Be right back, I gotta pee...

As I sit here typing this blog I have just left the bathroom for the 4th time this morning.  The difference today is that I have just a slight hint of yellow in my pee.  It's not my normal sunshine yellow or citrus orange color that I see many other mornings as I hit the flusher...nope not today...today I am changing me.  I can't contain my excitement as I look in the white bowl and see my progress.  It's those little things that give you encouragement to go on, to keep trying to be a better you.

I've been told so many times, "I can NEVER do what you do- you are so disciplined (insert many words here dedicated, better, blah blah blah!)"  I agree there are some areas in my life that I am hyper focused on but what about the things I am not so focused on?

Well, I am here to tell you that I am EXACTLY like you and if I can change, so can you!

We all have something in our lives that we want to change so badly, we know we need to change it, we think about it all the time and we have tried and failed so many times trying to make that change.  Yet, you are brought back to that one thing time and time again and you just can't figure out how in the world you are ever going to make this change happen.  The task at hand seems daunting and unachievable.

Here is my list of things that I struggle with doing on my own:

1.  Drinking enough water.

• This has LONG been a struggle of mine.  I have tried everything only to revert back to my old ways.  Today Joe has agreed to check on me every hour and see that I'm drinking 1 cup of water an hour.  So far, just the fact that I know Joe is worried about my water drinking I have done exactly what is expected of me.  When others are taking time out of their lives to make sure you are being better it makes you want to try harder.  Plus, now it's a bit of a competition and Joe knows how much I like to win.  So, his last text said he was at 4 and I was only at 2...so I drank another one just to be 1 (rep) away from him!! 

2.  Daily reading of the Bible.

• I know that when I read the bible and really dig in that I am a better person.  The hardest part for me is just DOING IT!!  It's so easy to be distracted by everything else in life.  Facebook. Jelly splash. Laundry. Work. Exercise. Eating.  But when I am in the midst of being frazzled the one person that ALWAYS leads me back to The Book is Brookie.  Without Brookie reminding me to read, "mom, sit down and read the bible for 10 minutes and then we can Facetime!"  She makes me want to be better.  Everything goes smoother when you delve into The Word. 

3.  Remembering to take my supplements.

• This goes along with water drinking.  How many of you have bottles and bottles of vitamins and supplements that are rotting away in your cupboards?  Mine would if I didn't have Jim.  If Jim didn't put my vitamins in a bowl and set them in front of me at breakfast and dinner - they would sit in the cupboard and rot.  Every night before I go to bed, he also fixes my magnesium drink so I sleep like a baby.  I have goals to make it to the CF games - and Jim knows that being at the top of my game ALL the time is what will get me there...which means my body needs a little supplementation. 

So, we are all good at some things and not so good at other things.  The beauty of this is that you can't and you don't have to do it alone.  I have surrounded myself with like minded people.  People in my life that want to do better, be better and have similar goals and expectations.

I have created a circle of friends and acquaintances that are willing to help me be better as I help them be better.  (I cannot count on one hand how many times Deb and Cathy have stopped me from eating a donut!!)

So take inventory.  What are you good at?  What do you need to work on?  Who in your life can help you work on that one thing?  What can you do that will help another person.  Surround yourself with people in your life that want to be better.  Get rid of the crabs and naysayers.  You know the ones.

Make a list of 3 things:  Spiritually, emotionally, mentally, physically that you need to improve on and tackle your closest friends to hash out a way to make it happen.