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Oh my what a day already. I have to tell you all that I was sitting here trying to think about what I was going to talk about today or what I was going to complain about. I have to laugh at myself though. Thoughts kept sneaking in from the back of my mind. You know that wonderful to do list that we all have. Dishes, laundry, etc.

I went to work this morning like a normal more, except on time, lol, and left school on time. I'm going down the road and traffic starts to stop. I'm like, "let's keep going people, what is what they make sunglasses for". We were all headed in an easterly direction. Well the traffic just kept stacking up and we were coming to a complete stop and I start watching the clock. I know that I am going to be late for my students, so I call in and told her what was going on. By the way my friends please pray for the people involved in the multi-car accident that happened this morning.

Getting back to the back of my mind. As I was sitting there in traffic I kept thinking about how I am going to have to step things up now. I have reached the end of the first stage of my weight loss, I'm done losing all the water weight now it is time to burn the fat. I have a Fitbit and I also have a Pebble. My Pebble is connected to my phone and my Fitbit to my tablet. I want to keep track of my walking activity, drinking enough water, and making sure I get up and move around every hour. I will get lost when I am working on the computer and I will sit for hours. So while we are at a full stop I start loading the apps I want on my phone/watch. lol.

Ok, so I finally go home and I know that I have work to do on the computer. So I sit down and start going through the different things that I always do and got side tracked. I stopped working on my business and started organizing files. I swear sometimes I have ADD. Well I get to the part where I pull up my blog and I think, "ok, what are we going to try to enlighten ourselves about today". The page sat there for about ten minutes, blank. Not one work, no thoughts coming to my mind except that little voice in the back of my mind again telling me to get off my butt and get your laundry done as well as the dishes. My dishwasher is broken so I have to hand wash them. Yuck! Anyway, I get off my behind and I start doing my chores and thinking, in the back of my mind again, what I need to do to prepare for tomorrows field trip. I won't be home for lunch so I have to be prepared. If manage to finish my dishes and I have one load of laundry in the dryer and one in the washer and LOOK, here I am. Writing away as if something has been freed in me. I still have to prepare my food for my field trip tomorrow, but that will be easy. I will take left overs from tonight! Yeah, problem solved, except my husband will still have to go to the store after work for me so I have everything I need more dinner.

I sure am having a blast laughing at myself today. And one more thing I have to laugh at is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is on Oxygen today!

Goodness my pot roast smells good.

I have to give myself credit where credit is due. Even though I have reached a small plateau in my weight loss I am not discouraged. The craving for sugar and fat have ALMOST gone away and I have stuck to my menu. I have no desire to stop at Hardee's in the mornings anymore and I don't want to stop at the BP and get a 44oz. diet soda either. I can drive right past them and I do not get any pangs of regret that I started this change in lifestyle. When I know that I am not going to be home I have begun to pre plan my meals or if I know we are going out I start think ahead of time what I can order.

I am doing great and I am enough. I am worth the skin I live in and I am worth loving. I am beautiful and my husband and children, and grand children, love me! My life is blessed! I give all this AWESOMENESS to my Lord above, because if it were not for him I would not have what I have today.

With God's love, joy and peace

Laura