{The Cycle}

Lately I find myself in a cycle of no motivation, no exercise, bad eating and feeling just plain tired. 

It sucks.

And the worst part is that I feel bad but it is all my own doing.

Ughhhh. Don't you hate that?  I mean, really.
I have the power to change all of this and yet I don't do it.

So then I am disgusted with myself and promise to make big changes the next day.

But the next day comes and I am back to what I was doing the day before.

I feel tired and generally crappy so I'll have another cup of coffee and then I stay up too late and
feel bad again the next morning. And so the cycle continues.

It's depressing.

But I cannot seem to break it and I need help.

Believe it or not, I actually know what to do and what not to do but it's just a matter of doing it.

Making changes and sticking to them.

That is the hardest part for me.

So much of it is in my mind to, if I could just get out of this little funk and be motivated...

Why is it so hard?

I think it is so interesting that we, as women, (me) make promises to ourselves, swear we are

 going to do this or that the next day, etc but don't follow through-because we don't feel like it, ran out 

of time, it wasn't really that important or had to do something for someone else- 

and let ourselves down time and time again. 

We would not do it to our kids or spouses or friends but we do it to ourselves and find it acceptable.
All the time.

We have the mindset of; "Oh well,  it's just me, it can wait..."
But we shouldn't. But we do. Or at least I do.
Who else does this?
But just to clarify, I am also not saying that the only reason I am not taking care of myself is
because I am a mom/wife and put everyone else before me. The biggest reason is pure laziness,
lack of motivation and feeling overwhelmed by it all. And that's the simple truth.

For me this applies to taking care of myself; losing weight, eating better and exercising regularly.

But really, it could be anything...work, home, relationships, projects, time away for yourself, finances, school...really anything in your life that you are not working on, making time for
or accomplishing that you want to or actually need to be.

To be completely honest, I want to be motivated but I'm not and I don't know how to 
make myself be at this point.
Anyone have any genius advice for me?
A magic pill? I know that's not the answer but oh, how I wish it was.

Seriously though, share anything you want on this topic...how do you get and stay motivated?

How do you get yourself out of a funk?

I know I am not the only one struggling with this and I would love to hear what you have to say.

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Finally, the earring winners... Sorry this took so long!
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I just have to tell you that bottom picture of me in the yellow shirt was taken by Wyatt.
I was dressed and ready, hair done with make-up (gasp) so I asked him to take my picture.
He totally cut my head off, looked at it and thought he took a good picture {hahahahaha}.

Hope everyone is having a good week.
We spent the whole day at home today getting stuff done.And by we I actually mean ME.
Laundry washed, folded and put away, Charlotte's closet cleaned out, dishes done, kitchen floor
 mopped and even nasty fish bowl cleaned. I dread that job.
Happy Thursday everyone!