Yes, People.
I’m living proof that we mock what we dont understand (sometimes. I am known to oft mock what I wholly understand & find moronic anyway—-but that’s a different post).
Im living proof that when we step back and soften our attachment to our self-definition we mightcould learn a thing or FIVE about ourselves.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWw44y19SU0
The more Ive used my Clarisonic the more it has become a habit (see? it IS like working out. all our self-care takes time to become second nature).
And the more itΒ my Clarisonic becomes a habit the more Im embracing and enjoying this new aspect of me.
Do I look better? Only Ren Man can say.
Do I feel better? Hell YES.Β There’s something about making ME-TIME at day’s end which gives my day a nice new kind of closure.
Ive talked frequently about how Im highly protective of my me-time (hello 4am!) yet Id never stopped to ponder I start each day that way, ratcheted it up to AllAboutEveryoneElse & give little thought to ME until the next 4a rolls around.
As silly as it sounds my Clarisonic has become a little slice of selfish time at night.
A fast and relaxing way to wrap up my day again doing something entirely for me.
(an added benefit? my brain has slowly learned over the weeks that the Clarisonic massagemovement is its CLUE to turn off for the day.)
Yes Im now a FAN tho I still dont really “get” FaceBook.
And no.
This time Im not here to make you covet my treat—-Im here happily BEARING TREATS thanks to Clarisonic‘s generosity.
They enjoyed my previous post/your comments & decided to donate a Clarisonic PLUS our way.
(The PLUS? Pretty cool. Not only can you cleanse/exfoliate your face this one works on the body as well)
VOILA:
You can be entered to win the above for the lowlow price of a comment below.
What one thing will you do *today* to lessen YOUR attachment to your current self-definition?
Because SERIOUSLY: if I can fall in love with a skinscrubbingbrushthing ANYTHING is possible.
Please to hit us all up in the comments.
USA only. Winner announced FRIDAY 7.10.09.
FatFighterTV says
July 7, 2009 at 3:48 amI’m up THIS early – is that enough? π
Evan says
July 7, 2009 at 4:00 amMy girlfriend would love this—may I enter to win?
I’m willing to relinquish the part of my self-definition which scoffs at this sort of thing as well π
Mrs. Jelly Belly says
July 7, 2009 at 4:01 amI love my Clarisonic – even wrote a glowing, unsolicited review – yet the nice people never offered ME one to give away. π But I don’t have the PLUS model, and now I think I NEED it…
Hannah says
July 7, 2009 at 4:09 amI just wanted to say I will be at your panel this month at BlogHer.
I enjoyed this post as I do all your posts and yet sighed at my inability to find and maintain any kind of healthy balance in my fitness and eating.
I look forward to meeting you in person, Miz.
No need to enter me to win.
Trish (@IamSucceeding) says
July 7, 2009 at 4:31 amI take your challenge! I acept.
It goes right along the mission I have for myself that I am currently on and that is simply to work on loving myself, loving the person I am and the one I am trying to become.
Have a super day!
Bea says
July 7, 2009 at 4:38 amI would love to win this as I am KNOWN for putting every one before me.
I am a self sacrificer and need to being making time for myself BEFORE I begin to resent all around me.
I am working on shedding that piece of my self definition.
(love how this fits in with fridays post! I am working on that still too)
Mara @ What's for Dinner? says
July 7, 2009 at 5:00 amI love that you love this thing.
My goal for the day: take time for myself, even if that means going to bed at 8 p.m.
Dea says
July 7, 2009 at 5:03 amWow! This would be an awesome thing to have and use daily.
This would definitely be a dose of me time for someone who always thinks of everyone else.
My teen daughter even said I need to do things for me and it would make like better for the family.
Love me…love my family.
Meredith says
July 7, 2009 at 5:03 amI am with Bea in that I am still focusing on redefinig myself so that what I repeatedly do is who I want to be!!
(I wont be at BlogHer can we buy the tattoos?)
