Starting over

So far 2007 has been a year of fresh starts for myself and Rick. We've been trying to maintain not only a healthly lifestyle food wise (as I sit eating my 3rd monster cookie of the day) but also a healthier way of life in general.
2006 was a difficult year for us. We struggled. For the most part - this was not because of an outside forces that was inflicting this on us but rather from our own inability to grow up, not be selfish and stop acting like 20 years olds who just moved out of their parents homes and believe Top Ramen really is a balanced breakfast. With this weighing our "boots" down - we have entered 2007 with vigor. One of two things have happened to us - either we're doing a REALLY good job of playing adults OR we really have grown up. My Peterpan syndrome would like to believe that we're wearing the suit and tie over our green leotard and hiding our wooden sword in our briefcases and that we haven't forgotten how to fly altogether. My internal Doctor Phil questions why I feel like I still need to fly. And quitely in shadow is Tinker Bell telling its okay to grow up, just don't grow old and forget.
Therefor that is what we're working on. We're keeping our house a respectable level of clean ALL THE TIME - as compared to when we knew people were coming over. We're balancing our check book BEFORE we spend money - as compared to swiping our ATM and hoping it cleared. And most importantly we're learning that the simplier things really are more important, a night in with friends versus a night out at the bar. A movie on DVD versus the $40 it would cost to go the the cinema. And maybe, just maybe by the time I hit that twenty ten birthday, I'll be able to say "I may be thirty but I feel like a respondsible 21!"