So I feel as though I have let myself go, hahaha.  I miss the months of biking, those miles do wonders.  Since my month of the vegan experiment followed by the two weeks of no taste buds, I have lost most of my want to eat healthy.  So the combination of eating worse and less exercise has not been great.  Oh and let's throw in the holidays as well while we are at it.  These are stupid excuses and I am not going to take it any longer, even if I do have another 95 days of tax season ahead of me.  Already this week I have cut my sugar intake and have tried preparing healthier food options.  Tax season is definitely stressful and exhausting, but I am truly going to try making it better.  If all else fails, February 13th will be here in no time.

Hopefully 2013 brings more opportunities to get outside and explore.  In the past year I was fortunate enough to go visit friends in Florida and swim in the ocean; explore the city I love, Chicago, for the millionth time and meat new people and see new things; and finally jumped on a plane and flew to Denver and made my way north and climbed and hiked through mountains.  Who knows what this year will bring.  Possibly another trip to NYC to visit my sister before she moves on the bigger and better things post grad school, or south to North Carolina to visit Crystal and Ted, or some place simply unknown.  Where ever I go I want to see something exciting and fresh.  Each year brings growth and by chance in the right direction.