The title says it all!

So, I am starting this new blog because I want to be able to share my thoughts and be able to refer back to them later. I also am doing this to create an even stronger support group for myself. Anna and Kristina have both posted blogs, and I like what they've done, so I decided I wanted to do it, too.
I am on my way "again" to becoming a prettier me. I have been thinking about what to name my blog for a few days now and the song from "West Side Story" kept coming to mind. I have such a desire to be healthy and pretty. I do think that I'm pretty, but I think that I can be more pretty as I get more heatlhy. I like the title of my blog because it is so positive. I really and firmly believe that we are what we think. I think I am pretty therefore I am pretty. I think I am healthy therefore I am healthy. Even if I'm not as healthy as I need to be, I am making it happen.
When Cean, Dimitri and I were home for Christmas, I was looking through some of Mom's scrapbooks and saw several pictures of me when I was in high school. I couldn't believe that at 130-145 lbs. I actually thought I was fat! I actually thought I was ugly! Wow. Not anymore. Now I look at the pictures that think, "If only I were that size again." Of course, it's not all about the size, but I'll tell ya, I'd rather be a size 10-12 than size 24! Anyway, it was good to look at those pictures and remember when I could run, and play and wear clothes that looked good on me.
I have a strong desire to be a good mom to Dimitri and I am a good mom, but I think I can be an even better mom as I get more healthy. I plan on being around a long time and seeing Dimitri grow and learn and have his own life experiences. I want to be a part of that. I want to be able to really live my life. I am so ready to be the real me!
So, I say, "I feel Pretty! Oh, so pretty!" I"m on my way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!