Positively Weightless

I typically do not comment or talk about any kind of pop culture on my page, but with this post I decided to make an exception. One of the newer shows on television, This Is Us has really exploded in popularity and is talked about and watched by so many. To be completely honest here, as soon as I saw Milo Ventimiglia in the preview a few months before the premiere date I was sold, however, once I started watching the show I found myself quickly getting involved with the characters. Laughing with them, crying with them (and let me tell you there is A LOT of crying with them), and just all around feeling a connection with these fictional characters played by lovely actors.
I actually was watching the latest episode while doing my cardio at the gym last night, not something I recommend doing as you are either smiling like an idiot or crying your eyes out… but hey I live life dangerously. The reason I bring this up on my page here is because of one very specific character. I will say this right now, if you have not watched the show and do not want anything ruined, then do not continue to read this entry. SPOILER ALERT! The character I am talking about is Kate Pearson. If you have watched the show I am sure you basically know why I am bringing her up, but there is so much more behind her.

Kate is played by the beautiful Chrissy Metz. Kate is a newly 36 year old woman with a weight issue that affects her physically and very clearly emotionally as well. In one of the first scenes you meet this character you see her completely strip down before stepping on a scale. She puts her toes on it then backs up and removes her earrings. Anyone with any sort of weight issue will know just how relatable this is. This may be too much information here, but I too weight myself with nothing on. I find it is just going to be the most accurate reading that way. I have, however, found myself thinking if I should remove my fitbit, earrings, or if I have my glasses on instead of contacts because they may add just enough weight to show a difference. This is of course really silly, but I am almost certain it is a common occurrence. In the first few minutes of screen time Kate is a highly relatable character for someone going through a similar issue in their life.

Fast forward a little into the same episode and Kate decides she wants to change her eating habits. You see her taking her armful of junk food to her trash can outside and tossing it all in. She looks up to see a neighbor walking her dog. After a short pause she asks the neighbor for the dog’s droppings the neighbor has cleaned up during their walk and put in a bag. Once she has them, she empties the bag of the dog’s waste on top of the food in the garbage. She knows herself well enough to know that she may be tempted even by this food in the garbage can, so she steps in and does something to make this food completely undesirable and not edible. To me, this is the first sign of strength in her. To recognize that and take steps to prevent it from happening.

To continue with that theme, you later see her at a support group meeting for people with the same issue as her. This is where she meets Toby. Toby basically hits on her at the coffee table after the meeting is over. She responds to him by saying “I can’t fall for a fat person right now,” which at first seems a bit harsh. After considering it a bit more it really becomes clear that she knows someone with similar problems and habits as herself may be a strain on her weight-loss journey (haha see what I did there). Sometimes relationships can trigger old habits and losing progress because people get comfortable around each other and Kate clearly is aware of this. Toby, however, responds with “Well I guess I will lose the weight” triggering a grin from Kate (and a big stupid smile from me) as he walks away… and their relationship continues to grow, but I won’t give too much away here. Quite frankly though, Kate and Toby are relationship goals!

A few episodes later and Kate is getting frustrated at her lack of progress (which I really can relate to right now, but I am not letting it get me down). She starts considering gastric bypass surgery as it will be a quick and easy fix (or so she thinks) to her problem. You see here just how strained her relationship is with her mother, as her mother attends her meeting with the doctor as well. Her mother, Rebecca is played by the gorgeous Mandy Moore. Kate had a weight issue even as a child and always felt like she was nothing compared to her mother. You see a little of this when a young Kate is comparing the size of her sweater to her mother’s. You also see bits and pieces or Rebecca trying to help Kate with her weight issue and is really concerned she is going to be made fun of. A very sweet and motherly action that to a kid seems mean and upsetting. Rebecca blames herself in a way and tries to do her best to remedy the situation, but this only causes a huge strain on their relationship… something that Kate is bothered and feels guilty for even as an adult. You see a bit of this in another episode as well.

In the very last episode that has aired (the episode that aired on 1/24/2017) the audience starts to see the start of where Kate’s main emotional issues came up that what I assume was the start of her real downfall. MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD IF YOU ARE NOT CAUGHT UP: You find out that Kate’s father’s death occurred while the kids were in their teenage years. This is only shown in little flash memories of the funeral service, and the three kids (Kate and her two brothers) are by the looks of it only in high school. This is such an emotional memory that Kate actually screams out and is crying when they are flashing in her memory. To me, I read this as what could possibly be the major turning point in Kate’s emotions and quite possible a huge trigger in weight gain as well. An emotional time period that the audience is still quite in the dark about, but I am sure will learn more as the series continues.

