Welcome to my blog!

I’m AndreaInBlue. Previously I had three different blogs going and they started to get so disjointed that I lost a lot of interest in it. For several months, I’ve been mulling the idea of regrouping and this is the result.

I am a creature of excess. Work, play, food, hobbies. I am either overindulging in them… or, well, I’m asleep. As sometimes happens when things get off kilter, you lose your balance.

There are a few things missing from my life. Balance is one of them. To me, balance means that all facets of your life are somewhat even. I realize this is a bit of a lofty goal but it is something that I will strive for in the months to come. With balance, I feel that areas of my life that are less than ideal will start to fall more into place.

I’m a fat girl. There, I said it. I’ve spent a lot of time hiding that from people I know online and a lot of time apologizing for it to the people I know in real life… even if those actions weren’t really necessary. It has been a defining factor in my life. I’ve spent even more time obsessing over diet, nutrition and weight loss. I’m done with all of it. However, I’m not ignoring my weight or my health; it is all a part of my concept of life balance. (And let’s face it, I’m dying to shop for clothes someplace other than Lane Bryant.)

I’ve spent a lot of time deliberating about my voice. What do I want to say? Finally I just decided to jump in and do it.  I have decided on featuring some regularly occurring happenings, such as a guest blogger here and there. But largely this will be life as it happens to me while I chronicle what I hope will be a metamorphosis from just a ‘fat girl’ into someone with more facets. In short, I’m hoping to finally find my balance.