Goals

Instead of having resolutions for 2013, I've decided to have GOALS instead.  I will be sure to have monthly check ins here.  Thinking the 15th of every month since 15 is my favorite number and it's in the middle of the month (already in my calendar!), so if I haven't been productive, it's a good reminder to get my hinney into gear!   :)


Here are my goals for 2013 and how I am going to hold myself accountable:
 

• Continue to get into shape (Down 13 pounds so far since starting in Aug!  Not the results I really want, but I guess they are since that's what my results are.  Been up and down since, but as long as I keep making progress, I'm good.) ~
• Keep checking in with my accountability partners, especially when I need help!  (This has been a lifesaver for me!!)
• Wear my pedometer everyday and get my 12,000+ daily steps
• Weekly weigh-ins and monthly measurements taken
• Join at least one Challenge Group at a time (currently in one).
• Post events/fails/successes on blog!
• Take more pictures ~
• I have a camera phone for a reason.  Just because I don't have one of my cameras with me, doesn't mean I shouldn't take the pics. :)
• Post some on blog!
• Write more in my blog than in 2012 and 2011 ~
• I figure since I only blogged once in 2012 (wow), I would aim to write more than in 2011 as well.  So...as long as I write more than 38 times, I'm good.  :)
• Schedule time to write.  Having this in my calender has helped and I hope this continues to help me
• Wear more Dresses (1X/wk) ~
• I love to wear dresses.  I just don't wear them.  This is going to change!!  I've accomplished this already this year and feel it will be easy to keep up with. 
• Post outfits on blog! (this will help me to not wear the same thing every week!  LOL)
• Sew!
• Put on calender 'time to Sew' (Done...once a month, but if I do it more often, good for me!)
• Post projects on blog! 
• Create Meaningful Relationships ~
• Reconnect with old friends who are valuable...and tell them that they are valuable
• Write Thank You cards
• Make new friends
• Find ways to connect to coworkers besides work
• Really discover OB ~
• I love my little beach neighborhood full of all kinds of local vendors and new possibilities
• Post new (and old) discoveries on my blog
• Read at least 1 book per month ~
• I have a FULL list of books I want to read.  I love to read and miss it dearly.  I have scheduled time everyday, even if it's only for 10 minutes, to read.
• I pledged not to add another book to my "must read" list until I have checked one off!
• Post when I finish a book on my blog and talk about it.
• Come up with at least 1 new goal per month ~
• Post on blog with my monthly check in. :)
• Be Happy ~
• Accomplishing the goals listed above I know will have me be accountable on this one. :)

Well...there they are! :)  What are your goals for 2013 and how will you be holding yourself accountable?  I would love to hear them.  Comment or email me if you want. :)

Happy January!!

Love Love
~W

Hi

I sit here a different person.  A person who is making decisions in her own life.  A person who is taking responsibility for her actions.  A women who is now someone she wants to be around.  Why?  Because I now have positive intentions about myself.

Those of you who know me, you know me as a 'positive person'.  Someone who is always 'seeing the greener side'.  Someone who 'turns a negative into a positive'.  I was that way...for other people.  I wasn't that way for me. 

I use to ask a lot of questions...A LOT, just ask my husband...lol.  I have always been indecisive.  ALWAYS...since way back before whenever I can remember.  I'm sure I was in my past lives as well.  Maybe not all of them, but you get what I'm saying.  ;) 

I always made sure I was doing whatever it was to make others happy.  Whatever I needed to do to please whomever it was that needed something.  I didn't want them to be inconvenienced or feel left out.  The one thing I was doing was leaving myself out.  I am now taking responsibility for that.  Missing out on so many things...real friendships...putting effort in things that I believe in...things that I want...

I've read lots of 'self development' books, taken workshops, etc, but all the work that I've been doing hadn't clicked with me until Monday, December 3rd, 2012.  The weekend before, I took a class about me.  A Discovery Course that changed my life. 

I learned so much about myself...I learned to genuinely give myself permission to love myself.  To support myself.  To be present...to show up in life.  To really make that difference.  For me.

I realize that I have all I need...all the tools...all the support...all the love...all inside of me.  I am in control of my happiness and I am finally happy.  :)  I am learning that me being happy causes a chain reaction.  My favorite response thus far???  My husband...the fact that he is ECSTATIC that I no longer ask what he wants for dinner and how he wants it made.  I just make it.  For the first time ever, I open the refrigerator and know what goes together...it comes to me effortlessly.  And this is just the tip of the changes that have been going on these past few weeks.

Finally...I get it.  :D 

More to come.  :)

~W

Getting smaller

I did it!  Whenever I got around to reading my blogs that I follow, I sensed an overwhelming feeling of, "329 posts to read?  You've got to be kidding me!!"

