30 days
Hello
my dear sweet friends. It has been a long time. A lot has changed
since I last posted in my blog...and while you're all probably
curious and interested in those changes...today is not the day to
read about them. Well, maybe not all of them, anyway.
Today, I'm here because I have been inspired. I dont know how long this will last because over the last two years, it has come and gone as it pleases....like my lithp. So I figured I'd take the opportunity to publicly announce my plans as a way to hold myself accountable. I dont know how well it will work, but it's worth a shot.
First, I'll start by telling you...in case you havent noticed from the photos you've seen of me...I've acquired some extra fluff around my bones. I'm not here to talk about the whys and the hows of all that....at least not today...but I am here because I dont want to be fluffy anymore. I've been trying to look at myself and be happy and satisfied with the way I look and feel, but the truth is I'm not happy. I'm disappointed in myself. I let my machine go. I have been given this one little vessel to live out my life in and I feel like I've let it down. I suppose I have a long road ahead of me to get back to where I was...but like I said...I've been inspired.
So my goals...for the next 30 days...they're big. Brace yourself. ;-)
1. To be active every day. My definition of active: not coming home after work and laying in bed until 7am the next day. Ideally, I'd like to get in a 40 minute walk at least 5 days a week.
2. No ice cream.
3. No pop. Also know as soda. One thing I love about being back in the Midwest: folks call it pop. It still feels weird when I call it pop, but it's nice to hear it out of other peoples mouths.
4. Find three simple pleasures in life each day. Three things that make me happy on the inside.
5. Write a blog post every day about my success...or struggles...or failures. Or life tips. Or any old thing I feel like sharing with the world.
*****
So technically, today is Day1. May 19, 2015.
No ice cream. No pop.
I walked around a small residential neighborhood near my apartment, appx 40 minutes. The walking paths weave in and out of houses and parks and streets. The houses are so ridiculously large and beautiful. I have no photos to share today, but you bet your bottom dollar I will have some soon! I like walking around the neighborhoods here. There's always a family playing in a yard or riding bikes. And apparently some basketball team made it really far in some playoff thing. My observations led me to believe it was a high school girls basketball team. I counted at least 5 houses with large signs in the yards recognizing their daughters. I imagined all the girls were characters from the movie “Now & Then” and they all ride their bikes around the neighborhood jammin out to 70s music.
Daaaang, I need friends. And I need a bike. I wonder if those high school girls would be my friends? Is that weird?
4.a. While I was on my walk, I saw a neighborhood, “share a book, take a book” box. It was like a little secret stand on the corner of a walking path intersection. It was the coolest thing. I'm going to take a book with me next time I'm in that area and swap it out.
4.b. While I was on my walk, (I am such a creep) I could see the TVs in the houses (in my defense, the windows are like Chevy Suburban sized and the TVs are like Smart Car sized....so it's hard to miss, ya know?). At least 3 TVs had on The Voice. I know tonight was the finale. I havent been watching The Voice this season due to the big move and such, but I do love that show. And **spoiler alert** ...stop reading now if you havent watched the finale...a guy from Team Pharrell won! Thank God! I love Blake. And I love Adam...but I am sick of those guys winning. I dont know the first or last thing about the guy who actually won...but all I know is I'm happy it wasnt Blake or Adam that won.
4.c. While I was on my walk...a lot of other cool things happened. Limiting myself to only 3 heart-happy things is silly, but if I dont, I'll be awake all night every night. So for my last heart-happy today, I'm going to tell you all about my friend, Jen. I have had to sit next to many coworkers in my long 30 years of life...and none have been as awesome as she (Sorry Rich...Sorry Mason)! We have similar work ethic and sarcastic attitude and potty mouth. So many times throughout the day, we chit chat about whatever comes to mind. It's like I truly arrived at home when I got seated next to her.
5. Done and goodnight! Cheers to holding me accountable!
Today, I'm here because I have been inspired. I dont know how long this will last because over the last two years, it has come and gone as it pleases....like my lithp. So I figured I'd take the opportunity to publicly announce my plans as a way to hold myself accountable. I dont know how well it will work, but it's worth a shot.
First, I'll start by telling you...in case you havent noticed from the photos you've seen of me...I've acquired some extra fluff around my bones. I'm not here to talk about the whys and the hows of all that....at least not today...but I am here because I dont want to be fluffy anymore. I've been trying to look at myself and be happy and satisfied with the way I look and feel, but the truth is I'm not happy. I'm disappointed in myself. I let my machine go. I have been given this one little vessel to live out my life in and I feel like I've let it down. I suppose I have a long road ahead of me to get back to where I was...but like I said...I've been inspired.
So my goals...for the next 30 days...they're big. Brace yourself. ;-)
1. To be active every day. My definition of active: not coming home after work and laying in bed until 7am the next day. Ideally, I'd like to get in a 40 minute walk at least 5 days a week.
2. No ice cream.
3. No pop. Also know as soda. One thing I love about being back in the Midwest: folks call it pop. It still feels weird when I call it pop, but it's nice to hear it out of other peoples mouths.
4. Find three simple pleasures in life each day. Three things that make me happy on the inside.
5. Write a blog post every day about my success...or struggles...or failures. Or life tips. Or any old thing I feel like sharing with the world.
*****
So technically, today is Day1. May 19, 2015.
No ice cream. No pop.
I walked around a small residential neighborhood near my apartment, appx 40 minutes. The walking paths weave in and out of houses and parks and streets. The houses are so ridiculously large and beautiful. I have no photos to share today, but you bet your bottom dollar I will have some soon! I like walking around the neighborhoods here. There's always a family playing in a yard or riding bikes. And apparently some basketball team made it really far in some playoff thing. My observations led me to believe it was a high school girls basketball team. I counted at least 5 houses with large signs in the yards recognizing their daughters. I imagined all the girls were characters from the movie “Now & Then” and they all ride their bikes around the neighborhood jammin out to 70s music.
Daaaang, I need friends. And I need a bike. I wonder if those high school girls would be my friends? Is that weird?
4.a. While I was on my walk, I saw a neighborhood, “share a book, take a book” box. It was like a little secret stand on the corner of a walking path intersection. It was the coolest thing. I'm going to take a book with me next time I'm in that area and swap it out.
4.b. While I was on my walk, (I am such a creep) I could see the TVs in the houses (in my defense, the windows are like Chevy Suburban sized and the TVs are like Smart Car sized....so it's hard to miss, ya know?). At least 3 TVs had on The Voice. I know tonight was the finale. I havent been watching The Voice this season due to the big move and such, but I do love that show. And **spoiler alert** ...stop reading now if you havent watched the finale...a guy from Team Pharrell won! Thank God! I love Blake. And I love Adam...but I am sick of those guys winning. I dont know the first or last thing about the guy who actually won...but all I know is I'm happy it wasnt Blake or Adam that won.
4.c. While I was on my walk...a lot of other cool things happened. Limiting myself to only 3 heart-happy things is silly, but if I dont, I'll be awake all night every night. So for my last heart-happy today, I'm going to tell you all about my friend, Jen. I have had to sit next to many coworkers in my long 30 years of life...and none have been as awesome as she (Sorry Rich...Sorry Mason)! We have similar work ethic and sarcastic attitude and potty mouth. So many times throughout the day, we chit chat about whatever comes to mind. It's like I truly arrived at home when I got seated next to her.
5. Done and goodnight! Cheers to holding me accountable!
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