Every year I try again, lets see what happens now

I really do want to be a committed writer. I try every year. I even signed up for this great site called 750 words that i wrote on everyday for over 20 days straight!!! but I couldn't  even last a full month. I am a procrastinator and a lazy writer so I will give myself no time frame, no deadline and no minimum lines to write. I will just post whenever the mood strikes and hopefully this year I'll write more than once.

This new inspiration to blog has been sparked by my return to the Atkins diet. On January 1st, 2006 my cousin sent a picture from the New Year's Eve party we had attended the night before and I almost died when I saw myself. I had always been chubby, but up until that point and that picture i hadn't truly accepted that I was overweight but from that moment on I quit sugar and carbs for 2 years, just like that,cold turkey.  

21 Days and Counting!!

It’s been 2 months and 5 days since my last update and I have almost everything set for my trip:

-All rooming in Italy is booked

- Ticket from Venice to Budapest purchased

- Ticket to the Opera (The Barber of Seville) bought

- Ticket from Prague to Barcelona purchased

Still missing some other details but at least the bulk of the trip is ready!!! I really can’t wait to go. I’m so excited and so worried, the closer the date, the more scared I feel about this journey. I don’t know why I’m so anxious but hopefully now that I have some more free time to plan routes and look up more info about the places im going I’ll be able to calm down

I really cant wait to leave, visiting Italy has been a life long dream!.

Maybe this time I'll keep it up

                                                                                                                                                                

I never finish any writing I start. I've had notebooks and notebooks half filled with first sentences and first paragraphs of all the stories I would one day write. I never have . I started this blog and never continued it but I want to chronicle my next adventure, its titled: An European Leap of Faith. I won’t be taking my computer with me, so I’ll be doing it “old school” style which means I’ll probably never type it up and update this blog. But I’m going to start now and maybe someday I’ll finish it.

So far I have:

a)      A Time Frame

I leave Santo Domingo April 10 return May 12

b)      A Route

Santo Domingo – Rome – Naples – Rome – Florence – Venice- Budapest – Vienna – Prague – Barcelona – Santo Domingo

c)       A Budget

I need US$5000 if I want to sleep in a room by myself and about US$3500 if I want to sleep in a room at all

d)      Plane tickets:

Santo Domingo – Rome

Venice – Budapest

Barcelona – Santo Domingo

I’m still missing a couple of things. The next step is to buy the ticket Prague – Barcelona and to try to secure free housing in as many places as I can by March 10.  I’m giving myself a month before the trip to have my free lodgings settle before I start making reservations and/or paying in advance. Then, I will  need to decide where I will be sleeping at each stop  and I making all the bookings in advance so that I don’t have to carry much money.

At this point people keep asking me if I’m really going to this month long trip alone. I am and I’m afraid, I won’t lie, but I’m more afraid of not doing it, than of what might happen if I do it alone.

Writing Prompts

Im trying to find ways to make myself write. I never thought it would be so hard to make myself do something i actually enjoy. I dont understand!!!!

Today im taking a prompt from The One Minute Writer

Another Year, Another Candle

Today i spent all day helping a friend run errands for her son's fourth birthday.

The theme is motocross, and he knows exactly what he wants. He chose the colors and the cake; he even had a magazine to show the cake lady exactly what he wanted!! He is four!!! 

Kids these days are smarter than ever. 

I dont even remember what i liked when i was four and pretty sure my mom 

used to spend very little money on my birthdays that young.

These days it’s a whole other ballgame. There are ten thousand themes to choose from 

anything from hello kitty to that annoying girl Hanna Montana. 

You go into a store and they have everything you need, im surprised

we didnt find any toilet paper but im sure it exists.

Anyway my point is why do parents make such a big deal about kid’s birthdays

 when they are too young to ever remember it? Honestly my friend and her ex payed

 the same amount I owe in credit card bills (which is a lot trust me) When i was young

 all my birthdays where small because my Quinceanera was going to be Huge!!!

 What do kids do for quinces now? Hire a Pop Star? Do parents take on loans to make that party?

I’m not a very maternal person so maybe I just don’t get it, can someone please explain?

Tomorrow I'll post a picture so that you can see what a really really expensive cake looks like

P.S Blogger was being stupid so this post looks weird!! 

I think the Disney Gods are punishing me for dissing one of their own

Im sure it counts...

I found a new website called Get Glue and its like Crack!! I cant put down the pipe!
Ive spent all afternoon writing comments on it. That counts as writing right?

A little color never hurt anyone!

Yesterday  I wrote a description for my blog and spent all day downloading templates. I love the new look and since I've decided I wont be cutting my hair until December this way I can change something in my life as many times as I want!!

I also added my Shelfari bookshelf wich I think anyone who loves reading needs to get. Its easy and free and you can keep track of all the books you’ve read or ar planning to read.  There are thousands of groups you can join and its easy to make new friends. So if you love reading join Shelfari