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This is Melissa.
You may remember her from here.
Melissa lost a person (120+ pounds) on her own. No fads, no gimmicks, just A LOT of hard work.
I'm totally jealous. Not in a bad way! I still haven't had my "a ha" moment...I'm eating coffee ice cream right now as we speak. But I know once I do, I'll have Melissa there cheering me on.
Melissa started a blog earlier in the month called Thinfully Inspired. Click here to bookmark it. Melissa is funny, encouraging without being cocky, inspiring and very down-to-earth. Her blog is a place of reflection, honesty, encouragement and all around helpfulness when it comes to losing weight and keeping it off. She'll show you the little tips and tricks (actually indulging in M&M's along the way) that she stuck to while on her own weight loss journey.
Again, I want to stress (because I'm so proud of her) that she lost all this weight on her own...no fad diets, no pills, no surgery, nothing. She even posts about the day she rocked a bikini after being a size 24!
Oh, and she's a smart-ass and throws the occasional F Bomb in for good measure.
Ah, a girl after my own heart!
♥ ♥ ♥
Olivia
I have decided to push back the opening of Chaps Buffalino by a few weeks. I was totally bummed and I am still a little bummed.
But to be honest, I jumped the gun when I did this. It's so typical Olivia behavior. I didn't really take into consideration some important things like vendor relationships and their holiday schedule, and then we have a few personal curveballs that have been thrown our way. Nothing bad, just unexpected things that have taken up my free time.
So, I've been s.t.r.e.s.s.i.n.g. And, with the self-imposed deadline looming and me seemingly miles aways from the finish line, I decided to push it back. I was starting to bargain with myself and wanting to cut corners that probably shouldn't be cut, and deciding that I "really didn't need to do this or that" or "this can wait". Then last night, I stopped and realized I wasn't going to start Chaps Buffalino this way. I have my plan all written out, I don't want to deviate just to meet a deadline that was probably way to lofty to achieve in the first place.
Now I have to admit something...in the past, this type of realization would've stopped me dead in my tracks and I would have quit. I would have been so mad at that I "failed" that I would have given up and wallowed in self-pity. Pathetic, huh? But I'm learning to get past these issues and I guess that is the important part.
Besides, I have accomplished a ton and I am continuing to do so. I just had this vision and I imagined all this free time, but life happens and gets in the way...craft nights at the school, a clingy baby that isn't feeling well and needs some extra snuggle time, a few late nights at work for the hubby, and the holiday rush. Life gets in the way :) But, I'm still super excited to get the Chaps show on the road!
I think the thing I'm most excited about this week is Greg taught me how to maximize my fabric with minimal waste. I shit you not, he drew a diagram complete with a mathematical equation. My way, would've wasted so much. His way, only scraps! See, this is why it has to be a team effort :)
I am really excited about what 2011 will bring, but mostly I'm excited at how much I'm learning to roll with the punches. I have NEVER been good at this, and it's been a detriment to myself big time. I still have a ways to go, but I think I'm learning to adapt and growing as a person, and to me that is as important as anything else.
Thanks for sharing this time with me!
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Olivia
Yes! I accomplished all things on my "to do" list last night! One small detail, I moved #1 from the list to tonight's list because I forgot about a few school things I had to do with my daughter..and the kidlets come first. But, I did manage to do a few other things that were not on my list, in addition to the ones that were. It feels pretty good to accomplish things, especially when you have a clear cut plan laid out. Plus, I'm a total dweeb and ♥love♥ crossing things off my list!
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Olivia
P.S. - Can you also tell I love inserting hearts into my posts, now that I figured it out? Dweeb!! If you want hearts too, just insert this code ♥ into the HTML section of your blog wherever you want the little cuties to appear!