So what is my main point to bringing this character randomly up on my blog? To me, the world really needed a Kate Pearson. The world needed to see the different sides to someone struggling with a weight problem other than just assuming they eat horribly and lay around all day. I identified with this character almost immediately but not just because of my weight problem. I see a strength in Kate that I have in myself and for the longest time did not see either. It is actually refreshing to see an overweight character shed in an almost sympathetic and understanding light rather than an almost comical one. The first season hasn’t even ended yet and Kate has already grown so much.

Kate is made out to be a person who puts everyone else ahead of her in the beginning of the series. That slowly changes throughout the season. She stops catering to her brother Kevin’s every little request and need. That was a huge step alone. When Toby later on decides he isn’t dieting anymore and goes on a binge she recognizes this as toxic to herself and steps away from that situation as well. Kate absolutely recognizes what she needs to do and is slowly starting to do it. Kate hasn’t shown a drastic progress in her weight-loss at this point, but she is making progress in so many other great ways. Many ways in which I have myself over the past year or so. I think that is reflected within the entries of this blog.

I so look forward to seeing how this character continues to grow and change as the next few seasons continue. The world really needed this character as I already said, but felt it needed to be said again. A huge round of applause goes to both Chrissy Metz and of course to the producer Dan Fogelman and of course the writers as well. Thank you and I look forward to seeing what else this beautiful show brings.

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A few months back I decided to start up a little series of posts about people that mean a lot to me and people that inspire me. I am finally writing the next post in that series. Today I am going to write about another friend that has been in my life for a long time and really isn’t going anywhere. I do plan on dedicating a post or two to family members as well in the near future, but today I wanted to follow up my last “people that inspire me” post with another friend. This post is all about Stephanie Bickelman.

When I asked her permission to write this entry, of course after expressing gratitude she replied “You’re not going to write anything embarrassing are you?” Oh how I probably totally could (and she could most definitely tell some very embarrassing stories about me) but that is not what I am here today to do.

Let’s start with a little background on our relationship. Steph and I met in religion class in first grade, making us only about 6 years old at the time. Allegedly I brought a doll with me to class and while showing it to the class, the head popped off. I honestly do not remember this at all, but the funny part is that is one way our friendship works. We both have these vivid memories of the past that the other does not remember at all. One thing we both remember is that many hours talking on the phone (and probably just as many hours of me getting frustrated and hanging up), stupid inside jokes (that I was mainly the butt of), and just really always being there for each other. Just about eighteen years later and we are still just as close.

At her brother's wedding June 2016

The reason this girl is so inspiring to me is her complete dedication and motivation in everything she does. When we were in undergrad school she was working two part-time jobs on top of being a full-time student and maintaining a spectacular GPA. During all of this she still managed to go to the gym pretty much daily and (I’m pretty sure) she still slept as well and had way more of a social life than I did. I found it difficult to juggle my part-time job with school and she was doing so much more than that. I have always admired her for that.

Gym buddies!

On top of all of her motivation and drive she is also a great friend. She has always been 100% supportive of me and everything I do. When I first started losing weight and I would share my results with her, her words were always so encouraging and helpful. We were gym buddies for a while as well. That is a big part of staying motivated in my opinion, having someone to do it with, and she was always there for me… even though if I tried to talk to her while we were working out I was literally scolded. She is there for me about anything, anytime of day, no matter what. Not everybody is lucky enough to have a friend like that and I truly appreciate her friendship so much.

Celebrating her 24th birthday, July 2016.

I will sum this up here as I don’t want this post to be the size of a novel (and it easily could be). I truly appreciate and am so thankful to have this girl in my life. She is here for me no matter what with absolutely no judgments and always offers her best advice. She tells me what I need to hear, not what I want to hear, and to me that is a real friend. For so many reasons Steph inspires and motivates me to be a better person.

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2016 is coming to a close in less than a week. In some ways it seems like the year just started, while in other ways 2016 seemed like the longest year I can remember. Although this blog was neglected over the past few months, I am fairly proud with how often I posted over the year. I wanted to take some time and reflect on the year and talk about things hopefully to come in the new year.

