Alanna Jacobs

This one may take a bit longer…updates as they come

So, I have incentive now. If I lose 40 lbs, I’ll get $500.00. You’ll find me at the gym (that I loath) today.

I have a few ideas, a few sketches, but I’ve waited so long because I want to be sure be sure. I think I’m going to wait a biiiiiit more and do it on my birthday in February.
Things I’ve wanted:
Yinyang
tornado
Ponz & Zi
Salvador Dhali’s melting clock

We’ll see though.

Christopher Phillips is my hero. His constant prodding to examine life is refreshing. I think I’m going to start a Socrates’ Cafe here in my home town. I’m not done with the book yet, but it’s looking like that’s what’ll happen :) Yah!

When I was 19, I had Hodgkins Lymphoma. Prior to that, over a year’s time, I’d dropped nearly 40 lbs by diet and exercise alone. When i started treatment, part of that treatment was prednisone…steroids. I ballooned back to my original weight in 3 months…or 2, I don’t remember. Not only that, today, I’ve packed on 40 more lbs. Let’s just say at this point, you throw motivation out the window. Don’t get my wrong, I’m lucky to have survived…and continued cancer free for almost 8 years now. I don’t take for granted my life except in the health department. I was reading a study today that really made me think that maybe I need to eat healthier and be healthier. If I’m going to think about kids, I have to think about that. So, when I start (and I’m not rushing myself) I’m doing it for my husband and my future kids…if there are any.