I'm gonna chime in here (shocker). I too work from my home. I started when my youngest (who is 15 TODAY) was about 3. I had a small business and it was great. School plays and functions I was able to go. Sick days, I was here. Vacation days I was here. Before school, after school during school. I got to be home all the time. But then again I got to be home ALL the time. The business was going well for a while, but practically came to a stand still. Oh yeah and my kids are practically all grown up now. They don't NEED me here when they get home, or even if they're G-d forbid sick. It is time to get out. ...... But now I do a lot of stuff for my DH's small business. All the invoices, schedueling, ordering, tax stuff, receipts, etc. And it keeps me busy, but no where near busy enough and quite frankly we could use some more moola, as the kids are getting older I find we need lots more $ then when they were younger. I need to get my tail back in the outside world. But I've lived in my little cocoon for waaay too long. And I know it was a huge, huge contributer to my gaining so much weight. My home was my safe haven. But I was lonely, frustrated, bored and so on. But at the same time I could eat whatever and whenever I wanted. A real vicious cycle. And without a doubt my weight has stopped me from getting out there. It's terrifying to me, simply terrifying. I am most certainly feeling better about myself since having lost 1/2 of the weight, but I've got a looong way to go.
As for getting thy tush into a gym. Not happening any time soon. I actually ventured to a nearby gym about a month and a half ago. Went in, and hated it, hated it, hated it. My troubles began immediately as I ran into a NIT WIT at the reception area. Whatever. Thank G-d I''ve been managing to exercise at home, but I can't help but think I'm missing out on something.
Girlygirl, I'm sooo glad you made it to the Y, those dance classes sound perfect, just perfect.
Oh how I wish I could go with you! And I don't think it's crazy at all. What a wonderful thing, you most certainly can be a personal trainer.
And yup, me too an extrovert by nature, though I am down to a bare minimum # of friends. I've avoided everyone and everything for way too long. So yup, I as well want to change the direction of my life. I've wasted more then enough time hiding in my house, hiding in my fat. It's time to stop hiding and start LIVING. Because I haven't really, truly been living, I've been existing and barely at that.
Okay, enough rambling - I've got to get to work
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