whatever

Kim.rahn@gmail.com - where do you get all of your funky photos…of clocks or cupcakes & stuff? I am working on a a cool blog about ME and I want some great pix but it would take me weeks to get out and take them all. are you using stock photos from somewhere, preferably FREE, lol!

Melanie - Good Lord that made me tired!
You were busy. I need to go and take a nap now. LOL!

Jennifer - What a fun way to remember to count your blessings! Thank you for the reminder to count it all joy!

Sara Cameli - I do drool over Boden catalog. But I am neither Tall nor Leggy so I never order from it. And none of the models have big chests. hee hee.

Diana - Count it all as blessings, yes.
Hate shopping for bras… of any kind. Because this town does not carry my size, I have to drive clear to Hutch and shop at that expensive place called Dillards. LOL!
How the heck did you MISS a train in this town?? Are you hording some sort of magical potion or powder or something for accomplishing that??
I do NOT miss the days or grounding children. Although back then there was no computer… it was Nintendo or Playstation. LOL!
♥

Lynn - Sports Bras are some tricky ***t!

jeanne - This was so fun! You made me laugh out loud a few times. I so wish we lived closer!!

Staci Danford - Just precious.. SOOOOOO glad to know that there are other REAL people in this world.
Staci

pallie - If you are bigger up top like me, I would suggest a sports bra that has underwire. I know…the last thing you want is another bra with underwire but they work so much better than the ones that give you a uniboob!
Here is a link to one that is supposed to be great!
http://www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/products/ASW1317/crosssellpage/#long_description

tara pollard pakosta - awesome stuff!
tara

Karina - You are BUSY! I had never heard of Boden. I went to the site and had fun dressing the online model in my fantasy outfits. It gave me a lift, but I can’t justify even one scarf from there since I’d have to order it to be shipped from the UK. Good inspiration, though!

Tracy - Love the pictures and I had to LOL at the pile of laundry! Seems to me that you have 10 other great hands there that could be helping you fold them instead of jumping on them! hee hee hee. :o)

Debra - You are one busy lady!
p.s. I’m sure glad that mountain of laundry is yours! 🙂

Cori - Boden has buy 3 get 1 for a dollar. Still expensive but such nice stuff. (not that I’ve bought much from there)

Tara @ the cinnamon post - I started running over two years ago…about 2 minutes at a time. I ran this morning in the snow, in the dark, with my IPOD because I LOVE it so much. It changed my body, my mood and my ability to enjoy this chocolate chip cookie!! I hope you will know that too…
~Tara

Immyyas - I am soooooo tired just reading this! Go get yourself another latte!!! 🙂

Dianne Avery - Wow, I’m exhausted from just reading that. Go take a nap lady!!

Staci - I love you Meg!!!!!!

purejoy - it all adds up, doesn’t it!!
especially envious of your mountain being tackled. so nice to have audience participation!

Julie - I’m in the same stage of life…crazy fun isn’t it? Never a dull moment with my 4 kids and 2 dogs!
Julie

Houston - I just read this post and smiled. I feel the same way around the other Moms at school. Today I felt completely justified in that when one of them told me that I am snotty about food. I thought to myself ‘um, you enjoy what I make for appetizers at our pool in the summer… I know because I saw you snarf it down.’ It’s no wonder I feel that way. The truth is they are just as insecure and that’s why they behave the way they do, aloof and sort of arrogant… at least that’s what I’ve decided to believe.

janet - Me too! Hate that. Glad to see I am not alone.Thanks for sharing!

Lin - Posting a little late, but thought I’d share anyway. I am always insecure around other parents. I am terrible at small talk, uneasy in social situations. I never feel as accomplished as the other parents. I completely relate. I’m just surprised someone as talented as you would feel that way too.

Julie James - definetly not alone

Julie Wriston - No, not alone, but having read your blog for some time now I’m not sure why you would ever be insecure. You’re so talented. I can’t imagine anyone like you being insecure. Ever. 🙂

Megan - Boy, I just love your honesty. Why do we women do that? Men don’t usually…and think we are crazy when we do because we waste so much of our life. We need to realize that when we walk into say a school event and we see those moms that look like they have their shit together, they so don’t. They have insecurities just like the rest of us.
I guess it just comes down to the fact that we are all women who just want to be liked. And maybe if we all came to that conclusion we would all be nicer. Just a thought!

