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Holidaze (or, 2011 is my b*tch.)

What a crazy whirlwind the past week and a half have been! First of all, I am disturbed to admit that I’ve lost my lifelong “snowballs” – you know, the cajones you earn after living through midwest winters for twenty-five or so years? Yup, I’ve been castrated by sunny Los Angeles, and thus have shivered me timbers through the trip thus far. But we did have a white Christmas, as lovely as could be.

Tomorrow, we take off for a road trip to Traverse City, Michigan… even further north and tundric… to visit Hunter’s brother and kiddos. Thank goodness there’ll be copious amounts of Traverse City’s finest cherry wine to keep me well lubricated and warmed from within. Ahhh, wine…. you make the holidays (and pms. and every day.) so much better.

Now that we’ve successfully survived Christmas, with all the jillion various members of my ginormous extended family, my mind turns to the impending yearly changeover, and with it comes that deep contemplation about the past year and ideas for improvements in the new one. Yep, I’m talking resolutions, people! I’ll share a few now, and save a few for later. I love making resolutions, and with my birthday and New Years falling so close together, its easy to feel like every January is a chance for new beginnings and fresh starts.

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Of course, because I am (the gluttonous, hedonistic, lazy ass) who I am, it is only appropriate that I resurrect Flab to Fab in honor of 2011. This year was seriously weak in the fitness sector of my world, and my newlywed weight waxed and waned like phases of the moon. But mostly waxed. And waxed on. I hit my low point (or should I say high point) around Thanksgiving, feeling much like Humpty Dumpty. But thanks to a surge in personal anxiety since then I’ve managed to get a head start by completely losing my appetite and shedding the first ten pounds with little effort. Yes, I know that’s not healthy, and no I don’t recommend it. The hard part will be keeping it off, toning up what’s left, and maybe… just MAYBE, developing a healthy habit so I can kick this yo-yo business to the curb for once and for all. ‘Cuz, I mean, come on already, Dana. Right? Thankfully, I got a fun new gadget to review for Broke-Ass Test Labs, the BodyMedia FIT device, to help me along the way. And you guys right? I know I’m not alone in this resolution – who’s with me?

Another resolution? Finish my m-fing wedding recaps already! We left off at the very beginning of the reception forever ago, and 2011 is the year of the party, yo! We finally got our wedding video, so the details are refreshed in my memory… and there’s lots of fun ahead. So, grab a mojito and follow along, wontcha? Here’s a sexy sneaky peeky:

(photo by Dan Chen)

And we have big plans for Broke-Ass Media in 2011. BIG UNS. We’re finally ready to expand into a sister site which will allow Hunter and me to get back to our roots a bit and share what daily life is like as Broke-Ass Newlyweds. (yes, I’m using the term newlyweds loosely.) Don’t worry, Broke-Ass Bride ain’t going nowhere. We’ll still keep pumping out the bad-ass wedding inspiration you’ve come to know and love. But it will be so much fun to bring you along into the next phase of our lives too, so after your big day you can keep living the Broke-Ass way! And that’s just the beginning of the fun tricks we have up our sleeves. Its going to be a RAD year! 2011, prepare to be my b*tch!

What are your resolutions for 2011, if any? Any words of wisdom as I embark on mine?