Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from October, 2012

Get on with it then...

“Don’t think that being fat means you deserve less of anything. For years, I believed that carrying around a few extra pounds meant I wasn’t entitled to fulfilling friendships, romantic love, emotional complexities, or even my own opinion. As a fat girl, I thought I had to settle. I didn’t speak up when I knew the answer in class. I didn’t ask for what I wanted in any area of my life. What a waste. Don’t wait to start your life until you get skinny. Someday you’ll look back on those excuses, whether you’re skinny or not, and realize it wasn’t your weight that held you back, it was cowardice. It makes just as much sense to say, “I’ll apply for my dream job when I lose 10 pounds” as it does to say, “I’ll apply for my dream job when I grow three inches taller.” Stop hiding behind your body. Figure out what you want, and go get it.” - Author unknown I’m not sure where I found this.   I must read it somewhere and printed it out. I rediscovered it recently and when I read this again,

Friend Making Tuesday (Thursday)...

So I’ve been around, just actually really busy with work and school.   I’m NOT a good multi-tasker.   As far as how I’ve been doing…meh not so good. Not straight up awful, but if I am to be truthful, I have not been nearly as good as I should or could be.   Believe me when I say, I am working on it each and every day.   But I stumble a lot.   I refuse to give up though.   Apparently our good friend and ring leader Allan , proposed an exercise, he called FMT, or Friend making Tuesday. I know its Thursday, but you’ll be ok. Just read along happily.   We’re to post the following questions as well as the answers on our blogs.   This is all in the name of learning more about each other so I am all in.     1) I am how many years old, weigh this much, and aspire to weigh this much.... I’m 40; trust me when I tell you, that I think “40” sounds crazy to me. How am I 40? Shouldn't I feel different? Older more mature? I don't. But yeah, I am 40.   How much do I weigh? I have to