January 31st

In the spirit of change this past weekend was a good one in my opinion. We starting doing things differently and we plan on continuing with making positive changes in our lives. At some point I am sure it will be the norm to just do things more positively and in turn we will be happier.

Friday, we, JC (my hunny) and I had an appointment with a personal trainer at the gym. We do not plan on using personal trainers at this point. Our new gym membership including one free day so we took advantage of that. It was interesting getting some work out & nutritional ideas from a professional. They worked out with us for the day and boy did they kick our butts.

We have set a schedule. We will be going to the gym three days a week M-W-F. We will take the weekends off. JC usually works a lot on the weekend anyway so it works for us. We are still a little sore from Friday’s work out, which feels really good. It helps me to know that I am doing something good for myself.

Saturday I picked up my grandbabies and kept them overnight. It is always so much fun having the babies in the house. After I picked them up, we stopped at the store and picked up a few things to keep them occupied. I had them spend the weekend a few weeks ago and the little one cried a lot so this time I bought a baby bouncer which kept her quite content. Even the smallest of changes can make a huge difference.

Sunday after dropping the babies off with their Mom, JC and I ran a few errands. JC has been wanted this particular pair of sunglasses for almost a year now and well since I ordered my new phone I figured why not get him something he has been wanting for a long time too. He is making positive changes and besides that he deserved them. Doing something nice for others to make them happy is always a good thing.

JC and I went grocery shopping and I am proud to say we bought a lot of healthier foods for our family to eat. I am determined to start eating right. So, we bought specific foods to help with our plan to get healthier and in better shape. I have to admit, I am extremely happy, excited and anxious to get to where I want to be. With hard work and dedication, It won’t be long.

Positive ideas for change continue to form in my in my head, let’s see what actions I will take next…

Day 4

Well, I can honestly say making positive changes really makes a person feel good. I wonder why others don’t do it. Better yet I wonder why it has taken me so long to do it myself. I guess for most it is just the fear of what change can bring or what can be lost when changing something.

When one decides to make positive changes, it does not mean you have to change every aspect of your life. Take some time, as much time as you truly need to evaluate everything. From there you focus on the things you feel you want or need to change. If some parts of your life are going as good as possible at the time leave those things alone and move on to only the things that need changing.

I have found there are several things I want to change. Most are minor things but there are a couple of major things as well. Truly there are aspects of, who I am and how I am that I would never want to change nor will I even try. These things make me, well …me, and they are parts of me that I like and I think others like about me. Look within yourself, I am sure there are parts of you no one would want you to change. That is actually a good thing.

Yesterday I did something for myself. I ordered myself my first smart phone and of course I had to get the best. Okay it is the best in my opinion. I bought the iPhone4 I am so excited. I have wanted an iPhone for the past couple of years. I just always made excuses as to why I should not get it. Of course one of the obvious reasons is the price. I never just go and spend a couple hundred dollars on something for me. I normally shop the sales racks. I will admit it, I am a frugal shopper, well that is if and when I do actually shop for myself.

That is another thing I plan on changing. Not the frugal part but the part about hardly ever shopping for myself. I think I am going to buy myself something at least once a month. It doesn’t matter if it is make-up, jewelry, a piece of clothing, a pair of shoes it could even be just something for my hair. As long as I am buying it for myself I will be satisfied.

I took my Hunny and the boys out to dinner last night. I just wanted us to go out and have a good time. I want to have a family night out at least once a month. We have family night at home once a week but the night out will be something special. I think my family would enjoy that. I know I would.

Every new day is like an adventure, Change can be fun…..

Day 3

In the spirit of change there are many things I have decided to do differently. The only way to make positive changes is to evaluate your surroundings, your job, your family and your life all together. In opening myself up to the mere idea of change I have realized there are so many little changes I can make. I honestly feel the little changes will and could have a big effect on myself and those around me.

My family’s wants and needs have always come first to me. Not to say that I will not continue to put others before me but I think it is time to put myself on the important person list. I have always made sure to have enough or at least tried to have enough to buy the kids the new shoes they need, a pair pants, a shirt or even a pair of gloves. It never fails, for them I make sure to get it when I can. I do not do the same for myself. I think that should change. I think I should make sure I get stuff I need too.