Nocona - What a great blog. Phil 4:8 is one of my life verses. This is a link to where I blogged about it. http://thoughtsfromthetreadmill.blogspot.com/2009/12/thankful-thursday.html
I am glad to find you blog.

Wendy - I struggle too, Meg! Going into church every week is even hard. I’m really overweight, so I think people are staring at me in horror. 🙁 Chin up, girl! xox

Suzanne - don’t let the devil torment you Meg.
you are a child of God and definitely not alone!

Diana - I’ve dealt with social anxiety all my life. {Go figure, considering some of the jobs and positions I’ve held in the past!} Someone close to me has it so bad they must take medication to get through each day. Doctors will tell you everyone has it to some degree. You are not alone, sweetie. And remember that God is always right there with you! {hugz}

Amy - Oh my gosh! You sound exactly like me!! I have to do jury duty this week. I’m terrified!! I DO NOT like to step out of my comfort zone. I pray that God will help me with my insecurity issues. I will say some for you too. 🙂
Amy in KS

Lisa K in FL - Megan, I love, love, love you and your family, your house, your style – you seem so comfy in your own skin and free to do what you love and surround yourself with what you love to see, touch, and feel.
On another note, I grew up in an environment with critical people and I learned to be critical. Even when it wasn’t verbalized, I was constantly criticizing and critiquing in my head – everyone and everything. It caused me to believe that everyone was that same way and that I was being critiqued by everyone who saw me. It took a long time to re-program my thoughts, but I eventually began to look for the beauty in everything and everyone (although it is still a struggle sometimes) and I am still a work in progress in this area, but once I became less rigid about what was beautiful, I realized no one was holding me to that impossible high standard either. Nice run-on sentence 🙂 Did that make any sense at all? haha. I have really grabbed hold of The Nester’s mantra, “It doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful”. And I remind myself this a lot – I don’t have to be perfect to be beautiful.
Anyway, sorry for the long comment. You don’t strike me as someone who is overly critical and I would assume you are good at seeing the beauty in everything because you are so gifted at capturing it through your lens. Maybe there would still be some nugget of insight here. You are so loved. In a non-stalker kind of way, of course 😉 xo

Laura - This has nothing to do with insecurity. But, I would really love it if you would do a post about how things are going without sugar. Do you feel better? Is it still a real struggle? I really need to make some changes. I would love to know that it gets easier and that you feel better. But, I want the truth! : )

katy - This is funny that you say this b/c I’m having a horrible insecurity issue right NOW!!!!!!!! Ugh, I don’t like feeling this way AT ALL! I just TRY to pretend that I’m not and that helps sometimes. Off to Bunco tonight, where I’ll feel insecure even more so……..GOSH, why oh why do we put this on ourselves. and yes, it is what it is.
Unfortunately, when I feel insecure…I get mean. How sad.

Jeannine - Definitely not alone.
I have issues with my insecurities all. the. time.
Thank you for keeping it real and sharing.
And for the record – you ROCK.
I hope I can be like you someday when I’m a mom =)

laura - it looks like you have lots of these already, but here’s another book suggestion: “When people are big and God is small” by Ed Welch. So, so good.

Brooke - meg i am looking at you…but only because i am looking up to you…i had a miserable summer being someone i am not and never wanted to be…but coming back to your blog and it honestly helped me to refocus on what is important in life and for that i say thank you lady!

Courtney Walsh - Um, yeah, you are surely not alone. 🙂

Stephanie - Girl! Beth Moore’s new book comes out Feb. 2 called So Long Insecurity! Get your copy; I know God will do great things with that book for BOTH of us

H-Mama - not alone at all. love this picture!

