So, here we are, 30 days into the new year, and I don't have much to show for it.

This year, I have resolved to read more and spend less. I would say that I am doing well on both counts, so that's something positive.

Of course, I always resolve to eat healthier and lose weight, and I'm about even with where I was 30 days ago. So, while it's not the outcome I'd hoped for, at least I'm not Violet Beauregarde before she meets her maker in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

On the work front, I've just relocated to a new workspace that's two times the size of my previous one. It's a little more private, but I also houses the department's fax machine. So, basically, it's a wash. We'll see how it goes when Deadline Day arrives. That's the true test.

I'll be seeing "Wicked" for the fourth time when it returns to Miami in March. Now, one of my resolutions was not to pay to see things I'd already experienced before, so this would have been totally out of the question if my mom hadn't decided she wanted to see the show again. So, she is treating me and my sister to a Saturday matinee. Lucky us! I just hope mom doesn't learn the songs well enough to sing along during the performance.

Well, that's about all I have for now. Until next month, that is.