Progress report: 

I didn't wake up early this morning because I totally forgot to actually turn my alarm on. I set it but now I know that if you don't turn the darn thing on it really just doesn't do you any good. So I missed my chance to go swimming today as there was a pool party scheduled for the afternoon with WAY to many kids. OY! But come Monday look out because I have my swim bag ready!

The image at the top is one that I took today for my last digital photography project. I have been taking the class for a few weeks now and absolutely love it! It took me a bit to get back into being a student again and let me tell you it is fantastic. I had actually forgotten just how much I loved being a student. Not that I don't learn new things every day but being a student is a perspective and responsibility load that I adore. It just reinforces my plan to continue to take classes in things that interest me for as long as I can. I can't wait until I retire and can join the other elderly who get to take classes for free! What a great thing!

So, I have to say that I like the image at the top there. I was interested in the light and how it pulled me down the hallway. I took a few photos but wasn't really getting what I wanted until I had the genius idea to us my dress form to give it a focal point. AH HA! Yes folks, I am bloody brilliant! At least once a day anyway... 

We will have to wait until Tuesday to see what my digital photo professor thinks but until then I will bask in the slightly creepy glow of the light at the end of the hallway beckoning me to give my poor dress form a name. Any thoughts???

I watched an episode of Stargate SG1 while eating lunch today. Man I forgot how much I like that show. I was laughing so hard at one point that it was making it difficult to eat. Almost made me choke but it was worth it!

It's been raining all day which had made motivation hard to find but considering everything I have gotten done today I think I fought the battle and won... for the most part. Here's to hoping that tomorrow is even better:)

Have a great one my lovelies! 
SParker

I decided that I need a new plan. After the chaos of the last semester (yes my life revolves around semesters. Since I am a University Professor it sorta makes sense no?) I got into the habit of doing as little as possible. At first it was to recover, then it was indulgence and now it is just plain pathetic and destructive! I feel like a big, fat, steaming pile of POO!!! And not the cute, chubby, honey loving bear either! So what does this mean you might ask. For now this means that I have to go back to getting up with my alarm. This sucks on a whole bunch of levels but if it is going to get me into a more productive and less sloth-like pattern of activity then I am going to have to do it. This also means that I am going to have to get to bed at a much more decent hour. Going to bed at 2am and expecting to get up before 10am just isn't going to happen in this girls world when she needs AT LEAST 8 hours of sleep to be something even close to human. So... early to bed for me from now on. Early, of course meaning before midnight generally. 

First step, better sleep patterns! Check... (in theory at least. We will see how things go tonight.)

Second step, eat better!!! Holy banana balls have I been eating badly! I don't know if it was stress that made me not just slip off  but dive off in massive cannon ball vigor and determination from the eating better wagon, but boy o boy do I have to climb back on, strap in and hunker down for the ride. Sheesh! What the hell was I thinking?!? Now I know a lot of people say this, but it is actually true. I am not doing this just to lose weight (though I know that will happen as I am seriously overweight) but I want to get healthy. I want to feel better! I want to be able to spend a whole day in the studio working hard and getting shit done without having to take major breaks because I don't have the stamina or physical ability to keep going and then when I get home all I want to do is fall into bed and sleep away the hours because I am so tired. That has just got to go! Also, I need strength in my limbs to do the kind of work that I do and I have been noticing that my strength is growing more and more pathetic. That is NOT cool. So, time to make sure that what goes into my mouth is better in quality, smaller in quantity and will give my body what it needs and no more or less!!! This of course means that I have to hit up the Weight Watchers to start with while I do some research on my own to gain knowledge about what is good for me and all that jazz. I will be employing the help of my Doc as well to make sure I do this right!

So Step 2 is making with the eating well and getting healthy, check. (again in theory at this point as it is going to take a while to see results but this is the face of a determined woman!)

Step 3 is to up the activity in a major way. I am heading to the gym tomorrow to get a membership and hit the pool again for the first time in a long time. I can't wait! I miss swimming and I know it's something that I can do without wanting to quit before I even start. I am not someone who likes to get hot and sweat and when I swim I don't notice that I am hot or sweaty because I am in the water. Yes, when you think about that, it's pretty gross, but I am going to sweat like a pig in that pool and revel in every damn minute of it! I plan on adding some cardio and such after a few weeks to up the anti as I get more in shape. I'd love to eventually pick up a Karate/Martial Arts class and actually be able to do it someday (someday being before my 42nd birthday as my 41st is painfully nigh!)

I am also going to try to do this blog thing more often. I have found that if I write things down I pay more attention and things seem to stick better. I won't say that I will do it every day, but wouldn't that be nice!

So that's me for now. Summer is here, the studio is a mess, the plan is laid and the potential for great things is there.

sparker