At this point in life my children are all growing up so fast. One is already out of the house and has started a family of her own. I know within the next few years my boys will be moving out and they will be on their own too. I wonder what it is going to be like once they are all gone. I will be honest sometimes I think about what I will do with their rooms, I think most parents do that. Most of the time, I fear that time because I know we will all spend even less time together. So I have decided for the mean time I will make as many family plans as possible.

My hunny and I are trying to figure out a schedule. We want to go to the gym as a family at least three nights a week. Wednesday night is family night we usually get pizza and watch a movie together. I am thinking of buying some games we can play as a family. I know my boys enjoy playing Jenga, my hunny can teach them to play poker. I think this summer we will set up a dart board out back for them to play.

My hunny and I are trying to support the boys in the choices they make. We have always felt we were being supportive but if the children do not see it that way then something has got to change. Neither of us should take things for granted. If we have to point out that we are being supportive then we will. If we need to be a little more supportive we will do that too. It is all about changing things for the better. I am willing to put my plans into action and make the changes necessary to ensure a happier future for everyone including one of the most important people…..Me

I look forward to tomorrow. I wonder what other ideas I will have for change…..

Day 2

First of all today I want to tell a little bit about my family. So, as I continue writing, you will have an idea of who they are. This is not just about me. This blog is about what I am thinking about and dealing with on a daily basis. My family contains myself my hunny, my two teenage boys and I have a Daughter who is the mother of my two granddaughters but they do not live with us.

Okay, so yesterday I decided to take some action to ensure we make some changes in our lives. One of the first decisions is to start eating better. I want to start taking better care of myself and help my family take better care of themselves as well. Positive changes are usually harder to make and continue on with. Opposed to starting negative things, those always seem to start so easily and they are so much easier to continue on with.

As of Sunday which is our next scheduled grocery shopping day we will purchase better foods. I want for my family to become healthier. Of course I will still buy some fatty junk food for the boys. Teenage boys tend to need some fatty foods. Well, at least my boys do. My boys are not unhealthy in the least. They are both well all three of my children are lean and pretty fit. I just want them to eat a little healthier.

My hunny and I are the ones who have gained a few extra pounds here in the last year or so. We are not excessively overweight or obese in the slightest. We just do not look or feel like we want to. Soon enough that will change because we both realized it was time. Now we are both putting forth the effort to make those positive changes.

Besides planning on buying better healthier foods we took a huge step yesterday. We went to a local gym and signed up our family for our first year of gym membership. We have also made an appointment to meet with personal trainers to help get us started with doing all we can to make those changes we want to make. Every little bit counts and as long as it is a positive change it should help us accomplish our long term goals.

We will be setting some short term goals. We are taking one step at a time. I am sure some steps will be difficult but we are determined. I know once we get started it will become easier and easier. We will see what challenges come our way.

Tomorrow is another day, I will let you know what it brings……..

First Day

I am not one really big on blogging however I want to have a place where I can write the things I am thinking. If people comment great if not that is okay too.

They say today is the first day of the rest of your life. Yesterday is the past and you should leave it where it is. With that being said, Today is the day I plan on starting to make changes. Not because we are still so close to the beginning of a new year but because during this time of the year is when I become the most depressed.  It is not so much about the Holidays being done and gone or the fact that it is the beginning of a new year. It is more about the true painful reality.

January is the month which contains my Mom’s birthday. It is hard enough starting a new year without her but knowing her birthday is just around the corner makes the start of a new year a little difficult. My Mom and I were always so close. She, I would have to say has always been the best Mom, Woman and Person I have had the privilege of knowing. Not only did I know her but she was my Mom. I will cherish that fact for all my days.

If it weren’t hard enough just dealing with starting a new year without her and having her Birthday be in January but the very next month contains the anniversary of her passing on from this plain of existence and entering another. Now all of those things combined make for a very emotional couple of months. What a way to start out a new year.

This Year 2011 I have decided to push forward and do things differently.  This year instead of allowing the sadness to push me into a “give me all my comfort foods” state of mind I am going to take the sadness, the depression and all the pain that follows and I am going to push myself to use that energy in a positive manner. Use the energy to change how I eat. Change how I treat myself. In turn it will change how I feel about myself.

I will strive to become an even better me. I want to become a person that everyone including Mom could be proud of. Most of all I want to be a person I can be proud of. So today on this 25^th of January 2011 I will start to make a change.

What I did today to start the change I will write about tomorrow…..