Prompt #3 Update your readers on your 2015 goals. How are things going? Are you staying on track or facing some challenges?

I wrote my New Year’s Resolutions on December 31st. Let’s see how I’m doing.

1. Exercise/Lose Weight: Unfortunately, not much happening here. I’ve been dieting by having smaller portions and cutting sugar from my diet but my weight seems to be unchanged. I haven’t been able to go to the gym. I think part of it is that I am embarrassed that I might be the heaviest person there. But the weather’s getting better and I think I am going to like walking. My son Tyler has low muscle tone and his therapist said walking will make him stronger, so it’s a nice thing we could do together. My boyfriend, Jacques, is also on board with walking.

2. Better Mental Health: I am finally getting a break in my long-term depression! Suddenly I’m caring about how the house looks, showering every day and opening my mail every day. (That’s a big deal for some mentally ill people.)

3. Declare Bankruptcy or Debt Consolidation: Grant and I saw a lawyer earlier this week about declaring bankruptcy. My husband, whom I am separated from, and I both suffered catastrophic illnesses a few years back. While awaiting our disability we were forced to live off our credit cards and blow through our savings. The lawyer told us that my 2010 car was still worth enough for creditors to take so he suggested waiting a year to declare bankruptcy, when my car will further depreciate. That’s another year of mail and daily calls from creditors I guess I will just have to deal with.

4. Get a Divorce or Dissolution: The lawyer recommended we stay married so we don’t pay double the bankruptcy fees so that’s something I can’t cross off this year. Luckily Grant and I are amicable so it’s not that much of a big deal.

So that’s how I’m doing, how are you doing with your New Year’s resolutions or goals?