Happy Birthday to ME!

Twenty three! Twenty three! Twenty three! Yay just twenty three days until I am the big 4-0! Yes I am actually excited to be turning forty and yes I know lots of people will think I am crazy for feeling that way. Forty is usually a birthday that many, many people dread to see coming. I, on the other hand, look at it like this; there is no magic time machine to let me move backwards through time and the other alternative is death, which I am far from excited about, so yes, turning forty is exciting. I get to move into a new decade of my life with anticipation of the fun and excitement that will hit me head on. I don't look back at any other decade and regret a thing, so why worry about jumping into my forties? The biggest reason for my excitement though is that I am about to make a major transformation in my life, I will be changing my lifestyle and will become more healthy and physically fit than I have been since my twenties. I am giving this gift of a new lifestyle to myself for my birthday. As of 10/16/2011 I have officially started training with the P90X program. I will admit, it is hard, very, very hard, but I am one dedicated gal, and I will do this! My goal is to complete the 90 days and get rid of as much of my flab as possible. I don't expect it to all disappear within this 90 day program, but what I do expect is to get so accustomed to my new way of life that once my program is complete I will have the knowledge and tools necessary to continue on with my routine and make the rest of it disappear! My goal is to be one hot mom for my son Tyler's graduation in June, 2012. Can I do it? HECK YES!!! I will blog weekly to let you know how I am doing and you will see the good, the bad and the ugly. I hope that by following me, you can learn with me, you can see what works for me, and what doesn't. I hope that you will be motivated to get moving and make changes for yourself too. Get ready to see this girl transformed! I am going to do this, no chickening out, no whimping out and no excuses! I have lots of new goals in life, but number one is to take care of myself so I can take care of others. I accomplished many goals this year despite some crazy, crazy crap in my life, Yes crap, excuse the language but that is the nicest way I want to put it, using a nice word like adversity just softens it a bit too much. It was crap, crap, crap! Health issues, legal issues, teenage drama, you name it, it hit me, but I survived and went on to accomplish the biggest physical feat of my life, The Warrior Dash. This was a 3 mile obstacle course that kicked my butt, left me battered and bruised, slightly intoxicated, and as high on life and proud as I have ever been. It taught me that I can do anything I want to, period! God has blessed me beyond belief and gives me faith and courage and I thank Him and I will look to him daily to help guide me on this journey. So here goes, I'm ready to do this! Here's to my family and friends, and here's to me, I will do this, I will be better for it and I will share my journey with you! Let's roll!