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365 Self Portrait Challenge: Day Three Hundred Fifty Seven:

January 4, 2013 in ma365, Photo Challenge, Photography, Self-Portrait | Tags: blood sugars, determined, diabetes, example, good posture, gracefully, Grandkids, health, healthy, healthy eating, healthy habits. exercise, healthy-living, metformin, posture, supplements, vitamins | 1 comment

“I want to get old gracefully. I want to have a good posture. I want to be healthy and be an example to my children.” Sting

These are the supplements I take everyday to help my body stay healthy. I am a Type II Diabetic – well controlled on the minimum dose of Metformin. Diet and exercise have helped me keep my blood sugars in the borderline range over the last several years. I am determined to live as long as I can to enjoy my Grandkids and Great Grandkids, and to travel and check off all the items on my bucket list.

Oh my, I’ve got a lot to do in the next 40 years!

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365 Self Portrait Challenge: Day Three Hundred Fifty Five:

January 2, 2013 in ma365, Photo Challenge, Photography, Self-Portrait | Tags: commitment, finish, goal, goals, health, healthy-living, mental-health, New Year, new years, reflection, resolution, resolutions, start | 2 comments

“Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control; now.” Denis Waitley

It’s the New Year – 2013 – a time when people set new goals and resolutions to be better and do better in the coming year.

I’ve never been good at setting or keeping New Years resolutions.

I see too many people make them and break them, so I decided a long time ago not to join that bandwagon. Why set myself up for failure – right? Little did I realize that even though I wasn’t setting those goals and resolutions with each new year . . . I was setting goals and resolutions throughout the year. Over the years I’ve said I was going to do something many times over, but I usually end up not finishing what I started. When I don’t finish what I say I want to do, I get mad at myself, get depressed and my self esteem goes in the tank. That’s when I need to look in the mirror and have a good chat with myself. I don’t get the results I want if I don’t follow through on what I say I want. I’m only letting one person down – myself.

I’m quite an expert at not finishing what I say I want to do. I’ve got a closet full of unfinished craft projects, and a calendar full of broken weight loss deadlines. One of the reason’s I decided to do this 365 Project is because I wanted to start something big, and finish something big . . . Posting a picture a day, of myself, and blogging about it every day – huge commitment!

And I’ve done it. I am 11 days (I’m actually doing 366 days) away from completing this challenge.

I’m in the home stretch. It’s been an awesome, life changing journey.