This month I had thought of all these things to blog, and I tell myself I will do it later and then I forget.  Today I have lots of thoughts running through my head, but its bad form to post them all in one convoluted post, right?  Well if I don’t post them now I won’t do it at all, so forgive me if this offends your senses.

This entire month so far has been full of exploring Oregon.  Since I got a new SLR camera I have been taking pictures every time we leave, and even the wife has taken to enjoying photography, our main focus being the coast line, since it’s impossible to be bored there!  Sure sure, you can’t really hop in and go snorkling, not unless you have a dry suit and someone out in a boat ready to get you when the currents take you out, but you can still explore the miles and miles of beautiful sandy coast lines, full of birds, sea lions, seals, jelly fish, octopuses etc.  It’s seriously endless!  And let no one tell you it’s not beautiful here, just look at this sunset!!!  The wife took this near newport, it’s stunning!

If you still aren’t convinved take a look at my flickr account or our photo page at http://photo.wineriter.org

On top of photography being high on my hobby list, I am buying plants again, which I am way excited for, both normal house plants and carnivorous and even some Orchids.

What else? Ohh not much, I am just planning on buying a boat!   Ok don’t get to excited like I was, the wife has denied my request for a real boat, I am only allowed to get an inflatable, but the options in that range are still pretty nice and it will still have a 15hp engine so I can troll a bit and enjoy the ocean bays when I want.

ok, changing subjects, I often feel bad because everyone is talking about how bad the economy is and how so many people are struggling, yet we are doing so well, our bills are low despite still owning a house in Utah and just buying a car, and as far as we can see both our jobs are stable.  *crosses fingers*

Why are we having so much fun and everyone else is suffering? It doesn’t seem right.  Sure sure we suffered a lot in the past, I filed bankruptcy and had to to work 2 jobs and the wife had a job and we still had to have a roomate to affored anything, but we learned to manage our money, it took time but we did.  Ohh who am I kidding, the wife taught me how to manage our money

But still, it seems this is some of the best parts of our life and it’s happening while so many people are struggling, I can’t help but feel bad.  No not for everyone, I feel no sympathy for people who bought those huge houses and didn’t question how they could afford it making as little as they did, they can blame the banks and anyone else the want to but it was their fault.  No I feel bad for the people who lose their jobs because the companies are all going under, and this is felt through out the nation, making it difficult to find new work. I don’t know, I just don’t know what to do or how to feel about that…….

Changing subjects again, and yes I know this is now going into 600 words   During our drives to the coast we have been coming together as a family, playing games, talking and exploring (we found a glass blowing place that is awesome!) and just really enjoying being a family, something we lacked in our stable life in Utah, I had NO idea this was going to happen but I am so very happy with the way life is….I know, I am waiting for it to all come crashing down myself, but until then I am going to enjoy everything and everyone.

So far today I have had 680 calories, those calories came from 2 granola bars and one can o soup, I went to the gym and burned off 350 calories running and I have no idea how many lifting weights.  Dinner will not be any more then 1k calories no matter what I eat, but I expect it to be healthy for the most part, steak and veggies with brown rice is the plan.

This is a pretty typical day for me and has been for the last year if not longer, even when I lived in Utah it was Gym at least 3 times a week and eating fairly well.

So why do I still have a fat tummy???  Seriously, I have been 200lbs for the past 9 years and have changed my eating habits from horrible to down right respectable if not full on healthy, yet I still lose no weight.  ( I actually have gained more fat but I was off my feet for 9 months due to a foot injury and expect it to go away) I work out all the time and spend as much time outside as my life (wife) allows.

I have went from counting calories to eating one meal a day and still no change.   What am I doing wrong???

/rant off

//slashies!!