As promised, I want to break down my Resolutions for 2012. I have been giving great thought to how I wanted to approach my resolutions....and so many thoughts bounced through my head. Should I categorize them? Should I talk about each individual one? What about a list? Well, I've finally decided to do all three, so hang on, this might get lengthy.....
I always have the "normal" lose weight, get healthier, save money, serious-type resolutions, and I still want to talk about that as well...but I have some rather quirky, and fun ones too. I've always been taught to put my goals in writing, and doing so will remind you that you have a goal to obtain, and possibly help keep you on track. Plus, I am putting all this out here in "cyberspace" and you, my readers, are sorta my accountability partners...like it or not.
Without further adieu, lets get started:
Goal #1. Lose Weight
OK, to be honest with my self, if I had been working on my weight loss as hard as I've been wishing I was skinny, I would have been skinny 7 years ago! Nonetheless, its a goal of mine, and to be more specific...I want to lose 80lbs. That would put me at my I'm-so-happy-I'm-cheesin' weight. On the other hand, saying I want to lose the big eight-zero looks a little frightening and unattainable, so I want to set my first goal at 20lbs. I learned in sales a long time ago, that goals have to be SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely. Alright, let's break this down further:
Specific: I want to lose 80 lbs of body fat, while creating a lean, sculpted overall physical look. I would like to lose an average of 2-3 lbs per week.
Measurable: I will start by losing 20 lbs of my 80lb goal
Attainable: 20 lbs is more attainable than a ghastly 80 all at once.
Realistic: It wouldn't be realistic if I said I wanted to lose 800lbs. So 80lbs is realistic, and setting a more short term goal of 20 lbs makes it more realistic. Also, if I said I wanted to look like a certain person weighing the same weight that I want to be, that is also unrealistic, because everyone is built differently.
Timely: I want to lose 80lbs in 8 months, or an average of 10lbs per month. I would like to achieve my 20lb goal by March 15th, 2012.
Goal #2. Save Money
I believe that this is a very big goal of everyone. I am currently going through Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University, and want to share the 3 Baby Steps he suggests, and that I am currently working on: 1. Save $1000 emergency fund that is hard to get to, but you still can if you absolutely need to. 2. Stamp out the rest of my debt (which thankfully isn't much) 3. Save 6 months worth of household income as an emergency fund to fall back on if needed. I am focusing on 1. and 3. for the most part right now...not only in my personal life, but in my business as well.
Enough of the BORING stuff....let's get to the FUN stuff now. And for the sake of not trying to write a book, this will consist of lists of categories:
Category 1: Home life:
1. Clean up the kitchen after supper nightly, no more letting dishes sit in the sink till morning.
2. Make up my bed on the weekends
Category 2: Friends:
1. Do something quirky and fun that is not the "usual" girls night out each month. Examples: paint a piece of pottery, attend a community play, volunteer for a good cause, go kayaking, go zip-lining, take a cooking class, build a birdhouse all by myself. Etc... I'm sure as these happen, I will write about them.
Category 3: Random:
1. Blog at least 3 days per week
2. Read one new book each month, for fun or business, whatever I'm in the mood for
3. Learn to play guitar
4. Join a committee for a good cause
5. Grow my business by $500,000
6. Learn some gardening facts, techniques, and put them to use
7. Travel more!
Alright, I'm tired already by thinking about all these, but I am resolving to do them all. Please rally and support me as I talk about these in the upcoming months. We'll see where it all turns out in about 12 months. (Of course if the world ends on 12/21/12, we won't. :))
One Other THING: I have been wrestling with the idea of posting my weight loss journey on here...before and after pictures, and all. I am a little apprehensive because I will have "fat" pictures on here, but I thought it would catapult me to work harder to post better pictures quickly. Sorta a real person you know that is going through her own Biggest Loser thing. I mean, I feel sorry for those people on week one who are half naked at their biggest, and I think to myself: Would I be brave enough to do that? I guess if everyone around me was big, and I knew by the time everyone saw me, I looked fabulous, I might possibly do it. So, I need your input: If I get 10 people to tell me to do it, I will. I wince as I write that.
Well, I will leave you with this thought...You can't go back to the beginning, but you can start now and have a brand new ending.
Love and Kisses to my readers,
Amy
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
In corner number one....Amy Alvord!
Phew! I am astonished and amazed at the time that has gone by since my last blog post! Man, where has this year gone? Wait...I know! I GOT MARRIED! YIPPEE! It was an AMAZING year, this 2011, and I have never been happier!
So, lets fill you in on a couple of things:
Since my last blog, as I was talking about insecurity....I have found some real inner peace with myself. It actually happened on my Honeymoon in August at the Beach. Let me explain....
OF COURSE you are gonna feel a little bit insecure on your first honeymoon night. You are nervous, excited, anticipatory, and so full on the fumes of your blissful wedding, that you almost forget that you are about to get completely naked in front of your spouse. ( I told you this blog is not for the faint of heart....and hey...we are married.) Anyways, you want that moment you walk out of the bathroom to be the ultimate picture of that supermodel that walks out, hair blowing in the wind, slight bite to the lip, perfect picture of sexy. Well, honey, if you don't know me, then you have no idea, I am 5'4", chunky, and blessed in areas that REQUIRE a bra. And let me just tell you....spandexy stuff with a fake cinched area ain't holding my puppies up. Can I get an Amen ladies? Anyways, I walk out, nervous, excited, ready...and my husband looks at me and treats me like I am the beauty queen I never thought I was. Beautiful. The majority of my personal insecurity flew out the window at. that. very. moment.
