Motivation!

I did some good stuff today.

I ate Salad for lunch. Drank lots and lots of water. Fruit for snack, healthy dinner and a 20 minute workout.

I feel wonderful.

The only question I have is, how do I make today's good habits carry on to tomorrow? And the day after that?

I've wavered off of every "diet" I've been on after three days. I go hard, lose 5-8 pounds and stop.

I want to keep going! I want to lose the weight. Feel better. Live better. Make my husband do a double take when he sees me in March. ;-)

It's hard to keep up the motivation. That's my main problem.

It's difficult to make healthy eating choices when it's so easy and delicious to reach for a crisp burrito or snack on some chips. It's even more difficult not to drink soda when it's so readily available.

It's difficult to work out everyday. I've never liked working out. Gym class was always a pain!

I can distract myself with good music. Florence and the Machine, MGMT, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, etc. Music inspires me. I love it.

I'm going to keep going and getting more inspired each day. I can feel it!

That was my short blog for today. Over and out. :)

How Will I make 2014 Amazing?

                       2014 Bucket List! January 1st, 2014

                     I've always had a hard time making goals and achieving them. Every time I've set a "New Years Resolution", I haven't put forth the effort to achieve it. Since I always fail; that is, I always fail to try, I've just resigned to not set any goals or resolutions. This year however, I'm compelled to create some goals and achieve them. Ideas began flowing for goals that I could set. As soon as I got home from work, I began writing the list. As I began writing it however, I decided that I didn't want them to be resolutions. So I changed the title of my Word Pad document from 'New Years Resolutions" to, "2014 Bucket List". A list of things that I want to do before January 1st, 2015 at Midnight.

                    One of the items on my bucket list is to post regularly on this blog. I love writing. I love getting all of my feelings and thoughts out in words. I'm excited to get started! 

It's time to get to bed! So here is my 2014 bucket list: 

1. Get my Driver's License
2. Lose 30 pounds
3. Blog regularly
4. See a mental health specialist to determine whether or not I have Bipolar disorder
5. Host at least 3 parties
6. Read the entire Bible
7. Go to Yakima to get peaches with Dad
8. Read 20 Books
9. Learn to Sew
10. Buy a Kitchen-aid Mixer
11. Buy a nice camera
12. Write Joel a letter once a week
13. Join the YMCA
14. Get out of debt
15. Find 5 Green Salad Recipes that I like
16. Take a writing or photography class
17. Finish a Painting
18. Cover a different song each week on YouTube
19. Get my hair dyed blond and grow it out

20. Go to a Mariners game

There we go! Those are some of the major things that I want to do this year. I'm excited to get started! So Happy New Year! Post in the comments some of your 2014 goals or resolutions! :D

Over and Out, 

Laura Mae

P.S. I also need to figure out how to make this blog fancy! :D