Monday weigh in was 150.0 pounds. What a great number to be revisiting. I have had so much fun dressing up and playing with my appearance lately… is this the happiness one when feels when you are content with yourself? Must be because I have been feeling great! I am trying to work into my new weight loss goals and trying to workout more. I thought once June arrived and I was done substitute teaching for the school year that I would be less busy. I was wrong.

I am still tutoring today and tomorrow, I have had 2 jobs interviews already this week (pray for me) and I haven’t had time to catch up on the yard work. I was gone most of today, came home and grilled, baked and chopped a delicious dinner, and then found the motivation to go out to the garage and sweep and clean up the clutter. Plus I took out the trash and recycling. Phew…some days my schedule seems like no big deal, and other days I find it hard to get everything done.

I was reading this book about an author who stopped shopping for a year, and she pointed out how sometimes people’s things can take control of their life. Even their fun things, like camping gear and sporting equipment. She pointed out that people with “fun” gear can be a slave to the products: to get new and better things and to maintain the things you have. I just wonder, if we had less stuff, would I have more time for me? More time to brush my hair, sit and relax, go to the gym everyday, go for long summer walks at sunset…rather than cleaning out the garage until it was completely dark? I wonder how big of an impact it would really have if I reduce the amount of stuff we own. Perhaps I would just end up buying or acquiring more stuff? This is something that I have been thinking about for a while now and will continue to ponder.

Tomorrow is another day of catch-up. The yard needs more attention, my tomato plant needs a new home, yoga in the morning (I’ve been missing my yoga lately), home by 11 to shower in 30 minutes and fly to tutoring 12-3. After work I hope to spend the rest of the afternoon online, typing this blog, emailing, etc. Then I plan to prepare a delicious and nutritious meal, eat and clean up. Despite constant cleaning lately, the house is a complete mess. I need to tackle either a) cleaning the office out and making a Goodwill trip or b) finishing refinishing the furniture in the back garage and storing our things in it as originally planned.

Either way, I was planning to start my Slim in 6 workout program Monday, and have not yet begun. Tomorrow isn’t looking so good either. Thursday is my new aim, and to continue hydrating with a lot of water, eating healthy nutritious meals, avoiding soda and artificial ingredients, and staying active everyday. I’ve even started walking my neighbor’s dog occasionally. My latest idea was to start an outdoor exercise group, so I started a Facebook page for my township’s residents to join and for me to organize fitness events outdoors at local parks. I am working on bringing the idea to fruition and everything else. Man I feel tired some days. If I could just force my self to make more time to work out, I am willing to bet that I would have more energy than I have now, not less. Wish me luck.