Sabatoge!

Well, having a sick kid and repairman at the house for the last 2 days has nix'd my workout plans. I blame the repairman and not the sick kid. But the stuff needed fixing so I shouldn't blame him either. I brought my clothes to go to the gym after work. We will see how my motivation is in the morning. Unfortunately it is not the thought that counts in this situation. I don't know why it has been so difficult to get back on this STUPID horse!

Rip our hearts out . . . .

Okay, I will not spoil the episode for my BFF's that have it on DVR and haven't watched yet, but ABC did a great job of ripping out our hearts and stomping on it again and again on Private Practice tonight. Dealing with multiple issues that on their own are tear jerking enough, but tonight was definitely a night to have the Kleenex box at your side. I did like the episode, you need a good cry every now and again. But I will be kissing my boys on their sleeping heads tonight, thanking/praying to the Big Man Upstairs that there are some decisions/experiences that I won't have to deal with.

Let's do better tomorrow . . .

Well, I haven't done as good today. I have a sick kiddo, so not sure if I will be able to go to the gym 2morro or friday as planned. So, I have to have extra motivation to do my home workout DVD's. I didn't plan on working out today, but I could have done better watching what I eat. But the day is not over, so hopefully I can refocus. Kids are wanting to finish our game of LIFE, so gotta go!

BFF gold card

I love this card! I found this on someone's blog and had to have it. And we all know our BFF doesn't stand for blogging friends forever, but who cares. LOVE IT!

Where is that horse and why can't I get on it?

I have been trying to get back on the "weightloss" horse and have been struggling. I decided today that I am going to remember that smaller simplier goals are easy to keep. In reality, it has been weeks since I have worked out regularly and we won't even begin to discuss the eating. I really am at the same weight that I started out for the holidays, so that is about the only good news. I have a goal of working out 3 days this week for 30min, and then 4 30min times next week, and so on. When I get back into working out 5-6 days, I will start increasing my time again. I am also going to try just cutting down portions. I have gotten into a bad habit of really not eating and then eating a large meal once or twice a day depending on my work schedule. I read an article that talked about not really focusing on 6 small meals because the bottom line is the # of calories consumed. But for me when I work, if I don't eat smaller more frequent meals, I end up over eating. So I have my two goals. And I will get on that horse!

Okay so it it not truely day one but . . .

I wanted to change the title and it is the 1st day this year that I am going to refocus on my goals. I had put things on hold when life was crazy before, during and a little after the holidays. So, today I am reminding myself that it is not a sprint. And I need to make the some small changes to get back on track. ie renew my gym membership. It expired right before Christmas and I didn't see the point of renewing until I was ready to jump back in to going to the gym. Well, it is on my to do list today. Along with a number of other things. I should be paying bills instead of updating this, but I am nearly finished. I need to remember to just focus on today. And end this post and get started.

My Bucket List

I watched The Bucket List yesterday and I thought it would be a good New Year post. Yes, this is the 2nd day of the New Year, but so what. It's my blog and I can post a day late.

My Bucket List
1. be the person God wants me to be
2. enjoy every moment I have with my kids/family/friends
3. be as healthy as I can
4. live long enough to watch my grandkids get married
5. do a random act of kindness at least once a week
6. Go to New York City- I have lots of places I would like to see, but this is one of the top
7.Go back to Paris and go to the top of the Eiffel Tower- when I was a kid, we went to Paris but the tower was under construction and we couldn't go to the very top. It was a bummer.
8. Go on a cruise
9. Be mostly debtfree (except house/car)
10.Live in the today, not the yesterdays or the tomorrows

That is a good start. In the movie Morgan Freeman's character tells Jack Nicholson's character about a belief that the Egyptians have about heaven. When they get to heaven they are asked 2 questions. Did you have joy in your life? And did you bring joy to others? At the end of each day I hope to answer yes to both questions.
Happy New Year.