Time...

Who has time anymore?  Does it ever feel like you run out of time to do what you want to do?  Like every day!  It does for me.  For years my biggest excuse as to why I couldn't workout was... I don't have the time.  I'm not a morning person so I can't get up early.  Then once my day starts I have SO much to do... chores, kids off to school, more chores, pay bills, pick up kids, take kids to piano, wrestling practice, soccer for 3, church callings, meetings, boy scouts, cub scouts, birthday parties... whatever.  The list goes on.  But in there, where is my "me" time?  When do I get to do the things I want/need to do?  I have NO time for myself.  But that is because I didn't take the time.  Or want to take the time if we are being honest.  I don't like working out.  I don't.  I get all hot a sweaty.  My legs, abs and arms burn.  I'm sore afterwards.  I'd rather be scrapbooking or playing with my kids.  But I'm not going to be around to do the fun stuff if I don't get through the hard stuff.  

So I made a change.  

I sat down and started thinking.  About my days.  About my life.  About my husband and my children.  About family members and friends who have left this world a little too soon.  Then I looked in the mirror and hated what I saw.  I realized I never made time for myself because I wasn't liking myself.  I would put on a happy front for others while being ashamed inside.  I was sad.  Sad for me.  Sad for my husband.  Sad for my kids.  I looked at my schedule.  Where was there a place I could make time to make the change I wanted to make.  I found it.  I knew I had to start exercising.  I was doing well with my eating, for the most part, but had to add physical movement in the mix as well.  Where did I find the time to workout you ask?  At 5:30 am.  Yep.  This non-morning person starting waking up at 5:30 am.  I hated it.  I still do.  But I do it.  I know deep down inside that if I don't get up early to workout, it won't get done.  That's a fact.  Granted there are days I miss, but I try and make myself workout later.  I have only missed 5 days in 4 months.  And that feels good.  I also chose a workout program that would be good for me.  It's a fantastic program that really gives me a good workout AND it's only 25 minutes a day!  Can't beat that!  

Time.  Do you have any for you?  If not, MAKE SOME!