I'M SO TIRED OF JUST SURVIVING!
THANKS TO SOME GOOD FRIENDS, I'M READY TO START
THRIVING!!
I'm hoping that by sharing my story and my journey with Thrive I can help others to live life to the fullest.
To begin my story, let me tell you a little about me and a typical day.
I'm a 43 year old wife, mom of three (including a set of twins), and first grade teacher. I've taught first grade for 20 years now.
Before that, I was an athlete. My basketball career began when I was about 10 years old. It ended after four years of Division 1 college basketball at UAB where I was fortunate enough to earn a full scholarship. I feel this is important to my story because until then, my health and weight management wasn't a problem. Then the real world began to set in!
Fast forward to now......
A typical day for me would go something like this:
5:18 am: Alarm goes off for the first time
5:18-6:00am: Abusing my snooze bar on my alarm clock
6:00am: I drag out of the bed, grab my diet Mt. Dew that sits beside my bed, and hit the shower.
The shower doubles as my "War Room" where I stand and say my daily prayers.
Hopefully by 7:00 am my three kids and I have gotten through the hectic routine of getting ready and are heading to school. By this time I've usually finished off my first 16.9 oz Diet Mt. Dew and tossed back a handful of vitamins.
7:00am-3:00pm: A constant blur of keeping a classroom full of very active and demanding (not to mention very lovable) first graders engaged in learning. There is also that long list of ridiculous demands placed on teachers on a daily basis but I'll save that rant for another time. By the end of the school day I've usually finished off about three more Dt. Mt. Dews. Before leaving school I load up at least two or three large bags of work that I was unable to get done during the school day.
My evening routine usually includes someone having basketball practice, feeding a hungry family, a messy house, laundry needing attention, those bags I hauled home from school, etc. I'm usually so miserably tired that I give up and take a nap. That leaves me very frustrated with myself because I still don't feel good, my work is not done, my house is still a mess, and I've missed out on time with my family.
There has to be more to life than this!!!!
This is where my journey with Thrive begins!!
This is day one.
If this sounds familiar and you want more than just surviving your days. I invite you to give this a try. Check it out here:
P.S. I'll post an update after the end of the day but so far I feel great! No Diet Mt. Dew needed.
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