Comments on: She Didn’t Know How Much She Could Do Until She Got Off Her Ass and Did It . . . a LadyBird to motivate and inspire us girls to achieve our goals.

By: Nurse Student

Nurse Student — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:25:08 +0000

I don?t usually reply to posts but I will in this case. Thanks for helping.

By: Amber; Slidell, LA

Amber; Slidell, LA — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:53:07 +0000

I am 30. I have spent ALL my life trying to please others doing for them before I do for me. One day I woke up and was just sick of it. That day, I changed. (I can’t eve tell you what day it was.) I decided to do things for ME for a change. I’m married to an alcoholic. I have broken the binds of codependancy and enabling (though we are still married). I realized that to be the mommy that my 4 year old son deserves, I NEED to be the me that I deserve. I started drinking water, eating better, and exercising. (I LOVE Wii Fit and EA Active!) I’ve lost 20 lbs and counting. I feel better than ever!! Now I’m not only a better me, I’m a better mother and a better friend to those around me. My mantra? Do just ONE thing better for yourself for just one month and you are THIRTY TIMES BETTER than when you started! And just add to it! So Get Off Your Ass And Do Just ONE Thing Better For YOU!! Take care of you!

By: susan varner

susan varner — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:20:23 +0000

GREAT blog Allison!

Well, 2 years after meeting a wonderful man on an online blog site in 2006, I got off my ass and emigrated from Liverpool UK to be with him in Ohio, USA last September, and am now a happily married country girl! While I was in England waiting for my visa to be processed, I also got off my ass and studied for 8 months (while still working full time) and passed the American NCLEX nursing exam – so I was registered as a nurse in Ohio before I even got here, hahaha! I’m now waiting for my Green Card and Work Permit applications to be processed so I can start looking for a job over here.
In the meantime, I’ve gotten off my ass again and learned to drive!! I hated driving in the UK so didn’t bother even though I had my license for 20 years. But over here in the US it’s come so naturally and I’m LOVING IT!
I emailed you about it at the time last year, just before I flew over here and sent you a photo of me wearing my “she’s trusting her own little universe” necklace. I wore it on the flight – it was so appropriate Allison! And the stewardesses loved it, especially when they asked and I told them the story of meeting my husband and how that necklace was my good luck charm through it all!

Have a wonderful month off Allison, and enjoy the time with your family – you deserve it!

Best wishes, Sue Varner (MRS!!)

By: allison

allison — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:46:55 +0000

These are just so inspiring, girls… thank you for sharing!

By: Tammy

Tammy — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:15:14 +0000

I so agree with all that you have written. Life is about a choice. I have spent the afternoon looking for sites that are motivational and real.

Good-luck with your new awareness.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:09:55 +0000

I’m getting off my ass because I am not taking advantage of my life the way that I should. It’s time too bloom. I would like to purchase this piece Alison if it is for sale. Your art has always been such an inspiration. Love, Jamie

By: Susan P

Susan P — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:30:05 +0000

Man, women are awesome. Sometimes, it feels like a nuclear bomb wouldn’t get me off my ass, sometimes just an e-mail from a person whose work makes me smile. Wait, I’m still ON my ass. Darn computer.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:57:17 +0000

You have no idea how much I love this design and quote!! Laugh out loud funny and totally inspiring at the same time…and it came at exactly the right time for me, as well.

I just had my fourth (and last) child, and after too many years of carrying that extra “baby weight” that carried over (and over and over) from my first, I am SO ready to reclaim my body and a bit of my old self. Time to get up!

By: vhtrabosh

vhtrabosh — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:39:33 +0000

My ass is better for it being up and not seated throughout the entire performance of my life. There is nothing better than realizing my ordinary buttocks and all that are attached to it accomplish the extraordinary simply by never sitting down (metaphorically speaking). Stepping up – stepping into my life requires a belief that by doing so changes everything. My ass has taken me through love, life, Rwanda, friendships, laughter, loss and grief. And it’s still hanging in there – though a few centimeters south of where it used to hang. Can’t WAIT to see how it looks when I’m 80 – can you imagine – that’s when the cataracts will come in handy…smooth the whole thing out!

By: Rebecca B

Rebecca B — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:38:09 +0000

I have no problem “getting off my ass” and doing things for my three kids, if someone else needs something and getting things done around the house. My struggle is “getting off my ass” and doing something for MYSELF. Have been contemplating going back to school and getting a nursing degree, but have stalled out when it comes to taking the math exam which will lead to about a year’s worth of work on the prerequisites and then applying to programs where about one out of ten people get in. I have so many fears that I will fail at this and will waste so much time and energy pursuing this dream, I know I need to just “get off my ass” and try…