Oh, so busy

Yeah, I know, I missed another blog. But you know, its hard to keep up with everything I want to do. Which is why I need to sit down and write out a schedule to stick to no matter what. The only problem with that...days like yesterday.

I had to go with my mom to get tires for her vehicle. We went to walmart...I don't know about you but I just can not go into Walmart and NOT spend money. So...I bought a new tv and stand. I have been meaning to get one, I just couldn't afford it. So I put it on my credit card. I know, dumb move, but the tv is so pretty!

Aside from that, I am starting to realize how hard it is to work a full time job and have all this other stuff to do after work. While I am not getting paid for it yet, writing is my true career. But I have not been able to write or revise yet this year. I have a dead line coming up quick. To do things right I have to basically work two full time jobs. The one I get paid for and the one that is my true passion.

My plan is to eventually become known enough to make a full time living off of my books so I can spend more time writing. I would love to have a nice little office to write in too. It will all come in time right? I just have to work harder.

Which, that in itself is tough task. I am always so tired. I can sleep for 11 hours and still be drained all day. I do have a doctors appointment to get things checked out.

Another question that has come to rise though, should I join a gym? Do I have time to join a gym? The thing is, if I join the gym I want it would take me an hour to get there after work everyday. Then I would spend at least an hour there to make it worth my time. Then another 30 minutes to get back home. That is two and a half hours I am away from home and not able to work on my writing.

Maybe I should spend that two and a half hours at the library instead. That would make more sense. I do have a lot of work to do before I release my book.

Oh, joy. I bet you didn't know that you were jumping into the mind of Heather when you started reading this blog.

It looks like I have a lot of thinking to do. I need to figure out what is most important to me. And I need to lose weight at home...but the gym has more to offer than just a place to work out. *Sigh* so much to consider. I will save you all and end my mindless blogging rambling and let you get on with your day.

Much Love
Heather

Resisting Temptation

First, sorry for not posting the past two days. Things got crazy, I got tired, I didn't blog. Simple as that. I do realize that I should probably have a few back up blogs for such moments, I just have to actually stay home long enough to write more than one blog. And I have to have more ideas of what to write. I know that my life is not fun to read about. Though I am in the process of changing that.

Now, on to today's blog!

I lost one pound last week. ONE POUND! I am grateful for that one pound but also a little disappointed in myself. I could have done so much more to lose more weight. Though, the good news is, I only worked out twice last week and probably not even 30 minutes on those two days. So this could be a good thing.

Things I would like to work on this week:

• Work out more
• Drink more water
• Make better food options
• Not sleep so much

I will admit that temptation is just to easy to give in to. I fought all day not to eat a doughnut that mom brought home the other day. Tonight, after dinner, I ate that stupid doughnut. I also drank Dr. Pepper and a Pepsi. I didn't log my points for yesterday or today. Yeah, this week is not starting off so good but I WILL be back on track come morning. 

There is so much that I am trying to fix within myself this year. There are so many aspects of me that need to be worked on. I think too much about the things I don't have and thank to little about the things I do have. I need to change that. I need to realize that while I do have a butt ton of bills to pay, I do have a job that allows me to pay those bills and still have a little left over for myself. Even though I may not make it out to see my friend in Colorado this year I know that I will make it out to see her one day soon. And while I may not have a boyfriend I should remember that I don't have someone that wants to know my every move. 

My goal for this week, aside from my fitness goals, is to be more grateful for what I do have. To enjoy the blessings that are already in my life. And while I enjoy those blessings I will focus on what I can do to bring more of those blessings into my life. 

Much Love

~Heather

Too Much T.V.

Vampire Diaries, Secret Circle, Glee, Grimm, Once Upon A Time, Supernatural, Fringe....So much T.V! 

I get home from work around 4:30-5:00. My nightly shows start at 8pm most nights. And since I go to bed at 9 that means I get to watch on hour of television every week night. Though between 5 and 8 I am rushing around trying to get all my task done, though, half the time I sit in front of the computer and watch Youtube videos. This week I did get in a work out before 8, but it was like 30 minutes before 8. There is so much more that I should be doing in those three hours! I have a book I need to write, another I need to edit, blogs to write and more exercise. But I so suck at time management.

No, I take that back, I don't suck at time management. I suck at staying active. For some reason I stay tired all the time! So by time I get home from work I am completely drained...and I sit down at work all day! Of course, that could be the problem, that I sit down all day. I should probably get up and walk more when I get bored. 

I know, I got off topic. Since I only watch an hour of my shows a night I record all the other shows. So when the weekend rolls around I have at LEAST 5 hours of shows to watch. And that is only if there was only two shows on one night. Yeah, some nights there are four shows on, two at a time. It sucks being responsible and making sure I am in bed at the same time every night. Blah.

So I wonder, does my life revolve around the shows I watch at night. Though, it may revolve around the current book I am reading. 

That is all I have for tonight. My fingers are cold and so are my toes. And it is now 15 til 9. Almost bed time. So I say farewell for now.

Much Love

~Heather

ZUMBA!!

Oh yeah, I have always loved Zumba. LOVE IT! But I have not worked out in a while and it has been even longer since I have done Zumba. I love to dance, always have loved to dance and when I first saw Zumba on T.V. I knew I had to have it. So, I bought the dvds...okay, my mom bought the dvds. And I danced the night away, every night.

