Today I Commit

Over the last several weeks I have spent a tremendous amount of time crafting, mainly sewing for the joy of it as well as with the intention of making a few bucks by selling the items on etsy.  I am an entrepreneur at heart and am always looking for a new adventure to occupy my time!  So, spending days (well really nights) on end sewing and then hours upon hours creating a facebook page and etsy shop was right up my ally!  You can visit our shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/StantonSistersStitch if you want to check out our handy work :)!

However, the let down always comes when after so much hard work-nobody bites or buys is really the operative word!  I suppose that is just the luck of the draw. Regardless, my sister and I enjoyed spending whole nights at our machines, although those around us suffered from our extreme mood swings due to lack of sleep and we really didn't love the stiff joints either (anyone who has ever sat at a sewing machine for several hours straight will be able to relate).  At least we now have a pile of handmade gifts if nothing else!

Still looking to satisfy my crave to create, I came back home only to turn around and visit my aunt for another week of all night sewing sessions!  This time we decided to make a king sized quilt, called the Big Bang!  My sister, being as competitive as myself and also working on the same quilt, couldn't take the heat or the possibility of being beat so came to Condon to finish her Big Bang as well.  With several kids and 3 exhausted adults who spent several nights awake, let's just say things got a little chaotic and moms got extremely crabby!!  However, we did finish our masterpieces and have them ready to send off to the quilters!  See pic below for our completed crazy craftiness (mine is the one barely in the picture made with old fashioned looking prints).

  
Needing some time to recuperate (and also as to not hang our kids from their toes) we decided that finishing one quilt was enough for the time being.  I came home after weeks of being gone and we all caught up on some much needed sleep!

Still the ever searching soul that I am for things to keep me busy and intellectually stimulated (yes, I do still have my candidacy essays to complete for my PhD but that is besides the point, right?), I have also embarked on yet another great adventure that is sure to land us in the millionaires club (ok, maybe not quite but we can dream can't we?).  I actually do have a lot of faith in my newest enterprise and am really excited to have found the opportunity.  It is a work from home, which I know most people are sketchy about and I have had my fair share of spending more than making with lots of these programs, however this one is different.  It does not require me to sell products or really even step outside my comfort zone, which I am happy about, although it does push me to be a little more social than what I normally am in recent years (which is a whole story of its own).  Yet, it brings me to my point in starting this blog.

Fat.

Yes, I said it and it brings to mind the image of all the puffy fat cells that expand by the minute and explode on your ass, hips, thighs, stomach, arms, pretty much every nook and cranny of your body if you are anything like me.

Here is a nice visual of those pesky fat cells (nope not posting one of my own fat I am not that brave!)

Over the past couple years I have really struggled with my weight and have been on pretty much every diet known to man.  Nothing seems to shrink those damn fat cells that curdle in the most uncharming fashion on every surface of my body.  Because I never lose an ounce with any diet or workout program I try I always resume my regular habits (yep a box of donuts a day!) and amazingly don't gain anymore either, I just stay, well, stuck.  Sure, my daily habits have not helped the situation since I have eaten pretty much a complete junk food diet since childhood but honestly I never thought I would struggle with my weight!!  It was like once I hit my late 20's the fat just stuck to my body like paint to canvas!  So, once again I have decided to try and take my weight into my own hands and change my health and my body.  Hence the reason for the title of this blog, my list of commitments-not just for weight loss but for everything I am committing to in life.

Today I commit to better parenting.
Today I commit to eating healthier.
Today I commit to exercising regularly.
Today I commit to finishing one essay this summer.
Today I commit to working hard to build my business.
Today I commit to staying positive.

I am sure my list will grow and tonight while I am trying to sleep more commitments will pop into my head, but hey, it's a start!