Remaking myself one day at a time.

As I do every year, January 1st I sat down and drew a mission statement.  Little did I know my goal would prove itself more difficult than previous years in as little as 1 month.   This year I vowed to take care of myself.  

I do not know why this has always proved so difficult for me, but now that nearly everything in my life has been taken care of it is time to deal with myself; physically, mentally, and spiritually.  This blog is to chronicle my year long journey to the me I want to be.  The me I put on hold when I had kids.  

The first few things I have put into action are:

• Eat healthier and be mindful of what I am eating.  I will be using Sparkpeople to track my calories.  http://www.sparkpeople.com/  My username is Buncle.
  
• Exercise.  Also being tracked on Sparkpeople.
  
• Developing a personal self-image that is positive.  For every negative thing about myself I allow myself to say, think about, or dwell on I will post 2 positive things about myself to this blog.
  
• Getting dressed!  This one may seem ridiculous, but very necessary (no I am not a nudist, I am lazy.).  I have never done my hair, cared about clothes, or worn make-up, which in many ways I am proud of.  Lately, I have found it is just making me feel like more of a sub-par human being.  My goal is to as often as I can do my hair, put on a little make up and some nice clothes.

Here are some of my previous outfits:

 That's me on the far right.

And this is my snazzy Christmas ensemble.

Sorry for the poor quality pictures, I have never been one to pose for the camera so I had to take what I could get.  I would like to go from dressing like that to this:

 

Not quite so fancy, but more effort.  I want to give myself the time of day.