Where did the time go?

Author: Andria

May 2009

So anyone who knows me knows that I'm a planner. This means I'm constantly looking at my calendar and probably couldn't survive without out it as it's the only way I can manage to sort out all the things going on in my life. So how is it that a super planner like myself can't seem to realize how quickly time is going by? It's May 4th already! My first dress fitting is exactly one month from today! ONE MONTH! I had big plans of taking up spinning, walking Eddy more often, going to the gym at my office - all ideas to get more active and slim down so my clingy dress will fit perfectly in September. In fact, I recall setting this goal with 3 months to go, giving me loads of time to incorporate subtle changes in my eating & drinking habits, along with a few extra days of exercise per week. Suddenly I've only got 1 month to go and looking back, I haven't done a darn thing different, except maybe eat a little worse and drink a little more! How on earth do I loose track of time like this?! Is it even possible to trim up in just 30 days? No wonder the girls at the bridal salon said that most brides loose 5 pounds for their wedding. I'm sure brides plan on loosing a lot more than 5 pounds, but those months between picking the dress and then putting it back on again really fly by and maybe 5 pounds is all you can loose in a few weeks. So here I am setting a new goal, perhaps one that is a bit more obtainable given the short duration. Eat better, drink less, and get more exercise each week until the fitting. That's only 4 weeks of needing to make better decisions. Hopefully if I succeed in that, my actions will become habit and going forward towards the wedding (and for life beyond) this won't require much effort - just like loosing track of time seems to come so easily!