It is usually considered a sad state of affairs when a blog drops down to less than one post a month, but for me, that means I am working hard on other things, and haven’t really had time for a personal blog. I won’t be getting rid of this blog any time soon, as I enjoy writing here, and it is much more open than any other blog I write in, but to keep track of everything I am doing online, you should all be subscribing to my Super Feed.

It is an RSS feed you can subscribe to that will alert you to posts I am making on pretty much every blog I consistently publish on. It is pretty interesting that I can do this, as it wasn’t as easy as I first guessed.

This post is also to let you all know that I am going to lose weight. I know I have said it before, but this time I am adamant. I even started a new blog on the subject in hopes that everyone will continue to help inspire me, and hold me accountable. It is also great therapy for me in dealing with my obesity, how I got here, and how I am going to change it. You can check it out at BloggingWeight.com.

I am sure some of you are rolling your eyes, but I have always been a very open person, and I enjoy letting people into my life, and hopefully I will inspire others, or at least help them feel like they aren’t the only one going through a rough time battling obesity.

Work
So what’s new with me and work? Well, I continue to work at Splashpress Media, and while you might have thought it has been pretty quiet on that front, I have been doing some behind the scenes stuff. I hope to continue to work on some behind the scenes stuff, though the company would really like me to be their front man. I don’t have a problem with that, as I love meeting people and I have no shortage of things to say, but I have been at odds with myself lately regarding what I want to do with my career.

eXtra For Every Publisher continues to grow and change. I am really enjoying writing on there and seeing it develop. It has been a slow month though for me as I concentrate on a myriad of other things, but the site is doing really well. While its traffic continues to beat my expectations, the monetization efforts aren’t reaping the rewards I had hoped. Here’s hoping I can change that around over the coming months.

In less than five days, I will be flying to Vancouver, British Columbia for the Northern Voice conference. I am looking forward to seeing Nick, a good friend of mine from High School, as well as James Cogan, a good friend of mine from Ottawa. I am hoping the conference will be great too. During the first day, called Moosecamp, I hope to pull some people aside and talk about Blogging for a Network, as well as Blogging for Money. That is, if anyone is interested.

Family
Sabine and I are doing well. Currently, she is on a trip in Belgium for her grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. A huge congratulations to them for the milestone. I really can’t wait until Sabine gets home though. Shame that two days after she gets back, I leave to go to B.C..

Other than that, things are the status quo, with little deviation in our lives. Sabine and I are working away, trying to pay down debts, and get out of rut we are in financially. We were really hoping to put some money into RRSP’s before the closing deadline, but as of yet, it doesn’t look like we will be able to.

It is definitely difficult to pay yourself first when doing so would mean not paying for the car or heating the house. I am sure things will turn around eventually, but until then, the lack of money is always a nagging stress.

I hope everyone that still reads this blog is doing well. Drop me a line sometime. I am pretty much always home, alone, talking to myself. Though, a big shout-out to my cousin Mark for helping with that lately as I really appreciate the time you’ve been taking to hang out with me on Skype and just chat about life, its far more interesting than the voices in my head.