Notice anything different?

Do you? 

Hmmmm? 

Well, fine.  I'll give you a hint. 

Look at my ticker. 

No, not the one that tells how old the kids are!

Lower.  Lower.  Lower.  Stop!  Right there!  Do you see it?!

Yay!  I have lost 5 pounds!!!!  And lemme tell you, it hasn't been easy.  I love love love my new job, but almost every single day they order out from a different restaurant.  Today they decided to make me look bad and brought their lunch.  Yesterday it was Italian Village.  Last week it was Panera & Belacino's.  And I only worked 3 days last week!  In case you haven't been paying attention, I was sick on Wednesday and thanks to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I had Monday off--hooray for federal holidays!

Thank you so much to my readers that left encouraging words on this post and thank you to those that didn't but still read my blog! 

Also, I'm thinking about registering here.  What does everybody think?  Should I do it with this site or should I start a new one just for this?  I'm really not being naive and/or arrogant by thinking that I could even begin to compete with some of the bloggers out there, because trust; they are hardcore.  Way better than I could ever dream of.  I know what you're thinking.  "Tara, you are the best at everything you do!  There is nobody better than you!" but seriously.  Some of these women are inhuman the way that they can take an everyday tale and spin it into a masterpiece that has internet strangers feeling like they are totally in that moment with them.  Not to mention, they also have jobs (either in or out of the house), children, a husband, etc.  Am I jealous of their talent?  Absolutely.  Because if I didn't want a house or a car or food or futures for my children, I would quit my job and become a writer.  A real, honest to goodness writer.  I would merrily see my children off to the babysitter, come home to a good cup of cappuccino and comfy sweats and sit in front of my computer.  As I would sit there, the words would pour out of me and jump onto the screen at such a lightening pace that I would dizzy from the speed of my own thoughts.  I would exceed my deadlines and in doing so, I would have created such a breathtakingly magnificent masterpiece of a novel that I would be known throughout the world.  At the end of my day, I would go pick up my perfectly behaved children, give my husband a kiss and present them with a feast for supper.

However, as reality settles back in, I realize that I cannot quit a job that I went to school for and thereby doing so, accumulated a hefty student loan payment.  My family and I like to eat so I will have to continue to buy food for us.  We also like to have a warm, safe place to sleep at night, so I can't allow my house to go into foreclosure.  Also, I need some sort of transportation so I have to continue to make my car payment.

So this is where I need some help.  Or a fairy with a kick-ass wand that will solve all of my problems.    Should I work on improving the content of the blog?  Any suggestions for spicing things up?  Honesty is always appreciated but be gentle.  I'm fragile ;)