I don’t think I have even been gone long enough yet for Psycho to properly miss me. Luckily for her, Blogger has been an uncooperative jerk, and after one technical difficulty after another, I gave up. Either people are not receiving the link, or they can’t comment, or Blogger refuses to notify me that anyone has commented…you name it, it’s not working.
So…ta-da…I’m back!
I decided to make some updates around here instead. I toyed with the idea of changing my blog title, but the “sparkle” part has significance and sentimental value to me, so it is one thing that will stay the same.
I saw this on a notebook yesterday, and I thought it was perfect:
I have stumbled the past few weeks, all right, and I have set myself back several steps. But the time to moan, whine, and sob about that is long over. It’s time to get back to dancing.
It’s important to learn from our mistakes and stumbles, and I have done a lot of thinking about that. I am quite good at taking care of others. I have always been, and will always be, there for my husband, my stepkids. I am only one call away from my family, and I will drop everything to help a friend I care about. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, and I have no intentions of changing that. But I need to stop letting myself be one of those things I am willing to drop to help someone else.
Last night I took some time for a face mask, and I deep-conditioned my hair and painted my nails. It was nice, just taking those small moments for myself. I also sat down with my planner and scheduled my workouts for the week. I have a few new workout DVDs to try out this week, which is exciting because I’m easily amused 🙂
This morning I felt the need to sheepishly explain to my husband that I am back on track today and that I’m not just giving up. He looked at me like I was nuts and said, “I never thought you were giving up.” Well, then he’s had far more faith in me lately than I’ve had in myself! But this week I feel like I am starting from a more peaceful place. This is just my new starting line, that’s all. I am ready to stand back up, move on, and get back to dancing. I hope you’re still with me!
Sweat & Sparkle 