Hello there… I guess I should start this out with a introduction!

My name is Melissa (Mel for short) and I decided that I needed a new start in blogging. I’m 23 (soon to be 24) and I work full time and go to school full time. I attend the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and will graduate this year (finally!! after six years) with a B.A. in History. I orginally started school in Oshkosh and intended to be a high school History teacher. But when I transferred and then was bouced between four advisors, my course plan was royally messed up, so I decided to go for a straight History degree. Yes, I’m slightly crazy because I find most of it really interesting, but mostly I like to focus on 19th and 20th century social history.

I also work full time for Quaker Foods/Frito Lay. I have the pleasure of selling Hispanic cookies, candy and peanuts. It’s an interesting and stressful job, especially since I have never taken a Spanish course nor do I speak Spanish. But I’ve made it work so far. I’ve worked in the grocery industry since I was fifteen and have not gotten tired of it. I love the fact that I am surrounded by food everyday. Plus now I am exposed to so much new food and products that I’m just in awe.

I guess the path I’m going to take with this blog is heading towards living a healthly life. I’ve done a lot in the past five years, and I’m starting to get off track, so I need some accountability. I have lost almost 100 pounds since I graduated high school, and I’ve completely changed my eating and exercise habits since I was eighteen. Most people I knew back then don’t even recognize me anymore! But I feel the need to improve my fitness level even more, as well as my eating habits.

So welcome!