Hello 2011!!

I hope that 2011 has been treating you well so far and that the new year has given you many things to be grateful for already!

The year did not start out in the best way for me -- I caught a cold on January 1st!   But it was a pretty fast mover, so I am feeling almost back to 100% today.

Even with the cold, I have had a lot to appreciate this week.   Here are just a few of the things that I am grateful for in this first week of 2011:

• ringing in the new year at a "Holiday Hootenanny" hosted by my dear friend Kelly.  It was a dessert party, and there were enough cakes, pies, cookies, candy and other goodies to feed a small army!

• sticking to my goal of working out 5x a week.  I actually worked out every day this week, and I think it actually helped in fighting my cold.

• getting good news with respect to a medical test I had to have done this week -- whew!

• enjoying a yummy clam concoction (maybe clams casino??) several nights this week courtesy of Kelly's mom Pat -- delish!

• a great vegetarian meal last night at an Irish pub in downtown Raleigh, Tir Na Nog.  Who knew that an Irish pub could have so many veggie items on their menu?  Tom and I hadn't eaten there in years before last night, but we will defiinitely be back!

• I am super-psyched to be starting Mondo Beyondo's Dream Lab with Brene Brown on Monday, January 10th.  There's still time for you to sign up!

• and finally, I am extremely appreciative of one of my newest friends in the blogosphere, Fur Elisse, who I "met" as part of the Reverb 10 challenge.  She literally gave a New Year's shout out to every single person who commented on her blog in 2010.  I certainly wasn't expecting the recognition when I went to her site, and it was very touching.  Thanks Fur Elisse -- I appreciate you and your blog!!

What are you greatful for in the early days of 2011?  I'd love to hear from you!!

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Hey Tricia!! Glad you liked my shout-out post! I'm happy that we met through our blogs :)

Good luck with sticking to your exercise goals!