Halicious, Party of One

After many suggestions to make my own blog background from my photos, etc. I did it! I used my new favorite photo and some of my favorite quotes. I hope it shows up correctly on your monitors! I added this photo because I like it and I hope you will too. 

Now on to today's topic (oh, and one of my friends calls me Halicious- that's where that came from): 

I'm a firm believer in the fact that if we all spent as much time becoming the right person as we do looking for the right person, the world would be a better place. I would probably have been Mother Theresa years ago, actually. Anyway, it's time for me to put my money where my mouth is (there is actually an emoticon for this saying =$, weird right? also weird is that it sometimes translates to the "embarrassed" face, like on BlackBerries) ... I mentioned to a friend that I was swearing off men (dating, talking to (obviously this doesn't include family and co-workers), flirting with, or thinking about) for a period of time. I feel like I've dated a lot lately... I really haven't by most peoples' standards, but I am worn slap out from it! Plus, it hasn't gone that well... and it appears that I haven't really liked at least one of them (uh, never a good sign)... so, it is time for some reprioritization and a chance to gain perspective. What is an appropriate amount of time to take a dating sabbatical?? Originally, I decided something between 30-90 days... because let's be honest, it is pretty hard to not even think about the opposite sex for very long, so 30-90 days seems fair. 

Well guess what? Life isn't about fair now is it... so let's step up the game. Make the stakes a little higher shall we??? You regular followers know that I'm reading through the Bible from cover to cover in that order (it will sadly be the first time I've read through in that order). So, that's my goal - not 30 days, not 60 days, not 90 days, because it isn't about time, it's about fulfillment. So, I'm not dating or thinking about dating, or talking about dating, or thinking about talking about dating until I've read the Good Book cover to cover. If you'll look at my previous posts I just finished Leviticus (book 3... of 56) and I've been reading an average of a book per month... in other words... I either commit, or I'll start dating again in November of 2013... I'll be 30.5 years old then. If I devote the time I spend thinking about or talking to men to becoming a better person, I think this will work out. I'll let you know how it goes... 

For your enjoyment, and because when I can laugh at myself I'm all about sharing it, you should know Amy Winehouse was piping out these words as I typed this blog entry...

"They tried to make me go to rehab... and I said no, no, no... " 

I. LOVE. Irony.