Keep Calm and Merry On

Hi, Friends.  Christmas is in two days!!!  I can't believe it.  Sadly, I don't know that I remember ever feeling so "non-Christmasy" as I do right now.  I am going to blame it on the weather - and - approaching full moon.  That's got to be it.  People are just downright nuts out there!  They are angry and rude and hateful.  I wish I could carry around a wand filled with Christmas cheer so I could bop some little bunny scrooges over the head!

Ok, glad I could get that off my chest. :-)  Seriously, though.  I'm currently wearing a shirt that says "Keep Calm and Merry On."  Why have we gotten to a place where the holidays have become a burden instead of a blessing?  I get family dynamics and cleaning and cooking and the like; actually, it's just another example of getting caught up in life and not taking a step back to enjoy it.  Enjoy. This. Moment.  How many are we guaranteed?  And, we know this but still let "noise" consume our thoughts and energy.  I hope I can continue to find ways to live more in the now and not be consumed by the tomorrow (or the yesterday for some).

Since we last visited, the "almost adult" is no longer "almost" - she's an adult now.  I was feeling a bit nostalgic this weekend thinking about the last 18 years.  I remember when she was a baby, sitting there holding her and daydreaming about what she would be like when she got older.  I couldn't wait for her to grow up and now she's grown and I'm wondering where it all went.  If you're like me, you rolled your eyes when you heard an "elder" say that it goes so fast.  I guess it does.  But, time flies when you're having fun, right?

Goodness, deep thoughts there.  Anyway, onto my getting Fabulous by Forty.  Food:  I was not good (at all) about purposefully choosing what I ate this week.  I gained a couple of pounds, which in hindsight, is pretty fantastic given that I ate my weight in chocolate at The Melting Pot on Saturday.  Then, there was the Cheesecake Factory and Olive Garden on Sunday (yes, on the same day - birthday weekend celebrations).  I'm glad she doesn't turn 18 every weekend!

Fitness:  My exercising has been non-existent the last week.  I've worked late most every night this week and I've yet to find that right combination of getting my work-work, my home-work and my life-work done each day.  But, that's what this journey is for.  Fabulous doesn't happen overnight.

I will have to say, I have noticed a difference when I am eating cleaner than when I'm eating processed foods (that are so much quicker to fix).  I'm still following FitGirls and I'm enjoying the recipes.  I really do like spinach!!!

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog.  My challenge over the next week is to find some time to exercise.  It's going to be a crazy week, but I've got to make it happen.  I hope that you can squeeze in a couple of exercises too.  Even if it's just a few teeth brushing squats (yep, squatting while you are brushing your teeth).  Yep, I do that on occasion. 

I want to wish everyone a Fabulously Merry Christmas this week.  I'm hoping you can find some Christmas cheer and get a chance to spend time with Family and Friends.  Remember, it's a celebration of a very important birth and I'm so thankful He loves me, even on my un-Fabulous days.