The Value of Patience

Tabitha — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:26:06 +0000

I’m not altogether certain I was patient much as a child, perhaps I was but just don’t recall but I suspect that I wasn’t. Patience as an adult hasn’t always been a strong point either but I am finally getting better at it. Last year, I declared that I was going to embark on the journey of being healthier. I finally had the surgery on my deviated septum, so I could breathe better. From there, I started modifying my eating habits. Already good, I made them better. No fast food, no junk food, no soda, no prepared food (that’s right – no cans, no boxes, nothing previously frozen). That was both harder and easier than I thought it would be. My husband is a marvelous cook and he has chosen to make the journey with me, so that has helped a lot!

The last step is the hardest for me – getting in shape and losing the weight. Here’s we head back to the patience thing. See, when I have worked out in the past, I’ve often either gained or stayed the same in the weight category. So I quit. Wow, that is uglier in print than in my head.

I made a commitment to myself that this time, I won’t quit. I will stay the course. So, three weeks ago, I chose a Christmas present for myself. 45 pounds in 31 weeks. 45 pounds will put me at my ideal weight. It’s a big goal and the timeline a bit aggressive but it’s better to challenge myself on this.

No matter the results, I’m staying at it until the end of 31 weeks.

I’m up to an hour of cardio and strength training six days a week. I’m working my way up to 90 minutes per day. So here I am at week three – not much in the way of weight loss so far (3 pounds) but I have lost some inches. Frustrating but some progress is better than nothing, right? Patience, I remind myself. But I wish I were better at this whole patience thing. Any words of advice for me?

Social Media Frenzy

Tabitha — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:20:36 +0000

Okay, I admit it, I am new to the social media whirl. I am an admitted party wallflower – sociable and gregarious in compact and focused settings but throw me into a party of strangers and watch me cringe. I spend more wondering what to say, trying to remember my “hmmmm, that’s interesting” questions and trying to determine what the polite time to leave is, that I never get to the actual enjoying part. Sad, is it not?

So why would I be willing to plunge into the social media merry-go-round with so many I don’t know (and some that I do)? Think of it like therapy. If I can come up with interesting things to say that total strangers could possibly enjoy without thinking me entirely untenable, I might, just might, get more confidence and comfort level on the in person thing. I also get the chance to learn interesting (and sometimes not so interesting) things, which is good, because I love to learn.

So where did I take the plunge, you ask? Well, I chose Twitter (@TabithaDunn) and Facebook. Twitter because it seemed the most challenging and Facebook because my friends seem to inexplicably hear a bellwether that caused them to migrate there. So, after some polite social pressure, I caved and joined. Now I have friends and tweeps. I am even slowly collecting followers, which may or may not mean anything, depending on who you ask.

What about you? Have you taken the plunge? If so, where did you dive?

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The Value of Patience

Social Media Frenzy