Dana says
July 7, 2009 at 5:24 amI am changing my self definition by getting a new haircut…and I am going blonde! I have also been actually changing my ear rings to go with the outfit I am wearing….haven’t bothered to do that in like 8 years! Little changes, but huge to me. I would love to win, never entered an online contest before!
Here’s to beginners luck!
dragonmamma/naomi w. says
July 7, 2009 at 5:40 amJust yesterday I vowed to myself (out loud) to give up two bad habits: gum chewing (which I fear makes me look like a cow) and cursing. Not that I swear like a sailor, but I do tend to let the profanities slip when I’m irritated.
I’m looking for some replacements, like: Oh, bother! Consarn it!
So, my new self-definition is to no longer be a cursing, gum chewing broad.
tricia2 says
July 7, 2009 at 5:40 amI’m trying to cook. It’s so not me.
Karen says
July 7, 2009 at 5:43 amI’m in the UK so I can’t win but my LETTING GO is of my makeup.
I don’t leave home without covering up.
I want to redefine myself as confident without a mask of concealer.
Diana says
July 7, 2009 at 5:55 amI am constantly reminded that the things I find silly are the things I love or the things that are right for me. It’s a very humbling life!
Jessi says
July 7, 2009 at 6:01 amI will do my best to stop negative self-talk immediately. It is a bad habit.
Thanks for sharing!!!
katy says
July 7, 2009 at 6:19 amI, too, wake up crazy early to have time to myself, but it is always time to work without interruption. I need to be sure I am taking actual TIME for ME.
Anna says
July 7, 2009 at 6:27 amMy self-definition is quite connected with how I look (size and make up hair etc).
I’d love to loosen that connection.
Tammy says
July 7, 2009 at 6:28 amI am planning to change how I define myself by choreographing a belly dance solo and perform it (preferably without fainting and/or hyperventilating from stage fright) at the end of the summer. This is way beyond my comfort zone, but it’s who I want to be, so I plan to take my mental machete and hack away at all the ‘excuse’ vines in my way and forge ahead into this new territory. Even if I don’t do so hot I’ll be tickled that I was strong enough to try!
Lori says
July 7, 2009 at 6:37 amI actually am redefining myself and thinking that I might be an athlete, which is really a strange thought. And I like it – because it signifies strength and perseverance – and not on the trappings of Hollywood beauty.
I also am trying to just slow down a few times during the day and just breathe LOL!
charlotte says
July 7, 2009 at 6:40 am“I still don’t get Facebook” – LOL!! I love you. I’ll do your Facebook if you do my Twitter;) And I so get what you are saying about the me time. I too forget to check in periodically with myself during the day ending in one frazzled mama by bedtime!
Whitney says
July 7, 2009 at 6:44 amMy chin has erupted volcanoes in the last week. I NEED a Clarisonic. NEED.
MizFit says
July 7, 2009 at 6:47 amLOVE LOVE LOVE.
D’Mamma? May I recommend DANGNUBBIT? when said slowly with the proper drawl (my friends in the deep south taught me how) it can ONLY make one giggle.
love these notions as well:
ok–before I cut and paste everything I just wanna say WHETHER YOURE PLAYING ALONG AT HOME FOR THE POTENTIAL FREE TREAT OR NOT—-I *love* that youve made time to stop and consider your attachment to yourself definition.
Im off to do ONE THING today which loosens my hold on mine as well.
Ill be back with details π
Joy says
July 7, 2009 at 6:55 amI don’t know if I’m working around a particular definition of myself, but I am trying to keep from becoming too set as any one thing.
With three kids, I tend to get stressed or feel lost when I don’t have a schedule or plan for the day figured out a day or two in advance. During the school year, it’s essential. Well, the kidlets have been asking WHY? we need to stick to a schedule every day during summer.
So yesterday and today are plan-free days. As long as a few things get done, we can all follow our own clock and whims. It drove me a bit nutty yesterday, but today… everybody slept in a little, there’s been no bickering, and I had an extra 30 mins after stretching to hang out with my doggie and enjoy a cup of coffee on the patio.
