Priorities

How I become my own priority #

The first thing I want to do is ask you a few questions. They all pertain to me (Nakia)

1. Where you and I met:

2. Take a stab at my full Name:

3. How long you've known me:

4. The last time that we saw each other:

5. Would I ever go sky diving?

6. Your first impression of me upon meeting/seeing me:

7. Am I funny?

8. My favorite type of music:

9. Can I sing?

10. The best feature about me:

11. What do I want to do more than anything?

12. What is one thing that you think I should do?

13. Do I have any special talents? If so, what are they?

14. Would you call me preppy, average, sporty, punk, hippie, glam, nerdy, snobby, or something else?

15. My favorite food:

16. If there was one good nickname for me, it would be:

17. Your favorite memory of me:

I have taken myself off of my own list. WTH!! When did that happen? I have so many new things on my list I just keep moving me down and now I am not even on the list. The current list is:

• David
• Alex
• Aiden
• Church
• Garden
• Relief Society Enrichment
• Visiting Teaching Sister (which I suck royally at)
• Preschooling Aiden
• Laundry (I hate this, I do it out of complete duress)
• Housekeeping
• Parent issues
• In-law issues
• Medical Crisis'
• Sibling issues

I can't do it much longer. And it's no one's fault but mine. How do I change it? Pray, read, study... but the most important thing is to DO! There must be action. Without it, it is just a dream... and I don't believe in the whole "dream come true" theory out there. There is a lot of work on my part. Quick fixes are not the answer to anything. In the end, they never work.

So what am I going to to better me?...I am going to have to get the courage to say it... and then do something about it!!

I Nakia Armstrong am:

• overweight- I weigh over 200 lbs. (this is really hard to actually type, but it is not like I can hide it.)
• under-exercised
• over-eating
• not admitting I know I can do more
• cheating my husband and kids, by knowingly not taking better care of myself, especially since I know how.
• watching way too much TV (ironically, this is all coming about because of TV, !#$% Oprah)

How did I get here!?! But doesn't matter. The questions is how do I get to a better me...I don't want to "get back there." "There" is not where I need to be or want to be. I really like here and now. I need to be a great "Here and now."

Who out there is will to help me get a great "Here and now." I'm not taking any pills, having some stomach stapling/cinching/removing mess done to me. It wasn't easy getting here and it shouldn't be easy getting out of here. I need people, other than the one's I live with, to be accountable to everyday. My hubby and kids will allow me to slide. Because after all I am the "big bad mama." I want people who are not afraid call it like it is.

So if you think you can hound me, push me, encourage me, HELP ME...I need you on my side, making sure I exercise everyday, eating properly everyday. I will not lie.

Here is my goal:

I am not so much interested in a number... I want to run for a long time.

I want to do another musical. Particularly OZ and Little Shop of Horrors with the Empress Theater in Magna. (I think auditions are coming up soon.)

A couple of other things I'll not mention, yet, don't' want to overwhelm myself.