Katie - Have you ever read Beautiful Girlhood? I think you would love the book. It was written around the turn of the century, and has been reprinted. There is a chapter in it on being self-conscious, and not only does it totally describe how I was feeling, it brought me out of myself and helped me realize I’m not as important as I think I am! Highly recommended, and know, you are not alone.

Kelly O. - no…you’re not alone 🙂

Karina - I am loving the comments this has generated! You certainly are not alone. I like many of the tips readers have passed along. Mine is something along the lines of Seinfeld’s, “Serenity now” (although hopefully with better results than George’s dad had, LOL!). But yeah, it is pretty intense around other school parents, I wonder why that is? After all, we are all in the same boat. It sure helps to remember they are all feeling the same way too. And I agree with Mary Beth: give a little smile to someone, it alleviates those feelings enormously.

Mary Beth - I am so amazed to read how so many of us have these same feelings of angst! I am an old woman with a big family of wonderful children and grandgirls, a wonderful husband and a full life. But I confess to you that even I still struggle with these same crippling feelings!
As I’ve been sitting here reading all the comments and thinking about my own journey down this road, I’ve remembered that the Lord has showed me many times how to deal with this. Whenever I feel swamped by my own uncute nose, or my uncool outfit, or my akwardness, or lack of worldly savvy, I am to stop and remember that every person out there is hurting, sad, sick, lonely and my job is to try and be a blessing. Just ask Him how He wants you to be a blessing today…even if it’s just a smile for a stranger. Thinking about how to bless others is a good way to get us out of ourselves . I think the enemy wants us to flounder around in our little fog of concerns and it keeps us from being effective in the world. Everyone has a smile, a hug, a laugh, a listening ear, to share and bless others with. When we spend ourselves that way we dont have time to worry about those niggling worries any more! Just a thought!

elma - Oh I have that to:) Allways have had it. Never felt good about myself. I thought once I got older it would go away but it hasn’t. Seven of my eight kids don’t have it but I see it in my seven year old.

Dawn - Definitely not alone! I feel like insecure is my middle name so much of the time.

pinkmilkisyummy - Me too. I have had two pieces of advice which helped. First was when I was a teenager, and someone said to me “everyone feels the same way, so how can anyone be looking at you when they’re so busy worrying that everyone is looking at them?” And the other was to “fake confidence” which works for me. If I pretend to be confident, people respond as if I am, which in turn fuels my confidence.
And I LOVE your photo!

jenjen - I feel just the same! I have terrible issues… Glad to hear other people feel that way too 🙂
XOOX
Jen

Lynsey - I have been reading your blog for a while now and have finally decided to come clean dadgummit!
I think you are as cute as all get out! Truly!
Sadly, I think most women struggle with insecurities. I know I sure do.
Blessings to you and your beautiful family!
Lynsey
(Texas)

Nicole Q. - I just told a friend the other day that “confident” people still can be in a room FULL of people and feel LONELY!!! When the twins were little I really started to feel insecure when we’d go to basketball games or other big events. I HATED walking in!! Beth Moore is coming out with a book on insecurity real soon! I’m sure we’ll all be challenged by it.

andrea - no dear you are not…however i was delivered of this, by the Lord….pray for him to take it away from you, and he will

Sandra - What a blessing that it is finding your blog today. This is the first time I have had the pleasure to share with you and I feel touched. I am outwardly confidant and even come across as overly so. but underneath, I am the the 15 year old girl who ate lunch alone for two years. I don’t know if I will ever completely get past it…. I just pray, over and over and over again that I instill more SELF in my daughter.
Thanks for letting me share.

Dianne Avery - I feel the same way too!! I’m insecure even in front of life long friends. I had to make a toast in front of people that I knew my whole life and was a wreck. How crazy is that????