We have places to be tomorrow, so a schedule is called for, but it’s good to remind myself the world doesn’t collapse if we skip following the daily routine.
Good question/challenge today.
Lidna says
July 7, 2009 at 6:56 amskin-scrubbing love sounds naughty. I’ll take some. π
I am stepping away from the computer and going outside. Yes, I’m slowly giving up Farmtown for some real yard work, the kind that won’t expand my backside from sitting for too long. (It’s a Facebook thing.)
Yesterday I weeded and went to pool for my own little water aerobics class. (whoot) Today? IDK – berry picking perhaps.
Joy says
July 7, 2009 at 6:58 amAs for the clairsonic giveaway, if it can help combat the nasty breakouts I get along cheek, jaw and chin from wearing a bicycle helmet during rides, then…
…pick me, pick me, pick me!
(Said while waving one hand in the air and bouncing in my desk chair.)
Felice says
July 7, 2009 at 6:59 amWell, had I actually followed through on my plan to wake up early (well before my toddler) to exercise and start the day productively, I could have said that. But, since I slept until he woke up, I can’t!
Luckily for me, I’m starting — just today — the 21 day no complaining challenge. So, no complaints. At all!
Fab Kate says
July 7, 2009 at 7:00 amI’m defying my Lupus today. When I wake up in pain and feeling like you haven’t slept at all, it’s hard not to think of myself as a “Lupie”. I want to don a “Lupus Sucks” shirt and curl up on the couch with hot cocoa and a bottle of Motrin. Instead I’ll be going to the pool for a workout and trying to support my joints to reduce pain and inflammation.
Of course when I come home I’m likely to take a nap. I may defy my lupus, but I’m not a masochist!
Most of my life has been about my definitions and the boundaries I’ve put on myself. Yes, there are things I have to accept about myself, but there’s still a lot of freedom in that without making my cubby-hole smaller with additional definitions.
I guess one of my final steps in this transformation is that I stop thinking of myself as a Lupie and start thinking of myself as a strong empowered woman who just happens to have Lupus.
Leah J. Utas says
July 7, 2009 at 7:16 amI’m currently in the midst of some spiritual change so I no longer define myself as I did, and I don’t know where it’ll go. It’ll be interesting, though, whatever it is. That said, I have no interest in the prize. I know I won’t use it.
Bethlin says
July 7, 2009 at 7:37 amI’m always trying to redefine myself as someone successful and SIMPLIFIED. Which means I’ve had to cut out some things in my life that were making it all too complex and distracting me from being successful at the things that matter. I hope this time that I can really embrace the SIMPLE me, and not feel compelled to take on everything I want at once.
Also, I would like to have pretty skin. For cheap. Like, free.
Just_Kelly says
July 7, 2009 at 7:42 amRedefining what my marriage means to my self-worth and expressing myself in ways I want despite my husbands lack of interest.
Shelley B says
July 7, 2009 at 7:50 amStepping out of my comfort zone, today I will wear my new Halo headband to workout. I know it sounds trivial, but I hate to draw attention to myself, and I will be the only one there in a headband. However, I sweat like a fiend and would like to keep it out of my eyes and off of my glasses!
Kimberly Lee says
July 7, 2009 at 7:53 amMy self definition changed on Saturday when the home pregnancy test read “Pregnant”. I am no longer just a wife….I am now working on being a Mama. And I want to be the healthiest, happiest, Mama I can be….
annie says
July 7, 2009 at 7:54 amomg are you serious?! wow that is an awesome giveaway!
Natalia Burleson says
July 7, 2009 at 7:58 amMiz something as simple as taking time to wash my face feels like such a splurge at the end of a busy day! So I get what you’re saying and it’s nice to end the day the way you began it, with a little bit of you time! π I want my me time in the morning, but I’m not willing to get up quite that early! Sounds like you found a great end to your busy days, that’s nice! π
Miz says
July 7, 2009 at 7:59 amCONGRATS KIMBERLY LEE!!!!
