Today in history, 25 years ago

I didn't remember it, until I read it just now. Today marks 25 years since the Challenger explosion.
I was 12. I remember standing at the TV. The countdown. 10. 9. 8. ....etc. And then the launch. The shuttle up in the air. Then a big cloud of smoke. I remember being so confused. I don't think it hit me what had just happened. My mind could not compute that. Never had anyone seen such a thing.
I remember that this mission was to be extra exciting because they had a teacher on board. That was a really cool idea of having her go up. And all the preparations she had to do to get to that place.
But the vision of the big cloud of smoke forever stays in my brain. It's like I see myself...still standing at the T.V. Staring at the big cloud and thinking, "what just happened?"
It's a short sound byte memory. But it is one that will never leave.

21 days

So the number of days to change a habit or make one is 21. I think I am doing pretty good with my blog forming habit. This is the most I have posted in the past, say, 3 years when I officially started this :)

Day 4 of my exercise routine. I am feeling it today since I didn't get enough sleep. I stayed up late to finish some things on my "TO DO" list that just kept hanging on.

It feels good to form an exercise "habit." And a "releasing your thoughts" habit.

New Year~New You Step C

So I skipped a day. OOPS! Which is a great reminder that if you fall off the horse, just get back on. Continue the ride :)
Day 3 of exercise. I love my Nike APP for my iPhone. $2.99. I am tracking my walk time and posting it to Facebook. That makes if fun! I walked and did a work out Video Monday. Which is more than I planned. So good! Already pushing myself. Yesterday was only a walk. The workout made me sore!

Ok, so things to gleam for today. 1. When you fall down. Get back up. People won't stare at you so much. (Ok, so I'm talking about when you "fall behind" not ON your behind!)
2. Push yourself just a little bit each day.

Goals for Today:
Family: play with my kids :) Get on the floor with them and stay there even when I want to get up and do something else.
Exercise: I plan to go on my walk and do another video.
Business: I need to count my inventory (what's left from my last year's Mary Kay inventory)
Personal: Read 15 minutes of "Eat, Pray, Love."

Have a super day!

New Year ~ New You! (Step B)

So it looks like if I had to write something down under the "What is your New Year's Resolution" section of life, I would just lump one big, generic title: Do things in small steps.
Because how many of us see the big picture, but do not know how to get there? ME! So like yesterday, all I had time for was a small segment of writing. I made that my small step A. And now moving to B.
I feel if I identify a goal, write it down, and then map it out....well then things might actually happen BY me this year.
Ex: New Me (i.e. New Me Shape). I am taking place in a friend's friendly weight loss competition. A bit embarrasing since the posting of pictures on our Facebook group page is involved. But if I don't tell others my goal, it won't happen. If I don't motivate myself with my present body shape pictures, then I will be less likely to go to the next day. The next step. How am I going to get to my New Shape? Well, I haven't exactly made my exercise plan yet. The flip side to making goals is to plan the course. And that involves sitting down and doing it. Which is also a challenge for me.
So, let's just start here:
Today - Monday 1/24/11 I am going to work out to my Jillian Michael's DVD. It's only 20 minutes...but I am going from "0" minutes. So I think I will be doing good.
Spiritual goals: I have been getting up early and starting my day off with worship music. That is making a difference in me. I can tell. I then read the Word. I need to stick to one study. Hmmmm.
Ok.. this is good for Step B. I think I will go apply step B to my life now!

New Year ~ New You! (Step A)

This is the title for my jumpstart into the New Year portfolio for my Mary Kay business.
New Year ~ New You!
It applies to me on so many different levels. Blogging about it will only solidify this and make me accountable for 2011. Do I continue?
What got me thinking was my thought process for the past two days. Yesterday's thoughts started like this: "God is in control. I may have my steps in mind, but it is God who orders them. I need to trust Him." Which lead into today's thoughts: "God will make a way where there seems to be no way." And my song for today is David Crowder's You Alone. Adding All Things New by Brett Yonker.
2011 - New Year. I want a New Me. Not the same old resolutions... well, maybe the same idea but with more realistic goals. For one who has trouble getting from one step to the next and wants to just jump from "A" to "Z".
New me: tossing out the "lose 20 lbs" goal and replacing with simply "Exercise." Having a goal of just doing SOMETHING today is more realistic.

In honor of my new "small steps" idea to going forward, I am going to post this and title it
"Step A". I will have to add "Step B" tomorrow. :P

Tone those arms so they don't look like turkeys

Ok.. I don't know what that little red dangly thing is on the Turkey...wait. Googled it. It is called a "Caruncle" and it turns bright red when a Turkey is upset or in courtship. Who knew.

ANYHOW!! The point I am trying to make is that I found this video from Real Simple magazine regarding how to tone up your arms. The flabbiness of my tricep when I wave made me think of the "Caruncle" on a Turkey. Thanksgiving is next week. We tend to EAT. Hence, the video.

Go to realsimple.com/tonearms


:) Let me know what you think !!

April

So much to do. So much wasted time.

I would love to be a planner. You know the type. You have a list for the day. You follow it. You check things off.
You feel good about yourself.
You reassess.
You realize that there are things that really need to go on tomorrow's list and you make tomorrow's list today.

Then there are those of us who have planning ADD.

I start a day and realize, "aw man... I forgot to make that list!" so I start a list and while I am making "said list" I stop, do some laundry, log on to Facebook and then feel like I've just stubbed my toe when I realize "AW MAN I forgot I was WORKING on the list!"

So I get back to the list, only to realize practically the whole day has gone.
But... I have connected with tons of people on Facebook that I otherwise would have NEVER probably connected with since a) I don't live near them or b) I am too "in my own little world" to remember them on my own.

But there is that nagging feeling of "unaccomplishment" and the day winds down and I promise that tomorrow is going to be different. And then it's like 3 "week's of tomorrow's" later and I realized that the list I started still needs to get finished because the laundry that I got distracted with is still on the couch where I dumped it after the dryer finished with it.

My life is on the "Vicious hatred of lack of discipline" cycle.

What was my goal for 2010? To just OWN it. We all have "grown up"things that we need to do and so therefore we need to JUST DO THEM.

It's October 16 already. And Jan 1, 2011 is almost around the corner. According to the way I do things, it will probably be my next posting.

grrrrr.