60 Days Starts . . . . Tomorrow!

So this really is a test post to get things up and running. Not to mention go over my ground rules and try to give myself some kind of responsibility to myself. And of course, to use all of the bad grammar my high school teacher desperately tried to drill out of me. Okay, enough of that.

For those that know me, you all have been exposed to my semi-crazy need to be healthy, to be organized and clean, to be organic and local, and to save the world. That being said, I've been able to get a little going on the health front - I've successfully lost over 30 pounds through exercising and eating better, but once again I've plateaued. I feel like I have accomplished so much this year by getting ahead of finances, traveling more, completing my masters, going to the gym regularly, joining groups I really believe in like Junior League, and developing my counseling credentials to better my professional career, I've become complacent. What else is there really? 

Turns out, quite a bit. I'm not at my goal body weight or body composition. I still rent, not own (even though I continually dialogue with myself on the value of cutting my own grass). I don't practice what I preach when I talk to others about living healthy and sustainably. I don't have a completed apartment and my closet still looks like a college kids even though I'm staring thirty in its laugh-lined face. (I don't have those yet thank God - I knew there was a good reason to be so serious!!). 

So one thing at a time. My gym started a 60 day challenge, and being a bit narcissistic in the land of Instagram and Facebook, I thought - "My goodness, self, people will want to hear about your progress!!" I entered the land of reality quickly and realized that "people" meant my best friend and my mother. I'm at least hoping for that many.

The goal of this blog used to be simple - and then I got to thinking- which always makes projects way more difficult for me. This blog will have two main parts:

1.) 60 Day Challenge: my progress, giving advice, receiving advice. I'm more of a food and exercise reviewer than creator, so get used to that.

2.) Clean Living: I mean this in the realest way possible. I'm not going to farmers markets every weekend or paying through the nose for organic spelt bread (?) at Whole Foods. I like Starbucks. I enjoy take-out. I'm busy and don't always sweep the apartment every night. Is it possible for someone who cares about the environment but also cares about 600 thread count sheets not made out of hemp to exist? Well find out.

Stay tuned - the challenge starts TOMORROW! (Time to eat cheesecake and ice-cream - since I have one more day and all . . . .)