Lori Z. says
July 7, 2009 at 8:06 amI’m really working on listening to my body more. There are days that I had planned a long run, but I’m just not feeling it for whatever reason. I used to push through it (and usually end up sore for days after!) but now I know that I don’t have to do it that day. Maybe my legs are too sore from a good weight workout, or maybe it it just too hot, it doesn’t matter, I’ll do what feels good and it will be better for me in the end. This is still a work in progress, but I’m learning!
Marianne says
July 7, 2009 at 8:12 amJoy – I am SO with you. I write myself a list every day so that I can at least accomplish something. No one needs to know…right?
Kelly? Marriage is like the ocean…sometimes you drift apart, sometimes you swim together, and sometimes you tie chum to his leg.
Ooh! Congrats Kimberly!
I am working on accepting the changes to my body and believing my husband when he tells me that he doesn’t expect me to have a 20 year old’s body (I do, dammit!)
debby says
July 7, 2009 at 8:39 amHmmm, gotta think about this. One thing I started doing regularly that is so ‘not me’ is to paint my toenails. It is such an extremely superfluous thing to do (no intrinsic value) and yet, they are so sparkly and pretty. I really enjoy it!
I sure would love to win this scrubby thingy–does the oldest person win?!
Jill says
July 7, 2009 at 8:49 amFor the first 38 years of my life, I have thought of myself as an indoor girl – I read, I watch TV, I compute(r), but lately I find that I really enjoy being outside tending to my garden, playing with the dog, and even casting a line into the fishing pond. I’ve spent the last 3 months or so trying to find ways to “get out of my own head” and discovering new hobbies – what I have found is that I am so much more capable than I ever gave myself credit for. And spending time on things I love makes me a much happier wife/mom/woman!
Hannah says
July 7, 2009 at 8:54 amI think I am going through a phase right now along these lines- where I am trying new things…looking for parts of myself that have been put on the back burner during my baby making years. Sunday night instead of walking on the treadmill and watching a movie, I decided to go for a hike and try to find a waterfall. SO not me, but it is WHO I want to be.
Hannah says
July 7, 2009 at 8:57 amOh- and to answer the question about today…I think I will try a kumquat.
Sagan says
July 7, 2009 at 9:13 amGoing camping this weekend to a music festival is something I’ve never done before- camping IS me but camping with an enormous group of random people and not wearing my pedometer and doing everything spontaneously? THAT’S not very me π I’m excited to broaden my self-definition!
Gumbigirl says
July 7, 2009 at 9:17 amI have found as I venture into my forties (I cringe as I type) that it becomes the norm to try something that is “totally not me.” I have become much more relaxed, I am not as worried about people seeing me in a less than perfect light. I’m willing to try things that women “my age”
wouldn’t in the past. While I am older, heavier and more
gray then in the past, I enjoy my life more.
Kelly Happy Texan says
July 7, 2009 at 9:19 amPlease enter me in the drawing. Sounds like something I’d like to try.
I am tired of defining myself by the number on the scale. For this week and the rest of July I will not be weighing in. It drives me crazy and places a number on me that I use to define my mood. If the number is lower then I’m happy. If it’s higher then I am sad. I must get away from that.
I will also try to be a little more conscious of how I dress instead of throwing on a tee shirt and shorts for every occasion.
runnin4fun says
July 7, 2009 at 9:24 amThought about doing this even before I read this post,but definitely gonna do it now. I’m gonna get in the pool today and actually swim in it instead of laying beside it and reading. There really might be a form of exercise out there I enjoy besides running…we’ll see.
Kate says
July 7, 2009 at 9:24 amGreat post! I love the idea, we get so caught up in who we know ourselves to be!
One way I have been changing lately is training for a half marathon- I’ve never run a race before but I wanted a challenge that scared me. Slowly but surely I’m starting to think of myself as a runner rather than someone who runs. It’s a great feeling!
