Ugh!

So it has been a couple of days since I have blogged.  I have not done well with eating.  At work, management has been supplying the lunch and it was not been the most slimming! From sandwiches on the most wonderful bread to burgers from Five Guys, I am sure my weight is up a little.

My mood has not been the best so I have been doing little things to pick up my mood.  Last night we went to the theater and saw Pixar's Inside Out as a family.  That was mostly great!  The movie was great.  We were the only ones in the theater initially and then it happened!  A set of grandparents and two grandkids came in... guess where they sat!  OF COURSE, RIGHT BEHIND US!  The little one kicked my chair the whole movie... especially after I asked the grandmother to ask him to stop.  (Inconsiderate!) As that little Tanner girl from Full House would say, "HOW RUDE!"

I have taken the time to peruse Pinterst for some simple exercises.  I have pulled "the 27-day Squat Challenge" to work on my thighs and to lift that behind of mine! :)  Then I pulled the "3 Minute Workout for Arms".

I can tell a difference in my arms and legs after just 3 days of the squat challenge and 2 days of the arm workout.  I know it does not seem like much to many of you who are reading this but something is MUCH better than nothing.

Even if you do one thing more today, it is one more thing you did than you did yesterday.  Every journey starts with one step.  If you are worried about not being able to do anything or not being able to do enough, pick something. It could be something small... and get started.

This whole thing started with just a small purchase about 2 years ago... I will tell you about it another time.

Trying AGAIN!

So I forgot to update you on the weight search from last night.... I did not find them. :( I am sure they are in the very back of the storage room where I did not get to. So I took the next best route: during my lunch break, I got online with Walmart.com and purchased a set of 5-lb weights.  I have already used them tonight with my arm workout infographic I found on Pinterest (LOVE that site!)  I am six months out from my winter vacation... I have to get my arms tight and right! HA!  LOL!  (Link goes to one of my favorite Saturday Night Live skits with Ellen Page!)

Problem #1

Already, I have messed up!  My plan was to get home from work, check homework while warming up our pre-made dinner and then go to a Zumba class.

If you are looking at numbers only, I was 75% successful! Got home from work...check!  Checked homework....check! Ate dinner....check!  Go to Zumba?...NOPE!

I had such high hopes for me today.  No matter what I did, I could not muster up the energy to go!  Granted the class was within an hour of me getting home but I would have needed to leave the house about 40 minutes after getting home to get to the class on-time.  It was a lot to try to get done in such a short amount of time. :(

Luckily, I always precook our dinners on the weekend so I didn't have to worry about cooking but 40 minutes is little time to cram everything in.

So, what is my alternative for the night?  I am heading out to the storage room and looking for my weights that I never unpacked after our last move. Will that be a good substitute? Probably not, but I will be able to do a bunch of squats while watching TV or talking on the phone tonight.

Something is ALWAYS better than nothing!

And so it begins!

For the last few months, I have been going through what I have to admit must be a mid-life crisis!  UGH!!!!!  I am happy about many things in my life... I have great kid... a wonderful and supporting boyfriend... a good job... wonderful family!  Even with all of that, I have some areas that I am just not happy with.

Lately, I have been feeling like a person does when they walk into their living room, look at the furniture arrangement and think how great it looks while wondering if it could be better.

So there are a few things I would like to rearrange in my life... nothing major, I just want to "spruce" things up! What are they? Well, here is my current list:

• My health
• My weight
• My finances
• My family's experiences 
• My time management

So what  does this list mean? Is this all there is?  Well, this list is just a way to get down on (virtual) paper the things I want to fix... as of right now.  I am sure this list will change.  No, this is not all there is... I am sure of that!

This post is not all-inclusive.  I will reveal more about me as time goes on.  This post is like the first step to establishing a journey.  The scary part is now out in the open... I have spoken the things I want to change.  Now I have to be held accountable for making this happen!

So here goes!