The Lost Sessions

The past couple of weeks have been an absolute whirl-wind! 

I feel like I say that every time, but it's so true. I'm just going to give you the past week or so in pictures... 

Monday (May 1st) 

Monday we did our attendance incentive. The kids had 10 days of 97%+ attendance, so they got to watch the teachers kiss a pig!

Here's the little guy we got to kiss :) 

 TUESDAY: 

Opening Ceremonies for Sedalia Girls Softball League.
My cousin threw out the first pitch of the season! 

WEDNESDAY: Senior awards, which were very confusing...

THURSDAY: 

Me receiving my certificate for our district's teacher of the year

My SCEA people and our MSTA representative 

FRIDAY: Got my hair done :D 

SATURDAY:: Prom and GARTH BROOKS

This pretty-well sums up our relationship. My baby cousin is all grow'd up! 

Isn't she pretty? I am so proud of her! 

ALSO SATURDAY::

Getting ready for Garth Brooks! EEEEK! 

Me and Meg waiting in the line outside! 

We were there. It was amazing. 

I can honestly say that this was by far the best concert I have ever been to in my life, and I've been to a lot of concerts! 

SUNDAY:: I went and helped out on my boyfriend's farm getting ready for new chickens. It was a fun, long day! 

MONDAY: school, open field, softball board duty night 

TUESDAY: Gym (3:30am), school, Pitchers/Catchers workout, drove to see the baby chickens :) 

Wednesday (today): School... which was a field trip with 110ish third graders to Main Event in Lee's Summit -- it was fun, but as field trips always are very stressful.... then workouts with the softball team. 

So you can see how I got a smidge behind with my blog post. I've only missed this one Sunday which I am proud of!
Someone in our group posted that this week has been the roughest yet, and I in there that just didn't allow for it. Like when you go to a concert, have all intentions of eating at a restaurant where you've looked up the menu and know exactly what works on your plan and then have to change plans because that place is full, only to be going somewhere that literally serves nothing on your plan. You just do what you've got to do. 

 My meal plan also changed within the last two weeks. We're trying something different to see how it works. No real "need" to see if it works, what I was doing was working. But might as well experiment and see what some other options may be.

I want to see after this next weigh in if it has been successful.

All I know is that I keep coming back to these pictures and noticing more and more differences. The girl before was sad and lacked so much confidence. Even though I may have seemed confident, this Healthy U journey has helped me to see what confidence I really was lacking. What knowledge I really was missing. I am so grateful for this opportunity to learn and live and inspire. 

I posted this quote this past week with out Healthy U group, but it's worth other people reading also: 

As I thought about this, the same applies to yourself.
When you eat the McDonald's burger.
Or ice cream.
Or candy bar.
Or two helpings of mac and cheese.
Or cheesy potatoes.
Or hot dog.

Whatever it was ... just because you've done one bad thing, don't forget about all of the good choices you have made along the way.
If you didn't get to the gym today, think about all the time that you've been to the gym before just today. 

Life is all about balance, and finding what balance works best for you is important.
I am loving the balance I have going on right now.
I think I am equally putting time into every part of my life and it feels good :)