Well, I thought today that I should treat my blogs like I do my books.  If I find myself forcing me to read a book, I put it down.  I applied that thinking to my list of blogs and whadaya know...I unsubscribe to over 50% of them!!!!

I went from 112 blog subscriptions to 43!!!  Can you imagine???  {Insert big sigh here.}

It's like when you go through FaceBook and delete all those "friends" that you don't need to read about all the time. :)  What a great feeling!! 

And this is just round one...I have a couple that I've giving a "maybe" to in hopes that the reason I subscribed in the first place comes back to me.  If not, round two will be a "bye-bye" for them. 

I'm hoping that this will motivate me to write more instead of read more.

Have you purged your reading list lately??

Love Love,

~Wallie

Consistent

This is my new attitude towards life:

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I know I can do this!

Without being consistent, how are we to be the people that we really want to be?

Velcro Dog

So I didn't finish the 30 day picture thing. I've decided that instead of "following" a picture posting trend, I'll just make one up myself if needed. :)

I was going through my draft posts, I see that I have a TON of material to write on and should be writing instead of putting it off!!    I need to get crackin'!!

So I'm just going to post whatever I feel like. :)  Not only whatever, but whenever.  I want to start scheduling time, but we'll see about that.  Gotta start somewhere. 

So yea...

I can't get enough of this picture and it really show how much of a cuddle bug LeeLoo really is.  We call her "Velcro Dog", for when she lays with you, she makes sure that every part of her is touching you.  LOL  When she gets up, she literally peels herself off ya.

Too funny.  We love us some LeeLoo!!

What about your pet makes you crack up?

30 Day Picture Challenge Day 15: My Shoes

Got these babies over the weekend and sportin' them at work today. 

 Thanks to The Hubs, as he spotted them in the kids section.  I just couldn't resist!

Aren't they just fabulous!?!?!? :D

Love love
~W

A Friendly Reminder

I know for me, I tend to be really hard on myself.  This is something that I am working on everyday, but some days are better then others.  I really am trying to realize that I am fantastic!!!...just like everyone else sees me. 

Then I saw this in my inbox.  I have printed it out and have it at work on my board and will be bringing home one for the fridge.  :D



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What a great reminder.

What do you do to remind yourself that you are great?

Love love

~W

30 Day Picture Challenge Day 14: Flowers

Day 14 is flowers...This is a HUGE bush outside my building in my complex.  It always makes me smile when I see it.

Doesn't it make you smile?  :)

Happy Monday.

Love love,

~W

30 Day Picture Challenge Day 13: From a Distance

Our little pups love to go to the beach.  :D  As soon as we cross over the Coronado Bridge, LeeLoo doesn't stop whining...well, she doesn't want to stop, but she's such a good girl that she listens when Mommy & Daddy tell her to stop. 

Here she is running with Daddy, just as happy as can be.

All the while Sammy & I watch while enjoying the sun.  Or little there was that day...lol.

1 Year ago today...

One year ago today, I married my best friend.  He truly gets me for me and we make a great team.  I can't wait for our many years of growing together and having our own little family.  So far, just us and the two doggies.

It can only get better from here.

I love you my Steven!!!  Thank you for always encouraging me and being exactly what I need.  You mean more to me then you will ever know.  Thank you my sweet.  From here and to forever.

Love love,

~W

30 Day Picture Challenge Day 12: Close-up

Can you guess who this is???

It's close up, right???  :D

Happy Saturday everyone!!

~W

30 Day Picture Challenge Day 11: Something Fun

Well...back on the blogging wagon. :)  Gotta finish what I started, right??  :D

Now for something fun!!  We love Disneyland...and what's more fun than Disneyland???  Disneyland at Halloween Time!! :D

Thank you!

If you're reading this I would like to thank you for not abandoning me...

I have a bunch of posts that will be coming up soon, but first wanted to set the tone in that there will be more to come!! :D

Thank you thank you thank you for staying tuned!!

Love love!

~Wallie  :)

Remembering

9-11 was a couple of days ago, and I should have posted this then, but it's better late than never. 

My uncle posted on Facebook asking us where we were on 9-11, 10 years ago.  Here is what my response was.

"I remember my roommate at the time waking me up and telling me that the WTC had an airplane flown into it. At first I was confused and disoriented...I needed to fully wake up,plus I was in denial about it. 

I remember getting ready to go to school and being in a daze listening to different newscasts on the way.

I remember wondering if Sean, my half brother, was ok (he lived in NY at the time).  (He was ok,being out of the country.)

I remember being upset that my Child Development professor didn't want to talk about what happened. He just carried on like a normal day. Denial too, I suppose.

