The Summer of Change

Look around of completed bedroom

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:19:28 -0400

Look around of completed bedroom

During the bedroom overhaul

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:17:48 -0400

During the bedroom overhaul

More of the before mess

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:17:07 -0400

More of the before mess

The closet and the pile up corner are pretty much untouched. I...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:36:14 -0400

The closet and the pile up corner are pretty much untouched. I have no idea of what to do with that area!

Summer of 2012: The Summer for Change !

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:59:14 -0400

Hello World;

I’m Samantha, a 21 year old living in a small rural Canadian town, documenting my entire journey of self improvement over the course of the summer.

I chose to create this blog not only to track my progress throughout this journey but also to motivate me to stick with my goals. What better way to motivate than to post all of my awful habits online for the world to see ? Hopefully it works! I’ve never attempted change on such a large scale before !

At present, I’ve had more jobs than most will have in a life time, I’m in debt, disorganized, no longer in good shape, and I’m more concerned with the thoughts and well being of other than myself. Below is the list of short terms I wish to accomplish by summers end :

1. QUIT SMOKING POT
-it’s no longer acceptable, costs way to much, and is not healthy !

2. SAVE FOR SCHOOL
-I’m enrolled in the pre-health sciences programs at a local community college, September 2012.

3. PAY MY DEBTS
- With school quickly approaching, I need to pay off as much as possible so not to stress during my studies.

4.BE ORGANIZED
-it’s time to change my sloppy by nature ways and be neat, organized and on top of my business.

5. EAT CLEAN
- I have already begun trying to do so and really just need to focus, find easy recipes, and only eat clean foods.

6. COMPLETE A 10K RACE
- I want to enter a race, and finish in the top 100 by the end of the summer. I need to get in shape to maintain my physique throughout life .

So there you have it world ! A reflection of where I am and where I want to be by the end of the summer. Follow my blog and help motivate this girl on her path to becoming a responsible young women. I’ll share everything with you on my mission to make summer 2012 the summer I will always remember as my summer of change. Follow me, share with me, help motivate me. Who knows, it just might help make summer 2012 your summer of change too !!

I promise it won’t always be as boring as I’m sure this blog was to read !

Here’s a little of me enjoying a little hobby to kill time...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:57:16 -0400

Here’s a little of me enjoying a little hobby to kill time in the car

I really am your typical, goofy girl in her twenties . I just...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:56:08 -0400

I really am your typical, goofy girl in her twenties . I just have something’s that need to be changed. Note: the messy bedroom in the background

One of the definitions of change is ‘to undergo transformation, transition, or...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:55:13 -0400

One of the definitions of change is ‘to undergo transformation, transition, or substitution’ . I plan to transform my life by transitioning into adulthood through the substitution of my formerly developed bad habits for newly cultivated practices of pro active living. I plan to change.

It was quite a few months ago that I decided I wanted to change, I have yet to accomplish much towards it. My eating habits have changed, greatly, for the better and besides a recent bout of illness I was beginning to be fairly active, running and exercising often. Taking time to reflect on my behaviors that were obstructing my change, I was able to come up with a list of goals (can be found in the blog below) that would help me achieve the change I have been craving. A couple more months went by again without change. This made me realize I needed to implement some form of action. This is hard for me since I have always had everything done for me (my mom STILL does my laundry & cleans my room), I was over whelmed and had no idea where to start. Then I created this blog as a starting point to help map out the process of change and gain a little motivation with maybe some advice. Now that i’ve started this blog however, I can’t let it wait a couple months before I act. I also need to start working on that goal. This morning I woke up knowing I was finished smoking marijuana. Although I have an unexplained anxiety in my chest I am going to muscle through because I know it is what needs to be done. Quitting is a process that I know will not happen in a day but needs to start somewhere !

Today is a big day though as quitting smoking pot is not the only goal I am going to work on today. It is time to organize my room, my self ! Hopefully I’ll figure out a system that works for me. Stay tuned for the before & after pictures !

" To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance "

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:22:00 -0400

“” To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance “”

- Oscar Wilde

This is me ! Just thought I should give everyone the face...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:20:13 -0400

This is me ! Just thought I should give everyone the face behind the blog …

tribander: You are welcome for sharing this… A good first...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:40:50 -0400

tribander:

You are welcome for sharing this…

A good first reblog in keeping with all that I hope to accomplish this summer.