Last chance

When we loose someone we often make promises that we are going to be better people and treat eachother better. We vow to always say, "I love you," to not go to bed angry, to listen to others, to love unconditionally, and to be there for one another. However, life sets in and we get comfortable. We start taking advantage of what we have and forgetting about what we have lost.

We think we have all the time in the world. We brush things off and say, "eh all call them tomorrow...no big deal"...or better yet when we exchange words we say, "oh well they'll get over it!" No one knows when our last kiss good night will be, when we will have that last embrace, or when we will say goodbye for the last time.

Life is precious and time with loved ones is not promised. We can be here one day and gone the next. There is no warning signal, no phone call, text, or notification on our phone to let us know that it is our time is up. Bucket lists are left unfinished, words left unspoken, forgiveness not granted, and sympathy not shared.

Everyone is hustling to stay connected via text, social media, email, ect. We receive hundreds of messages and cues to stay in touch.

You are who you are and that is + not -

Tonight's challenge was to write about being grateful for something negative in your life. The thing that comes to mind for me are my health issues because these have plagued my life since birth. I have wanted them to go away so that I could be like everyone else. Never taking into consideration that there is no way to be like everyone else because we all have our own challenges, differences, idiosyncrasies, flaws, and things we don't like about ourselves. These are our own negatives and truly what makes us unique individuals. The negative things we think about ourselves can be ...too tall, too short, too skinny, too fat, hair to curly, hair to straight, talk too much, don't talk enough, can't sing, can't dance, awkward, shy, loud the list can go on and on! For me this is negative is my heart condition and every condition that I have gained as a result. These reason that I am grateful for my negative health is because it reminds me that I am still alive! I still have many positive things to be grateful for and many reasons to wake up and face each new day.

Grateful day 3

Today is day 3 of this gratefulness challenge that I accepted and I am supposed to write about something that I am grateful for...this should never be a challenge however finding the positives instead of focusing on the negative sometimes is a challenge! However the last 2 days have given me the opportunity to see that there are many things in my life that are true blessings. Some of these are my family, friends, and co-workers. What I am grateful for tonight is my job and the ability to be able to do something that I really enjoy. There are times where work can be difficult and taxing. But there is always those days or times where I get a glimpse of why I am doing what I do and today was one of those days. I love my job and I love the people that I work with because they make coming to work enjoyable.

Zumba

I decided to attend a Zumba class at Gold's Gym in Charles Town, Wv. This was the second class that I have went to since the introduction of Zumba in 2001 and I was just as lost as I was the first time lol. I took Leah to this class since we are work out buddies and we are trying to motivate each other ...plus she is young she needs to get out there and dance.

This class was fun, energetic, and motivating I feel like it is something that we could both really get into I just wish I did not have two left feet. Also as Leah said there is a lot of butt shakin going on. I wanted to add that I am also on My Fitness Pal which is a personal weight loss app that assists members in tracking their calorie intake, exercise activities, and progress daily. I was so surprised how many calories were burned in Zumba!  Anyway I will keep you all posted on our progress.

Out the window

Apparently my healthy eating habits have taken a hiatus! Over the last two days I have eaten out each meal; who does that? Yesterday was McDonalds 2 times in one day and today was cereal from the gas station, Olive Garden for lunch, and Taco Bell for dinner. Eating out so often has become a matter of convience. Our lives are so busy and we don't seem to get a moment to even breath. In order to spare some time we just go through the drive thru and tell the friendly person on the other side what we want and they often they say, "my pleasure!" So how can you really feel bad about that? Your life was just simplified and the person at the drive through window was happy to do it!

Gym again

Here I am again!! Eventhough I ate a lot today or at least I feel like I ate a lot I am feeling very proud that I made it to the gym for the second night in a row. Last night Jesse, Leah, and I went to the gym and had a great workout and we decided to repeat it tonight. The last two nights we have done cardio combined with strength training we are just getting back in the groove so our workout is not perfected  yet but at least we are getting out there and doing this.

Trip Summer 2012

I just wanted to comment here that I went to visit my Dad and family in Michigan this summer July 21st. through the 27th. It was a great time, I loved seeing everyone and experiencing Michigan for the first time. More to come later!