I remember my History professor asking us to share our feelings and what was going on in our heads. I couldn’t stop crying as I spoke about all the families who had just lost their loved ones.

I remember asking my mom, “Why did this have to happen on your birthday?”  Her response??  “I’m just relieved it didn’t happen on yours.”

I remember thinking in the days that followed that acts like these happen in other countries every day. I remember thinking that I am happy to be living in America.  I remember being proud to be an American.

It’s hard to believe that it was almost 10 years ago…andthat I was 20 years old.  It made me realize that people deal with grief in different ways.  Not right or wrong, but different.

I still think of all the families who lost their loved ones that day.  And those who lost loved ones in the days, months, and years to follow due to injuries and such.  I still think of them, quite often actually.  Especially on anniversaries…itbreaks my heart.  9-11-2001…We will never forget."

Where were you on 9/11/2001?  I would love to hear your story.

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30 Day Picture Challenge Day 10: Something I made

Alright, alright...I know I promised more posts, but I have let life take over and haven't been on the computer much.  Here's an effort to post more. :)


For our wedding receiption, my Auntie Mer was so kind in hosting it at her house.  The table decorations had some of these rocks with insirational words written on them.  She also made me a couple of different hair flowers to pick from.  This picture below represents my favorite of them.  I didn't want to keep everything, as we have minimal tendicies, but I wanted to display what I loved the most.

I chose 'fly' because when I am with Steven, I am flying.  He supports me in the decisions I make and really encourages me to be me.  I love him most for that.

30 Day Picture Challenge Day 9: Faceless Self Portrait

OK...back to business.  You will be seeing more posts from me, plus a guest post at my Auntie's blog, Owning Kristina (OK) (I will let you know once I'm posted). 

If you haven't signed up yet for her "Mojo Mondays", you can go to her blog and sign up to receive inspirational Weekly Affirmatio​ns sent straight to your email!!!  Double goodness.

Look for this on the left hand side. ~~~>

 

  

Alright...back to the Picture Challenge.  Day 9 is to be a "Faceless Self Portrait". 

A picture of the back of my head?  Why, yes...people tell me all the time that they know it's me from across the room, cafe, or park because of my hair.  (I think the same goes for all the women in my family.  What can I say...we have GREAT hair!!)  So yeah...thanks Mom...or Grandma...or Great Grandma Gill or whatnot.  ;)

Happy Friday Eve!!!

How do people recognize you from afar???

Me~ A-Z

A. age :: Thirty!!  :D

B. bed size :: Queen

C. chore you hate :: dishes...especially in our current kitchen!

D. dogs :: Sam and LeeLoo

E. essential start to your day :: Allegra D  (lol)

F. favorite color :: pink...and green

G. gold or silver :: Silver

H. height :: 5'6"ish

I. instruments you play :: Flute

J. job title :: Wifey; Business Data Operator

K. kids :: Sam and LeeLoo  ;) 

L. live :: San Diego, CA

M. maiden name :: Patrick

N. nicknames :: Walls, Wall, Hunnies, Sugar Plum Pop

O. overnight hospital stays :: None

P. pet peeve :: When people poke me  ;)

Q. quote :: "Nothing is IMPOSSIBLE, the word itself says 'I'M POSSIBLE'!" ~Audrey Hepburn

R. righty or lefty :: Righty

S. siblings :: Twin Brother, Little Brother, Older Half Brother

T. time you wake up :: Work week...4:30ish

U. universal wish :: To be happy

V. vegetables you dislike: Brussel Sprouts...even though I haven't had them in forever...lol

W. what makes you run late :: changing my outfit 80 million times

X. x-rays you’ve had :: Dentist, ankle, abdomen

Y. yummy food :: Anything Mexican, Pho, Tuna Sandwiches

Z. zoo animal favorite :: Penguins

30 Day Picture Challenge Day 8: Technology

My favorite technology at the moment is Skype.  I know it's not new, but it's new to me. 

My sweet husband of mine set me up an account with Skype the day before my birthday so I could "talk" with my brother.  All we did really was make faces at each other and laugh for about an hour and a half.  My little brother ended up coming over to Mike's and all three of us were in on it. 

The look on my face during some "technical difficulties", courtesy of LB, Dan.

This is my favorite funny face from Mike. 

LOL

I still crack up every time I see it. 

I should Skype more often. 

Do you have a Skype account?

30 Day Picture Challenge Day 7: Something New

We finally did it! 

Since my husband and I moved in with each other (April 2010), we haven't hung up his vinyl that he had up at his old place. (Where we are now is our second place together.)  Well folks...it's finally been done!  We have some others that we will be hanging on a different wall, but we need to get more frames first.  For now, we have a NEW wall in our living room above our white sofa.

Whatcha think?