Rachel / cREaTe - i agree with whoever it was that said it’s probably more social anxiety than insecurities. and that is totally me. i don’t like crowds, big public events & chaos. and i know this sounds weird, but especially if i can’t picture the event in my mind [if it’s all new] i have a hard time wanting to go. or i just don’t. my husband, however, is mr.personality&popularity. so as long as i’m right there as his arm candy [ha! that’s a joke] i’m good. 🙂 but he definitely thinks i’m ‘silly’ just like craig.
and about the other parents? being a navy wife for 7 years, we moved around a few times. i had to meet new people/parents all the time. it’s sooo HARD when you think everyone else already has their group. i just was always under that assumption which made me seem [& act] standoffish. well… towards the end of our navy life i realized friendly people always have room for more friends. but you have to show that you are welcome to the idea of a friendship!!!!!!!!! 🙂
anyway, as you said … it is what it is. 🙂 ha! it takes all sorts of fruit to make up a fruit salad! some days we’re the starfruit & some days we’re … the boring apple slice. 🙂 it’s all good.

Jaimie - definitely not alone. we all wonder what others are thinking.

Christina - Each person has something…I think we can take comfort for sure in knowing the love of the Lord and our families, and then in knowing that we are all a lot more like one another than we probably think.

melissa@afamiliarpath - how can everyone be looking at you when they’re staring at my big nose?

Kristy Ledford - This post makes me love you even more Meg! I often feel the same way and it drives me crazy. I’m almost 40 and I don’t want to feel this way! When my daughter asks for my opinion on something, I often say, “what do you think? what you think is important!”. I want her to be confident and self-assured. People who seem to really embrace that “I don’t care what others think” attitude inspire me. But so do women who are honest, real, talented, role-model mothers who are willing to share their silly little voices! YOU ROCK!

Chiot's Run - Perhaps not necessarily insecurity but you might be a bit of an introvert. Read the book “The Introvert Advantage” even you end up not being an introvert it will really help understand anyone in your life that is. If you are you’ll be incredible liberated realizing it and not feel guilty for not being as outgoing, engaging, talkative, comfortable in social situation as you feel like you should be.

Heather - I struggle with this constantly. You are so NOT alone and it is a terrible feeling.

Jill - Nope, you’re not alone. We’re probably all just busy thinking about ourselves and our own failures; thinking that everyone else has it all together. For what it’s worth – I don’t have it all together! 🙂

Jess - WOW! Who knew there were SO many of us???
And the thing is, for me, it goes back as far as I can possibly remember.

Rachel - You too, eh? I think I warped my poor daughter because I could never make good friends with the other moms at elementary school. Hey, I had a full-time job; I didn’t have the luxury of coffee mornings and play dates so I was always the outsider.
I’m a teacher – I have no insecurities around my high school students, but put me in a room with other adults and I head for the nearest wall.
Thanks for sharing this. In some small way, you’ve made me (and obviously many others) feel ‘normal’.

ashley - You are so not alone. We all have those issues to some extent or another.

elizabeth - Me, too. Sometimes I have to remind myself that I’m not still in eighth grade with rose-tinted glasses, braces and curling iron wings in my hair. I have to remember that I’m forty-six, have given birth to three children and am raising those three children, one of whom has a severe disability. I mean, really — what does it take to not feel insecure?

Beth - You are totally not alone, I get social anxiety in a lot of instances… it’s no fun at all! p.s. your pictures are A-mazing!

Shannon - You are not alone. Granted, I have never met you in person, but if who you are in person is who you are in your blog (and I think you are…) you are a beautifully and wonderfully made child of God who brings joy and happiness to others. I look forward to reading your posts because you are so real. Thank you for being a happy spot in MY life!

Andrea from Orlando - Join the club girl!

Amber - You are SOO not alone! I feel insecure a lot too. Sometimes I can mask it with fake self confidence. Sometimes I actually do feel confident. But I think everyone has those moments.
Definitely good to know that I’m not alone!
And PLEASE don’t take this the wrong way, but it’s comforting to know that even wonderful, amazing women like you struggle too.

Brianna - Story of my life.
I know that feeling of insecurity, it’s a wretched place to live in. But, I have to agree with your husband. I think you’re great!

Freckled Hen - It’s a nice thing to hear from you as I am an insecure mother of five, too.

Brianna - Story of my life.

jeana - nope you’re not alone. not at all.

