What........The Year is Half Gone!

Where has this last six months gone?

 I have to be very honest and say that I probably haven't even had our computer on more than half a dozen times this year. Since I have my iPhone, there's not much use for a computer. Except to download music onto my iPod or post to this blog, and you can see how often I do that these days! There's even an app for blogger, but I haven't figured out how to use it yet.

I re-read my last post just to see where I left off. The changes I made in my life have stuck, so far anyway. I haven't had a drink in over six months and that along with a healthier diet and a little exercise have helped me shed over 20lbs. I feel so much lighter and better. I'm not quite where I want to be yet, but I'm a heck of a lot closer than I was. I joined the Fitbit community and wear it 24/7 except when showering. It helps keep me accountable and really helps me understand my moods. Just by looking at my sleep log I can tell when I'm stressed and need to just chill. The best thing that I have learned about myself these last six months is that it's me, no one else, that needs to make this happen. NO MORE EXCUSES!!!!! It's hardest at work....hard to say no to whatever food everyone else is eating, hard to stick with my sack lunch some days. I just keep telling myself that "they" are not living my life and it's up to me to make my life better. Honestly, it's been easier than I thought it would be. A lot of days they don't even ask me anymore, they know I'll just say "no, thank you".

Summer is in full swing here in the beautiful Ozarks. It's been wetter than it's been (at this time of year) in several years. We're almost taking a year off from a garden, we're down to cucumbers, zucchini, a few volunteer tomato plants, and a row of huge sunflowers. The sunflowers were planted for Emily, she loves them. Her Papa hopes she's around when it's time to harvest the seeds. She usually gets out of that part. We're having a hard time keeping up with the cucumbers already.

Hopefully I'll post before another six months goes by!

2015

2015 started with a bang. Brad and Amber welcomed a baby girl to the his/hers bunch. That brings their combined total to 6. I hope that's a final total! Love all the kids, but enough is enough. Now I know why my Mom is an absent Mother/Grandmother/Great-Grandmother.......how can she keep it all straight.

2015 has brought about other changes for me. I'm trying to make some healthy choices in my life. So far, so good. The hardest part is at work. Too many temptations with other people engaging in all sorts of bad habits from using foul language to eating out everyday. I've had to learn NO a lot.

2015 can be the best year ever. I can make it the best year for me. I just have to stick to the plan!