Fat!So?

I ran across a book called FAT!SO?. And I got to say I loved it! And it help me see how I should love me. The book is about self acceptance and self love. It's not say "yeah let's all just be fat". But what it is saying is that no matter what size you are you have the right to be happy with you. Why should you have to wait until you reach a certain size to be happy?? When you can be happy now. And you know what gets me is people that are a good size, not too big, not too small, and they moan and groan about having to lose weight. When most of them are perfectly healthy the way they are. Does skinny equal health? Not in every case. They are also not saying "Just eat all the cake and ice cream you can stand!" although they don't say don't eat ice cream either. Just imagine if you just focused on what's important. Being happy, living well, and eating well. Wouldn't be easier to exercise if you did an activity you enjoyed because you want health and not to reach a size that may not even be fit for you body. So I've decided that's what I'm gonna do. I won't apologize for my size! I'm gonna buy clothes that fit no matter what number is on it. I'm gonna enjoy healthy foods and good exercise without the added pressure of reaching a certain size. Gonna be sooo freeing! I maybe able to actually make friends with my belly whom I've been hating for no good reason. :)

I got my Bumgenius diapers!!!

Just got them in the mail today. I have them washed and ready to go. Can't wait to try them out. They are very hard to dry but if you pull them inside out i think they dry quicker.

Bumgenius 3.0 AIO on Sale!!!!

Cottonbabies.com has them on sale for $9.95! Also you can get an extra $2.00 off your order when you put in the code: DIAPERSWAPPERS at checkout.

Day 2

So yesturday I took the clothes that I don't wear down and put them in a bag. When I first went in my closet to do this I almost didn't do it. I thought to myself I can't do this. I looked at all the clothes and looked at the clothes I seperated to keep and I just thought I can't get rid of any of these but I figured I got to do something so I started with the clothes that I really didn't care for anymore but it took more effort for some of the other things I just reasoned that I was getting rid of the bag yet and since I would be keeping it in my closet I can reach in and get something if I really needed too. I really doubt I'd have to do that but it made me feel better. I love how my closet looks now. Lots of room. Now I'm working on the girls' closet and I did one side already. Some of the extra clothes will go to grandma's for when they go for a visit. Going through this process has made me realize just how attached I am to things. I really didn't realize how bad I was hanging on to things for reasons that didn't make sense.

Six items or less

I was reading about some people that did an experiment with only 6 clothing items ( this did not include underwear, workout clothes, etc.) and I decided that I would lower the number of clothes in my closet. I'm not ready to go six items or less yet. So I took the clothes that I wear on a regular basis and move them to another part of the closet for me to choose from. Next I'm gonna take the clothes I don't wear very often and put them in a bag in my closet. If I don't end up using any of those things I will be sending them off to GoodWill. I haven't yet decided how long I will hang on to the bag, maybe a few months I don't know. But I am interested to find out how this will work out for me.:) In the mean time you can check out this website: http://sixitemsorless.com/

Cloth diaper petition

"Sign the petition to tell Target, Walmart and other retailers to carry cloth diapers!"

Starting New with Flylady

Well in the process of getting myself together. So I decided to go to flylady and give it a go. Right now I am getting my Control Journal in order. Most of the baby steps are for you to do a little everyday. I'm not following everything to a "T", but so far everything is going well. I read a tip that suggest that you fold your laudry straight out of the dryer. It might seem like something you would automatically do but I usually don't. I usually put the clothes in the basket and then some how forget about them. So folding them right out of the dryer first (not just dumping them in the basket) and then putting them away right away is making laundry a lot easier. Also I have decided that I am going to try to do more homemade stuff. I found recipes for homemade laundry detergent and cleaners on The Grocery Cart Challenge blog (http://grocerycartchallenge.blogspot.com/). She has a lot of good tips on there. Also I will be searching the web for food recipes as well. I figure the more I make myself the less money I'll have to spend and I think it would just make me feel good over all.



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