on reading: I know textbooks suck, and I feel the same way When I’m in school: that I must get all school reading out of the way before I leisure read, but really, reading is YOUR time. I love to read and go crazy if I don’t have a book I can submerge myself in when I really need to. I think you should put time aside ASAP to read.

on working out: I’ve been doing the 30 Day Shred for almost 30 days now. Karen and I (over at KarenChatters.com) kind of e-mail back and forth with our progress. And my sister and I do the same thing, which kinda keeps me going. The scale hasn’t budged at all, BUT I do feel and look better, which is enough to make me want to keep going. I’ve been wanting to start mediating, too, but I’ve been having a really hard time finding time in my day to sit down and do nothing. Is that bad? I’ve been meaning to start breathing techniques for, like, TWO MONTHS now.