Happy New Year :)

Hmm... a little late, huh.

So just a little update for those wondering, what's or where's up with Mike :)

I have to admit I was getting a little addicted to zaadz and being online and not that I didn't enjoy it, but I realized I was forgetting about a big portion of the rest of my life including myself.  Which was one of the main reasons I was here in the first place - to create change in my life.

However, spending 20+ hours a week online prohibited much of the change I needed to make in my three dimensional world outside the computer screen.  So, I realize I have left a Pod mostly unattended, but I have needed to work on some of these other things and I hope to add back in quality (not quantity) time back to my experience here when I have completed some of my other goals.

So what are some of those goals and how has my progress been?  Thanks for asking...

Well, one was to get healthier.  Since mid-October, I have lost 22 lbs, dropped my BMI from 28.1 to 24.7 (that's a good thing) and I exercise at least 5 days a week.  I have also been averaging 7+ hours of sleep a night compared to my 4-5 hours of sleep average in the past.

I have been eating better and constantly looking at how I can improve that.  I have been actively montioring my calories at the website caloriecount plus.  I have been off full sugar full caffeine beverages for over 3 months!

I also ran my first race in over 7 years.  It was a New Year's Day 5 mile run, that I finished in 43 min 53 seconds for an 8:47 per mile pace.  The temperature that day was 10 degrees with a 15 mph wind - yeah :)  It was a blast!

I have been spending more quality time with my wife and kids and I have been getting better at sorting out priorities.  There are still some goals to achieve and I will keep you posted.

I will update the Darfur Pod, soon, soon!  And I do still have many ideas a stirring in my head.

Peace to all and wishing you all an incredible year!