My personal life aside (for right now) 2016 was quite an interesting year. We lost countless souls. Many I know lost close family, friends, and there were even a number of celebrities just in this year alone that passed. From all of this loss, to quite an interesting election (to say the least), all the way to those shocking (at least for me) last four words of the “Gilmore Girls” revival. The year was an interesting one to say the least. Despite all of this, I wouldn't change my experiences and growth throughout this year for anything.

I started off 2016 as a girl frustrated with her weight-loss journey and the backtracking and just the general lack of motivation and progress. I admittedly gained some weight over the year, which I am not really proud to admit, but I also gained some great things throughout this year as well. I started not worrying so much about the number on the scale and more about the person I am inside. I started looking to the future and not dwelling on the past. 2016 had a ton of curve-balls for me and I believe I took them in stride. I think if you read my posts at all throughout this past year you noticed that. I am by no means throwing all care to the wind and gaining all the weight back and not caring about my health anymore... but I am certainly not letting that number define me any more. I probably sound like a broken record here as a lot of my posts this year reflected that.

The number one thing I gained this year is confidence. Not that I had absolutely no confidence at all before, but I certainly lacked it. I would constantly think about the past and dwell on events that should no longer matter to me. I don't do that anymore. Why worry about the things we cannot change right? My weight does not determine my worth in my eyes any longer. I like the person I am inside. I may have some issues with the person I am on the outside, but I will change that. The great thing about time and about being human is that we have so many resources and opportunities to become the people we want to be only as long as we put in the effort.

I truly believe I grew so much within the last year. So many people came into my life and they each carried a different lesson for me. Some of them stayed while some did not, and that is perfectly okay. As cliché as it is, I truly do believe that everything happens for a reason. I truly grew so much throughout this year. I just wanted to reflect on all of that.

Now that the reflection portion is through, I want to talk about moving forward. I have so many plans for myself next year. One of these plans is the main theme of them all. Never looking back. I spent so much time until recently dwelling on the past. Even with this blog in a way. I always talked about what I did in the past to lose the weight. Obviously that isn't working for me anymore. My main piece of advice to anyone seeking weight-loss advice is always to find a system that works for you. Just because a points system works for someone or counting calories works for another, that does not mean that is the magic answer. With those words of advice I did not keep in mind that we are all changing every day. Ever since I got off track and started gaining weight all I did was just try to go back to what I was doing. Up until recently I would try out my old way of doing things for a while only to be off track again within a week or so. I never thought about that fact that I am a very different person now.

Back when I originally lost the weight I was 21 years old, a Junior in college, and just all around living a pretty different life. I went to school all day and then worked nights part time after school as well as getting my school work done. Very different to today where I am almost 25 (turn 25 on Saturday!), have a full time day job and my nights are mostly free. I have a very different physical and mental schedule as I did back then and I didn't really keep all that in mind when trying to get myself on a healthier track again.

Looking forward and making plans for the new year I have been mindful of that. I have been trying to plan out a new system for myself such as meal times and a workout schedule that I believe will better suit me. I am doing my very best to work out something that I believe will work for the me I am today. I am sure it will be a lot of trial and error, but when I work something out I will be sure to share.

Starting now I am no longer determining my present based on my past success. This is a new journey entirely on its own. My weight today is my starting weight, not my starting weight back then. With that I need a new starting picture. I still have the same raggedy, wrinkled, stained tank top as I used in the original one just for effect, but other than that this is me as I am right now. As unflattering as it is, I wanted to share the photo with you all as the mark of my new journey. So here it is... I look lovely don't I? Hair thrown up, glasses, no makeup (rare these days, I know) and everything! :-P

I want to continue my growth in so many ways in the new year. I want to find a new system that works for me and share my progress with all of you. I am no longer dwelling on the past and revolving my life around what I did back then. I really do want to strengthen my relationship with God as well and I plan to try and do that as well. I also want to do more writing both for this page as well as side projects. I have a lot I want to do in the new year, but it is also important to live each day as its own. Treat every day as a failure or a success and realize that tomorrow just marks the next start. Worrying about the future is no way to live. Plans are great to make and work toward, but living each day is important as well. After all as J.K. Rowling wrote: “It does not do to dwell on dreams, and forget to live.”

