30 Day Buns, Guns and Abs Challenge

I have come to the realization that I am lazy by nature.  

I don't want to clean, work-out, I'm perfectly content sitting on my couch, eating pb&j's and watching reality tv marathons...

 but this doesn't make me HAPPY. 

I'm happiest when I'm outside, moving, 

walking, interacting with others, journaling, 

sewing, painting, exercising, doing yoga and really feeling alive.  I want to feel more alive, and really live my life!  

The older I get the more I realize how fast life flies by!  All of a sudden, Lonnie and I have lived here (Chicago) for 5 years, our baby Buford (our dog) is 5, my niece is 2.5, I'm already 30, and I graduated nursing school almost 1 year ago!  It's time to take life by the reins and tell it who's boss! 

 Don't just sit around wishing for things to happen.. will them to happen.  I spent my whole life afraid that I would fail, the second I started believing in myself, other people did too!  Take notes, surround yourself with people who make you a better person, and rid the people from your life who make your life stressed, unhappy and rotten.   

Recently I have been extremely inspired by my sister Elizabeth.  

She has a 2.5 year old daughter, 

another on the way and the woman wakes up 

at 4:45am to go workout before she comes home, cooks breakfast, and heads off to work.  

My work schedule is much more flexible than my sisters in that I only work 3, 12 hour shifts a week.  It sounds great, 3 days of work, then 4 days off!  Unfortunately, it rarely ends up being that way, nevertheless, I have no excuse.  I need to get off the couch and keep moving! 

I got this idea from pinterest to do a 30 day challenge.  It starts you off slow and then by the end of the month you are doing an ungodly amount of squats, push-ups and leg lifts.  

I've also started doing bedtime yoga (also from pinterest), which really helps me get ready for sleep and to melt away all of my excess stress.  

Here's to 30 days to fit!  I'm notorious for saying I'm going to do things and then 

I fizzle out and don't do them.  

THIS is going to keep me accountable!  Let me know if you decide to do this with me!

Here is my day 02 Pictures.  I will post day 15, and day 30!!

Who's going to do it with me!?

xo p.luiz