Nichole - You’ve got to be kidding!!! Whenever you snap pics of yourself and post them I always think how beautiful you are… I’d LOVE to have a big smile like yours!!! ( I have a teeny mouth :/ )
It stinks you feel that way right now. I think we all do at some point… or at several points, but little do we know, there’s always someone else looking at us (often our darling hubbies) who think how “just right” we are. We should start believing them!!! 🙂
Now, shake it off and go enjoy your 5 beautiful kiddos… they are half of you… and they are BEAUTIFUL!

BriBedell - I can’t say that I have any problems with other people in social settings. I am a very outgoing, out spoken, person. I always like meeting new people. I am such a people watcher though..so I am probably making other people self-conscious!

Wren - me too, me too. It’s so bad that if I’m in a store I’ll run to the section with mirrors or look at myself in the glass of the freezer section cause I just know people are staring cause I have something on my face or my hair is sticking straight up… sigh

DreamGirlLisa - I totally get that, feel like that too. I wonder what it feels like to NOT feel that way???

Debra - Definitely not alone in that! I wonder, does it ever go away?

Casey - Nope, definitely not alone in that. I feel that way every single day. It makes it very hard to go out often

Lori - Looks like you and I aren’t alone. I feel the same way. The worst is when I have to say something, and it never sounds as good once I say it, as it does in my head! Thanks for your honesty.

aubrey - Ooh, me too. I’m just like you in that department. It’s why I’m obsessed with making my hair (of all things) look good. My husband calls it vanity. Whatever. I’m really shy too–doesn’t help at all.
Ha–if I saw you, I would stare, working up the nerve to come be a dork and tell you how much I love reading your blog. 😉

Holly - I think alot of us do! I am really a shy person but I try to hide it. Most people who do know me would not describe me as shy but I am what I am! It is worse around other parents.
Love your honesty Meg!

Joyce - Completely with you there Megan,
I have leant over the years to just fake it…..at least it makes things look easier on the surface

Becca Parker - Me too, there’s that niggling little voice that says you’re not good enough. Stupid little voice!

Helen Wall - Oh yes, I feel insecure. The worst is if I have to be in front of church when there are men present. Shudder!

Wendi - Same here, all my life. I’ve learned what helps me is to learn more about how God sees me and focus on that. You are beautiful, fun, and great at what you do but what really matters is between you and God.

Melanie - You are NOT alone. We all have something that we are insecure about.

Lisa - I feel insecure at school things too…I always feel like all the other parents know each other and we are the outsiders. Even though it’s not true!

Jennifer - You’re not alone of course….but you are beautiful, talented and a wonderful mother.

Christina - Thanks for sharing your goals…they are inspiring. I am also a sugar addict, and I am just now realizing how serious it is. I have gained so much weight in the last year. Not enough that many people would notice, but enough that I cannot comfortably wear pants that are a little over a year old, and I have never had that problem (outgrowing pants that fast) (or ever…I’ve worn the same size pants for 12 years). It’s alarming. And I know it’s the sugar…I want something sweet every night, and feel like I can’t get by without soda. I hate it! And I’m saying this after I just ate a brownie, that I made tonight, because I had ganache left over from birthday celebrations last week. Grrr.
And congratulations on your win! That’s exciting. 🙂

Shannon - I am so enjoying your beautiful blog! Beautiful …as in an honest answer, beautiful…as in a reassuring smile, beautiful as in “cotton candy” (sorry for the sugar reminder!) Thanks for writing!

Courtney Walsh - Seriously. Your goals and mine are nearly identical. I like how you wrote them down. I need to write mine down. I had gotten so good at spending time with god. real time. good time.
And then something happened and I think I got kinda mad at him. I’ve never been mad at God. He’s so good to me.
But I think I was. Maybe still am.
Need to work through that…so I can spend good time again. Thanks for this post, meg.

Amnah - Your resolutions are so much cuter than everyone else’s resolutions, lol.
You know, I’ve thought about the whole “no sugar” thing. It seems insane to me. I just couldn’t. It’s friggin’ sugar! I can go without salt but not without sugar. If it means anything I don’t eat processed sugars at all. Yay me.

