New to the blogging world

So I have sat back and read blogs for approximately a year and a half. I guess you could say I'm a bit of a blog-reading junkie, as well as being a chocolate junkie :)

I decided that maybe, if I blog, I will feel like I have more accountability. You see, I always start journals at the beginning of a new year, but I never follow through with keeping it up for the rest of the year. I think maybe this is because I only ever write about what is wrong with me and other heavy topics -- whatever work caused me to think about. So maybe, if I have a blog, I will keep to lighter topics and write, just for the fun of it. I used to do that before college and before my first adult job.

I suppose I should introduce myself. I currently am married to the most wonderful man (yes, I know this seems hackneyed as all bloggers write about how wonderful their spouses are), but he truly is. You see I was  diagnosed with fibromyalgia less than a year ago. Before my diagnosis, I was constantly sick for over a year. He has stood by and has taken care of me. I know in the vows, we said we would take care of each other in sickness and in health; however, so many people don't actually follow through with it. He takes care of me, is understanding, thoughtful, and patient. When I say that I am married to the most wonderful man, I truly mean every word.

In addition to having the best husband ever, I have a job which I will barely address on here. It's a great job in a lot of ways. I have more stability than probably almost anyone else on the face of the earth; however, that comes at a cost. It is an emotionally draining job. Due to that, I do not want to write about it on here. It is not the happiest thing ever and I want this to almost be my happy place.

I was reading this blog, Poise In Parma (Alicia seems like a fabulous girl), and she mentioned she is a self-help book addict. She said she read The How Of Happiness by Sonia Lyubomirsky which also happened to be in mentioned in January 2010's Real Simple. Since I have been sick for so long, I decided, what the heck, I would read the book and try it out. I'm currently just at the beginning of Ms. Lyubomirsky's book, but so far it seems good. It is essentially a plan for changing how you think and view your world.

With this in mind, that will be my focus. I will focus on the good things and write what makes me happy every day. At least I will try.

So today, the things that make me happy are:

1. My fabulous husband
2. Chocolate
3. My kitties (which are actually adult cats that I rescued 6 years ago this July)

More on these things later!