Another thing I’m going to do this week is have a mini spa day for myself- do all the girly things I haven’t done in forever like paint my toenails, style my hair, (even at this point wearing makeup is more of a novelty than an every day sort of thing), and then I am going to get dressed up, maybe even put on heels (shocker) and have a great time. With girls. As a girl. The thought is already scaring me.
Thanks for the post again!
the Bag Lady says
July 7, 2009 at 9:26 amI am still having issues (again!) with the sound on my computer and cannot hear the video. Sigh.
Wish I knew what was going on …… I feel so left out. *sob*
(Loved Marianne’s comment – anyone know where I can buy some chum?)
RunToFinish says
July 7, 2009 at 9:42 amhmm how to lessen my attachment…well you know honestly my running injury helped with that a lot. I figured out that I don’t have to be just a runner or define myself by being a runner, I am a girl who walks, does yoga, reads a book and wants to enjoy life. that was pretty refreshing.
Lanie says
July 7, 2009 at 9:45 amOne way I am changing is that I am beginning to see strength training as more than just strengthening my body.
Yesterday I pushed through a pretty intense workout and I realized that I was also strengthening my mind, and my soul. Something about pushing past self imposed limits…amazing.
So today, I am going go back to the gym and see my strength training as something more important than getting stronger physically. Today it is going to be an exercise in testing limits.
Maggie says
July 7, 2009 at 9:48 amIf I don’t win this I may have to buy it anyway π
Tina says
July 7, 2009 at 9:57 amToday I’m going to quit looking at horrifying pictures of me from the weekend and move on. I had no idea it was that bad but now I know the reason I’m pushing myself every day.
Janie says
July 7, 2009 at 10:03 amI would love to win this! I’ve heard great things about these. I am working on exercising much more consistently. That’s where I find my “me time.”
Jess says
July 7, 2009 at 10:37 amToday I am embarking on another step to change my career. I don’t know if that is lessening my attachment to my self-definition or moving towards it.
Tamera says
July 7, 2009 at 10:41 amI really like your point about mocking what we do not understand.
As I grow up Ive realized how frequently I do that.
Thank you for all you do for us, Miz.
erin says
July 7, 2009 at 10:45 amThat sounds SO relaxing. I have trouble falling asleep and I bet this would really help!
dragonmamma/naomi w. says
July 7, 2009 at 10:50 amMiz, I’ll be sure to try out dangnubbit at the next opportunity.
Last week I used the word “efficacious” and Rob didn’t know what it meant, so I was using that as a swear word for the past week. Problem is, nobody else knew it, either, and it actually sounds nastier than most real curse words!
Lisa says
July 7, 2009 at 10:52 amHi Miz!
I’ve wanted a Clairsonic for a long time. I am a skin care/beauty junkie.
*Today* I will give myself more credit for losing 50lb so far and not keep saying, ‘yes, but I still have so far to go’. I will be proud of what I have accomplished so far while I continue my journey.
Thank you!
Anna says
July 7, 2009 at 11:01 amI’m getting married in less than 3 weeks to my long time partner and the father of my 2 year old. The whole thing is “so not me”, but has been a real practice in letting go of my self-definition.
I’d like to take the me focus past the wedding day and continue to make taking care of myself a priority. I doubt I will keep up with the mani/pedis, but self-care should be #1, I tend to make it about #10.
Also- after years of saying yoga is not for me, I have found that when I work it in to my day I feel 1000x better. I’d like to re-define myself as a hard-core yoga runner!
MizFit says
July 7, 2009 at 11:09 amLOVE LOVE LOVE all your thoughts.
thus far today? nothing too big up in herre.
I did let the Toddler make a HUGE MESS in the back seat of my car.
huge.
and didnt scamper to clean it up immediately after we returned home.
babysteps to letting go of the “I HAVE A NONFOOD ENCRUSTED BACK SEAT” part of my self definition.
(I know. youd have thought Id lost that already…but no)
Annabel says
July 7, 2009 at 11:21 amI’m going to smile at myself in the mirror today.
I think that’ll help remind me that I am a friend, not a stranger, to myself!
xoxo MizFit!