I did have my doubts because it was a video shown on T.V. Those things are always crap. But honestly, it was the best work out dvd ever.

Until I got bored with it.

Since I decided I was going to work out every day for the rest of my life I was going to pull out the dvds again and start dancing this weight off instead of getting on the treadmill or doing a ton of other dvds. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Once you have done the same thing so many times you just can't bring yourself to do it again.

I have thought about buying the Zumba for the Wii but I figured it would be just like the dvd and get boring after a while. Then a family member started talking about Zumba for the Wii that she got for Christmas. Me being the impulse buyer I am, went out and bought the game.

Can you hear the angels of fitness singing?

Tonight I did it for the first time and OMG! I was sweating after 30 minutes and didn't want to stop, but I had to do my blog because I wait until the last minute to do everything. Woot for working out!

On top of that, I actually stayed within my point range. I joined Weight Watchers about two weeks ago and just now starting to keep good track of my food.

All in all, in the fitness world, today was a good day.

Much Love,
~Heather

P.S. Did you work out today?

Fighting the Cold

Daddy built a fire in the fire pit tonight. Mainly because he decided to cook steak on the grill. Can you say crazy? It is so freaking cold outside, but I am not complaining about the cold outside. I am complaining about the cold inside! At work the office was cold, at home the house is cold. It's cold every where it should be warm!

Warm Fire!!

The office today was horribly cold. I had to wear a jacket all day, as well as my fingerless gloves. I know that isn't saying much for me because I always need a jacket and my gloves, but even my coworker was complaining about how cold it was. Now that IS saying something because the guys at work never get cold.

When I got home today I had every intention of working out but I was so cold all I could do was curl up under the covers and watch T.V. I know, if I was to move around more I would have warmed up, but I didn't. So sue me! On the plus side, I did, almost, stay with in my point limit with the weight watchers diet today. I went a little over. Luckily I still have my weekly points to fall back on. Though, I should probably save those for Fridays when I eat out. Blarg. 

I have been reading the Bible every night. I bought that book to read the bible in one year. And wow! I didn't know so much and it's awesome to answer all these questions myself. Did you know that Adam and Eve had three sons? Of course, according to other people there were more children, but I only knew of Cain and Abel. Craziness.

That is all I have for today. Short post as always. I should learn to think my blogs ahead instead of just waiting for something to come to me and then filling the page with random thoughts. *sigh*

Much Love

~Heather

P.S. What are you doing to fight the cold?

PILLOWS!

Something amazing happened today! I mean, squeal like a little girl meeting Justin Beiber, amazing! Oh yes, that great. Here is the story:

I went into walmart with my mom to get some cloth for a purse she is making. First I stopped and got vitamins. I love my vitamins, especially the gummy ones!

I am addicted to gummy vitamins. Of course my Fish Oil vitamins are not gummy because I can imagine that would just be...nasty.

So after I loaded the buggy up with vitamins me and mom were walking towards the back of the store when all of a sudden I spotted the most epic wall.

THE WALL OF PILLOWS!!

Now, I know most people would not get so excited over pillows, but my old pillows are, well, old. They are flat and I can never get comfortable. Back in September I bought a pillow top mattress thinking that would give me a little more comfort for sleep. Then today, I decided I needed more padding under my head so I bought four new pillows. They are so fluffy!

Yeah, look at those fluffy pillows! And the book that I will be starting tonight.

And maybe, just maybe, that was not the only awesome things that happened today. I also decided on a date to release my first book. March 21st, 2012. Oh yeah! Becoming will be released as an e-book that day. And then I will work on getting hard copies of the book. I am so excited. I knew this year was going to be awesome and it has proven, so far, to be just that. AWESOME!

I do have a few things to work on before the book is released. I have to read through it 50 million more times and make sure all the details add up. I have to find someone to do a cover art for me, hopefully for free right now. And I have to get the second book on its way. Then from there I will release one book a year, on the same day, hopefully for the next 50 years or so. I can't wait to get this up and running. I am so freaking excited! I do hope that everyone enjoys taking this journey with me.

Much Love
~Heather

P.S. What vitamins do you take? Do you like the gummy kind? And how many pillows do you sleep with?

What are you going to finish in 2012

http://www.jonacuff.com/blog/what-are-you-going-to-finish-in-2012/
So I found this blog post through a blog that I read on a regular basis. I am so glad I did. These are not new years resolutions. It is what I am gong to finish in 2012, I am setting myself up to finish this and I know people are going to be watching me succeed. Yes, succeed because there as no such thing as failing. So here is my list of things I will finish in 2012:

1. Reach my goal weight of 160
2. Publish my first book.
3. Finish writing the second book.
4. Become a health nut.
5. Read the whole bible.
6. Blog everyday, no matter what the content.
7. Go to church more
8. Go to the gym at least twice a week.
9. Write something everyday!
10. Be excited to just have another day to do something new.

I'm sure there is more I should add but this will just have to do for now.

I can feel it in my bones that 2012 is going to be a fantastic year. Screw the people saying that the world is going to end, this is the year that people start learning to live.

LIVE IT UP! Life is short and we can't put off our dreams for tomorrow because tomorrow is never promised.

Much Love
~Heather

P.S. What are your plans for the New Year?