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Today after school, I will load up and head to Little Rock to walk in the Race for the Cure for the third year.  I hate that I haven't done this more.  I am excited though, as this is the first year I will go and actually be in shape.  We don't run it, we walk.  We walk with my mother, who is a 16 year survivor. My mother and I don't get along all the time, in fact we were mad at each other last night and I'm pretty sure I kept telling her I wasn't going to Little Rock today.  And even though we don't get along everyday, I can't help but think how different of an occasion this walk would be. I could have lost my mom 16 years ago.  I could have grown up without my mother.  That idea really scares the crap out of me. I could be one of those girls that has "In Memory of My Mother" instead of "In Honor of My Mother".  Things could be completely different, I am glad it's not.

So, school started and I haven't had the time to update.  I am a slacker.  Enough about that. Here is an update for you guys (I know you're excited). So school started.  I am teaching second grade for the first year.  I love it! I made a trip to Nashville, went to the Johnny Cash Museum and it is amazing.  You should go.   I have told Canesa I will do a marathon in March.  It may turn into a 10K instead of a marathon.  13.1 is a lot of miles.   I have lost 40 pounds. I had a root canal, that was no fun. The Walking Dead starts next week and that excites me. I am going to The Race For The Cure on the 19 in Little Rock.  I am so excited to get to go again and walk with my mom and our friends! I am currently obsessed with How I Met Your Mother. I'm also obsessed with Piko tunics, leggings, and my Champs hi/lo dress from Kiki La Rue. I also love a good photo booth, like the 1980s one they had at Flashdance at the Orphe...

Finish The Sentence With Jake & Holly Hey!  I've never done a link up before but I thought, why not.  My page sucks and I'm almost embarrassed to link up and have some really cool "professional" type bloggers look at it, but oh well.  Make fun if you want, I'm a stressed out teacher, that hasn't even had time to blog in ages. Anyways I read these link up things all the time, always wanted to join in the fun.  This one looked fun...so here it goes.  I hope I don't suck.  BTW, I'm such I loser I don't know how to link up right, sorry I'm a failure My happy place... Walking down Broadway in Nashville, TN.  I love all the live music you can hear from every honky tonk.  Or at a musical.... Or at a live concert... Or the beach...  Pretty much if you get my out of the house or work I'm friggin' happy. Whatever happened to... Andrew Keegan.  I may google that later.  (and yes the Full House song popped in my head too...

I posted the following picture on Facebook and Instagram last night. I posted the following caption with it:  I wish I could explain how it feels to look at these pictures. I'm sure I should feel proud, but I feel disgusted. I remember being that girl. I remember how I felt.... Miserable. Look at that stomach. That isn't normal. That's not how a woman is supposed to look. I am disappointed in myself that I did that to myself. I am also disgusted that I've come so far and I've been slacking. I hate it. And I hate what I've done. Turning around again. ‪#‎ progress‬ ‪#‎ motivation‬ ‪#‎ fightingtheinnerfatgirl‬ My Instagram friends took this post for what it was worth, leaving comments such as "We all fall down and get back up" and "I understand how you feel,I've been slacking too".  My Facebook friends, however, just kept telling me how I was beautiful before and now and that beauty is not defined by a size and not to be to ...

I feel like I need an update.  It's going to be a mixture of things, get ready. First off, I may have found my missing motivation.  I completed my 2nd 5K on Saturday, been to the gym twice.  It's slowly creeping back!  More on that to follow. The last few days have been full of excitement.  Last Wednesday, Katie came over and we turned our bad day into a creative day and painted.  I am not a very talented painter, to say the least, but I had a great time.  Finish Products Friday, I had a friend call me and tell me to get ready they were coming to get me to take me to see Gary Allan.  I was very excited, well that may be an understatement.  I was thrilled.  Honestly, I hadn't been that happy in a while.  I got ready super quick and went to Tunica for a fun night.  Gary Allan is seriously one of the best, I should know I go to a lot of concerts and buy a lot of music.  He literally puts on a better show every time ...

So, lately..... I have been...... what's the word......  slacking. I have been to the gym once. And I have eaten everything that hasn't eaten me.   I have gained 3 pounds. I know why my motivation left, I just don't know how get it back. Most people love me (or tolerate me) for my honesty and openness.  So I am going to be both things, open and honest.  I could say my lack of motivation came from anywhere.  But, if we are being honest, it came from a boy letting me down.  You don't need the details, and this isn't the place to air them, but let's just say it went from really good to really bad really fast.  And I was not really happy. When bad things happen, it is so easy to  go back to old, bad habits and I have many old, bad habits.  Two of the main ones are sitting on my butt and watching TV and eating my feelings, which I have done the for the last few days. Even thought I'm over the initial shock and embarrassment o...

Lately, I have had several people ask my for advice on their diet.  They are asking me what I have been doing to lose weight.  I have written about how I got started and you can read that by clicking this .  I want to have a place to direct folks so I don't have to keep typing out the same thing over and over again, so I thought I'd type this out here. The first question I get a lot is about my feelings about Weight Watchers.  My feelings about Weight Watchers are this:  I had success with the program years ago, it is an excellent program, a good way to stay motivated and it is easy to be successful with the program.  However, I'm a cheap-o and don't want to pay for it this time around.  If you are just starting out and unsure what to do, go to a Weight Watchers meeting. Since I knew the program, I started out using the guidelines. However that route didn't work out for me in the long run. I began simply counting calories.  I used the Lose...