100 days-

 ............its finally here- President Obama’s 100^th day in office.  Everything thus far is very matter of fact- his staff is not trying to make to huge a deal out of it, with Press Secretary Gibbs calling the benchmark a ‘hallmark moment’- not really that big of a deal- but you have to acknowledge it. Er'one has an opinion as to how he’s doing and by reading and reviewing articles yesterday and today, it appears most everyone feels the same- he is doing well! See some of the articles here, here & here.

While most feel the President is doing well, there are those who don’t quite see it that way. Since this is my blog, I prefer not to acknowledge the hate mongering because it’s just not necessary. Many of those who are critics seem to forget where we were a couple of years ago today. I don’t recall seeing tea parties or such a huge outcry of the President’s actions during the last administrations’ eight years but then again - most people have a very short memory.

I honestly feel the most important thing he has done for us as a country since he has become 44 is make us all take a closer look at our lives. How we are living, our performance, our relationships and most of all -what we value. Having him in office just makes me want to perform at a 150% instead of just the extra 110. It’s just a great feeling.  

In my perusal for articles about today’s benchmark, I came across one on the Huffington Post website and it talks about accomplishments and what can we (you and me) do to incorporate the 100 day marker in our lives to bring about as they put it – lasting change. Honestly, I did not know it takes approximately 100 days of consistent practice to ‘anchor newly learned behaviors’. They also talk about making S.M.A.R.T. goals. To find out what those are, see the article by Dr. Judith Rich here.

I have a couple of things that I would like to work on and have tried time & time again but because they are difficult, I always fall off the wagon at some point.  I definitely didn’t make S.M.A.R.T. goals J But I never stop trying!

Yesterday, my girlfriend Oneka came up with the 25 by 25 (25 pounds by December 25th, that is) and I plan on taking her up on that.  100 days from now will be 8^th of August, 2009. I will attempt to blog about where I am in the process since I want it to be that lasting change she mentions. I am also doing a challenge here at work to take 10,000 steps a day. The first day was kinda hard but the second day I hit it on the mark so we will see.

 What’s your 100 day plan? 

Also before I leave you, click on this link I found yesterday with images of the President and his family since the inauguration. Or you can just go to The White House.gov. 

 

Where have YOU been?

I know I know- its been a minute. All I can say is life has been happening. I have been working alot to clear up bills that seem to be popping up out of no-where.....It seems like when you pay one off here comes some other company saying oh  yea you owe us too! It seems never ending and with my desire to have at least 75% of my debt paid off - I am watching this stuff like a hawk. I used to write about my desire to be debt and clutter free on my 43 things page but that too has gone by the wayside.  I met with one of my favorite professors and he suggested I start  journaling again to help me get back to blogging. I have followed his advice so that has been in the works for a couple of weeks now.  I have also been picking up weight.  I have tried to overlook this and hope it would go away on its own but to no avail. I will have to put a plan in place for that as well. One of my girlfriends in San Antonio wants we to go on a 25 by 25 (pound by December 25th that is!). I am seriously thinking of taking her up on it. Though for work reasons, I can't really focus on this right now,  I did the math and it works out to be less than a pound a week. I think that's doable - but it is definitely a challenge. I am not going to put any undue pressure on myself but it has been nice to put thoughts to paper. I would say I'd keep you posted but...

Anyway onto the news. The swine flu has gotten a lot attention lately and with due reason people are dying and it seems like this came out of no where. I was watching Dr. Oz on television yesterday morning and he said we will know within a week whether or not this flu is cause for panic. While many of us are in cities where there are no known cases, we should still be aware and utilize the preventative measures that have been mentioned - washing your hands frequently and use of sanitizer. Also for reasons I can quite pinpoint, I am bothered my the name swine flu and apparently so are others. Because of Muslim and Jewish beliefs regarding pigs, a Jewish official felt the name of the flu be changed to the Mexican flu. Read the article here. While I don't think that solves the problem either, I can definitely understand where they are coming from. Needless to say Mexico wasn't too thrilled about the proposed suggestion. 

Also, today is President Obama 99th day in office and the stories regarding tomorrow began weeks in advance. We have been hearing about this benchmark day for what seems like forever and all the major networks are planning on giving us all day coverage marking the day. CNN plans to review the day with coverage similar to that of election night. To top it all off coverage starts at 7 p.m. tonight. ...yea, I said tonight. I wont be taking any of that in tonight but I can't wait to get home tomorrow so I can plop in front of the TV and take it all in. I want to hear the good and the bad, the pretty and the ugly. On a side note- can you believe he went to Trinidad and I didn't blog about. I am still mad at myself for that one. CNN has a short clip of the First Lady's 100 days.  




