Busy! Busy!

“And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.”
-Abraham Lincoln
 
This weekend was crazy busy! Not only was it my handsome nephews FIRST birthday but also father's day, and we celebrated mom's upcoming birthday (Tuesday). We had a lovely party at my parent's place for Ethan with Aunt D (Dara) as well as Robyn, Craig and the kids (plus the usual family).
Ethan wasn't too sure about the cake at first and it took him awhile to get into it but how freakin' cute! There was an epic mud butt to follow but it was so worth seeing the smile on his face. It's nice to see the support network that he has just at one and I look forward to his next birthday.
Needless to say though...with parties comes food. As hard as it was I tried to make good choices with the food options and I also did NOT eat cake. I will say it was hard to say "no", but days before the event I came to the conclusion that it was not worth it and Trevor was there to remind me that it's not worth it. As my sister Amanda has stated before, "Nothing tastes as good as being skinny feels".
The last few weeks with the numbers on the scale has been a little disappointing. I've been trying to eat clean but I am human. A few weeks ago I had a big loss, with 6 pounds in two weeks, but the last few have only been just under a pound. I understand that I can't always be high with the numbers and that other things come into play when on the scale but it would be nice to have that little extra boost. I just want to see that all the work I am putting into it is worth it. Perhaps when I get measured again at the end of the month I will get more encouragement from that.
Work has been SLOW. I am starting to panic a little bit because I know that November is coming soon. I've been keeping my eye open for perhaps a part-time or a perfect full-time job so that I can build my business on the side. I will not settle at the moment for something that isn't worth it but I am open to ideas. Life is full of opportunities and we need to reinvent ourselves on a regular basis. I am open to what will happen and what comes up. Bring it on....please.
Workout bruises and sleepy moments.
Gillian