Days 9-14

Hello blogsphere! I am back and I missed you! The end of last week and this weekend were crazy. I was doing the flowers for my friends wedding and let me tell you, wedding flowers are quite a task. Especially when you are doing them alone. 25 centerpieces, bride's bouquet, two bridesmaid bouquets, 6 boutonnieres, 1 archway, and a cake table. I might have gotten in over my head. Which according to my mother is the only way I know how to do things. I say if you're gonna go, go big. Usually that means frantic help me, help me, help me calls. My friend Amy was awesome enough (and free enough) to come down to Dana Point and help me. I wouldn't have made it without her. 14 hours on Friday and another 4 on Saturday. The good news is that I was so busy I didn't have time to eat. Or sleep. Or breathe. I should back up. I ate but I was like Casey Jr. and this train was only burning fuel. With Amy's help we managed to pull off beautiful flowers and I am thinking of picking a new career path. This whole journey isn't just about losing the weight. It's about losing the fear. Losing the inhibition. Losing the less awesome me. It's becoming a new much more awesome me. I like being creative. I love making something that brings joy to other people. I think that is really where my passion lies in life. I have spent so long hiding from myself underneath these layers of fat afraid to live the life that I should be living. It's time to rediscover who I am again. The good news is that I have lost 5 lbs. Woo! If I could do math (says the girl in accounting) I would be able to tell you what percentage of my first goal that is. But I know it's a start. On that note I am going to say goodnight. I have a pot of homemade low fat vegetarian chili to attend to.