Go Figure: Week 9

I am down to my last few weeks and I can honestly say that now each day I am noticing change. The most difficult thing I have had to overcome with this process is not thinking so much but rather just doing. I think about Ava's words every single day. I watch the video and it reminds me of the words we spoke both on and off camera. I am growing more and more motivated every single day. I can’t even express my roller coaster of emotions and do it proper justice. All I know is this, in a few more weeks I will be able to look at myself and be even more proud of all the work I have put in.It's been so extremely stressful with my last semester of cramming in college, commuting to work and the gym, and of course maintaining my sanity. Today an acquaintance from the gym told me I should give myself more credit. I am starting to think she is right. On this journey I have not only learned the fundamentals of this industry but most importantly, I am learning more and more about myself. Sometimes I have to remind myself who I’m doing this for and why I am doing this. It's hard not to get caught up. Missing senior week and all the bar crawls that go along with it to catch up on my final work is only a minor sacrifice in the grand scheme of this whole transformation. I am growing in to a more responsible, value-filled, adult and I definitely can now say I am extremely proud of how hard I am working.I am also finding that I am doing some weird stuff these days!  Like bringing 8-pound dumbbells on long drives with me and doing curls, eating chicken out of zip lock bags in the middle of the post office, doing sumo squats with a 10-pound plate in my competition heals in front of a mirror as I read my final study guides from the binder near my feet, among many other things. This is definitely been a life changing experience but these last few weeks coming up are bringing out so much more in me than I ever thought existed.NicoleCheck out the M&F Hers Facebook page to get in on the Go Figure conversation.www.twitter.com/nicmariaa