Here is to the end of another year and the rapid approach to the beginning of a new one. If you stuck around to fully read this entry, thank you very much. I appreciate every single read on this page. I wish you all a very happy and safe new year and I will see you all with new postings next year! <3

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I know, I know… I am a bad blogger and haven’t updated in over a month! I am not going to make excuses at all, life simply got in the way and the blog took the back burner, as did my weight-loss (in a way). My weight has pretty much stayed the same lately… which, I mean I will take over gaining any day, but I had hoped I would be down a bit by now, especially with the holidays coming very soon. Am I going to beat myself up over this? Of course not. I don’t do that anymore as it truly does no good. Today is a new day! With all of that being said, I want to offer probably (to me) my most important and useful piece of advice as far as weight-loss goes on this page: Do your very best not to lose momentum.

In my opinion, that was my biggest mistake. I was doing so well and on a very good track at losing weight for quite a while. I let life get in the way and I started back tracking, and now that I am trying to get back on track and get myself healthier again, I am finding it so hard to do so. Whatever clicked in me the first time around that I went so hard and was so dedicated, I just can’t seem to get to click again with the same intensity. I think that’s normal though… once you lose momentum it is so hard to get going again (and not just with weight-loss).

Before closing out this post there is one more thing I want to mention. One thing to remember about losing weight or really any big change in your life… that is to do what works for you! I know I dedicated an entire post to a similar message in the past, but with anything you do like this there is always going to be at least one person insisting to you that you have to listen to their advice if you’re going to succeed. NO! Just because something works for one person does not mean it will work for you. I had a dear friend giving me advice about my ongoing struggle, the good kind of advice though, not the insisting of how to do it kind. He said that even if you only lose a pound a week that is still progress… and that is SO true. If one pound a week is what you are capable of, well that is still progress and never let anyone tell you differently. I don't doubt that these people have anything but your best interests in mind, may it be a family member, friend, or even a colleague... but that doesn't mean their advice will be solid for you. Trust yourself among all others.

One of the most frustrating and to be blunt, annoying things a person can do is tell you exactly what you should be doing to lose weight (or whatever else you may be trying to achieve), or that you’re not going at it hard enough, or that you are not trying hard enough. You know you the best and never let ANYONE tell you that you’re not doing something fast enough. Work at the pace that is best for you. If that means baby steps then so be it! I am sitting here writing this on my lunch break from work, eating my healthy lunch I packed last night (A turkey sandwich with thinly sliced cheese on flatbread, cut up raw carrots, celery, and peppers with light blue cheese, an apple, and pretzels… in case you were wondering), and that to me is a start in the right direction. I cannot speak for tomorrow, and I cannot change yesterday, but right now I am doing pretty well, and that is the pace that works for me.

As always, thank you for reading. It truly does mean so much to me.

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First off, I want to apologize for taking so long to update my blog here. It has been a little over a month since the last entry, honestly I have no real reason for that, I guess the page just slipped my mind a bit with all the events of summer. One more thing, I just want to thank everyone that read, liked, or sent me messages about my past entry. With 166 views it is my most viewed post yet....yeah I know that isn't a lot of views compared to some, but to me that is a huge deal! So glad it was the post about Petrina as well!

Today I wanted to write about change. Change can be a very scary thing. There was a point in my life I absolutely hated doing anything new, talking to anyone new, anything like that. I HATED it. I want to ask you all reading this one thing though, where would you be today if it wasn't for change?

Think back about your school pictures in middle school. I feel like middle school is the universal awkward stage for kids. There is just something about that age, age 11-14ish, that kids are in the process of finding out exactly who they are... and trust me that stage lasts for years. Think back for now just strictly about your appearance during those ages. I had hair that was actually similar length to it is now, a part right down the center of my face, that I hardly ever brushed and it was a wild mess. I didn't wear an ounce of makeup, and was a bit of a tomboy. Not that there is anything wrong with any of that, but my point is that I am so so different from that now. I honestly wish I knew where those school pictures are so I could share. Not just in looks though, I was so very different then as well. I was always a shy, stressed kid, and I am not like that as much anymore. I have so much more confidence now and don't let myself get stressed out as easily. In that 10-13 year span I am a completely different person in some ways.

