Weighing in...
Well, a lot has happened since my last post, but I really don't have nor the time or the energy to go there...so, I am just going to start with my life at present. Work is going really well-really busy, just the way I like it. My friend, Rhon, and I discussed this not long ago. He said he remembered (he used to be my boss) how I didn't like to be bored and neither does he. Today was crazy. Last week, my boss, Skip, was in Arkansas all week long and then today we had two folks for Arkansas with us for three days. It's all a great learning experience though!
I did manage to finally get my Florida Driver's license...I would like to kick someone's butt in Tallahassee...I was completely irrate by the time I got it which is VERY evident by my picture. When I decided I had come back to stay, I went and got car insurance and then about a week after I got it, the insurance agency told me I had to get a Florida license...no, really? Duh! I am not stupid! Anyway, I attempted to do just that, but was then informed by the state of Florida that my license was suspended....excuse me? What did you say? Suspended? Why? Because I left the state of Florida without surrendering my license and registration. Um, if I did that how exactly would I legally drive to Texas? How would I then have been able to get a license in Texas? Or register my car? Huh? They couldn't answer me...I'm not surprised. Honestly, every time I called I got a different response about what I needed to provide. First, just a copy of your current registration and insurance. No, that won't do it, we need a copy of letters from your car insurer in Texas stating the dates you had insurance with them. No, that won't work either, we've got to have a copy of the registration from when you first moved to Texas. Now why would I have that? I had the most recent one, but not the first one because it expired and I threw it away. No, that's not what we need, we need you to have the state of Texas fax us this...blah, blah, blah...really, in the end, I had to pay $150 to get my license reinstated...it didn't matter that I had been a resident of Florida my entire life up until I moved away for two years. It didn't matter that I had every piece of paper plus some they told me I needed. It didn't matter that I was an upstanding citizen because I was being treated like a criminal. My car insurance would become invalid as of March 18 if I couldn't get a license in Florida. Trust me, all the state wants is your money. It is ridiculous!
On to more pleasant things...I have begun walking each evening around San Marco...well, actually from my place up to the square which is really not a square at all more like a triangle. It's a wonderful walk and there are so many people out walking, jogging, biking...and the weather has been incredible!!! I have two goals with this walking...to enjoy myself and the fresh air and besides it's free...doesn't cost me a thing to walk up there and back...plus, I get exercise. I have figured it to be about a mile and a half round trip. I always feel refreshed when I come back and ready to tackle whatever is waiting for me here at the house. Tonight I walked up and set by the fountain and gazebo and talked with Tara for a few minutes while people watching and then I trekked it back. I was booking it on the way there and then I walked at a constant, steady pace on the way back, but not quite as fast yet still steady enough to be good exercise.
I have set a couple of goals for myself with this. One reason I moved to this area was so I could walk to town. So, my first goal would be to keep the walking up and as a result be able to lose 50 pounds by changing my eating habits and gulping water down by the gallons. So far, so good. Just by exercising and drinking water I am so much better off and know I will lose weight. My first goal is to be down 10 pounds by Easter. I really think I can do it....however, I've got to buy a scale so I can actually monitor my weight loss.
Well, tonight I hope to get a couple of things at least headed towards being on Ebay...to help me pay off some of this debt.
I did manage to finally get my Florida Driver's license...I would like to kick someone's butt in Tallahassee...I was completely irrate by the time I got it which is VERY evident by my picture. When I decided I had come back to stay, I went and got car insurance and then about a week after I got it, the insurance agency told me I had to get a Florida license...no, really? Duh! I am not stupid! Anyway, I attempted to do just that, but was then informed by the state of Florida that my license was suspended....excuse me? What did you say? Suspended? Why? Because I left the state of Florida without surrendering my license and registration. Um, if I did that how exactly would I legally drive to Texas? How would I then have been able to get a license in Texas? Or register my car? Huh? They couldn't answer me...I'm not surprised. Honestly, every time I called I got a different response about what I needed to provide. First, just a copy of your current registration and insurance. No, that won't do it, we need a copy of letters from your car insurer in Texas stating the dates you had insurance with them. No, that won't work either, we've got to have a copy of the registration from when you first moved to Texas. Now why would I have that? I had the most recent one, but not the first one because it expired and I threw it away. No, that's not what we need, we need you to have the state of Texas fax us this...blah, blah, blah...really, in the end, I had to pay $150 to get my license reinstated...it didn't matter that I had been a resident of Florida my entire life up until I moved away for two years. It didn't matter that I had every piece of paper plus some they told me I needed. It didn't matter that I was an upstanding citizen because I was being treated like a criminal. My car insurance would become invalid as of March 18 if I couldn't get a license in Florida. Trust me, all the state wants is your money. It is ridiculous!
On to more pleasant things...I have begun walking each evening around San Marco...well, actually from my place up to the square which is really not a square at all more like a triangle. It's a wonderful walk and there are so many people out walking, jogging, biking...and the weather has been incredible!!! I have two goals with this walking...to enjoy myself and the fresh air and besides it's free...doesn't cost me a thing to walk up there and back...plus, I get exercise. I have figured it to be about a mile and a half round trip. I always feel refreshed when I come back and ready to tackle whatever is waiting for me here at the house. Tonight I walked up and set by the fountain and gazebo and talked with Tara for a few minutes while people watching and then I trekked it back. I was booking it on the way there and then I walked at a constant, steady pace on the way back, but not quite as fast yet still steady enough to be good exercise.
I have set a couple of goals for myself with this. One reason I moved to this area was so I could walk to town. So, my first goal would be to keep the walking up and as a result be able to lose 50 pounds by changing my eating habits and gulping water down by the gallons. So far, so good. Just by exercising and drinking water I am so much better off and know I will lose weight. My first goal is to be down 10 pounds by Easter. I really think I can do it....however, I've got to buy a scale so I can actually monitor my weight loss.
Well, tonight I hope to get a couple of things at least headed towards being on Ebay...to help me pay off some of this debt.
posted by JoAnna at
3/12/2007 05:50:00 PM
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