Health, Motivation, The Journey, Weight Loss

To sleep, perchance to dream

I got the most amazing nights sleep last night, my head hit the pillow I turned over and I was asleep.  I love when that happens! I think there are times when I underestimate a good nights sleep; today is not one of those times.  I do not always get a great nights sleep, when I do… Continue reading To sleep, perchance to dream

Motivation, The Journey

Cleaning as therapy, oh and because company is coming

I have an old large house and too many animals to confess to this early in my blog and tomorrow night I have five family members coming to spend a few days; at least half of them are allergic to something in the air.  That and my house is always at its cleanest right before… Continue reading Cleaning as therapy, oh and because company is coming

Motivation, The Journey, Weight Loss

Pushing through setbacks and disappointments

As someone who has been over weight and a smoker for most of my life I am the first to say that I have not always dealt with stress and disappointments in ways that are constructive or particularly helpful. Over the past several months I have been making great strides in my personal and professional… Continue reading Pushing through setbacks and disappointments

Self awareness

A nice blouse and a pair of sweatpants

I had a first in my life today.  Maybe it is my age or maybe I am just a tad behind the times, but today I had my first video interview.  Skype like system where we spoke to each other through the computer, like a phone interview only I had to be at least half-dressed… Continue reading A nice blouse and a pair of sweatpants

Health, Weight Loss

Yoga and the outdoors

As I did in my blog yesterday I am going to refer to my first post that I wrote a few days ago.  I mentioned in that writing that as of January of this year I weighed over 200 lbs and was a 31 year smoker, today I am 170 lbs (and counting) and have… Continue reading Yoga and the outdoors

Motivation, Self awareness

THE Goal

When I finished my first post on this Blog I ended it with telling you that I have signed up for a Half Marathon in Disney World on February 24, 2013. When I came up with the title for this Blog - "From Here to Me" - I was trying to think of a short… Continue reading THE Goal