cleaning could be enough but it's not...

I cleaned all day! It amazes me how much I get done when my children are not home. I am not saying now that I sit with them and read all day, or do puzzles or make sure they are writing, making cakes with them or lifting them up spiritually when I am home but it's the " Ma! Can you get me?", " Ma! she just pinched me!","Ma! we are boredddd!" and the likes where I have to stop whatever it is I am doing. When no one is here I can do and accomplish whatever I want AND at my own pace. This to me is heaven and I need to focus HARD on this feeling. On any feeling that makes me happy because this is what my journey is all about...learning, appreciating and creating a happier, more beautiful and balanced life. The thing is to find feel this when everyone is home!! I think I like being alone a little too much ;)

I have been drinking water today like a mad woman! I feel proud of myself for this. I am not to keen on drinking water. I am reading The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey and loving it. One thing he says is if you want to be thin, study thin people. If you want to be rich, study reach people and well, you get the drift! I think thin people are always drinking water. Is it true? Anyway, I like his theory and I believe it's TRUE! Isn't that all that matters?

My eating today was okay. I think one thing I did not so great was eating the entire baguette at lunch time. It was this heavenly baguette made with cranberries and walnuts from my husbands' friends bakery. Believe it or not I hade tuna on it ( the sweet and salty was actually really good!)! It was heavenly. Soooo much bread though. I cleaned for a few hours, up and down, and did not snack so I guess it's not that awful but I know it could have been smaller.

Now please don't laugh but I SWEAR I was ready to slowly slink out this front door and head onto Baskin Robbins to have a sundae for dinner!! I mean no one is home! No one can bother me, no one can ask for one too and well! Just because I could I was going too. I began reading some weight loss blogs and I decided against it. If nothing else this blog is helpful in that way! LOL

So off I go to try and figure something decent to eat for dinner. Our cupboards are bare!! Momma' needs to food shop and she keeps putting it off and off and off! It's one of my least favorite things to do!! Wish me luck...

Think ABUNDANCE!

Think abundance

Iv'e always had this really weird thing where I thought ( and still do sort of ) that if you are beautiful with no makeup then that meant you were truly beautiful. Meaning that you didn't need lots of make up and just the right hair style, push up bra or 'get up' to prove your beauty. It's kind of a silly thing but I still have that in the back of my mind. Maybe it is an excuse for not putting it
all
together. For not putting my best foot forward? I am working on it all now so it doesn't really matter. I want to be beautiful naturally first...before all the "hype".....

I have a good feeling in my body today. I don't know if it because I am wearing black which always makes me feel thin or if the walking every day plus drinking the water all week has made a difference? Whatever it is i'll take it! I feel lighter mentally and physically. I slept a long time and maybe this helped. I am reading a great book. I am thankful every morning and even throughout the day. I won't look for the 'why' I will just revel in this feeling and search for more of it.

I did not weigh myself. I am going to wait until the 7 day mark from my first post here.

I have no children today. I need days like this. My husband LOVES to take them to work on Saturday. I stopped begging them to stay home. I have many things I want to accomplish today. It's heavenly to do them at my own speed.

Abundance is my key word today! Negative thoughts have very little power in my life. My positive ones are the ones that are going to shoot me through the roof! I am loving this journey.Yes, some days are easier than others and so what? I'm here and i'm workin' it!

For those of you that feel weak today...think you're not worth anything...put a song on you like, go for a walk, wash your face with cool water and repeat as often as you need to that you ARE worth it. There truly is something to the phrase " fake it till you make it". God doesn't make mistakes. Don't forget this!