30 days of change

I have just been unhappy with some things lately. Feeling unrested, unhealthy and unmotivated. Hoping to change those feelings with a 30 plan. 1. Run every day (even if its a mile). 2. No alcohol (yep--30 days and no wine for me). 3. Drink Green Tea every day. 4. Take my vitamins Every day (a huge challenge for me). and 5. Organic/Whole Food Challenge (see where I can incorporate more whole foods and less pre-packaged).
In addition...making a commitment to not shop at Target for 30 days.I am hoping for other side effects as well (I will journal, pray and meditate more)...Just be more content with me.

I am not someone who can just choose to be healthier. I need a plan. I need an outlined plan. So today is day one and so far I got up at 5:30---had my coffee (need to insert prayer, meditation in there soon). Laced up my shoes and out the door at 6:15 and proceeded to run 2 miles. Its a start. Its not training for a half marathon, its not running 6 miles, its 2 miles an attainable, realistic run that I could reasonable do everymorning. Right now 2 miles takes me about 25 minutes, so I plan to either add mileage or speed up my pace. Ideally I would like a 40 minute run each morning.

I took all of my products/vitamins this morning and have been drinking a ton of water. I had a protein shake for breakfast and plan to have a chargrilled chicken salad )chik fil a) for lunch (I'll do my green tea this afternoon). Its just time to slow down, focus and get healthy. I have alot of things going on this year and have hopes of making some other changes. But for now, this is where I am starting.

The reason for not going to Target is we have started a new family budget and for me...Target is a budget buster. If I go in fo groceries, I come out with two new shirts for me, a new dish for the kitchen, a toy for Wyatt and about 15 other items that I would have never bought had I just gone to Sprouts or Kroger. So, its just a commitment that for 30 days I wont go there. Anyway...I feel good. I feel excited for the changes that will occur over the next 30 days. Anyone want to join me on my journey? What are 5 small changes you could make for 30 days?


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Introduction to Wyattisms

A three year old can say some pretty hilarious if not amusing things. I was keeping a log of all the little "Wyattisms" in a word document and then sadly the computer which housed said document was stolen...SO in order to avoid another catostrophic loss of valuable history, I am going to document these phrases here. The blog that keeps on giving...when you least expect.

Just yesterday on our way home from school, Wyatt says, "Mawm- sometimes you are a bery (sic) good mawm..." I respond, "Awww...thanks Buddy!" Wyatt, "and sometimes your not a bery good mawm"

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As I dig a little deeper into the statement that can only be described as any mothers worst fear--I come to discover the following: I am a good mom when I put good things in his lunch and not a very good mom when I don't put the the best things in his lunch. He went on to tell me that sometimes other mawms are the best, and sometimes I am the best.

I guess I'll have to carefully consider what goes into his lunch box next week.

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Making some changes around here

I am redecorating! ...my blog. Also reformating a little. I've been inspired to write a little more and try and keep this updated. I'll still mostly be documenting Wyatt but maybe a little more about me. Stay tuned for a new and improved blog--starting with a name change - Journey into Motherhood is now Growing Still. Which can be taken as ...I am still growing (thankfully) or I am growing still, learning to be me, learning to be quiet, learning to be reflective. So who knows where this will go? I guess you will have to come back to find out.

How things change

Right after my last entry, our life was flipped upside down and inside out...I am not even sure where to start, but alot has changed around here. I am working full time now and Wyatt is 3! He goes to mother's day out twice a week and then Mackenzie comes the other 3 days. Wyatt is all growed up, as he puts it, "I am big now mom, I am not a baby, I was a baby, but now I am big.". Things Wyatt loves these days-swimming (yesterday he swam under the water with no water wings!), toys (ie. guns, cars, trucks, dress up, trains), being a real cowboy and telling everyone of his adventures. He is fully potty trained now (has been for a while) and let me tell you---it makes everyone's lives so much easier. It is pretty amazing but he basically decided to potty train and then was. He is just so grown up! He talks alot, always observing the passerby, commenting on his surroundings. He is very observant and nothing...I mean nothing gets by him. Example- I got a new iphone, Wyatt comes up to me, "Mom, are you talking on your ipod?"...who knew he knew what an ipod is? He is the sweetest boy, always telling us how he loves us and giving us hugs and kisses. He loves story time and his favorite show is Ni Hao, Kai-Lan. Other then that, we just had his big beach ball birthday party and he recently returned from almost 3 weeks in "Tontana", which is the first time I have been away from him for more then a night! I will try to keep this updated a little more again, but its hard!
A little photoshop magic a'la Jamie Hurst!