Today for me is the start of a new year.  Going with the original Roman calendar March is the first month of Spring and therefore the first month of the New Year.  Today is also my birthday so it is the start of another year of existence for me.

I have been afk for about 8 months now.  I suffered from a number of losses of friends and family last year and basically closed myself off from everybody.  I did some major thinking and made some life altering choices.  I took a new job and moved myself and my family across the state.  I'm finally getting settled in and I'm much happier with my new job and being much closer to friends and family. Unfortunately during low period last year I quit working towards my weight loss goals and actually packed on quite a few pounds.  

I am happy to report that I will again be working towards my goals and blogging about them.