the whole weekend. Haha but anywho, this is a new me. The new me is exploring new and different things.

So the half-marathon is here in Richmond, VA (http://www.richmondmarathon.com). It will benefit Donate Life which raises money and awareness for organ, tissue, and eye donorship. Although I have no personal attachment to this cause, I am an organ donor and believe it's something that we all should at least look into. I'm a little nervous because before this I've only done a 5k. I'm not exactly what you would call a "gym rat" at this point but I think this will definitely be a good thing for me at this point in time. I need a new goal to work towards at this point in my life and do something for me for once. And lose a few lbs on the way hopefully as well!

I have my training schedule in hand and I'm ready to go!

P.S. - Perez Hilton got attacked today. I am sad for him. I am guilty of being a perezhilton.com addict!