I'm On a New Mission

Hey y'all. I'm gonna get straight to the point. I'm on a new mission to tackle the big thing I have been afraid of for a very long time! My FAT ASS! Yeah, it's time. Time to get rid of this weight for real, and for good. I don't want to be on the destructive path of self-doubt, depression, anxiety again. It's too much and such a waste of life!

I am tracking my intake at Spark People and figured since I'm doing the blog there, just do it in both places! So welcome to my life, right now! I will do the weight loss tracking and I will also do my art and my everyday! Why not, right?

So here is the catch up: I just started on Monday, February 21, 2011. I am right now on a 4-week schedule doing an old school TaeBo Basic 1 & 2 DVD and Hip Hop Abs. I am following the Hip Hops Abs schedule and adding the TaeBo to make sure I am doing an hour everyday for the four weeks. Today is Day 3.


Day 1:
Taebo 1 - done
Hip Hop Abs - Fat Burning Cardio - done
I can and will do this!!!

Day 2:
TaeBo 1 and Fat Burning Cardio - done


Day 3:
In the evening on Day 2, I got home from work and my son was playing video games in the livingroom. I told him that I had been working out and he said, to paraphrase, "It doesn't matter. You're gonna quit anyway!" WOW....like WOW, you know. But he was absolutely right. There is no way around, over, under it. All that is left for me to do is get through it. And I will. I told him that I needed him to believe in me, to be positive for me, and told him to tell me "You can do it!" He mumbled it a couple of times but it eventually came out clear. Then I started doing the whole "Do you really think I can do it? blah blah blah" crap that I do and do you know what he did? The boy SHUSHED ME! HE SHUSHED ME! Like he was Richie! That was hilarious! I couldn't do anything but laugh!

Yesterday, also, Richie and I were talking on the phone and he mentioned that he noticed that I had lost weight the other day when I undressed. Nice, he noticed! Me likey :)

This morning, Day 3, I got up and did TB1 and Ab Sculpt. That damned Shaun T lied when he said you didnt have to get on the floor to do his workouts. But it was fine. I managed and did everything sufficiently. Practice makes muscle! :)

That's all for now! Talk to you later!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

WOW, it's been a long time since I posted anything here!  I am SURE no one is still around but I will post anyway! 

Things are great! Life is great. God is AWESOME!

I like how I look in this picture. Alive and enjoying life!

So what's good with you?

The Random

I didn't have any deodorant to put on today.  I will rectify that right after work.

I want a career change.  I've prayed on it and will update my resume this week.

I painted on canvas for the first time in months this past weekend.  I missed it so.

I love my iPhone and want to upgrade to the 3Gs.  I will not get #4. Too many problems.

My son broke my camera this summer.  I am sad about it.

But I will get the new Nikon CoolPix 4000 something.  Yes I will!

I am still decorating my house but I am in no rush.

I ordered Hip Hop Abs because I wanna have fun in the AM with Shaun T.

Yes, I really ordered it.  I can't wait to start.

I wanna quit my job and recharge for a few months but I can't.

I need to go back to school but really can't afford it.

This may sound bad to some, but I finally blasted into my oldest daughter and it felt good to finally let it out.

I have prayed and will continue to do so and speak to God about the next steps in that situation.

God is awesome and I am so glad He loves me!

I miss you all!  That is who all is still checking my blog to see if I post before they delete me altogether!

Peace!
Charisse

Because HE Makes It All Good In HIS Time....

To The Father, I give all the Glory!  He is indeed, a way-maker and a miracle worker.

All three of my kids graduate this month (high school, junior high and elementary)

My oldest invited me to her graduation in Delaware on June 6th.

I called my sister and wept right into the phone from happiness.

I thanked the Father for his blessings.

I drove straight there after we moved from the old apartment to the new one.

My oldest let me hug her and give her a big kiss (my heart was over the moon!)

This morning, she sent me a friend request on Facebook and we are now "friends".

Today is my son's 15th birthday.

He is so handsome and smart.

He was offered a summer job with my company.

He graduates on June 23rd.

My youngest is growing up great too.

She is so pretty and smart.

She is graduating on June 24th.

I wish she could get a job too but 10-1/2 year olds only get to go to camp!  LOL

My Love is awesome to me and my children and I am happy.

The dog is doing well too :)

That's the glory in my days so far this month. 

Talk to you later,
Charisse

The Return of Real Women and Singing

This weekend I fell in love with Toni Braxton all over again!  I am relieved that she has gotten over the "trying to compete with the young girls" phase she was going through and found her niche!  To me, this video and this song screams "Yeah, we been together a long time, but I can still put it on you better than them young girls 'cause I am a grown woman who knows you inside and out!!!  Now go home to your wife and love her with all you got!" Thanks Toni.

That's it for now. Enjoy!

Goodbye Projects

Guess what? I am moving!  Moving! After 12 years in NYC public housing a/k/a Da Projects, I am finally moving out.  Now it's not into anything fancy or even into my own house, but I feel like I am stepping back into the real world.  Now there are a few things I will miss, like cheap rent and not paying for gas & electric, but I need to make this change.  My youngest has always lived here and my son doesnt remember living anyplace since we moved here when he was 3.  It is time for them to know different things and experience new things. 

The area isnt far from where I am now but it is busier.  There are more people because it is near a major shopping area/transportation hub.  I like that the kids will learn how to travel for real now since they will have to take 2 buses to get to their schools, since neither of them wants to transfer away from their friends.  It is time for them to grow up and for Mommy to loosen the apron strings j u s t  a  little bit!

The move-in date should be June 1st, officially, but we signed the lease for May15th.  You know I have to get in there and do my cleaning and some painting, and light my candles and say my prayers for blessings in the new space.  That is a MUST!!!  I need to go to the botanica and get a candle and some Florida water.  Who knows about that, huh?

Anyway, so I just wanted to let you all know what is going on.  Well whomever still reads my blog!  LOL

Have a blessed day!
Charisse

My heart is breaking again but it's truly a God thing this time!

I don't really want to talk about it.  I just needed to say that. 

Peace and blessings,
Charisse