You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. I have a book and I think even a Broadway musical in me. It’s time to take all of my writing from here to my journal to other blogs and even twitter to craft my story.
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Well today was a first! In the 15 years that I have intermittently done yoga I’ve never gotten kicked in the head by another participant…until today!
We’d gone through a few sun salutations and on the last one I gently got bopped in the head. It startled me more than anything, so I took a few breaths in child’s pose before resuming. She at least had yoga sock things on so her bare feet didn’t make contact with my hair! #fitness #fitblr #yogamishaps
All the size 12s I bought this weekend at NY&Co and Marshalls! WHITE PANTS, charcoal pants, black pants, and navy with stars!! Now I need to purge some of the pants I’ve been swimming in!
When you go clothes shopping and EVERY size 12 pants fit! I even bought some WHITE pants like I made a goal to do, now to wear them!
I’m an emoji ??
Tried on my first pair of skinny jeans ever, size 12. I didn’t buy them since summer is coming, but may pick up a pair this fall!
I got nominated for a Staff Performance Award by one of my students, this is the nomination she wrote. I’ve never received any sort of formal recognition for my work before and this is just beyond heartwarming!
This is my 3000th post!
That’s crazy. I started this wild ride on January 3, 2010 and have been writing about “measuring life” ever since. That averages to 353 posts a year (I’ve certainly had years with counts higher and lower than that, but it tracks). I don’t really post on the weeks much, but I try to write a few times a week and generally more than 1 post a day when I do post.
In these almost 8.5 years I have NOT MISSED A MONTH of writing – that’s amazing, but I do admit I had some lean months here and there, but I always kept coming back.
We close my 12 step program meeting by saying “Keep coming back, it works if you work it and work it ‘cause you’re worth it.” I think that applies here too.
The more I give of myself in this space the more I get back. Thanks for being a part of this journey whether you’ve been here for nearly 3,000 posts or just 3.
I’m looking forward to seeing how I can expand this part of my life.
I’ve been listening to a great self help/motivational podcast this last week by @cscdanmason called “Life Amplified” on iHeartRadio. Here are some quotes from his first few podcasts that really resonated with me.
I’m mad at myself for taking 6 months to get around to listening to it. But I know I’m now ready to hear his message and I’ve been so inspired.
I even was part of a free webinar he hosted tonight. I’m thinking about taking the plunge and investing in an expert mentor and a support group he’s leading about finding your purpose. Stay tuned!
Here’s a little #transformationtuesday for ya. It’s been a series of ups and downs the past 2 years in particular.
Nov 2016 is the top left, but then as you’ll see in next set I dropped some weight, put it on, dropped again before putting some of it back. The other 3 pics are from Dec 2017 in this first set.
The 2nd set of pics are in order from June 2016 in the top left to 3 from spring of 2017. The pic of me in shorts was Oct 2017 which soon after I fell off the #weightwatchers wagon masterfully. However the bottom right picture is from today.
The journey to success is far from linear with all things, but especially weight loss for me! Yet I feel this go-round is different, something in me has changed since the start of 2018 and I’m excited to see where things can go from here!