motivation

My dear readers, I don't know about you, but I tried very hard to let my own freak flag fly this week.  I may not have done it as many times as I would have liked but it's a start and I can always work harder at it this week.  After my post last week, I received some bits on inspiration of letting your freak flag fly.  One of the biggest pieces of information out there is to just do it.  Find a way to allow yourself to let your freak flag fly daily (even if it's just by a particular pair of earrings, a certain color shirt, a new hairstyle, etc.).  Letting your freak flag fly is all about doing things to show people the real you - the one who (for some of us) lives deep down inside of us that it's difficult to let people see.

I guess one of the reasons I have latched onto this concept is we have some relatively new people at work who have recently found out that I belly dance.  The look on their face when that news is confirmed is pretty interesting...  I can't count the number of times that there is the look of sheer disbelief and then the comment, "Really?  You belly dance?  That just doesn't seem like you..."  After thinking about it, I think the next time someone says that to me, I am going to retort by saying, "okay... what would seem like me?"  I know that from the outside it may seem like I'm not the belly dancer type but that's a big part of who I am deep inside.  I'm not quite sure how to show that side of me on a daily basis but I'm going to work on it.

Yet another thing for me to work on is to determine why my weight loss it moving at a glacial pace (which is WAY slower than a snail's pace).  I just need to find a way to fit my workouts into my weekly schedules yet again.  I have been so tired when I come home from work that I often don't want to do anything so it's difficult to find the motivation to workout.  I know that I also haven't been making the best of food decisions because I have been going for the easy/convenient again because I've been putting in some long hours at work (I have been volunteering for the time when it's offered since they have been tightening the schedule for everyone).  I need to start pushing through the feeling of being tired and just do it.  I also know that I just need to start pre-prepping food again in order to make healthier food choices for myself and not just eat the things that are convenient.  I will keep you posted...

Well, at this point, dear readers I am going to apologize and sign off for the evening.  I know that I haven't written my usual amount but I have a few things I want to accomplish before going to bed tonight and while I have the day off tomorrow from work (YAY! YAY! YAY!!!), I have a few things I want to do then and spend the rest of the day relaxing.  I hope we all have opportunities in the upcoming week to let our freak flags fly in one way or the other!!  =)