Starting Over :)

Alright y'all, I'm serious now.  I considered writing this blog post yesterday but it being April Fool's Day, I didn't want to give myself another excuse to stop ;-)  I have a new-found motivation today.  Things in general are really great so there is no reason that I can't do this.  I'm healthy, I'm busy and I'm happy.

Me this morning....except girl and longer hair.
Oh and slightly older...just had a birthday

So let's go!

This morning I woke up around 7:20.  Early enough to slowly get ready and get to work early but not early enough to really get with it and be productive. Even though I was well hydrated last night and slept for 8 hours I still woke up with puffy eyes that made me look like I had been socked in the face and I felt super squinty.

What I want to be like

I want to wake up like the lady in the Folger's commercials going to dance class.  As soon as she opens her eyes, they are wide open and ready to face the day with enthusiasm and vigor.  She smiles just to have the opportunity to get out of bed and then goes to some dance class high on life and Folger's coffee. See Strange Happy Woman.


I don't get it...I am always the one to try to be positive and be thankful for everything that I have and I also try to influence others to think the same way.  Why is it so hard to be thankful for the morning and the chance to be physically and mentally capable of getting out of bed??  Shouldn't I just be able to rejoice and jump out of bed and embrace the day and what new adventures it may bring?  Yes. I should.  However, lately I am perfectly content to rejoice and be thankful for my gazillion thread-count sheets and TempurPedic bed.

Maybe I need to change my perception of what it means to wake up in the morning.  It is a blessing that we wake up in the morning and have to ability to make choices on how we will spend our day.

• Why do I really want to make this change?  My first thought in this little habit changing project was that I wanted to be able to say that i am a morning person. Ok...so what?
• Why do I want to be able to say that?  Most morning people I know are incredibly productive individuals
• Why do I want to be productive?  This one is kind of hard and maybe too deep for this early in the morning but simply put...Life is Short.  In the time I have, I want to be healthy, happy and make a true difference in my family, my community and the world.  I want to create healthy habits that will allow me to do these things.

Whoa....ok now that we have ridden on my train-of-thought for a bit, this is much bigger than just being able to get up early.  It almost seems more simple too.  Get yo' lazy a$$ out of bed to make a difference.  If I get up earlier and take care of some of the basic things I need to do for myself, I will have that much more time later on to take care of everyone else I love and everything else I care about.

31 days starts now....again.  There is more riding on this than I originally thought.  Funny what kind of motivation can come from a run-of-the-mill coffee commercial ;-)