Hi, everyone! I'm CafeMercury, but will answer to CM or my first initial, L. 👁 Image
icelore and I have been friends for a long time (as have 👁 Image
laudomia and I), and she'll be the first to tell you that 2006 (and to a lesser extent, 2007) has been a Time of Angst for me. (I'm sure she occasionally wonders who stole her cheery friend and when they'll have a mind to give her back!)

My primary goal: to better manage my time. I have a lot of responsibilities. I'm a freelance editor/print layout artist, as well as a married mother of a son (age ten) and a daughter (age eight). My husband works full-time and is currently in school. We have a lot on our plates, to say the least. Right now, I need my once-excellent time management skills worse than ever--and I can't find them to save my life! Instead, I find myself (I think out of sheer overwhelm) either procrastinating or wallowing in woe about the things I'd like to do (I'm an aspiring writer, but have little or no time for it). Deep down, I know if I'd just organize my time better, I may actually have a sliver of time for the things I want to do!

LJ is one of my greatest procrastination tools, but I'm hoping I can use this community to get myself back on track. 👁 Image
icelore and 👁 Image
laudomia can (I hope) attest to the fact that I'm a great encourager, so I look forward to cheering everyone on, as well!

At the moment, I need to start supper (my husband works on Wednesday nights) and get back to work editing a horrendous manuscript that has a Friday deadline. I look forward to getting to know everyone better soon!

*waves bye*

ok not really but since she and i came up with the idea for this community, i figured i may as well go ahead and make a post. ;)

my goal is to eat healthier and stop eating out of boredom. now if im bored, ill clean the house or draw something, with the TV on in the background so its not so quiet. ive found that this is helping alot.

also when i want something to drink, i no longer reach for a soda. ill grab a bottle of water and either drink it plain of add a little Crystal Light to it. id really like to keep a diet journal. im half tempted to make a new Livejournal specifically for that purpose.


anyway, todays eats so far:

1 medium bowl of spring vegetable rice noodles
i bottle of water with blueberry white tea flavour Crystal Light added

in total id like to lose over 100 lbs. i know its a big goal but i believe i can do it.

Welcome to the community. Post some stuff, so its not empty, ok? :)

And don't laugh at the flowers in the layout either. :P I was looking some something not as morose as I usually turn up, and that was the only thing I could find. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!