QUITYERBELLYACHIN
Im trying, really trying to keep my chin up (its hard when you have so many-HA!). Not trying to complain BUT I feel like I’m trying to set some sick record for getting back up after being knocked down. I know there is SO much heartache around the world, especially in these times of so much devastation. I have to deal with my little piece of the world though. I keep hearing Annie singing in my head, “the sun will come out, tomorrow…”. Somebody get me some duct tape to make her stop. We all know “tomorrow” never comes (when tomorrow comes- its today). I have to say if it weren’t for my kids Id have given up along time ago. But I do have my beautiful (sometimes rotten) kids and I have to keep fighting. My pants are dirty and my butt is bruised and sore but another day, another time to COWGIRL UP (yee haw).

yippe aye yo eh!!!
Ride em cowgirl!!!
Ever hear the song Tubthumping? The lyrics go,
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You’re never going to
Keep me down
I think it’s my dieting theme song….
Up, down, up, down, for some reason hope springs eternal even without reason.
Hang in there, and fight the good fight, I say as I eat my salad for lunch…
One of my favourite songs is called “Stand” by Rascal Flatts ..
You feel like a candle in a hurricane .. alone and helpless .. like you’ve lost your fight .. but you’ll be alright ..
cause when push comes to shove, you show what you’re made of .. you might bend till you break cause it’s all you can take .. you get mad, you get strong .. wipe your hands, shake it off and then you stand ..
It’s time to stand. You’ve been knocked down time and time again .. but you keep standing .. and you keep fighting .. It can be really hard to stay focused and positive when you keep getting knocked down .. but together, we’ll stand.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
Yee-Haw ..-that hurt for me to type, but for you..anything 
Hang in there. We have only today to make a difference. You are doing it.
The definition of success is getting up one time more than you are knocked down.
Keep it up! As someone who has been knocked down a lot in the past year there is nothing more powerful than how you feel after you face challenges head on. It is so empowering to be able to say, wow that confronted me and I stood strong. So whether its a chocolate bar stalking you (by the way, lol!) or an obstacle in life know that you are stronger than anything that life or a craving can throw at you! Lots of well wishes!