I am so in love with the *NEW Notations Layout by Maridette Cochola. I mean it just is so beautiful. Everything you see on this layout is TC products. I love the TIMELESS trim that was painted pink, timeless chipboard accents and the NEW Notations die-cut 12x12 papers. *loving the blingage along the top right too.
So I am celebrating TODAY. I finished ONE MONTH as of yesterday of "boot camp." I want to share with you that I started into this with one GOAL. I made a commitment that I would go DAILY- 5 days a week NO MATTER what! Not going was not an option. On the first three days, it was so difficult with the extreme soreness, but I knew if I stopped it would be hard to start again.
I have gone to workout several days and then raced to get home shower. Then I would go straight to do Good Things Utah, or go to meetings at my office, help at my kids school, etc. I am sharing this so that you will know that I learned something that I WAS not doing in my life. I had not MADE TIME for what mattered most. I still did everything that I needed to do in the last month, but I made my workout Monday- Friday the priority. I did not miss one day!
I gave up diet soda & caffeine. It was a rough few days but I cut it out cold turkey. I knew that was the path that I needed to go. I was majorly addicted and I knew it was a horrible thing for my body. I am not kidding in that I would drink diet soda non-stop ALL day long. Of course, I would stay up until 2am most nights too. I now am going to bed every night by 11pm. I try to get 8 hours of sleep each night.
So here is something that I did not expect- it changed me to the CORE of who I am. I never knew how good I could feel again physically. I never knew how much I needed to feel strong and healthy again. I am lifting weights, running, learning to build my core and have better muscle control. I think mentally I am a brand new me. I feel whole again on a new level. As I workout each day, I leave the gym with so much happiness and a feeling of accomplishment every single day.
I love it so much that I am going to come home from Australia and sign up again. I hope that if any of YOU want to do something like this- PLEASE know that YOU can. I went from ZERO to 50% in one month. I have MORE that I have and need to do. I now know that I can do this. I have made amazing new girlfriends at the gym that have inspired and encouraged & supported me in this new journey.
Now for the prize winner of the TC pink storage album:
Happy Tuesday!
This has to be the most gorgeous stamp binder I have ever seen!! Thanks for the chance to win one.
WTG on your workouts. It wears me out just reading about them lol.
