Life Changes...The month of September

September 6, 2007:
CHANGES
Current mood: determined
So I've been forced to look at my life under the microscope...once again. I am so ready to become the person I want to be. I am so close, just not quite there yet. I'm not waiting until New Years to make changes this time. I'm starting now! Today I have decided to quit smoking for good! That means no smoking, even when drinking. Done, Done, Done. Tomorrow is my last day of carbs and sugars. I'm going hard core Atkins all the way. I am blogging about this so you, my friends, can push me and hold me accountable for the changes I want to make! My co-workers are behind me 100% which is great, because they are who I spend the majority of my time with. I'm going to be taking minerals to help curb my cravings...so here's to hope and persistence and willpower!
On another note, I have vowed to get my life organized. I am so sick of putting everything off to the last minute, living from paycheck to paycheck...I'm starting NEW! My kids have got so many things coming up this year...from soccer to dance to plays to church...the list goes on and on. And if I can't get my shit together now, while they're still young, our lives are going to be nothing but a big mess. So I am committed to doing this. Not only for myself, but for my girls as well. Being happy, and healthy, and loving myself more than ever.
whew!
Here goes!! :)
On an even happier note...I've been in school since the beginning of July, taking online classes, and my CUM GPA so far is 4.0. Hell fuckin yeah! I'm pretty excited about that...can ya tell?

September 11, 2007:
Day 6/Day 2
What a week! I have had a busy start and it's only Tuesday! I am on day 6 of no smoking and day 2 of Atkins. I have this problem…every time I have tried to quit smoking in the past, I get horrible insomnia and I cannot sleep. So I took appropriate measures and slept like a baby last night. Gotta LOVE modern medicine, eh? Atkins seems to be going okay so far. I am SO determined to DO THIS and I don't think I'll really have a problem. Plus I'm keeping busy because my kids have activities pretty much every day of the week. Between, soccer, dance and church, we're good to go!
I don't know if it's just the style of the jeans I just bought, or if I've already lost weight, but I need to take them back to get a smaller size. That feels awesome. They do have stretchy material, so maybe they just stretch too much, but I'd like to think that this diet that is KILLING me is already working! J
For those of you who know me well, you know that I am quite possibly the world's worst eater. It's all about simplicity and junk in my household. Mac and cheese, grilled cheese on WHITE bread, chips, pretty much anything out of a box, can, or freezer. Terrible. So this whole Atkins thing is a slap in the face for me and I'm experiencing total withdrawals. It's crazy.
On another note, I just finished my 2nd class with Ashford University. Got another A. I'm awesome. Woo hoo! My new class is called Judeo Christian Thought. Should be interesting.
I changed up my work schedule this week too. I cannot find childcare in the lovely town of Lynden for my kids before and after school. So I have signed them up for the Lynden Boys & Girls Club. Which I think Lynden is the only town in the USA that I would feel comfortable doing that. But they only provide after school care. So my great boss decided that I could come in at 9 am and work until 5:30 from now on. Which is pretty cool. So I actually get to drop the kids off at school myself. Plus I must say the extra hour in the morning is awesome, and staying at work until 5:30 really ain't so bad!
Hmmm, what else, what else…OH! I signed up to do this football pool and supposedly the pot is up to like $4,000.00. You pick 2 picks each week, and if your picks win, you advance. Both of my picks won last week, so I am excited about that. One week closer. How awesome would that be if I won the pot? I would so go buy a car!
How do you like my long blogs?
Signed,
The New Leah
(just wait until a month from now and you see me and I'm all skinny and shit…I can't even imagine. But I'm excited!)

September 14, 2007:
Day 9/Day 5
I am so proud of myself. I have not an a drop of sugar nor a bite of any carbohydrates all week! Or a cigarette. I have been a non-smoker for 9 days and an Atkins loser for 5 days.
I chopped all my hair off too! And dyed it. Wait till you see me, I look like a new person. I love it! Susan is an angel when it comes to hair. Truly.
I am going out drinking tonite so the true no smoking test will be tonite. I can do it! I will do it!
Hope to see some or all of my wonderful friends tonite. I'm going to the mall after work to find a cute outfit, wish me luck!
Have a great weekend ya'll!

September 21, 2007:
Day 16/Day 12
Almost through the 2-week induction for Atkins! As of last Sunday I had lost 10 pounds. I've been afraid to step on a scale this week. I don't feel like I'm losing more weight, but hopefully I will step on that scale and be surprised!! Also just passed the two-week mark of no smoking. I must say I'm proud of me!!

Where have I been?

I have been very bad at updating this blog lately! I promise I will get better. I just read an old dear friend's blog, and it was awesome, and it inspired me to make sure I take some time to blog and get this thing up to date. I have been semi-regularly updating my myspace blog, so I am going to "cheat" and copy and paste some of those entries over here! :) Just to keep ya'll entertained...you know!!

More to follow soon!