It happens.....

Remember all of those New Year Resolutions we made to eat healthy, exercise, blog more LOSE WEIGHT?

Yeah, me too. And then it happened, life.

Well, as I was attempting running on the treadmill this morning - unable to breathe, cursing at the screen telling me to run faster and praying that my life would end that moment so I could end the excruciating pain running up my shins - I started thinking about what excuse I had for not exercising over the past two weeks. Work, stress, family visits, laziness, wine dates with girlfriends....but hey, who's counting? Then I remembered the real reason....

Life Happened.


I have seen so many recipe blogs lately or sweet girls posting about having the fastest-easiest-way-to cook-a-meal-in-a-crock-pot. Aside from the indigestion and guilt, life happens. We tend to get so wrapped up in the mundane activities of everyday life that we lose focus of those realistic goals of looking like a Victoria Secret Model, just maybe with a little extra baggage. Blogging, working, kids, husbands, blogging….life happens…do you see where I’m going with this?

I think the last thing we often think about is how to eat healthy and lose weight. Sure, it should be engraved into every last thought that passes through our minds, but I’m afraid we would all end up looking like Lindsey Lohan.

And that my dears is a scary thought. But amidst an economic crisis, new President, and Marley and Me coming out on DVD, we start searching the internet for 5-minute casseroles, crock-pot goodness, and the phone number for that Chinese place on the corner with the best crab rangoon.

Yes, Life happens.

We start to sleep in because heaven forbid we lose that extra 30 minutes of beauty sleep in the mornings. We all know that anti-aging face masks works better in the wee hours of the morning. So we search the internet again, but this time it's for Jillian Michael's torture on tape, Yoga Booty Ballet which will only result in 2 sprained ankles, or that infamous Hollywood Diet that will keep you occupied in the bathroom for 2 days. We get busy searching for alternatives to that dreaded thing called...exercise.

Again, life happens.

But as the great make-up guru Bobby Brown so nonchalantly states,

"I'm comfortable with my style -- classic silhouettes, simple jewelry, glowing makeup. And most importantly, I am comfortable in my own skin. And that, I think is my secret."
—Bobbi Brown

Amen. No matter how busy we get, how much we exercise, diet, argue with men, as long as we are comfortable with ourselves that should be all that matters, right? Be confident, be happy, flaunt what your Mamma gave ya!

And enjoy it while you can. Because life is always going to happen. In fact, that last enchilada at Mi Cocina just happened. I just feel sorry for the poor soul in the stall next to me in 10 minutes.

Happy Hump Day my friends!