One thing that I'm really trying hard to stay on top of is the pageant. I'm the director of a local pageant which is a state qualifier. It's the first year for me to do it by myself. There's a lot that goes into this that I really didn't realize. And along with my poor organization and time management, I'm also a procrastinator. Last week I really worked hard at getting stuff done. And then, I had a lightbulb go off in my head. It wasn't the great idea lightbulb. It was the "Oh, no, I forgot something!" lightbulb. One of the most important things. The judges. It's not that I never thought of it. It was that I thought of it right before Christmas and then got busy and now re-remembered it. Anyway, it's totally been haunting me this last week. But, I was able to find four of the five judges on Sunday. Praise the Lord! Thank goodness there's such a great committee. They've really been a big help and would have been an even bigger help if I had been more organized to begin with. I've felt bad asking them for help because I feel that I'm dumping on them because of my procrastination. I'll be glad when it's all over, and it will be soon.
I'm beginning to watch one of my friends' kiddos for a few hours during the day for a couple days a week starting tomorrow. I'm hoping that works out well. I'm sure it will be fine. They're good kids, and I'll be able to make a little extra money during the month. I'll be able to go over there after I drop off the boys at school.
My weight loss efforts are going well. I've lost 6 pounds over the last week. It may be water weight, but every little bit counts. I've always told myself that I'll never get back to where I was before I got married. (I got happy and fat after I got married.) However, I just told my sister that looking at the pictures of the biggest losers from the show gives me hope. Knowing that these people were much bigger than me and have gotten to below a weight that I'd like to be, I know that I can do it. I tend to have that attitude....If they can do it, I can do it!
That's the way that I am in my business, also. I see other people succeed, and I'm thinking that if they can get there, so can I! That's a big thing that I'm working on, too. Getting into momentum and building it strong. I'm going to earn the trip this year, and look good while I'm doing it from all this weight that I'm going to lose. I'm determined! Old habits die hard, but every action counts. I'm putting my mind in a place that it needs to be in order to make things happen!