Just fabulous! 

We are a bit distracted here in Houston with surrounding areas flooded.  It rained all night and under passes and certain side streets around the area are impassable.  And to make matters worse they are expecting more rain. Keep us in your prayers. 

Well that's all I have for now

Happy Sunday-

Even though my blog has been around since 2007 , I am still getting the hang of writing and more importantly writing consistently. Today is one of those days where I don't really have a whole lot to say but thought I'd just say Hi and wish you all a great Sunday.... I have come across several blogs that I have fallen in love with and will share them with you soon

Have a great week!

Happy Valentine's Day

To all the lovers out there. Yes, I know, its quite commercialized but its nice to hear those three words - especially if  you don't have someone, as it may be obvious as I write this. I believe everyone deserves love in their lives. Enjoy your day lovers....to the rest of you single, loving it/not loving it, here's a song for you. The chorus is simple,

I wanna be loved

Not for who YOU think I am 

Nor who you me to be

Could you love me for me - Real love

Better yet here's the video.Enjoy.

Hump Day- Blog love

Hi all. Its hump dayyyyy. For some reason I am in a particularly good mood and can't really pinpoint why. Its kinda early in the day and not much is really going on so I thought I would drop in say hi and follow through on one of my unwritten goals for the year - introducing you to a blog. In this case actually, its actually a site. 

With interest in the politics, government and, of course, the President at an all time high, I thought I'd showcase a site that's all things politics. Politico is actually an organization based in the D.C. area. I began hearing their name early in the campaign and saw their reporters alot on MSNBC. Visit their site and you can find everything POTUS and my favorite FLOTUS. Be sure to click on the tab Politico 44. Its the Obama Presidency. Minute by Minute. their words - not mine. The even have his calendar updated every day. 

Articles for your reading pleasure.

Hope you had a great Super Bowl weekend. I had no intentions of watching the game but my mom definitely did. When I got to her house I could hear the TV as soon as I got out of my car. I thought surely the  Cardinals - after the two touchdowns were gonna win - so much so I left early in the fourth quarter only to hear the Steelers came back. Gotta love it! Congrats to them. 

I have come across some really great articles over the last couple of days.  Here a three of them. 

The first article is from USA Today and is based on a poll showing half, yes HALF of all Americans want to live somewhere else. Count me as one of those. More on that much much later in the year, for now check out the article here.

The second article is an opinion piece from the New York Times. It delves into your identity and what life is asking of you - not the other way around. Thought-provoking. The comments on this article deserve an equal amount of time as well as people debate both sides of the issue. See it here. 

This last article, from USA Today, looks at exercise over 40. And no I am not there yet - but i am really really close. See it here.

Comments are welcomed. Let me know you are out there. Have a great day!

It was cold out there

This is more about my DC trip....just a leetle rant

When I was in DC for inauguration festivities, they say the temperature was in the 30's but honestly, it felt like it was in the teens. Attempting to prepare for the cold was ludicrous. Word to the wise - you can't evah prepare for that type of cold. EVAH! Rarely do we see those types of temperatures in the south and when we do, we do much prepping for it. Because we drive everywhere, cold days go a lot like this; out of the house into the car, out of the car and into the building. No standing allowed. To top it all off, people were calling me like crazy wanting to know where exactly I was, who I had seen what were my plans etc. Answering the phone was....well...tricky. Sometimes, depending on where my iPhone ended up, under all those layers after the last call - in my jeans pocket,  coat pocket or even my purse, it was races to answer. Some calls were simply not answered because by the time I actually got to it under all the aforementioned layers or figured out where the ringing was coming (phones were ringing al around and obviously none of us were very original, we all had the same ring ) from then attempt to touch the answer button or slide the answer bar on the phone, only to remember that I can't do that with GLOVES on, the call would be gone.  I was looking through the web version of the Wall Street Journal today and I see this article. The article is about gloves and to add insult to injury, it was written over two weeks ago! The article isn't about gloves in general but, get this - gloves for iPhone users! Who woulda thunk it? IPhone compatible gloves!  If I had only seen this before my trip. Have a great Wednesday everyone.....