Happy with Hollywood (for a moment)

I am so happy with the Hollywood Celebrity focus at the moment I could just grin! I mean what a great time for young girls to be influenced by the up and coming ultra-uber hot stars like Oscar Nominee and Golden Globe winner Jennifer Hudson. A curving miniority woman defining the odds while putting all the nay sayers in their place. And ah, Rachael Ray - don't you just love her? She's is my current woman of the moment. She is an definite entrepreneur with a saucy personality. She is host of her own daytime talk show, magazine and several shows on Food Network. She has curves and laughter and a knack for making us viewers feel comfortable watching her. I've even found myself picking up her lingo and a desire to cook.

So while I don't say this often "yeah for Hollywood".

Whose job is it?

I gotta ask, whose job is it to hold yourself accountable for your actions? Is it yourself, your husband, your friends or perhaps your children? Maybe it's a mix of all aspects. I'm not sure.

I do know that as a society we like to make excuses for ourselves a lot though. The reason why I can't lose those stubborn pounds or why I can't get a raise - we always seem to be blaming the other person. Tell me, who really takes the self-responsibility to say "It's me". "Because I stopped and picked up drive through on the way home, this is why I can't lose the weight or if I actually managed to show up on time for work perhaps I would get that raise".

We are always so quick to say "it wasn't me". It's so and so's fault, if they just would ____ (fill in the blank). So I ask you - wanna know the real reason behind that question of "Why I can't I just ______ (again, fill in the blank)- just ask yourself and this time be real. After all, it's a whole a lot easier to change your actions than those of someone else.

Cheers to a successful 2007.