Work The Plan and The Plan Works

It's time to develop a plan.  I love planning!  In fact, here are some truths about me:

I'm a dreamer and a planner. I enjoy looking up ideas, inspiration, and sample plans online. (school schedule, running plan, eating plan, etc.)

I'm a procrastinator.  I can be very lazy in my procrastination.  I set up wonderful plans, get everything organized, but not always good with the follow-through.  Case-in-point: I planned to post this last week.  Didn't do it.  I planned to listen to all of The Lord God Made Woman.  Listened to about 40 minutes. I planned to run 4 mornings last week. Ran Sunday and Monday.

I need accountability.  A running partner.  A class full of regulars who will miss me if I'm gone.  Or maybe just something that sparks inside ME to make me get out there despite outside resources.  What's YOUR motivation?

I do best when a deadline is hanging over my head.  An event.  A date on the calendar.

Here are some more truths about me that do (and will) effect my goals:

I love to exercise.  Truly.  I enjoy running.  Weight training is addictive to me.

I make it very hard on myself to get out the door to get the needed exercise.  I feel guilty for leaving in the early morning because I know Tian will wake when I'm gone and I don't want Ken to have to worry about it.  If I miss the morning workout, then I feel guilty for not just taking the kids along with me to ride bikes or run around at the park.  Note that I said I make it hard on MYSELF.  Ken nor anyone else puts that guilt on me.  In fact, he's sick of me talking about going.  He just wants me to go.

I love food.  Especially sugar.  Sugar in coffee, sugar in sweets, sugar on white rice.  Sugar.  It just sounds precious, doesn't it?  I mean true Southern precious.  "C'mere, Sugar, let me bake some cookies for you."  My problem is that I've let the food end on itself.

With those things in mind about myself, it's time to make a plan that I know can work with these aspects of who I am now.  Without a plan, I have nothing to work, so nothing WILL work.

Are you yelling at your display, "Then where's your PLAN, Sarah!??"  It's coming.  Really.