Funny How Things Go

I've been feeling sort of, um, not focused - for about a month now. For a conglomeration of reasons, each only a part of the picture. The weather. My rule is that I'm not allowed to complain about the winter weather until April. (Steve even has a specific date: April 20th.) However, March usually finds me stifling a whine. My apparent refusal to wrap my head around weight loss. Lack of PTD sales - though typical for this time of year - has me thinking hard.

I've been feeling like I'm stuck, which really isn't like me.

I'm not saying I'm cured but when I read about Pioneer Melissa's 6 Week Tweak movement, I got a little whiff of enthusiasm. Maybe that's what I needed, a goal! I don't perform well under pressure - but I do love a goal. Six weeks puts us at about the 3rd week of April. We certainly should be having some semi-decent weather by then. (Yes, I do know we've had snow in May, thanks for bringing THAT up!)

Anyway, the 6 Week Tweak is a very loose notion - fix, do, improve whatever you want. Melissa mentioned putting together a Yahoo group for it - kind of hope she does.

I'll be tweaking:

1. Eating healthier. I've been "trending" that way over the past several weeks but it's time to kick it up a notch or twelve.

2. Walk Reggi more often. That's as close to exercise as I can get to, for now. Nicer weather will definitely help that. When Steve's ready to join me (he's less of a fan of cold weather walking - and he typically goes into work pretty early), we can go back to walking her at 4:30 - but I won't walk in the dark alone. Sunrise is now at 6:37 am so that's do-able, before work. Still need to buy earmuffs - last time my ears were so cold but I don't want to go to work with hat hair!

3. Figure out what direction I want to take Pine Tree Designs. I think what I've been feeling about that for the past few weeks is that I'm at a turning point or crossroads or something - but that didn't become clear to me until yesterday. (More about that in the notify message.)

I hope I'm right - that this 6 Week Tweak is the shove I've been waiting for. It feels like it is today, anyway. One of the best things I ever heard Dr. Phil say is, "Behave your way to success." Just do it like you feel it - and pretty soon you'll genuinely feel it. I've had that happen many a time.

So tonight I'm going to clear my slate, as it were. I'll get my paperwork in order, finish up a few things in my studio, get to bed early, read and sleep. Tomorrow I'll start fresh - and tomorrow night I'll be ready to begin on Pam's order. (Thanks again, Pam!) Pictures to follow.

Oh - the title, Funny How Things Go - refers to two things. The first is that I found such unexpected inspiration - in the 6 Week Tweak. The other refers to two of the options I checked out today for PTD future. I had expectations of liking one more than the other - but just the opposite became true. You just never know.