Angie (Losing It and Loving It) says
July 7, 2009 at 11:43 amI’ll enjoy some time to myself and I already accomplished day 7 of a 30 day dvd workout goal so I feel good. I am going to stock up on Operation Beautiful goodies to keep in my truck so that I always have stickies and pens when I need them. I think participating in OB will help me cut out some of the naughty fat talk I have been experiencing lately. UGH!
moonduster (Becky) says
July 7, 2009 at 11:43 amMy hair is super long and has been for years. Within the next few months (It’s taking me some time to choose a style), I will be halfing it or going even shorter with it.
scale junkie says
July 7, 2009 at 12:54 pmI will enjoy the silence
Cathy - wheresmydamnanswer says
July 7, 2009 at 1:28 pmWhat a great giveaway – I need to accept the place that I am in professional world right now. The economy is forcing me to look at things very differently. The stress of uncertainty has caused me to give up certain luxeries that all girls deserve!! So a little pamper me product sound great right now!!
christieo says
July 7, 2009 at 1:28 pmi’m trying trying trying to have more confidence in myself and stop being so darned self-critical. ok i’d love for that part of me to actually go away all on its own. does this scrubbybrusher work on things like that?
LOL
junghwa says
July 7, 2009 at 1:48 pmawesome giveaway!
Quix says
July 7, 2009 at 1:49 pmHow’s this for huge. I am pretty much decided on wearing a traditional white wedding dress AND a veil. I thought they were stupid and for girlie girls and princesses and I was not going to be that person. Then, I tried them on a few weeks ago and I felt awesome. I figure this is one time of my life I can rock the white and frilly, and I’m going to do it.
I am still working on the self-pampering thing on a regular basis, but I have let go enough to let someone else primp me for the big day instead of doing it myself…
Denise says
July 7, 2009 at 2:12 pmThat’s a great give away. I need more me time and pampering and this would be a good way to do it. Also, my b-day is on Saturday and the older I get (I’ll be 36), the more I notice that my skin needs more attention than it got in my 20’s.
Spring Girl says
July 7, 2009 at 2:58 pmAhh…now I have a word for it – self definition. Excellent.
Mary Meps says
July 7, 2009 at 2:59 pmApparently, I’m more of a girly girl on the outside than I thought. Folks are surprised at some of the non-girly things I do. Their perception of me, surprises me.
I am trying to break out of my shyness and fear that people just don’t like me. I decided that it doesn’t matter. I like me. I realized, too, that my fear is often ungrounded. Still, I remain cautious and reserved …
Maybe improved skin will help me break out. π Not in a pimple sort of way … just to clarify.
Giz says
July 7, 2009 at 3:14 pmMy self-definition is that “I’m low-maintenance”. So low maintenance that I use a cloth and hot water to wash my face morning and evening… but now that I’m pushing 40, it isn’t working anymore. All through my teens, no acne; now I have it! Aargh! And acne creams don’t work (too drying), moisturizers don’t work (make it worse)… at a loss for what to do. This might be an answer. But is it worth the work? I don’t color my hair any more even though it probably looks better, because I don’t want to have to deal with maintaining it. I wear very little makeup – more than 5 minutes in the am and it’s no go. I want white teeth but haven’t been successful with the 2-hour whiteners… all sorts of things I consider “high-maintenance” girly-girl stuff that I’m starting to think might possibly be worthwhile… but is it/am I worth the effort?
Lola says
July 7, 2009 at 3:40 pmWhile I love that I’m low maintenance, I want to stop using it as an excuse to not do anything to myself physically. I think I almost used to do it to “disappear” and not stand out. No more. I keep telling myself… “It is ok to look good. It is ok to love myself. It is not “selfish” to have me time….rather, its important for me to have “me” time so that I can model this for my daughter. When she gets older, I want her to know that making time for herself to exercise or look pretty is ok and necessary.”
