A New Day Has Come

As the title of this post implies, I have started a new chapter in the book of my life. In the past month, I’ve undergone a number of changes – some awesome, others not so great. I’ll cover the swell stuff first.

I am up to my old editrix (little play on words there – ha!) That’s right, folks; I’m back to the business of editing and writing full time. This time around, I’m able to do it from home so, y’know. Double score!

I missed working in publishing and am super-grateful for the chance to do it again. This time around, the magazine is 100% digital and will feature a bunch of exciting, interactive components – from animation to video and slideshows to slide-outs. It’s giving me the opportunity to learn new stuff, which is mostly fun and occasionally scary, but always positive – from both a professional and personal perspective.

One of the drawbacks: saying goodbye to The Gym (and even The Jim). I was downright spoiled by that beautiful, mostly private workout space. It has practically ruined me for all other gyms. But I haven’t exercised in over a month now and it shows. Plus, since I don’t leave my apartment for work, I’m not doing the usual moving about to get from Point A to Point B. Y’know, the stuff I never thought of as exercise because I had to do it to do what I did.

And I’ve gained…ten pounds, too! Or lost an Englishman, depending on how you look at it. Either way, it’s freakin’ tragic. Of course, I cannot attribute this silly setback to the absence of physical fitness alone. I also have my period…and air conditioning. And I’m tired and sleep with a light on…and I live in New York! So, you see, even if I hadn’t consumed all that unhealthy, high-calorie crap for weeks on end, there’s a good chance I would’ve gained anyway!

This morning, I took an important step to get myself centered once again; I joined a gym. It’s not pretty like the last one and I don’t know how often I’ll have the place to myself (though I’m guessing never). But I am hopeful that, one day, I will love it as much as its predecessor.

I’m starting off with a total loss of

30 pounds!

Not as good as it was, but certainly better than it had initially been. Now that I’m back at the controls, I’m eager to get to the next level. And I am feeling really good about the future.