I have a dirty, not-so-little secret: I used to be fat. And by fat I don’t mean I had 20 or 30 pounds to lose. I mean fat as in I scorned the women who complained about having 20 or 30 lbs to lose. I was 331 lbs at my heaviest, and it was awful. On November 18th, 2009, I had gastric bypass surgery, and I have to tell you, it was the best health-related decision I have ever made. Now, gastric bypass surgery isn’t for everyone. There are many individuals who would do quite well under the guidance and supervision of a physical trainer orange county. There are others who do just as well by following a Weight Watchers plan, or their own calorie-restricted plan. And then there are some that have tried just about every diet out there to little or no avail.

My point is, no two weight loss programs are the same. Likewise, no two overweight individuals are the same. So please refrain from using blanket statements, options, judgments and “solutions”, because just as no two people alike, no two person’s “issues” are alike, either.

*steps off soap box*

My blogging supports my shopping, and in a way my shopping supports my blogging — shopping makes me happy, plus shopping gives me something to blog about.

But I digress. It’s a Tuesday night, barely 10:30pm, and I am tired. I’m telling you people, this is what happens when you have kids. Suddenly you’re so busy keeping a house clean and taxi-ing kids around and making three meals a day and working in between all of that, that by the time the night rolls around the kids are in bed for the night, you’re wiped out, with no energy to do anything but sit around for a while before falling asleep. Lesson learned? Don’t have kids. This especially goes for those of you who just shopped for long prom dresses a few months ago!

Let’s take a little trip down memory lane, shall we? In the world of blogging and personal domains, who remembers:

• Iframes
• Blinking text
• Javascript-powered rainbow links
• Javascript-powered fade-in & fade-out images
• Checkered backgrounds and celebrity-based header images
• Times New Roman and Courier fonts set to 8px with 0.1px line breaks
• Link exchanges
• Rings
• Tag boards
• Plug boards

Some of these go way back. Do you remember any of them?

On the blogging front, that is.

• Update WordPress (is it just me, or do updates roll out more frequently than ever these days?)
• Go through my blogroll and remove broken links
• Write up an article on the care of a bridesmaid dress
• Catch up on link exchanges
• Put together a new layout for Jenn.nu

With any luck, I should be able to accomplish all but the last!

Is that strange? I have never been a girly girl. Oh, I like perfume, makeup, jewelry and being feminine, but I am not interested in pastels, lace, pearls, dresses or high heels. You’ll never find me in a dress unless it’s for a necessary occasion, and even then I’ll do my best to wear a sassy, “stylish” dress; or better yet, a top and skirt. I wouldn’t balk at something special like bridal party dresses, but I won’t lie — I’d be more than happy to change out of them as soon as the opportunity arose!