january has proven to be a great new start for me. i am now serving my 19th day of being a non-smoker. some sources reveal that it takes 2 weeks to overcome the cravings, others say 3 months and some even say it may take a year. surprisingly my urge to light up has ceased but surely has not vanished completely. this makes me think that cigarette smoking will always be a part of me and i will always encounter that day when i'll want to say "fuck it" and take a deep drag... simply because i know how satisfying it feels. that's why i'm hoping that the smell of cigarette smoke will sicken me to my stomach and i'll never want to pick up a cigarette ever again for as long as i live. i hear that is the case with some quitters.. i want to be one of those quitters..

so needless to say i've been trying to pay closer attention to my health this year. so more exercise and vegetables. more calcium. more fruits. more vitamins. more.. effort.

i'm discontinuing my yoga class for now and moving forward with a kick boxing class. it should be fun and i know z's looking forward to me relieving my aggression on something else other than him. (i really do need a punching bag... it is something i will definitely purchase in the future.)

lastly, i'm walking the yellow brick road back to school. after years of thinking about it, it's become a decision. first things first and that's retrieving my transcripts from cypress college (done) and csulb. AND before retrieving my transcript from csulb, i must pay off whatever money i owe them. which will be done in april, i assure you.

i'm breathing in new air this year. nothing's standing in my way, i'm moving mountains.