Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Changes in Attitude

November 4, 2016

So, this last Saturday I was at the mall and my oldest daughter was trying on a couple of shirts in a store geared for teens and 20’s. While waiting for her to model, out of the next door fitting room came a woman in her mid to late 50’s (i.e. MY age), in a pair of jeans and she was rocking that look! My mind was blown in that moment! Someone MY age in THAT store in THOSE jeans?? Hell yeah! I thought about that and decided I needed an attitude adjustment to aging right then and there. Especially MY aging.

Right now I’m not rocking any looks at all. My body is tired and worn out and overweight. I complain a lot about how I look and yet don’t actively do anything to reverse that. I’ve talked and talked and talked on this blog about making changes. Every time I would do that though, someone else had an issue and I would give up and sigh that I’ll never get around to taking care of myself. I think what I should do instead is to keep moving forward because A) if I’m stressed I need to take care of my health and B) there is never a perfect time for anything – crap happens. All the time.

My attitude on aging right now is this: OMG – I only have a few years left! Which is a sorry way to look at life because I’m only 53 even though some days I feel more like 93. Unfortunately, that kind of thinking can also help set up the “why should I bother” attitude which I explained in the last paragraph. In some ways though, if I really thought I only had a few years what would I do with it? I think we all have those thoughts as we age though. Part of that for me is the fact that I have no plans for the rest of my life (as in when the nest is completely empty) because I’m still raising 4 children and most of my time needs to go to that. However, I find myself now with a little more time than I had previously and I have fewer excuses to actually make changes (can you say “fear”?). I even bought a book called “It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again” by Julia Cameron. And I also found one called “From Mom to Me Again” by Melissa Shultz. I’m sure both of those can help give me the attitude (and perception) adjustment I’m seeking.

So, time to start flying right I guess. Time to drink the water and take the vitamins. Time to eat more protein, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and a daily dose of yogurt for the gut. Oh and exercise (eeeek!). It’s a step in the right direction and more changes can flow from there.

I’ll be thinking about that lady for awhile (and her seriously flat stomach!!) and realize it’s long past time for me to make changes and stick with it. And if I don’t make changes, I just shouldn’t complain about things I can do something about. :-P

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On November 4, 2016 at 4:48 PM, Matt said:

Paragraph 2 hits a little too close to home. I've heard it said that telling people about your diet and such is actually counter productive, because just in doing that you get an endorphin rush and the feeling of success without having actually done anything. I could definitely see that being a thing.

On November 6, 2016 at 1:11 PM, java_queen said:

I've heard that too but not for that reason but I think you're right. I've not thought of that before.

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November 4, 2016

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