another day at the office

Today my day was really just consumed with work , I slept in late, snuggled with my sick dooogie and worked the rest of the day. 3 things I accomplished off my list were, staying optimistic about my new hire at work , I really feel like he will increase business and get more money in the restaurant and in our tip jar, I am still telling myself that even though Kash is really sick a lesson is to be found in that and third I took 10 min ( or more) at the end of my day , during my drive home and decompressing over a plate of fish sticks with a side of cucumbers w/ balsamic talking to my husband about the positives about my work , and the future we are looking forward to , instead of just griping about it . So all in all today was good, and even though I slept through most of the morning and worked through the rest of it , the weather was really nice too. Here is to a good nights rest, because I never know what tomorrow will bring

New Year

2012. Where did the time go? I started this blog about a year ago and this is my first time back since then, but the good thing is that I'm back.Its a new year and I have new goals.
Not in any specific order:
De Clutter , organize, learn how to use my fathers cameras, read more, listen more, take and pass a level one sommelier class, find peace, relax, exercise , swim , finish my tattoo, save money, take an extended beach break, keep the people in my life that are important as close to be as possible, and laugh. I recently read an article that made me realize that it takes a habit to break a habit and if you do anything for 30 days, it become 2 nd nature. I am trying to life by this rule starting this week. I have recently seen first hand how easy it was to fall into a lazy unhealthy slump of not exercising and eating bad, so it would only make sense that if I start small at reversing this that in 30 days I will be back to being healthy and fit. Here is a list of some other things I want to try and make a habit.
-use words that encourage happiness
-try one new thing
-help someone else be happy
-dedicate an hour a day to something you like
-concentrate on optimism
-acknowledge life lessons in inconvenient situations
-pay attention to life as it happens/live in the now
-get rid of one thing a day/de clutter
-create something
-ditch 3 bad habits for 30 days
-watch less tv
-work on a long term goal for an hour a day
-read a chapter of a book everyday
-face a fear
-cook new recipes
-spend 10 min every evening on what went well
-document everyday with a photo or paragraph
I am going to use this blog to document my days and record what I accomplished on my list
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Day one Jan 4 2012
Today was a lazy day, which I haven't had many of in the past , part of me feels guilty for lounging around but I know the coming days will be jam packed with busy, so I told myself I was conserving energy. I also have an old sick dog at home, These may be his last days, so I Also could not think of leaving his side.
While reflecting on my day I can say today I worked on my long term goal by making a list of restaurants that could be potential employers in the future, I helped someone be happy by making coffee for my husband before work, I'm trying or retrying a new thing by this 2 nd attempt at blogging , And I am acknowledging life lessons in an inconvenient situation by realizing that I should not focus on the fact that my doggie may not be with us much longer but focus on the great memories he has given me.
Today I recharged my battery and tomorrow is a new day, now I'm going to try and read a chapter of a book. ;)

new years resolution

my new years resolution for 2011 i told myself i would read a book this year
i have always had a difficult time with books, I lose interest quickly, start many different books at once, and my eyes start to cross staring at the small print and rarely have time to sit still long enough to finish anything>  recently i have found many websites that you can download entire books online for free for some reason its extremley easier for me to read on the lap top computer.
  I just finished my second book tonite.  They were both short stories, the first being 50 pages about daily quotes for woman and the second only 14 pages.  but its a start.
http://www.bookrix.com/  is one website for free books  I just read:
Timmi Milsom
THE WET WET RAIN
im on a roll.....

Strive for progress, not perfection

Wednesday April 13th   Spin Class 45 minutes approx 500 cal burned in 16 miles
Thursday April 14th  Treadmill 65 minutes approx 460 cal burned in about 4.65 miles

...trying to burn 500 cal every time i exercise

my diet has been awful though

where do i begin?

day one of my blog.  I have thought about using a blog in the past, never knew how or where to start and then today my mother was my inspiration.  She is traveling and using a blog so we can follow her in her journey, while I am here, I also want to track my own journey.
Writing has ALWAYS been my favorite form of communication. writing heals me.  I have to let it out.
I have titled my blog Life as I "didnt" know it, because through out my writing's I will use this as a place to watch my own self discovery and use this as a tool for how I pull myself through the ups and downs of life. In the past few years, I have learned that (day to day) life will never be as you once knew it. changing, growing, evolving is in constant motion.
My father always said I should write, what he may or may not know is that since his passing, writing has been a way for me to heal.
 Some people can draw, paint, sew, be mechanically inclined, or play professional sports, i like to put my thoughts on paper.
Here I will track my day to day activities, health/nutrition, fitness, travels, experiences and general thoughts on life, in hopes to gain a greater perspective on me and my life and to share this life through writing with other people