Icing on the Cake- Literally

I think I've finally reached the weight I want for my before picture. Now I can get really serious about working out. My last few attempts went something like this:

1. Make a chart on the fridge to draw a happy-face on the days I work out. Instead of working out, I took the time to write excuses on each day's spot on the calendar about why I didn't work out.


2. Buy new work out clothes to motivate me. They still have the tags on them.


3. Eat whatever the hell I want so my "before" picture is very dramatic.

I think number three is really the icing on the cake...if you catch my irony.

Chill-Out, Be Amazing

I am far from perfect. I am a serious worry-er. I worry about being a good wife/sister/friend/daughter. I worry about excelling at my job, while still making a difference in some children's lives. I worry that I don't have any hobbies anymore that don't involve reality tv. I worry that I miss out on life by being obsessive about the house being clean and everything in its place. I worry that I care too much about what other people think of me.

I worry about things that don't matter too. Like, really really don't matter. We live in an anxiety culture but I've turned worrying from a habit to a lifestyle. Earlier this year I made the vow to say yes to fun. I would now like to amend that resolution to add a "chill-out component."

I heard somewhere {or I made it up} that having a positive outlook can add as much as 7.5 years to your life. Think how much I could worry about with seven extra years of life! Crap, I've already failed...

Say Yes to Fun

My dear friend made the new year's resolution to "Say Yes to Fun" for 2011. As I was chatting with her on the phone tonight I realized that I have really been neglecting the fun-potential of this new chapter of my life. I wish I could say that I used the time I was unemployed to embrace Kansas City's museums, culture and resources.

It totally reminds me of this movie:

So thanks to Erika, here is my new goal: to say yes to something every day. I am going to {try} not to say no to anything that could be potentially fun. We'll see how long I last until I get grumpy and cynical.

We were not put on this earth to have no fun. I am certain God would not have put us on this earth with fun things like sprinkles and giraffes and expect us not to have fun.