Netta - What a beautiful blog… and the pics on your post… SO cute!
A friend sent me a link to your site & I’m happy that she did.
Giving Jesus your first will sure help the other things work, too.
Thanks for being honest.

Holly - those are great goals Meg…..except maybe that sugar one,lol…just kidding. I think you have goals that most anyone could benefit from! We definately all need to spend more time with God!

Victoria - I totally get the exercise thing! Why does everyone love it and how can I love it as well? I have yet to figure that one out.
I think that if you have Craig put parental controls on the computer then you will just sit and try to figure out the password for the time that Annie is in school. 🙂
That being said…I’m getting off the computer and going to spend time with my daughter! 😉 Thanks for the encouragement.

Dianna - I have never made a New Years resolution. I guess it’s one way of not ever breaking one.

Leah Moss - Great resolutions, and they’re exactly mine too! I think reading your blog will hold me accountable 🙂

jeanne - Congrats on the win!!! Secondly…I laughed out loud over the crying because it WAS the sugar. I swear it!!!! It will get better. I will send you some suggestions for good sugar substitutes. Don’t use splenda. Sorry for laughing…it WAS funny though:-) You can do it!!!!

JerriR - Well Meg it seems that we share most of the same goals so here’s to both of us KEEPING them…this is our year! I, too, listened to Rachels message and even shared it with my husband and have thought daily while I am commuting about her four key points! I long to have that kind of faith!

Vicki - If only bananas tasted as good as a cupcake we would all be just fine! I will never forget watching an Oprah show where they were AGAIN talking about weight loss and diet and one woman said her trick was to munch on ice chips all day and THAT was why she was a tooth pick of a woman. The way she said it, so “well all you have to do really is just eat ice chips when you have a craving” was so hysterical, Oprah nearly lost it. You could tell she thought that was just about the most crazy and unrealistic advice she had every heard. Like Sesame street says, “it’s a sometimes food” so go ahead….just sometimes treat yourself to that cupcake!

Heather Giustino - Those are all great goals, and I am so with you on just about all of them! Best of luck to you!!

Sara Cameli - You go girl! The sugar one will be hard…cold turkey is not easy. At least you haven’t said “No more drinking..” ha ha.

Sarah @ Clover Lane - you can do it all!

Michelle Whitlow - oh my gosh, your resolutions should be mine! Every.single.one.

Jacci - No sugar, eh? I’ve done that for brief stints while we were sick to try to boost the ole immune system, but we’ve never done it for longer than a week or two. If you haven’t stumbled upon Stevia, yet – I’d highly recommend the KAL brand. We stir that into plain yogurt with a little vanilla and you’d never miss the sugar. Only caveat is, only use a **little** stevia. There’s a teensy scoop that comes with the botttle and I only use 4 of those weensy scoops for each *quart* of yogurt 🙂
Thanks for sharing the goals! And thanks so much for recommending the Crafty Crow. I’m inspired to try for more “just for the heck of it” craft time with my younger two.
Thanks! And congrats!!!
~Jacci in Ohio

Willy - I am listening to Rachel right now … . I had no resolutions/goals, but now I have one. For the rest of my life. I’m going to talk to myself. Right now.
Thank you, Meg!

Dina - I’m on my way over to Sugar Sisters right now for a cupcake and coffee … can I get you anything?
HeeHee 🙂

julia - we should start an S.A.A. group {Sugar Addicts Anonymous}

Christy - Good luck on your resolutions!
Also congrats on your Homie award!!! That’s awesome!!

Heather - De-lurking to say that I really love your goals, and your blog. I look forward to checking it daily. One of my goals for 2010 is to “lurk” less, so here I am! Thanks for being an always-enjoyable part of my Internet addiction. 🙂

sarah - He’s been getting the lasts of me too. I suppose if I wrote down resolutions.. spending more time with Him would be on my list as well.
I’m listening to Rachel right now… I’ve already started crying just minutes into it.