So, as we are enjoying ourselves at the beach, and I am sipping coffee one day flipping through our pictures on the digital camera, I feel a teensy little bit of my insecurity coming back. I am in a bathing suit, not at some of the best angles in the pictures, and I thought....oh my gosh! And then I start this tearing my whole self apart again. So as I sit there having my little pity party....I realize. You know what? THIS IS ME. This is what people see when they see me, and actually, people like me. Hey, I even like me. No shame in that! And then I beat insecurity down again with two punches and an elbow to the face! Take that! And it was then that I realized, even though I had read about, and been talked to about, and been preached to about before, that I am who I am. And you know what? I like myself, and that is OK. There may be some areas of my body that I don't particularly care for, and I can change those things. That is in MY power. Aaaaand there's the knock out to end insecurity blow! Needless to say, I left my honeymoon refreshed and ready to tackle the world. Which brings me to my next subject.....Resolutions!
It's been a wonderful 2011 as I was saying before. Lots of wonderful things fell in place for me, and I thank my Heavenly Father, Family, Husband, and Friends. And all that is Capitalized because they are important!
I started my in home care business that boomed near the end of the year....I married the most amazing man, who is gentle, kind, understanding, loyal, loving, and due my respect. I had some of the most memorable family moments, and grew closer to my Mom, Dad, Brother and Sister-in-Law, than I ever have before. I was able to break that glass ceiling and move some mountains in my career, and my health has just been getting better and better. I couldn't have asked for a better year, and I am beyond blessed.
Well, as the year has gone, and new year, has come, and its time to talk about resolutions. I actually have some really great ones this year....fun, quirky, serious, self-helping, and of course the normal. But, since this blog is running a tad bit long, I want to break that down tomorrow in a blog. Hint: One of my fun resolutions is to make a conscience effort to write in my blog at least 3 days per week. So, Here is numero uno....and tomorrow should be good! So, I hope to see your beautiful faces here again tomorrow, and like always....
Love and kisses to my readers!
Amy
So, lets fill you in on a couple of things:
Since my last blog, as I was talking about insecurity....I have found some real inner peace with myself. It actually happened on my Honeymoon in August at the Beach. Let me explain....
OF COURSE you are gonna feel a little bit insecure on your first honeymoon night. You are nervous, excited, anticipatory, and so full on the fumes of your blissful wedding, that you almost forget that you are about to get completely naked in front of your spouse. ( I told you this blog is not for the faint of heart....and hey...we are married.) Anyways, you want that moment you walk out of the bathroom to be the ultimate picture of that supermodel that walks out, hair blowing in the wind, slight bite to the lip, perfect picture of sexy. Well, honey, if you don't know me, then you have no idea, I am 5'4", chunky, and blessed in areas that REQUIRE a bra. And let me just tell you....spandexy stuff with a fake cinched area ain't holding my puppies up. Can I get an Amen ladies? Anyways, I walk out, nervous, excited, ready...and my husband looks at me and treats me like I am the beauty queen I never thought I was. Beautiful. The majority of my personal insecurity flew out the window at. that. very. moment.
So, as we are enjoying ourselves at the beach, and I am sipping coffee one day flipping through our pictures on the digital camera, I feel a teensy little bit of my insecurity coming back. I am in a bathing suit, not at some of the best angles in the pictures, and I thought....oh my gosh! And then I start this tearing my whole self apart again. So as I sit there having my little pity party....I realize. You know what? THIS IS ME. This is what people see when they see me, and actually, people like me. Hey, I even like me. No shame in that! And then I beat insecurity down again with two punches and an elbow to the face! Take that! And it was then that I realized, even though I had read about, and been talked to about, and been preached to about before, that I am who I am. And you know what? I like myself, and that is OK. There may be some areas of my body that I don't particularly care for, and I can change those things. That is in MY power. Aaaaand there's the knock out to end insecurity blow! Needless to say, I left my honeymoon refreshed and ready to tackle the world. Which brings me to my next subject.....Resolutions!
It's been a wonderful 2011 as I was saying before. Lots of wonderful things fell in place for me, and I thank my Heavenly Father, Family, Husband, and Friends. And all that is Capitalized because they are important!
I started my in home care business that boomed near the end of the year....I married the most amazing man, who is gentle, kind, understanding, loyal, loving, and due my respect. I had some of the most memorable family moments, and grew closer to my Mom, Dad, Brother and Sister-in-Law, than I ever have before. I was able to break that glass ceiling and move some mountains in my career, and my health has just been getting better and better. I couldn't have asked for a better year, and I am beyond blessed.
Well, as the year has gone, and new year, has come, and its time to talk about resolutions. I actually have some really great ones this year....fun, quirky, serious, self-helping, and of course the normal. But, since this blog is running a tad bit long, I want to break that down tomorrow in a blog. Hint: One of my fun resolutions is to make a conscience effort to write in my blog at least 3 days per week. So, Here is numero uno....and tomorrow should be good! So, I hope to see your beautiful faces here again tomorrow, and like always....
Love and kisses to my readers!
Amy
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