Luck's Got Nothing To Do With It

Wow. I have no idea where to start. Obviously I'm not doing very well on my New Year's Resolution to blog at least once a week, but let me tell you there are a lot of reasons I haven't blogged for a month. The reason this post is titled the way it is, is because all of this started on March 17th 2014, aka St. Patrick's day. As most of you know I have been trying to obtain a job at Disneyland as a stage technician since last summer. On St. Patty's day, I got a call from the Disney casting center to offer me that job.

Since the moment I got that call, my life has been on fast forward. I put in my two weeks notice, I began scouring Craiglist for a room to rent, and in the middle of all that, I got my gall bladder out. Needless to say, it has been insane! I got my gall bladder out on Monday the 31st (which incidentally meant I couldn't lift anything over ten pounds for four to six weeks), my parents and I left for California on the following Sunday, we looked at places for the next three days, then we (meaning mostly they, since I am not supposed to lift anything) moved me in on Thursday and Friday, right before my parents left on Saturday. After the stress and craziness of the past weeks all I can think is:

So a big thank you goes out to my parents for taking time off work, loading up all my crap, driving all my crap, paying for hotel rooms and meals, accompanying me to appointments, covering my deposit, helping me buy new shoes for work, moving me in for two days, assembling furniture, and a million other things they did to help me out. So thank you and I'm glad the madness of moving is over!

There are a lot of negative people in this world who look at successful people and think they got lucky. Well I'm here to tell you, that I worked really hard to get this job and it took me almost a year for it to pull through. Ambition and dedication to improvement are what got me where I am. God has truly blessed me, but I am the one who did the work. Don't let nay sayers get you down. I sure didn't!

I start my new gig tomorrow with a week and a half of training. I am so excited to start this new adventure in my life and I hope you all will join me for the ride!

Loves and Hugs!

Holly

A Lifestyle Change for the Better

Change is hard. It takes time, patience, and determination. I am changing, both physically and mentally. This is not an easy journey, nor is it a short one. I am talking about my health. I have been overweight for most of my life. Things never got so out of hand that I became obese, for which I am grateful, but I have never been the best me I can be. I have done all the diets, and failed them all, because my heart wasn't in it. This time things are different.

It started when my dad got diagnosed with lung cancer. He smoked for 30 years, but hadn't smoked in 8 years when we got the news. He was paying for the choices he made when he was younger. I don't want to make that same mistake. When I was in college I gained more than my fair share of the Freshman 15, but in my senior year I lost 19 pounds. When I came home, I gained it all back, and then some.

That is not going to happen this time around. Because finally my heart and my head are on the same page. This is not about getting skinny for me. That will be a nice bonus, but I'm much more concerned about changing my lifestyle. I need to fuel my body with healthier foods and exercise, and that's what I'm doing. So far I've lost 18.4 pounds. It's a great start and I'm happy, but I still have a ways to go.

I know I'm winning this time around because of all the small victories along the way. The last three movies I've gone to I didn't have a single kernel of popcorn or a single sip of soda. Yes, it smelled delicious, but it's just not worth it for me. When I eat out, I make much healthier choices and I make sure I know how my food is prepared and what's in it. I am making time for exercise which is something I have actually come to enjoy. Speaking of soda, I've given up soda except for one time a month. Sometimes I crave it, but most of the time, I find I really don't need or want it anymore. This is huge!

I am loving my new life. Like I said, I've still got about 30 pounds to lose, but every victory counts. I will get there, no matter how long it takes. And when I make it, I will be the best me I can be.