Lisa - You are awesome. No matter the outcome of the contest (you haven’t posted that yet, right?), YOU are the best blog I read. I am so inspired by this list. Your first resolution expresses my heart right now perfectly. Why is it so darn easy to slip away from Him the way we do? I’m reading “Crazy Love” right now and there is a chapter called “Serving Leftovers to a Holy God.” That has so been me lately and I hate it. Anyway, thanks for being real and putting yourself out there. I can relate to every item on your list!

Amanda Jo - Great list! I especially love how pretty you made it! Kudos on the no sugar thing – you’re a stronger woman than I am! Can’t wait to see what you do with the shop!!!!

carissa... brown eyed fox - “i haven’t been giving Him my firsts…He’s been getting the last of me.
the moments before i fall asleep or the passing prayer while driving or folding laundry.
not REAL time.
and i miss Him.
and hate when i lazily wander away.
He wants me with Him.
when i stop and spend time with Him…there is no other peace or contentment that compares.” ………….
straight out of my head! so true. i love your words. always have a way!
going to check out that link from jeanne today… with a BOX of kleenex.
thanks for the tip!
and i will say it again this morning… cause i thought it as i was reading your post…
you are just SO neat!

elizabeth highsmith - um the thought of you never eating sugar again makes me want to cry for you! please oh please oh please tell me it’s only temporary that you’ll eat sugar again, eventually at least in moderation.love a fellow sugar adict.

Kristine - thanks for sharing rachel’s story. i just finished listening and it was so powerful. it gave me some good things to think about and is in perfect timing with the new year and thinking about fine-tuning myself, my ways, my thoughts…
you had a post in the past where you wanted to say YES more to your kids and that tweaked my thinking to do the same. it was cool how she mentioned it here too. reminder of how selfish i am at times.
thank you again and best wishes for the new year! xo

Rachel / cREaTe - SO COOL!!! and all me – especially about the exercise. that made me laugh. you know, this would make such a great book. your photos paired with your ideas, thoughts & words. i know you have a blog for that purpose, but … i would love to see it in a book form. i’m sure you need more on your plate, right? 🙂 ha ha can’t wait to see your shop!

pambuller - ok. i’m inspired.
i went off sugar too but then i made brownies last night. it is going so well. 😉
you are so transparent. i love you!

purejoy - ps
i’m like a crack addict around sugar.
this is going to be a suicide mission.
can i drink diet coke as a soother?

LeAnn - Oh Meg….are we sisters separated at birth….LOL!! Spending more time with my Jesus, giving up sugar and exercising…that’s me to a tea. If you go back and read my last several posts you will see why I have finally found my long lost sister…LOL!!
Seriously…I am on day 3 of giving up sugar. We can do this. My husband is doing it too….he is thin but has a little bit of a sugar belly (addicted to Coca Cola). We can do this. Let’s help each other, let’s hold each other accountable.
Hugs,
LeAnn:)

patricia - Good thing we have such a good role model like you.
Love your goals.
Thanks for making me remember to add more God and less sugar and less computer.
pve

Carrie - Best of luck to you.
I need to exercise as well. I keep complaining about not feeling fit. I start an exercise plan and quit after about 1 or 2 weeks. It bothers me that I do that to myself, especially when I notice the difference on days I do work out. Truth is, I would be ok with my weight if I knew I was in shape and healthy. I stopped obsessing over the scale because it’s just silly. However, I know I need to tone and get healthy.
You seem to always have crafty fun ideas on here, but if you need inspiration here is a site I recently stumbled upon. http://www.oneprettything.com/ It has fun ideas to create everyday.
You can do it! Good luck!

Melissa - I love your goals Meg. I love to look at them too …you made them so pretty. You can do it!

Cori - I love your goals. I don’t think of myself as creative but you inspire me thank you. The sugar issue is also a problem. I love it more then anything- I never go a day without it either. (my 4 year old is always saying watcha eating mom?) The computer is also a problem- I love reading your blog but I know it should be a treat at the end of a productive day not to keep me from entering my kitchen or laundy room!! great ideas as always Meg- I’m signing off for now to have a big glass of water and wash a dish or two!!! have a great day!