Alice: Do you think I've gone 'round the bend?
Charles Kingsley: I'm afraid so... you're mad. Bonkers. Off your head... but I'll tell you a secret... all of the best people are. (My favorite quote from Alice and Wonderland)
It is official people...I have officially gone 'round the bend! Does that make me mad or marvelous? I'll let you, dear reader, decide. I am mad because I have decided to start running (insert snort of laughter here). Any one who knows me knows I absolutely despise running with the passion of a hundred fiery suns. It is simple udder loathing. I hold running in the highest contempt. Why then, am I going to start making it a regular thing? Because, you see, i am perhaps THE most stubborn person you will ever have the pleasure of encountering. I am stubborn and obstinate and prone to taking on challenges that seem mad and impossible. I refuse to accept defeat and am determined to prove to myself that I can do it. Far too long have I made excuses and not given my body what it needs. This ends now...
2011 was a great year in many respects. I married my husband, added another adorable furball to the clan, and started this blog (which I have loved every minute of). That being said while I focused on many things this year, my body was not of them. I want to change that. I make no excuses and have no one to blame but myself and my terror in admitting that I can't blame someone or something else is not small. For you see, it means that I have to be the one to change. Oh, don't misunderstand, it is not the change that I fear, no...it is the crippling agony of defeat that fills me with dread. I know what I must do, I know what has to happen, and yet...I desire nothing more than to stick my fingers in my ear like a two year old and yell "la la la I can't hear you!" I am not new to the concept of working out/exercising, but as of this posting it HAS been a good year since I have attempted any kind of workout. Chalk it up to a year of wedding planning and other stresses, chalk it up to laziness pure and simple, but whatever my excuses are, they end here and now. Why, might you ask, am I deciding to share this undoubtedly embarrassing journey with the World? That is easy and I can sum it up in one word...HOPE. Hope that others will find this and be inspired knowing that If I can do it, so can you! Hope that you, my fine friend, will give me encouragement along the way as well, as I will surely fail many times before succeeding. Together I hope that we can form a bond across the screen and share our triumphs and struggles and pull each other up when we fall down. 2012 is here and I am declaring it the year of less excuses and more action! It is to be a year of self acceptance and improvement, a year of self love and being kinder to my body. After all, I only get this one life - how dare I waste it on something so insignificant as laziness. I have high hopes for 2012. It holds all the potential of a fresh start and all the lessons of the past!
This will not easy...On the contrary it is to be the hardest thing I have ever done. I promise to be real and honest - otherwise what is the point. I promise to share my successes and failures n equal parts and I hope you will share with me as well. I would like to share your stories with the world as well, if you'll let me. Email me and share your story - If you don't want it posted just say so - I will respect your wishes and share in private your joy and offer encouragement in your times of doubt. I will post tips and tricks that work for me. I AM NOT A DOCTOR! I am not even an expert. I do not offer a cure or even a solution. I know only what works for me. Be sure to find what works for you, be it running or anything else! Consult your doctor before starting an exercise routine if you have any kind of medical condition!!! I will share my workouts and my eating habits as a type of accountability - not as the end all be all of exorcise. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and feedback and suggestions so bring 'em!! So blogger to reader, let us start our journey together. No fear, no doubts, just faith and positivity!! 2012 HERE I COME
Charles Kingsley: I'm afraid so... you're mad. Bonkers. Off your head... but I'll tell you a secret... all of the best people are. (My favorite quote from Alice and Wonderland)
It is official people...I have officially gone 'round the bend! Does that make me mad or marvelous? I'll let you, dear reader, decide. I am mad because I have decided to start running (insert snort of laughter here). Any one who knows me knows I absolutely despise running with the passion of a hundred fiery suns. It is simple udder loathing. I hold running in the highest contempt. Why then, am I going to start making it a regular thing? Because, you see, i am perhaps THE most stubborn person you will ever have the pleasure of encountering. I am stubborn and obstinate and prone to taking on challenges that seem mad and impossible. I refuse to accept defeat and am determined to prove to myself that I can do it. Far too long have I made excuses and not given my body what it needs. This ends now...
2011 was a great year in many respects. I married my husband, added another adorable furball to the clan, and started this blog (which I have loved every minute of). That being said while I focused on many things this year, my body was not of them. I want to change that. I make no excuses and have no one to blame but myself and my terror in admitting that I can't blame someone or something else is not small. For you see, it means that I have to be the one to change. Oh, don't misunderstand, it is not the change that I fear, no...it is the crippling agony of defeat that fills me with dread. I know what I must do, I know what has to happen, and yet...I desire nothing more than to stick my fingers in my ear like a two year old and yell "la la la I can't hear you!" I am not new to the concept of working out/exercising, but as of this posting it HAS been a good year since I have attempted any kind of workout. Chalk it up to a year of wedding planning and other stresses, chalk it up to laziness pure and simple, but whatever my excuses are, they end here and now. Why, might you ask, am I deciding to share this undoubtedly embarrassing journey with the World? That is easy and I can sum it up in one word...HOPE. Hope that others will find this and be inspired knowing that If I can do it, so can you! Hope that you, my fine friend, will give me encouragement along the way as well, as I will surely fail many times before succeeding. Together I hope that we can form a bond across the screen and share our triumphs and struggles and pull each other up when we fall down. 2012 is here and I am declaring it the year of less excuses and more action! It is to be a year of self acceptance and improvement, a year of self love and being kinder to my body. After all, I only get this one life - how dare I waste it on something so insignificant as laziness. I have high hopes for 2012. It holds all the potential of a fresh start and all the lessons of the past!
This will not easy...On the contrary it is to be the hardest thing I have ever done. I promise to be real and honest - otherwise what is the point. I promise to share my successes and failures n equal parts and I hope you will share with me as well. I would like to share your stories with the world as well, if you'll let me. Email me and share your story - If you don't want it posted just say so - I will respect your wishes and share in private your joy and offer encouragement in your times of doubt. I will post tips and tricks that work for me. I AM NOT A DOCTOR! I am not even an expert. I do not offer a cure or even a solution. I know only what works for me. Be sure to find what works for you, be it running or anything else! Consult your doctor before starting an exercise routine if you have any kind of medical condition!!! I will share my workouts and my eating habits as a type of accountability - not as the end all be all of exorcise. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and feedback and suggestions so bring 'em!! So blogger to reader, let us start our journey together. No fear, no doubts, just faith and positivity!! 2012 HERE I COME
Here's to 2012 - bark less, wag more!
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