Change is inevitable. It truly is just a part of life. From changing our appearance, to our personality traits, even to changing the people in your life. In my opinion, as I have mentioned in other posts, the past is best left in the past anyways. Breakups, losing friends, changing jobs, these are all things that really are just a part of life. Now I by no means am saying that people that leave your life do not deserve second chances, but sometimes people leave your life, new opportunities come up, and many other things are only opening more doors for you. One door opens while another closes.

Change is a great thing... looking back on what my eyebrows looked like about 2 years ago, I am really thankful for change! :-P In all seriousness though, don't be afraid of change no matter how difficult letting go is sometimes. I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. We don't always know or ever find out exactly what that reason is, but that doesn't mean there wasn't one. One person leaves your life only to make room for someone even greater that will help you in ways you couldn't possibly imagine. New opportunities arise only for you to grow. That does not mean that some things will never change in your life though (I am in fact listening to Justin Timberlake as I type this out... something I would have done at 8 years old too!). Just embrace everything life throws your way!

Speaking of change, I want to end this post with a kind of segue into my idea for my next post. Since I haven't really been having any luck losing weight or sticking to the method I used the first time around to get back on track now, I decided to try something different this time. Tomorrow starts my second week with the ever so popular points system for weight loss. I think in another week or so my next entry is going to be my first impressions of this new method I am trying out. Just a heads up! :-)

As always, thank you for reading! <3

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I decided a few months ago that I want to do almost like a series of posts about people who inspire me, who are always there for me, and/or are just important to me for many different reasons. I actually asked the first person I am going to write about today if she was okay with being the subject of my blog probably 2 months ago now, so she probably figured I forgot about writing this post. Her birthday is actually tomorrow, so I figured what better of a time to do this post... but it is also in a way a follow up to last week's post. The very first person who has had a tremendous influence on my life is Petrina Scaglione.

I met this girl back at orientation in college and we pretty much became inseparable. My second day of college classes (her first) I recognized her waiting to go into my first class. I dropped my metal water bottle which made an embarrassingly loud sound and soon after she's asking if she can sit with me because she recognized me as well. We started making small talk and soon realized we had almost every class together that day and became fast friends. I swear this girl is a mini version of me! We pretty much immediately hit it off and have been good friends ever since! We would always spend time between classes gossiping or she would laugh at me for playing a stupid game on my computer while she tried to do school work (I still can't make those potions on Pottermore girl!). It honestly feels like just yesterday we were college freshman going to plays for theater class and filming our mock movie trailer for the same class. Honestly so many memories are flooding back to me just as I type this out that I could go on and on! Meeting Trina, it honestly felt like we had known each other all our lives! I couldn't imagine coming out of college with a better friend.

Although Trina is seriously such an inspiring person all on her own, I want to fast forward to spring semester of 2013, our Junior year. I remember Trina texting me letting me know she had a doctor's appointment the next day so she wouldn't be there in the morning. I honestly thought nothing of it. I went to my first few classes then took my spot on the floor with a few other friends in the hallway of the English building (before we got our own lounge, which I am pretty sure our loud group inspired) to eat my lunch as usual. When Trina finally got to school that day she didn't have good news.

Trina informed us that although there were more tests being done, that she indeed had cancer. I remember being shocked and almost immediately going to anger. How could someone who so selflessly shaved every inch of her hair off and donated it to a cancer fund almost exactly a year prior be diagnosed with the same thing? Trina handled it like a champ. She was nothing but jokes and positive thoughts every time I saw her. I know she had bad days, who wouldn't in that situation?! But if I was in her shoes I would have completely shut down. I admire her so much for grabbing cancer by the horns and destroying it! She kind of tried to play it off like it wasn't as big of a deal as it was. I remember finding out once she beat it that it was a lot worse than she told us. My initial reaction to this was being upset with her, but now I only see this as strength. I hope to be even half as strong as you are someday Trina!

I tried to visit Trina whenever I could. Just because she had this sickness, it didn't change the person inside one bit! I really don't get what people don't understand about this. I vividly remember our very first “fake Christmas party” at the Scaglione household. We were doing our gift exchange, and

Trina, myself, and Nicole.

Trina's mother, Gail, hands me and Nicole (Trina's other very good friend whom I consider a dear friend now as well) each a small box to open. She started tearing up as she began thanking both of us for standing by Trina through the whole battle. We all were crying after that. In the boxes were small glass angels which I still cherish as much as that memory. It has a very special place in my bedroom.

