My attempt at being a paid author!

My writing
I've recently realized that I can make an okay part-time income from writing. A lot of this is dependent on the number of people that read my articles. I am going to post my published articles from time to time. Please do me a favor and check them out! Thanks!

I promise that they are interesting and useful!

I'm really excited, because I actually got paid for my first article! Here it is!!

Bad Kitty- Dealing with Behavioral Problems in Cats
Tips on dealing with bad behaviors in our pet cats. This includes not using the litter box and scratching.
http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/1508041/bad_kitty_dealing_with_behavioral_problems.html

Melting Away

I have officially lost 10 lbs! I don't know why it's been so easy this time around. I really haven't been trying that hard, but I'm not complaining! I am shooting to loose another 10 lbs by the end of March (that is unless I am pregnant)! Swimsuit body here I come!

Love and such

Every year Valentine's day falls three days before my husbands birthday. As a child of December, I understand the importance of keeping birthdays and holidays separated.

Since Manian and I really don't believe Valentines day has to be a huge event (every day is Valentine's day for us), we decided to spend a quiet evening at home. We didn't exchange gifts. We just enjoyed a nice, fattening dinner of fettucine alfredo and tiramisu. We bought a bottle of wine, but us old people tend to get sleepy after a heavy meal. We never made it to the wine and were in bed by 11:30.

Manian's birthday is on Tuesday, and I wanted to give him a nice gift since he has been working so hard at his job. He hasn't really had a chance to take some time off and is way overdue for a break. I decided to look into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Last Monday I did the research and realized that it was surprisingly inexpensive to go! I had been planning the surprise all week. I copied a picture of the hall of fame and put it in a card for him. It took all I had not to blow the surprise. I knew it had been a dream of his to go for a long time.

I let Manian decide if he wanted to open his birthday card early, and as usual, he got impatient and opened it last night. I am proud to say that he thought it was one of the best birthday gifts he has ever received. April 11th here we come! I am so excited that I have been fidgety all week!

Modeling

I've decided to try and get back into modeling. I was never incredibly successful at it, but I did manage to land a few paying gigs. I have a few friends that are doing some modeling, and I've felt the urge to get back into it. Coincidentally, I've had several photographers contact me because they wanted to work with me. I started thinking about how much fun I had, and I could use the extra money.

Now comes the hard part. I've gained about twenty pounds since I last modeled. I need to lose weight. I've already told a few photographers that I will start doing shoots sometime in March. I've already lost about 8 lbs in the past 4 weeks without exercising. I am going to start my exercise plan this week. I need to lose about 10 more pounds! Wish me luck! If you're interested, here is my online portfolio:

One Model Place