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I got carded on New Year’s Eve while buying a lotto ticket at a bodega.  I’m thinking this is going to be a good year.  I rarely make resolutions but I’m doing something different this year, so here they are:

1. Meatless Mondays – Yep, I’m going all pescatarian maybe vegetarian for one day a week.  I need to step my game up when it comes to nutrition.  For those of you who don’t know me, I would rather have a steak and mashed potatoes than a slice of the best chocolate cake on earth.  I ate no meat or poultry today so I think I can make it.
2. More dinner, less take out – I live in New York fucking City, home to a shitload of fantastic Michelin-starred and I should take advantage of it…I will take advantage of it.
3. Update ALL my blogs – I’m not going to lie, I own a plethora of websites.  They all need to be revamped, especially this one.
4. More maintenance, less laziness – I was never one of those girls who gushed over makeup or shoes. As I got older, I started paying more attention to my clothes, skin and hair.  When I do my hair and makeup, and I dress nice, men do notice me…and that leads to…
5. I want a boyfriend, dammit. – I have been single for a looooong time. Yes, it’s been two years since my last relationship, but before that it was five years and before that it was seven years, so that means I’ve been single for 14 years.  It’s been long overdue.  I’m a nice person with the body of a 24 year old. It shouldn’t be this hard!  I’m throwing caution to the wind by giving online dating one last chance.  I know, I know, I hate dating websites but I have got to do this by any means necessary.

I moved back to New York on July 29th last year.  There have been plenty of ups and downs, too many jobs,  more drama and not enough sex.  All I can say is that I am sure I have more social, cultural and romantic opportunities here than I did in Miami Beach. In fact, concerning the dating world, I’ve had more action in the year that I have been here than the five years I lived in Florida!  So now I’m renting a room with my friend from Miami and in a few months, we’re getting our own apartment.  After going back and forth between working in a restaurant kitchen and working as a private chef, I’ve decided that neither of those two options are the right fit for me. I have two interviews scheduled this week and I worked as an extra for a commercial.  I don’t feel stifled anymore. I feel like I can do whatever I want, whenever I want with whoever I want.  Faith…it’s a good thing.