Misdirection

Any possibility that everyone will be so enchanted by my pretty golden toenails that they'll fail to notice my dirty hair, wrinkled chinos and makeup-free face?

Psst!

Here's a secret for: I don't like doing hard things. The thought of rising above a challenge does nothing to inspire me.

So it's with trepidation that I started yet another fitness program two weeks ago. This one is expensive and involves daily FB check in. It actually took me a week to start the exercising, and the week was not a complete success. I'm one for one this week, however, and hoping that the cardio workout won't leave me in tears this time.

So, how do YOU motivate yourself to do hard things?

Cleanliness is Next to...

Don't you love a clean desk?

Unfortunately, the desk is only clean because I dumped everything here:

 and here:

On the other hand, it may comfort a few readers to know that some things never change.

One Small Step

My friend Kristen and I walked around campus for 30 minutes today. Yay us!

I obviously don't care WHAT I look like on outings like this. Good thing!

Yes, It's Purple

Ophelia wasn't my direct inspiration,  but I admire her forward sense of style. I'm not sure why this caught my fancy,  but it did.