My son and I had a long talk yesterday on the way to pick up my DD. He told me that I am starting to remind him of my sister. It came as a total shock that he would say that, but I can see it too. My sister has some severe emotional problems, but if you ask her she is fine. She should be featured on that hoarding show. She has a very nice condo that is completely full of boxes from when she moved in. There is simply a path from the front door to her bedroom, where she spends all of her time. Since the boxes have been there for about 4 years, they gave gathered mail and other things that don't belong. It is a total mess. She is also quite overwieght, which is why she is on oxygen all the time. Her body can't support her weight. When my son said this, I did see some similiarities that I had overlooked. I have gained 50 pounds over the last few months to become the heaviest I have ever been. I was alreay overweight to begin with. This is something that has bothered me all along. There are boxes in my bedroom that I haven't unpacked from our move back in April. The house isn't getting cleaned like it should. On the weekends, I just sit around and watch tv. If I could stay in bed all day, I would.
Since my son pointed these items out to me yesterday, I have decided to change back to the person I used to be. I am going toget the boxes in my room unpacked and get it cleaned up. I walked on the treadmill last night for 15 minutes. Will slowly build that up to more. We actually ate dinner last night as a family, the first time in a long time that I have cooked instead of getting fast food. My son offered to walk around downtown with me once a week and to help me with dinners. The thing about dinners is that we are rarely home in time to make a good dinner. But I am going to try.
I don't want to end up like my sister. She never leaves her house that you can barely walk through. I am going to try to change.
Rude Awakening(Not Financial)
June 21st, 2010 at 02:30 pm
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And its great that you're taking that feedback and working on changing things. I think its very easy to fall into a trap of not getting things done. And its always hard to make significant change. I applaud you for taking those steps!
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finding someone to talk to, as mentioned in other comments, might be a big help. not only a motivator, but someone to help you sort through what led you to be this way, and maybe train you to recognise the triggers and signals in the future. much love xx
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