Over the past few months, I’ve been feeling very blah. No energy. No motivation. Nothing to get or feel inspired about – hence my extended absence.

I’ve decided to smarten up and start moving and getting excited about life. A few weeks ago I did a detox cleanse and I felt fantastic after it was finished. Since the cleanse was accompanied by a strict diet plan, I lost a few pounds and found out which foods I can and cannot eat. Both made me really happy.

My friend Kathy and I decided to go on vacation together. A beach vacation. Since I’ve gained so much weight in the last year and a half, and I haven’t put on a bathing suit in just as long, I’ve decided that enough is enough, and that I needed to start working out again. On Monday, I (along with the best boyfriend in the world) started using Hip Hop Abs, and boy oh boy is it a good workout. We both look like the biggest tools, but my body is getting a good workout regardless of how silly I look or feel. In addition to the at-home workout, I think I’ll be using my condo’s gym facilities. Might as well use it since it’s included in my rent.

To go along with feeling better physically, I need to start feeling better emotionally. I finally realized that those who I thought were friends are really not, and I need to stop worrying about them and just focus on me and those who matter the most. Yesterday, I went on a mass Facebook friend delete and removed the people that don’t play an important role in my life, and I’ll be doing it again later. Over the past two months, I’ve reconnected with my childhood friends, and honestly, it was the best feeling in the world. I never realized just how much I had missed them and what a bad friend I had been over the years. I haven’t been this happy in a really long time, and I hope things stays this way.