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Sunday, Sunday, Get Things Done Day

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sunday

Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest. I, however, cannot rest. I started this blog post at 3am because I was battling another bout of insomnia.  A couple hours later I drifted off into not so peaceful sleep to begin my day at 8 am with a coupe dishes and making a hearty breakfast.

A quick jaunt later and I’m sitting in my local Starbucks waiting for my Pumpkin Spice Latte (I’d tell you the exact thing I ordered, but you’d judge me! You should have seen the looks I got when they called out my order) and writing this post before I get back to getting some studying done for an upcoming work exam.

When I get a break from studying I need to make a meal plan for the week, along with go to the grocery store and then come home to prep. Needless to say it’s going to be a long one!  However, all the craziness shoved into one day is totally worth it.  Why?  Because Once I make all my meals for the week, I don’t have to cook again until next Sunday!  Can you imagine how much time that saves?

Having the extra couple hours in the day gives me an extra couple hours to do one of many things…

  • hangout with friends
  • clean my house
  • watch tv
  • work out
  • read
  • go on dates
  • relax
  • plan next challenge group
  • study

I’m pretty sure most of my time will be spent on the latter  two options, but they’re both pretty important things in my life! I’m currently studying for a LOMA class (don’t ask me what LOMA stands for because I can’t remember) but this one is on Marketing in Financial Services and the Marketing aspect is interesting, the Financial Services aspect- not so much (ooops that’s my field!).

As far as the challenge group- when I’m not busy serving the life insurance world I’m an online health and fitness motivator/inspirer.  Okay inspirer is not a word – that red squiggly line is currently screaming at me- but it sounds better than my official title of “Coach.”  When I think of the word coach i think of someone that runs around in a track suit with a whistle- yes I’m picturing Sue Sylvester from Glee.  What I do is help other women (and the ocassional man) find their best and happiest self through exercise and portion control.  I work along side them virtually while we’re all exercising daily and incorporating a healthy diet into our lifestyle while supporting each other.

Oh they’re calling my name!  My coffee is ready! Gotta Go!!

~Laughter and smiles

~Lizz~

 

A New Choice

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Life is all about choices. We make so many choices all the time. Even when we decide not to make a choice, we’re making a choice. It’s a vicious cycle. Denis Waitley once said “There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.” Please don’t ask me who Denis Waitley is, because honestly, I have no idea, I just like the quote!

One of my least favorite sayings is “It is what it is,” but honestly there’s not much more truth in this dumb little saying. For years I accepted that my life just is what it is; that I was always going to be “fat,” that I’d never be happy, that the only thing I could do was complain. I’ve done more complaining and fat shaming than moving. I honestly think that if I sat down to add up all the hours I’ve spent complaining, I’ve most likely spent at least half my life spewing toxic garbage. This is a lot of wasted time and an awful lot of garbage. It’s time to take out the garbage and take some responsibility.

So here I stand, well sit because typing standing up isn’t fun, trust me I’ve tried it, starting another chapter in my life. A chapter full of determination and responsibility. If you know me I’m sure you’re saying “Sure Lizz, we’ve heard this before.” And you’re right, you have. At least once a year I have these little spurts of motivation, little bright ideas that I lazily try to carry out for a week or two. So you’re asking yourself “so what makes this one different?”

Well to be quite honest, I don’t know. I can’t say that the little light bulb of flickering motivation above my head won’t fade. But I can say that this time it feels different, very different and even if that light bulb burns out, I’ll just replace it with a new one, same brand, of course, but higher wattage.

I’m going to write as often as I can, about whatever floats my little boat of change. It’s obviously going to be laced with quotes and clichés and hopefully some inspiration. As I write I will laugh, and cry, and may even fall asleep, but I don’t expect you to, that is unless you want to. I’ll admit my reasons for this blog are predominately selfish. I want to document my journey, my trials and tribulations, my thoughts and whatever is rattling around inside my head.

Feel free to keep reading, it’s your choice.