good stuff...

is happening all around me...

• hopped on the scale this morning and was delighted to find that i've lost another pound & a half! good thing! after struggling with a plateau and some bad-behavior in the last few weeks, it's been hard to get back on the wagon. but i've been trying - and it's apparently working! total: 32.5 lbs.
  
• today is my nephew's 4th birthday... i had every intention of posting a picture of me holding him just a few days after he was born, but laziness took over last night and i forgot to upload the photo. tomorrow, perhaps. :)
  
• i have a very big opportunity coming up soon, but it's hush-hush now. i'll post about it later. maybe. ;)
  
• for the first time in months, i've felt sincere, honest joy in my heart. the kind of joy that only comes from loving and serving the Lord. i've missed this joy when i was busy serving myself. i'm so glad i've come out of that.
  
• we launched a new service at work this week. we've been developing it for months, and it's finally in private-beta. the service, called "Groupee" is a free social networking that allows it's users to manage their own personal content in one central location. "content" is described as anything you might want to share on the internet. photos & photo albums, blogging, online community interaction (think messageboards, but on a personal level) and even podcasts. the service is in an invitation-only stage right now, but if you're interested in getting in on the ground floor, it looks good for me to have as many people sign up as possible. ;) shoot me an email at kate_thaete@yahoo.com and i'll see that you get an invite!
  

ok, that's it in terms of share-able news right now. more later. :)