Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

Define your happy.

Happiness is relative.

What makes me happy will definitely may not make you happy. What makes me happy at a certain period in time will change from day to day. If I’m longing to be outside on a beautiful and I finally get there that will definitely make me happy, but that may not make me happy everyday.

Happy

It’s all about a circumstance, a moment, a smile, a joke, a song…etc. Happiness comes with it’s ebbs and flows. The one thing I do know is EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE HAPPY!

What is happy? Here is the official definition of happy.

hap·py [hap-ee] adjective, hap·pi·er, hap·pi·est.
1.
delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
2.
characterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy: a happy mood; a happy frame of mind.
3.
favored by fortune; fortunate or lucky: a happy, fruitful land.
4.
apt or felicitous, as actions, utterances, or ideas.
5.
obsessed by or quick to use the item indicated (usually used in combination): a trigger-happy gangster. Everybody is gadget-happy these days.

Now what is your happy?


(I know we’ve all heard the song a million times, but it does make you feel happy, right?)

Happy to me is being the best person I can possible be that’s why I’m constantly on the move and trying something different. Happy to me is being active: running, hiking, biking, etc. Happy is bringing a smile to someone’s face when they need it the most. Happy is finding success, even in the smallest things in life. I usually find happiness in the smallest things but it took me a minute to get to this point.

Happy will vary from person to person and situation to situation. The most important thing about happiness is finding it for yourself; not trying to find happiness for another person. It is a great thing to want to make other people happy, but your happiness should come first. YES, I know there are times when you will need to be your happiness behind the needs of someone else and that’s fine. Don’t let someone else’s happiness stand in the way of your happiness a majority of the time. You know what that leads to? Unhappiness, guilt and resentment!

Never feel guilty for having a great day and finding your happy. Never let anyone else define what your happy should be in life. And always always strive to find your happy!

So what’s your happy?

Some eats from this week

Some eats from this week

I have food pictures to share which is totally unusual for me since I eat the same stuff most days. Here’s some things I’ve eaten this week. My new jam. I think this has become my favorite post race meal. The grilled chicken nuggets from Chick-fil-a are really really good. I just discovered them when we returned from China and I’m so glad that I did. These things are delicious with the fruit cup. No fries for me but they never seem to get it right. I always have to tell them I ordered the fruit cup and no fries.…

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How important is a routine?

How important is a routine?

Do you have a routine? And how important is that routine to you? I’ve been pondering the thought of my daily routine because I’m still trying to fight getting back into my old routine. There are several good things about routines like knowing exactly what what you’re going to do every day. But routines can lead to life being bland or too boring. I like knowing that on certain days, I’m going to do a certain workout. I like not having to worry about changing that structure. I sometimes like knowing on certain nights we are going to eat certain…

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A little tidbit about us on The Rachael …

A little tidbit about us on The Rachael Ray Show

There was a little update about Willie and I on The Rachael Ray Show! Apparently, we are weight loss all-stars. Here is the clip from the show: Once again, I want to thank Rachael Ray and her wonderful staff for everything they have done for us! It means the world to us to be able to share our story and keep moving in the future! We are blessed! I’m excited to see what the future will hold for Willie and I. Right now I don’t know what it is because I’m always striving to be better than I was yesterday…

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Failure to finish can’t stop a Mother’…

Failure to finish can’t stop a Mother’s Day

Confession:  I haven’t been feeling too hot since our last hours in China!  When I got on the plane, it wasn’t good.  My stomach hurt so bad.  I didn’t really know what was going on.  I knew that being on a plane for 13 hours and then another flight after that wasn’t the way to end my stomach problems.  But it went away the by the end of the next day.  I thought things were good.  Until Friday morning, it started back again.  I spent most of the day sleeping on Friday when I should have been at work but…

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Happy Saturday morning from Beijing

Happy Saturday morning from Beijing

Good morning my friends but I’m pretty sure it’s Friday evening where most of you are.  I wanted to give a little update on our trip from Beijing. First off, The Great Wall of China conquered us unfortunately. It was pretty brutal. The race was very challenging and very different from a road race. This was essentially a climbing challenge because I can honestly tell you we really only ran MAYBE a mile of the entire thing and we didn’t even make it all the way through. Officially, we made it 11 miles! Those were the hardest 11 miles of…

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The best 7 minutes of my life

The best 7 minutes of my life

Folks, we’re heading to China  and the internet situation there isn’t as open as what we enjoy here.  I don’t know what kind of access I’m going to have to the internet.  I’ll set up a few posts to post while I’m away, but for the most part I’m going to be out of pocket.  Be sure to follow my instagram because I might be able to post some pictures. While I’m away I’m going to post some not so obvious strategies for weight loss and maintaining a healthy weight.  Like I’ve said many times before, I am no expert…

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It can happen to you

It can happen to you

By the time most of you are reading this post we’ll be halfway to China!  We haven’t even left the airport and we’re already having an adventure.  Let’s just say some Chinese people are looking at us with envy because we have an extension cord at to charge our phone and we don’t have to huddle around the charging station. But it’s 10:35 pm on Sunday and we’re tired.  I would have been in bed already!  We still have 2.5 hours before our flight leaves.  Willie does selfie better than me. It’s Monday so I just wanted to send a…

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Happy Friday! China, meals, munchies, workout gear and …

Happy Friday! China, meals, munchies, workout gear and weight loss

Happy Friday everyone! I’m feeling a little bit under the weather which means I’ve over medicating myself before we leave for China. It’s a bummer but things will get better. I will definitely sleep it off until it’s time to leave. I can’t think about anything but going to China which has made my blogging suffer. I don’t really have anything to talk about or maybe the problem is I do have something to blog about I just don’t want to. That being said, I’m answering your questions today to free my mind a little! Question from Jackie: How many…

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The China trip is upon us

The China trip is upon us

Excuse me, but I have nothing exciting to talk about except going to China.  It’s kept me really busy trying to get things together.  I’m trying to get everything together so we don’t have to buy much when we are there.  I’m looking forward to spending the time with Willie and just exploring the city of Beijing and maybe Shanghai.  I’ve allowed myself to get excited for the trip but that doesn’t mean I’m not worried about some things. I’m super worried about the language barrier I’m going to experience. The first couple of days we’ll be with race people…

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At the bachelorette party

At the bachelorette party

My dear friend Mel is getting married when I’m in China so I won’t be able to attend but I was able to go to her bachelorette party last night.  Well at least half of it. Since you only really hear about me working out and such I thought this was the perfect opportunity to show that I do in have a regular fun life. It’s nice to put on regular clothes with people who only see you in running gear! We all clean up very nicely. Any opportunity to put on real clothes I’m going to put it on.…

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