Thanks Miz
Rebekah says
July 7, 2009 at 3:47 pmOne thing I will do *today* to lessen MY attachment to my current (oftentimes negative) self-definition? Really sit back and count how long a minute is and laugh out loud and how ridiculous it is that I’d ever spend even that amount of time saying or thinking anything but positive and loving things about myself.
Jody - Fit at 51 says
July 7, 2009 at 3:52 pmHMMMMMMMMMMMMM. My current self definition is to PUSH PUSH PUSH! So, if you check out my post tomorrow which includes quite a bit about you and about BlogHer, you will see that today & even yesterday, I stepped away from the Jody who has to push all the time! I even made confessions about myself on my blog which is another big step for me. Hate to tell people I am human.. HA! π My self definition that I can do all in the gym caught up with me & I have pulled back this week to an easier stride. No, I have not taken any days off but just doing this is BIG for me! I think I can do this more for myself in the future!
I am also one to be bad with the negative talk (also on my post tomorrow) but I said I would TRY to say 1 good thing a day about myself. It is hard to get past the physical good, like “I like my arms”…. BUT I am gonna try! Baby steps! I am trying!
Pubsgal says
July 7, 2009 at 4:38 pm(Please omit me from the drawing…I have a hard enough time fitting in regular leg-shaving, never mind exfoliating! π )
Congrats, Kimberly Lee! Congrats, Anna! (And Marianne’s comment cracked me up.)
Hmmm…”what one thing will you do *today* to lessen YOUR attachment to your current self-definition?” That’s a toughie. My self-definition has changed a lot over the past year, and in many positive ways (couch potato->athlete, for example). If anything I would like to increase my attachment to my current *physical* self-definition, so that it feels even more naturally like “what I do.”
Although…one thing I still am working on is defining myself as a “foodie”. It brings me a lot of pleasure to eat good food. While what I consider “good food” has evolved to *cleaner* food (and stranger…non-fat cottage cheese+cranberry ginger “Chia Goodness” cereal+curry powder, anyone?) and more reasonable portions, I still feel more drawn to a square of dark chocolate than a broccoli florette. Not that there isn’t room for both in moderation, but still…I wouldn’t mind being a skosh more in the “food=fuel” (vs. “food=fun”) camp.
Susan says
July 7, 2009 at 4:47 pmI’m in Canada, so this isn’t an entry – just want to say i love your video/thoughts as always!! I’m definitely going to work on this this week. I’ve already got a start! I asserted myself at work today in a way I never do π It was def. rewarding!
Teri says
July 7, 2009 at 4:50 pmOh, what a lovely thing.
The one thing? Over-analysis. Of myself, my exercise plan, my life, my to-do list, everything. Just get out there and stop thinking about it so much. There.
suganthi says
July 7, 2009 at 5:52 pmAt the risk of getting smacked by Miz:
ROFL.. I cannot imagine scrubbing myself everyday. I barely do the Vaseline on my heels till the crack is as big as Grand Canyon. Please don’t enter me.
Hmm.. may be I will shave my legs to lessen my self-definition.
Yeah.. I am so lazy with that that I wear pants most times. But, that has changed a bit since I started running.. I like my running shorts and skirts.
lynn says
July 7, 2009 at 8:11 pmI will try to lesson my attachment to “worry”, the kind of worries that I truly have no control over, the kind that creates sadness and fear. Perhaps these worries can play into the “law of attraction” thus causing the very things I worry about to happen.
Appreciate my gifts and my surroundings and hopefully find more inner peace as a result. π ….starting NOW…
BTW would love to use a girly face washing thingy too for the first time in 41 years!
Rosalie says
July 7, 2009 at 8:29 pmDitto to the many comments about being low-maintenance… and in addition, I’m really frugal too, to the point where I don’t buy things from myself that I might *REALLY* want…
ttfn300 says
July 7, 2009 at 8:44 pmbut falling into the molds we’ve artificially set for ourselves is so easy! i kid, but it’s true. i’m leaving myself love notes today (in my apt)!
Fat Bridesmaid says
July 7, 2009 at 8:49 pmOMG pick me I want it bad!!! (Ha! that’swhatshesaid!)
