Tuesday, November 12, 2013

"There's a great big beautiful tomorrow....

...shining at the end of every day!" - Carousel of Progress, Magic Kingdom Park

The title of this entry shouldn't be surprising for those of you who like Disney like I do. :P There really is a "great big beautiful tomorrow" at the end of the day!

It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving will be here in a few weeks. A holiday where families and friends gather around the table eating stuffing, cranberry sauce, and turkey. A holiday where families and loved ones collapse on the couch, floor, or their beds suffering from food coma. A holiday where families and friends share something they're thankful for with one another. A holiday where it's extremely easy to gain weight that you've been fighting to keep off for so long. 

The closer Thanksgiving gets for me, the closer it is until the local playhouse announces auditions for Hello, Dolly. I'm nervous, excited, anxious, and frightened about the upcoming audition, but auditioning for a musical has been something I've always wanted to do. If I were to be cast as Minnie Faye, that would be a huge confidence booster and encouragement to me after losing 26+ pounds. Unfortunately, it looks like auditioning for Hello, Dolly will have to be put on hold. Something has come up that may prevent me from auditioning (those are not my nerves talking, followers :P).

I will continue to maintain a healthy eating pattern and workout regimen. Let's keep the whole I-Wanted-Chipotle-Becuase-I-Hadn't Eaten-Much-All- Day thing for tonight's dinner as a secret between follower and blogger. Good? Good! I'm still going to call this the Hello, Dolly challenge because I won't know for sure until the audition date gets closer.

I have a 4 hour break tomorrow between classes, so the plan is to workout during that time for at least 30 minutes. I'm on a short term goal to lose five pounds before Thanksgiving, folks. Running on the treadmill and lifting weights are two exercises calling my name.

-B