I am rambling a bit here but it is so easy to do with this girl! She finds out she has cancer and not only beat it, but kept her head up the entire time! She unfortunately had to take a leave from school for more than a year. I was so sad to no longer have this girl (who was with me almost every day of our college careers so far) with me at school anymore. I still had many of the people I met at the beginning with me though at this point, however, I was so sad to not have Trina there with me everyday anymore. When she returned to school it was my last semester and a lot of her friends were graduating then too. I know that had to have been hard. Most people in that place never would have gone back to school. I honestly don't think I would have. Not Trina! She went back and walked across that stage for commencement back in May of this year. She didn't just graduate though, she also graduated with high honors as well as an award. Words cannot even begin to describe how proud I was of her for that!], and was absolutely honored to be part of her special day and sit with her amazing parents to watch her cross that stage!

Right: My college graduation, 2014
Left: Trina's college graduation, 2016

This amazing woman not only stayed positive through probably the hardest thing to happen in her life, but she got through it with flying colors. I admire her so much and am so honored to not only know her but to call her one of my very best friends. I am so inspired and proud of her strength and hope to be more like her! Her story makes me feel like I can achieve literally anything! I felt like there was no other person to be the subject of my very first post about people who inspire me.

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Life truly is a beautiful thing despite the fact that some things make it very hard to remember that. We all have our bad days, weeks, months, but in the end the sun always comes back. With all of the beautiful things life has to offer comes our unfortunate habit of taking them for granted. No matter how hard we try, we all do it at some point in our lives. Recent world and personal events have been making me ponder this fact as well as a few others, and I decided why not make my next (slightly overdue) post about this.

Think of how often you go to the grocery store and just grab the ingredients you need for dinner that night. You really don’t think even for a second how much time and effort was put into getting that very item on the shelves of your local grocery store. Anyone who knows me or just follows me at all on any of my social media posts knows for the past few summers I have taken up gardening. Every year for the past 3 or 4 years I have planted a vegetable garden, each year with decent success. The other night when I was out there watering my plants I got to thinking just how much work goes into each and every fruit produced from that garden.

My garden in all its glory :-P ... pardon the lawn from our very
dry summer this year!

This year I decided to expand my garden and dig out a 7’x10’ section of the backyard (by hand mind you, took 2 days and a lot of sweat and tears) which I then had to purchase twelve 40 lb bags of soil to fill it with and mix in plant food, then even it all out before I even planted the seedlings, which I also started from seeds myself this year. Once I finally planted the seedlings, I also have to make sure I water every day and weed frequently to make sure the plants stay healthy. A month and a half later and only a few vegetables have been harvested from my garden. I have baby cucumbers, tomatoes, green beans, and squash all over the place, but there are still weeks standing between now and harvesting those. So much time and energy is dedicated to something that takes us a few minutes to purchase from the store, and even less time to scarf down.

If you are reading this post you are blessed. By that I mean you obviously have access to a computer or cell phone, have shelter, enough food to eat, a warm bed at night. Most likely if you are reading these words you have all of those things. Take a second to think about how many people in the world probably do not have any of those things. One should always take a moment here and there to truly think about all the blessings they have in their life. Even when things get really tough, you think you are at rock bottom, that things can't get much worse... you still have a lot of things some people would do anything for. Everyone is entitled to be sad and have their off days... we are only human. Take time to mourn or get angry or whatever it may be, but when you can, remember just how many things you do have in your life.

To everyone reading this do me a favor.. tell your loved ones you love them. Call them, text them, shoot them a facebook message. Whatever it takes. Appreciate your loved ones at every second of every single day because although it is so cliché to say, you truly never know how much time you have left with them. Do not for one single second take your loved ones for granted.

Your health is something you also should never take for granted. Up until this year I would be the pot calling the kettle black here, but go to your annual check ups. I HATE going to the doctor's office. Most likely due to always getting lectured about my weight growing up. I went on an almost 7 year hiatus from my annual physicals because of this. Luckily this year when I finally decided to have a routine check-up everything was fine, but that can change so fast. Just because you seem healthy now, it is not guaranteed that will be the case tomorrow. Take care of yourself first, then you can take care of others.

My main point in all of this rambling is to NEVER take anything for granted! I know this is next to impossible... we are only human, we all do it, but try and take some time each and every day to think about everything you have in your life. Maybe even try picturing your life without something or someone. Do not wait until it is too late to realize what you had.

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