Did I find happiness?

I think I found happiness. I'm not sure when I found it exactly but I finally realized it today. I have a great job, amazing friends & family, and a fantastic boyfriend. I'm not sure if I fully believe it yet. Is that weird?

Never Good At Keeping Resolutions

Clearly! I am not so great at keeping my New Years resolutions. I haven't blogged in almost two months and I'm still on the first chapter of the book I started reading in January. I'm doing alright on my health related resolutions but not awesome. I need to recommit to these goals I've set for myself! I even have an app on my phone that is supposed to help with that...oops I haven't really been keeping track.

So here I am (once again) making a commitment to reaching my goals and sticking to my resolutions! Wish me luck and look for more postings soon!

Prayers To Saint Anne

As you know, one of my resolutions is to pray daily. So far it is the only one I've done consecutively for the past two week (go me!). A friend asked what kind of prayer I say...as in do I just "talk" to God or do I recite something. I do both. I pray to Saint Anne, Mary's mother. You pray to her for special requests which is fitting because sometimes my life is special. A very special friend (who is a nun) gave me a small Saint Anne statue with a prayer. Each night I read the prayer out loud and during the prayer I state my request. Lately my requests have been about guidance and helping me stay on the right path. I'm sure they could really be about anything. I guess that's the good thing about this prayer. I feel more a peace since I've been praying.

Anyway...I've attached a picture of the prayer card if you're interested my joining my daily prayer to St. Anne.

The Cleanse Is Done!

My cleanse is officially over! I did it! I took my last pills this afternoon at lunch. When I weighed in on Sunday, I lost 3.2 pounds bring my total to 23 pounds. I almost hugged the WW guy who weighed me in...instead I hugged my friend Molly. It felt so good to finally get over that 20 pound hump!

I'm still trying to stay committed to the resolutions I set last week. The last two days I haven't really tracked my points. I know! I let the 3.2 get to my head. I know better than that. I WILL track my points tomorrow and save enough for dinner (I'm going to this fantastic Irish Pub). I'm going to be grabbing lots of fruits and veggies to keep me full. I also just set my alarm so I can get up and do some form of physical activity. Truth be told I've been slacking on that since Sunday. I need to get a workout in, even if it's a small one.

I'll let you know how I do tomorrow!

Resolutions Day 4 and Cleanse Day 3

Things seem to be looking up! I've stuck to my list of resolutions for going on 4 days now and I've kept up the cleanse for 3 days. I'm actually quite proud of myself!

About the resolutions...these bad boys haven't been easy especially tracking my WW points and drinking all that f-ing water! It's like 6 of my large camelback water bottles. Between the water and the cleanse, I'm going to the bathroom constantly! TMI? It's ok we're all friends here. Anyway back to the resolutions! The other resolution I'm struggling with is reading for pleasure. I used to be a reader then I went to Grad School where I read all the time! I've tried to get back into reading for years but never had much success (except with Harry Potter books). I'm heading to the bookstore this weekend to find the book that will make me want to read instead of rot my brain with reality television. I'll let you know which book does the trick.

About the cleanse...I already told you I pee a lot so what else can I say? The pills aren't terrible and there is no weird aftertaste (huge bonus). Oh and my stomach sometimes makes weird noises...maybe gas or something? Again we're all friends here so we can discuss my gas. I have four more days to go so we shall see!

Thanks for reading!

Day One: Smart 7-Day Cleanse

While cleaning my bathroom on this very snowy Monday, I found my bottle "Bob Harper's Smart 7-Day Cleanse". I bought it a month or so ago at Target when it was 50% off. I found it on one of those end caps in the beauty section where they have all that random stuff on sale. You know the section I'm talking about! I'm sure you have picked up a random lipstick or nail polish from that section. I read a review online a week or so before I bought it. The reviews were good but I wasn't interested in paying $15.00 for it. When I saw it for $7.50, I said sold! I've only taken the first does so we will see how it goes. I'm so close to losing 20 pounds that every little bit helps. I will let you know how it goes.

New Year's Resolution!

Good Evening Friends! I know it's been way too long and I haven't been blogging. One of my New Year's Resolutions is to blog more. Here are my other resolutions. Wish me luck! Happy New Year!

Resolutions!
-blog more (at least three times a week)
-do some kind of physical activity everyday
-track my points for WW
-read at least 1 chapter a week in a non-work book
-cook more at home
-finish my lap quilt
-take my vitamins everyday
-drink 140oz of water a day
-pray daily
-remind myself to live in the moment