Playful Professional says
July 7, 2009 at 9:02 pmI completely agree that we mock what we don’t understand. Because once we understand it, we either love it or at least respect it. This looks awesome.
Robyn says
July 7, 2009 at 9:09 pmI’ve always had quite a night-time routine of washing my face…this would make my routine that much better! Pick me!
Heather says
July 7, 2009 at 10:36 pmI’m starting to be won over. If you’re willing to take time for this . . .
Myra says
July 7, 2009 at 10:53 pmI realized after reading the post that I take no time for myself. I have every fitness dvd and joined a gym i don’t go to because after I’ve worked all day, taken my daughter to the pool so she can make new friends, and spent time with my 78 year old mother because she gets lonely when I’m at work and can’t go out alone. I’m really tired. Physically and psychically. My apartment is a mess and so am I right now.
So….I need the clarisonic so I can clean up my act…LOL
Suzanne says
July 8, 2009 at 12:59 amI will let go of the irritation that came with a non-functioning washing machine this morning, causing a waste of three hours of my time. Self-definition as someone who gets irritated about those things that are out of her control, gone. In comes someone who simply wrings out her laundry, hangs it up, and moves on with the day.
Kim says
July 8, 2009 at 7:05 amI am trying to focus on the positive in my life, take care of myself, and wait for the changes in my body to follow. π
Bella says
July 8, 2009 at 7:38 amWow! This is some giveaway! I’ve been wanting to try the Clairsonic for a long time, but I don’t really have the extra money to shell out.
I think I’ve been slowly changing my self-definition over the past year, but specifically in the past 3 weeks that I’ve been on summer vacation (I’m a high school English teacher), I’ve been really ramping up my fitness and activity level. I am finding that I LOVE being active and the way my body feels because of it. So I’m redefining myself as someone who loves fitness.
farmwife says
July 8, 2009 at 7:45 amI’m actually working on letting go of a toxic friendship that has defined me for too many years now.
Lea says
July 8, 2009 at 8:16 ami’ve heard some awesome things about the Clairsonic…just not budget friendly.
as long as i can remember, i’ve always been a worry-bug. i worry and stress about everything; big and small. i’m working on being more carefree and letting nature take it’s course.
Tess says
July 8, 2009 at 8:20 amNice giveaway! I love your blogs and you have inspired me to think new thoughts and I try to encourage that in my family by example.
Leslie Clark says
July 8, 2009 at 11:49 amI have just started exercising again. I feel so much better! I would love to have my skin looking and feeling as well as my body.
Mara says
July 8, 2009 at 1:18 pmI am just trying to love who I am. I am my worst enemy!!!!
Mara
http://24stepstogo.blogspot.com/
Angela says
July 8, 2009 at 7:30 pmThis would be great! How I need some ME time!
Rebeca says
July 8, 2009 at 10:55 pmI wore short sleeves today.
What?
Yeah, I still think of myself as that girl from 40lbs ago and not the fitter, healthier more confident girl. It was a challenge, I kept tugging at them to make them longer
(didn’t work)
but…
Tomorrow, I’m wearing another one. Maybe one of these days you’ll see me rocking a tank top… in public!
Teresa says
July 9, 2009 at 7:39 amMy self-definition is stuck in the past, back when I was still working. I need to let go of that definition and figure out who I am/want to be now.
Meg says
July 9, 2009 at 8:01 amHmm….today I will go out into the world and be proactive. Because I’ve been seeing myself as lazy and unproductive, I will be productive today.
Staci Ducote says
July 9, 2009 at 8:34 amI am going to let go of the workouts that I didn’t complete over the last couple of weeks. I’ve been scolding myself daily trying to figure out how I was going to make them up. I am going to relax and pick back up from today and not berate myself for enjoying some time off over the summer.
Tanya Chadha says
July 9, 2009 at 3:26 pmI’m trying to get my butt to the gym everyday after work so that I can try to get back into shape. I want to feel better about myself!