100 Days to a Better ME
I am not going to diet. That isn’t the plan for the new me. I am, however, going to change my eating habits and living habits. I will stop eating food-like products and start eating food. I will get my butt up before I HAVE to be up to enjoy more of the daytime hours and feel less hurried. I will be less hurried. I will enjoy the little things and forget about the things that don’t really matter in this life. I am me and I will be ME. I will stop being the commercialized me that large companies so badly need me to be. I will stop being so dependent on those large companies and learn how to depend on myself. That is why I will start making my own cleaners and anything else that I can. I will do this just to say that I can do this. Let me correct that, just to KNOW that I can do this. I will commit to stop dying my hair and learn to love my natural beauty. I have finally broken myself of having to go in public with make-up and I am beautiful. I will stop seeing something shiny and saying “oooh.” I WILL be ME.
When I met my husband most of me was fake. From my height to my hair color to my face and some other unmentionables. However, that man loves me for everything that I am, not everything that I am not. My children love me for everything that I am and nothing that I so badley want to be. I need to LOVE me. I will be different within 100 days but I will be ME and I will be better. 100 days from today is November 8th, if my math is correct. I am afraid that I will fail. I am always afraid to fail. The only person I can fail is myself. This doesn’t mean that I will never dye my hair again or wear jewelry and make up for a night out. It just means that I won't NEED to dye my hair, wear make-up or worry about my clothing. I just NEED to love myself for me, not what I think is what is best for me. What God thinks is best for me. He made me and I am perfect.
Will you take the challenge with me? You don't have to go all out like I am, but pick something that you feel dependent on and break that dependence. Pick something that you change about yourself and makes you feel as though you are beautiful and get rid of it to realize YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. Comment below and we'll support each other. Share with your friends and ask them to take the challenge too.
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16 comments:
I am in with you. I will start tomorrow and my 100 days will end November 20th. Just in time for the holidays :)
Thank you for encouraging and inspiring others to reanalyze what is truly important, above all else, is YOU ARE PERFECTLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE!!! My challenge day 1 begins tomorrow. So that makes my 100th day on November 22, correct? =) I'm excited!! BTW, Coupon Clipinista prompted me to your page, as she is starting the challenge, as well. Best wishes to ALL who take on this challenge to a better self!!!
Irony? Meant to be? I think both--My captcha to post was 38 inoithin---I KNOW I THIN! LOL!!!!
Hi, Ladies! I know it's only been a couple of days but I've been thinking of you when I almost slip! Hope you are being strong!
You've inspired me to do the 100 Days to a Better Me challenge as well. I'm going to start on September 1st and go until December 9th. I'll post about it on the 1st and - most likely - weekly thereafter just to keep myself accountable. Thanks for such an honest and motivating post!!
I like this a lot. I am not ready to start, but I think I may do this soon :)
Just what I needed to read! Going to get started today! Thanks for sharing ~ I am not alone! And I needed to know that!
My husband pushed me to look at cloth diapers and a natural lifestyle when I was pregnant. At first I was like "really?" But, it was important to him so I looked into it. We decided to have a natural childbirth (x3), we used cloth diapers, at organic, etc. I am so proud of our efforts and the changes we have made in our lives. It feels really good. I had perfect childbirths, we were home within hour every time. I know the life style isn't for everyone, but it has been so meaningful to me!
You inspired me to put down this bag of pita chips!
I know I'm a little late to the party, but this is a great idea! I'm going to start thinking about which of the many things I'd like to change and come up with my own 100 day challenge, maybe to start the new year with? Thanks for the idea!
I was not here when you were doing this, but if you are still doing it, I want you to know, I'm behind your efforts. And you have me thinking about what can I do. I think I need to cook more often and rely less on frozen dinners. They have way too much sodium, which is probably why my foot(not feet, I only have 1) is swollen. Thank You.
Rosemary Green
This sounds like me! I love my life but I don't love being always tired and sluggish. Also, that's the great thing about true love. We're always dolled up when we meet our significant other and fall in love, but after time they begin to see the real us - unplucked eyebrows, roots showing - and they still love us just the same! :)
I love this idea! I'm a blogger, and just started ANOTHER blog (haven't even done my first post yet!), but it will be called www.GetYourLifeStraight.com and will be something similar to this. I'm tired of feeling out of control!! Hope you're doing well on your challenge! :)
Serena
Thrift Diving
If you can inspire even just one person to take the challenge of re-ananlizing who they really are and to learn to love themselves for what God made them then it's no wonder your husband and family love you.I love you too.Ilove that you have challenged us and please count me in!!!
Ah, Wanda, I'm so glad to hear you say this! Please keep me posted on how you are doing. I love you too! May God bless you on this journey!
I am officially in! I have been pinning & pinning & pinning everything natural, from homemade laundry soap (which I have been using for 3 weeks now) to natural beauty products. I have been poo-less & free from hair dye for 2 months. However I have dark brown hair & I have chosen to wear a wig until my hair grows out to its new to me color of gray. (I'm 63 and I've been dying my hair since I was in my early 40's.) This is getting long but I did want to say that my husband & I are eating healthy & have lost 35lbs (him) & 20lbs (me) So I hope to have all of the natural homemade things I've pinned at least tried by day 100...on my way to be a better me. Thank you all for your inspiring comments & might I add helpful pins!
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