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#SOCSunday: Changes in the new year…

Written on January 1, 2012

Happy 2012 my friends! I had so many great expectations of what I wanted my first post of the year to be like… and then decided that what I was dreaming up in my head would take far too much time (not to mention effort in the coming months) to follow through on.

So I decided to join in with All Things Fadra on her Stream of Consciousness Sunday post once again. And in 2012, my plan is to participate each week again.

Here goes nothing…

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There are a number of things that I’d like to do in 2012.

I’d like to clean out my email boxes. I have far too much spam coming into them (or “offers” if you are the company sending) right now.
I’d like to read a book a month. Participating in Great Thought’s book club helps a lot with this, but I have some books that have been on my list for quite sometime that a) I’ve not finished or b) are gathering dust.
I’d like to blog regularly again. This is my outlet. This is really how I heal myself and work through the issues that I’m dealing with… whether it involves weight loss, dating or just random things in life.

But I’d also like to do something bigger this year. That’s why I decided to do Fitarella’s #12in12. Do one thing each month for the number of days specified in each month. It doesn’t have to be something that you change about yourself forever, but rather something you dedicate to do for that specified time. Check out her video… I’m really liking this idea.

Anyway… to start off the new year with a bang (so to speak), the thing I’m doing for January is tracking my food everyday. I just re-upped my membership to Weight Watchers and really would like to get back to goal weight this year (by my birthday if possible!) so this would set the course for me to achieve that.

What do you have planned for the new year? Any goals or resolutions?

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Stream of Consciousness Sunday

Marilyn Monroe was brilliant…

Written on November 13, 2011

I’ll start out here by telling all of you that this week was another great week weight loss wise. I’ve been tracking on my own again (more or less) and…

LOST 1.5 pounds again this week! That brings me to a total for 10 pounds off in the health club’s weight loss challenge so far. One week to go!

And now for some additional thoughts about myself this week…

I never thought I’d be someone that would look up to celebrity comments for inspiration. But this week while pinning things on Pinterest I found different.

Marilyn Monroe spoke to me. Really spoke to me. {that is, if the quotes are truly attributed to the correct person.}

I don’t know if it’s where I am in my life journey right now or what – but it was like every time I saw a quote of hers, it just screamed “Julie you need to read this!”

First came this long quote…

I just need to remember to keep smiling. Because I really do have a beautiful life. I’m doing great things… and yes, my head needs to be held high because I’m proud of all that I’m working on lately. Personally and professionally.

God has a bigger plan for my life. Everything happens for a reason – and if right now I’m not supposed to be in a relationship or have a significant other, then God must have something in store for me that would be hindered if there was someone else around.

Finally – and this is the big one – I came to the realization that any guy in my life right now does not deserve to be with me. Especially if he’s choosing not to be with me because of my weight. I am a wonderful woman full of things to offer someone – and if he can’t see it NOW… then like Marilyn says… he sure as hell doesn’t deserve to be with me when I’m back at my goal weight either.

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I’m joining in with Stream of Consciousness Sunday with All Things Fadra…

Want to play along? Here are the rules…

Set a timer and write for 5 minutes only.
Write an intro to the post if you want but don’t edit the post. No proofreading or spellchecking. This is writing in the raw.
Publish it somewhere. Anywhere. The back door to your blog if you want. But make it accessible.
Add the Stream of Consciousness Sunday badge to your post.
Link up your post at All Things Fadra.
Visit your fellow bloggers and show some love.

Also posting this part of my #PinterestChallenge that is now in week 11 (Can you believe it… and join in anytime if you are interested!)

Finally, this is part of my Mamavation challange weekly post. Mamavation is a community dedicated to obesity prevention & weight loss for women.

*Click on pictures above for source. Unfortunately those who pinned things before me did not go directly to the source on some of them – so I have the source as my Pinterest posts.

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#PinterestChallenge, Mamavation Monday, Stream of Consciousness Sunday

#SOCSunday: An update to #NaNoWriMo…

Written on November 5, 2011

I needed to start writing something today, so I am starting with a blog post. I didn’t know where else to go in my story… so I’m just taking a 5 minute writing warm-up here with Stream of Consciousness Sunday again {even though it’s Saturday}.

The writing is going ok. I’m at about 3,500 words as of this moment and *just* figured out that in order to catch up for the day, I need to have over 8,000. And I’m writing this after 10pm EDT (which yes, the clock does roll back an hour tonight… so yay, another hour of sleep!) so that pretty much means that I have to write about 2250 words an hour. Or more like 2500 since I’m already starting late.

I wonder if that’s even possible.

Maybe I should try for it.

4500 words in 1 hour and 45 minutes.

*pausing blog post*

*45 minutes later*

So apparently I’ve come to the conclusion that there’s no way I can make that deadline. In 45 minutes I’ve written another 850 words… and now pretty much know that I’m not going to make – or rather – catch up on my quota today.

At least I tried.

Now back to writing.

Oh… and don’t expect to read this book. It’s creative, just not that good.

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I’m joining in with Stream of Consciousness Sunday with All Things Fadra…

Want to play along? Here are the rules…

Set a timer and write for 5 minutes only.
Write an intro to the post if you want but don’t edit the post. No proofreading or spellchecking. This is writing in the raw.
Publish it somewhere. Anywhere. The back door to your blog if you want. But make it accessible.
Add the Stream of Consciousness Sunday badge to your post.
Link up your post at All Things Fadra.
Visit your fellow bloggers and show some love.

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#NaNoWriMo, Stream of Consciousness Sunday

#SOCSunday: I can watch the same movie…

Written on August 14, 2011

Over and over and over and over… that’s what I’ve been doing the last few weeks. Watching the same movies, or same types of movies, over and over again.

I really need to branch out a little.

But the new television seasons won’t start until late September and there’s only so much reality television this girl can take. After all I am watching Project Runway, Bachelor Pad, Food Network Star and Design Star each week.

So here I am – most nights at least – deciding what movies I should watch.

My Saturday night choice was a bonus – “Life As We Know It” – one of my favorite movies in the last year. I actually watched it twice… well, because HBO showed it twice and it isn’t in the OnDemand choices yet.

However I can fully assure you that when it is in the OnDemand choices, I’ll probably be watching it again.

Because I’m like that.

So I’m sure you are wondering what else I’ve watched lately.

Things I’ve liked… (500) Days of Summer, Whip It, Couples Retreat, The Kids are Alright and Up in the Air.

Things I haven’t liked so much… Get Him to the Greek.

So now you really know my television watching habits… especially after my Weather Channel confession last week.

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Oh and in case you missed it yesterday… I’m starting a #Pinterest challenge in September. If you love Pinterest as much as I do, you might want to check it out, do a few projects and link up to see what everyone else is doing!

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I’m joining in with Stream of Consciousness Sunday with All Things Fadra…

Want to play along? Here are the rules…

Set a timer and write for 5 minutes only.
Write an intro to the post if you want but don’t edit the post. No proofreading or spellchecking. This is writing in the raw.
Publish it somewhere. Anywhere. The back door to your blog if you want. But make it accessible.
Add the Stream of Consciousness Sunday badge to your post.
Link up your post at All Things Fadra.
Visit your fellow bloggers and show some love.

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Stream of Consciousness Sunday