I am going to eat healthier! I am going to cut out sweets and cut back on (gulp) my sugary caffeinated beverages :/ Im not going to eat ANYTHING fried! I can do this...its only 30 days. I just have to stay away from tim and not eat anything! we sell at work! no pizza (yeah its not fried but its not any healthier) no fries...it will require planning and packing! i can do this. i really do love veggies.
I'm going to think positive! i'm going to read something every day even if only for 5 minutes that is positive and inspirational! I"m going to try to be more positive towards my boyfriend, and my children even though sometimes that is very frustrating. they get most of my stress. but really can i blame them that i'm not happy with the way i let them act. Come on, i know better.
I'm going to make a great effort to become more organized. I would like to declutter but i love clutter so maybe just organize it more...
Be a better mom, no matter what kind of mom we are we always want to be a better mom, we want our kids to have it better than we do..there is no right or wrong to parenting no manual. I want them to be happy and me not to be crazy, and to eat their veggies...i'm going to try and start ok no try! i'm going to start with breakfast in the morning...we are not morning people! so it will be a task, guess i should start with trying to get to bed earlier...otherwise i will mess up that cutting back on sugary caffeine goal...and end up with one of these...
wow this pic doesnt help...good thing im doing this at night and not in the a.m.
i do need caffeine for motivation tho....i said cut back not cold turkey...i can at least go low fat...
compromise :)
we'll have to see where to start with that b/c i know i'm a good mom, but once again i want to be better, but im not sure what all that entails. b/c i have to keep my sanity. and i'm not a fan of drugs to keep me sane.
'im not even sure what i think the perfect mom is. or the mom i want to be. but i want to be actively working on becoming a better mom :) and a better person...is kelly rippa the perfect mom? she sure looks like it in those appliance commercials!
how about this lady! i always thought i'd really enjoy being a mom in the 50's, 60's they made it look so fun. all those shiny new appliances :)
Hmm Betty draper made it look real easy, at times. but if you watch the show you know she didnt always have it together....
that was one of my favorite scenes...i mean come on she did what alot of us would have loved to do!
what about this mom who really didnt have it together but i'm sure she taught many of us how not to be b/c you know we all watched this show! back before we could afford cable.
yeah you kids have it great today, we had to watch what they gave us we didnt have on demand and 500 channels and utube! they just dont know how good they have it do they...
i found this book while searching for good mom images...looks interesting i'll have to add it to my good reads...
i have come to the conclusion already there is no such thing as a perfect mom, we cant please us and them at least not in the same day. but some day when they have their own children and own houses they will understand why we made them do the dishes and take out the trash and not leave pb & j sandwiches in their bedrooms. well most of them hopefully will learn this!
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i'm going to get on here at least every other day and document my process to a better Sonja.
I get excited about these things and some how they always fall short of ever really getting off the ground. I have some really great people in my life that are great at keeping me positive and on the right track. i am going to take full advantage of them and the help they have offered :)
Because I am ready to Be Sonja, to be the me i know i can be :) To make the changes I so desperately feel need to!
Lets start with things I am thankful for.
Healthy spoiled children :) Yep we all want better for our kids. I am working on
How I am feeling:
me and jillian day one...thats so not hot...this can be one of the before pics...
after jillian im feeling exhausted. i had a hard time w/ the stairs, my legs are gunna be sore, yoga will be needed in the a.m. but made myself start that extra load of laundry b/c timothy has been picking up the slack in that department lately.
feeling overwhelmed, most days its alot to take on, everything i need to do and i know that little steps will get me there, i just have to start, and not give up...and if i do slide back i just have to get right back at it!
What Im looking forward to
looser clothing...
Game night :)
Un Bunco night if we can decide on a night that works for us all
Tuesday night date night w/ Erica
Meeting this handsome little fella!
feeling better...eating better will help me not feel so blah all the time, its getting rediculous!
making better choices!
Seeing my mom this week, a nice little trip to St. Joe is long over due.
JUNE...its going to be a busy but fun month! so many things going on....j&k's 10 yr anniv., bdays (kasia, tyler, Nadja) Ewa coming to visit the states :) and much more...but we'll talk about that in june...
Chase Michael, Luisa and Brants brand new little man! my bff is an auntie!
Fun things that have already happen this week.
honestly its been an uneventful week....we did go to Hana Yori, yum but i overdid it on the egg yoke...definitly not helping to motivate me!
I took lily to see Hunger Games (her new fav. movie) for the second time, while tim and ty saw the Avengers :) was nice to have some mom/daughter time.
Lily had camp mon, tues, and wednesday this week, i missed her, but she had a blast and it was great to hear all about her experience. I never went to camp.
Ty had a play date with Joey this week that he was super excited for because he "never gets to go to his friends houses, but lily always does!"
Things that I am working on this week to better me.
obviously the exercising...being more active
reminding myself of the one minute rule...
start reading The Beyond Diet that i purchased awhile ago and havent even cracked open...
this is the author..she looks thinner and her hair looks great!
Im going to try and read alot of info and do alot of things and pick and choose which things i want to make me a better me :)
im also going to start reading the Dave Ramsey book that my dear friend Erica got me to help me get my fiancial life in order. overwhelming task that will be, but one step at a time.
Laugh more. I m so stressed out and i need to chill sometimes. i have alot going on but stressing myself so that im a crotchedy old lady all the time isnt going to help me.
Quotes to help me stay positive and laugh :)
"its my body if i dont take responsibilty for it who will " Sarah Chalke
"The road to success is always under construction."
now for sleep..maybe a shower first....
xox lots of love!
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I LOVE THIS ENTRY!! Let me know if you need any help staying motivated with anything!!!! I am here!
ReplyDeleteI always wanted to be a mom in the 50s too!!! Actually I want to be a mom now but that kind of a mom!
Yay you threw away the nutty bars!!!
You sound so determined! You are like an enraged woman that means business!! ^_^ This is how i need to be now that i am in my new apt because i let things get away from me at the old place....i got lazy and quit baking and cooking and everything......
You and me will fight together! ^_^ <333
Anas sister is so pretty in that picture!
Im glad Lily is enjoying camp! I always wanted to go to camp and then i was too old so i really wanted to be a camp counselor and that never happened....ugh!
I saw the hunger games last night finally and it was really good! There was a young girl probably around lilys age sitting next to me and she talked to me about the movie before it started because she hadnt seen it yet either and was really excited heehee I am supposed to go see the avengers tomorrow night with Steve and a coworker of his and the coworkers wife.
Thats cute that ty said he never gets to go to this friends houses!!
Hmm I think I shall help you stay motivated by sending you something every day.