The little things

Patience. 

I'm not a patient person.  I have always been like that. When I was young I wanted to be a teenager, now. Then I wanted to be a grown up, now. Then to be done of college, now. Be married, now. Have my husband in Canada, now.  Of course, my most recent one - be skinny - NOW!

All (except skinny) of these things eventually happened, but while I was waiting for them to happen I didn't really appreciate that time like I should have. I did/do TRY to "enjoy the moment" and "live for right now", but that's something that doesn't come naturally for me.

Andree has that quality. He gives thanks for every little thing, if things don't go the way they "should" he takes it in stride and adjusts himself with what seems to be very little effort. This is one of the many reasons why he is my perfect match. ;)

I'm still doing my Jillian Michaels work outs even though Easter kinda messed with me - a) so much food, b) holidays! I do these workouts at work and have had some extended days so last week I only got two days in but hey, that's more than what I was doing a month ago - baby steps!

I'm back at it this week and I'm getting to the point that I know I'm going to do it today, but I look forward to having it over with - not quite to the point where I can't wait to do it today coz I miss 'feeling the burn' - I think that only happens to skinny people...and weirdos. Man,  I want to be a skinny weirdo - now.

I'm actually starting to notice a difference in little things since I've started this new journey, and it's exciting for me. I have had back problems for years, and being overweight has made that worse, there were/are many things that a normal 29 year old woman should be able to do, with ease, that I have a hard time doing. Like sitting on the floor for example. Well, I guess the hard part is the getting up off the floor part...Ha ha Jill on the floor, hardy har! But seriously, I normally avoid it like the plague. 

HOWEVER, I was at my moms and my nieces and nephew were there and my little nephew was on the floor, being adorable, and before I knew it I was sitting on the floor with him. I didn't even think about it until I realized I was sitting on the floor in the middle of a room FULL of people and that I'd need to get up at some point.  Then my dad starting saying he caught a skunk in a trap outside and Andree never saw one before and I was like " let's go see it!!" and before I realized it I was up off the floor, and I don't remember struggling! This could just be because I have a rotten memory, but normally I'd be really self-aware in that situation, trying to look as non-fat as possible. SO, YAY ME!! 

It's the little things...