Livin the Vida Loca

Life is crazy. Life is unpredictable. Life is here and now. Trying to enjoy my life and really "be present in the moment" ---

Big Changes

Surprising how taking some time to focus on yourself can make you re-evaluate life in general. Excited to say big changes may be in my family's future! Like my quote said a few weeks ago....."What would you try to do if you could not fail???"  Sky is the limit!

Sisters.........

Just a quick note to let you all know how inspired I am by my little sister.......While I have been doing BTWG, she and her husband have been doing weight watchers........together they have lost more than 90 pounds!!!! Yesterday when we were on the phone, we were talking about dinner plans.....and we were both making spaghetti squash----Go figure! (Not the norm for anyone who knows either of us!) Anyways, this has been a much better week, I've worked hard, and good things are starting to happen.

Contentment

This whole process has made me do so much thinking....about.....well, just about everything. I think that I am definately my worst critic/enemy. I wonder if I have just been content/complacent with alot of things in my life.....maybe it's time to take things up a notch! A quote I came across recently said, "What would you attempt to do, if you knew you could not fail?" Maybe it's time to believe in myself a little more, and try pushing my limits/taking chances on me...........

New week, new outlook

So, I had a great weekend with friends and family......a much needed one. This morning, I started my week by watching my 2 beautiful neices --one of which is only 3 yrs old, and had her 2nd open heart surgery just over a month ago. You will never see any little girl smile as big or genuinely as my neice Ella, despite everything she has gone through. Kind of humbled me, and made me look at things in a different perspective this morning.  So, new week, new outlook!

Wild Weekends...........

OK......Anyone else feel that they did pretty good throughout the week with structure/food/exercise, and then during the weekend everything just goes to ^#%&#????? This weekend was my birthday, and of course the Bear/Packer game (I'm from up North, and come from a family of BIG Bear fans---party at our house of course!) Not to mention, had another b-day party to go to this weekend for my nephew.....What to do when they have prepared special deep dish "Chicago style" pizza and chocolate cake for you SPECIAL just for you for your b-day----not to mention having your favorite red wine on hand??????? OK.....I caved. It's Monday......game back on!

Breath in, breath out...........

So, I tried meditating for the first time last night. Amazing how hard it is to try to clear your mind, and just concentrate on your breathing. Guess that proves I gotta make some room in there, and clear out some of the junk. Went to Trader Joe's the other day, and stocked up on green/white teas.....not my usual coffee....but at least it keeps my caffeine headaches under control (my body is going through withdrawls from lack of coffee and diet Dr. Pepper!) Wrote out a meal plan for the week for myself/my family for the first time ever.....my daughter Samanta is excited at the prospect of helping out in the kitchen and cooking with me! Got my kid's to eat asparagus this week, and baked fish-----who knew!? Even made them a black bean brownie (recipe from my sister who is currently doing Weight Watcher's---thanks Katie!) that my kiddos and husband LOVE!!! I think that Chris hit the nail on the head when he says we have to slow down....and be aware of ourselves/surroundings before we can know what/why we do things, and then try to change our behaviors.......That's my own personal goal this month....to start cleaning out the extra stuff that keeps me from having ample time to enjoy/focus on the things that really count........starting now.......breath in, breath out!