I always think that I will start this Blog at the beginning of the year, and I write one or two posts and then I quit writing. But, I've challenged myself to do something for thirty days and the first thing is to write in this blog for thirty days in a row. It can't be that hard can it?

The new year is always challenging in itself. You want to make changes, be a new you, but it's hard to shake the old you. I have gained a tremendous amount of weight this year. I mean tremendous. I'm at 147. That's the heaviest I've been in over 20 years. I will be honest, it's because I eat entirely too much food and don't get enough exercise to counteract the calories. I'll be honest again, I'm mildly depressed. I'm unhappy about my life and job and marriage. All these things are because I am unhappy with myself.

So I'm going to change and challenge myself to do something different every thirty days. I've got two things going right now. 1. Write in this blog everyday. 2. Work on learning a foreign language. I can do that.

Remember, deep down, I am a Welton.