Today was my first day back to work after two weeks off. For the most part a very uneventful day, but its 9:45 pm as I sit here and write this and I'm just wondering where does the time go. I still have a bunch of stuff on my list that needs to be completed and I need to be getting ready to get into bed. This is what makes me crazy. I do not feel like I have accomplished anything today. . .
Of course, I've worked a full day. . .I've completed my Can You 24? workout. . .I took Makenna to gymnastics and picked her up. . .I picked Boo up after his workout. . .I emailed 3 different people about AdvoCare. . .I picked up Jason's drycleaning. . .I turned in all my paperwork from work today. . .I picked up our new printer and got it set up. . .
I did quite a bit of stuff today, it's just the list has multiplied since then of what still needs to be done. I really need to look at this differently. I accomplished quite a bit today. . .
I'm getting ready to head to bed.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Winding Down
I took two weeks off from work to spend the holidays with my children while they were off. I'm glad I took the time off but I am ready to go back to work. The more time I take off, the less I get done. Today has been a total waste of the day. I keep telling myself that at any moment I'm going to engage and get something done today but it still has not happened. I think I'm going to just give up and move on to watching a little tv with Makenna and then back into bed. I'll try again tomorrow. Tomorrow is Sunday. It's my last day before I go back to work on Monday!!!!
Thursday, January 3, 2013
24 Day Challenge
So I started my 24 Day Challenge today. I'm participating in the AdvoCare Transformation Contest. This is my second go around with the Advocare Herbal Cleanse. The first time I did this back in August, I lost 11 pounds and I dropped three pant sizes. I had to buy all new pants. I also dropped one shirt size. I am really pumped about this time around because it is a 72 day contest and this time I have the AdvoCare "Can You 24?" Exercise DVD to go along with it. My starting pictures are here also. I had Hayden take these pictures of me this morning. It's amazing how far I've come with the 30 pounds that I lost last year. I still have a bunch of weight to lose but the transformation already is amazing.I'll post updates at 24, 48 and 72 days so that you all can see the changes that I've made.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Bible Study
I was doing my Bible study this morning and the question asked was "Where are we sinking?" I could not help but smile because I know I had just talked about this in my blog yesterday. My struggles are really not that much different then the struggles of others but they are MY struggles. They are MY things that I need to figure out how to clean up and overcome. By coming to God in prayer, I know that I am making the right choices and moving forward in the right direction. The largest thing I have to remember at the moment is that I need to remember to step back and go to God the moment I feel myself slip into poor behaviors, the moment I feel myself slipping off the path. That's the hard part.
I have prayed often this morning. I read something on Facebook and felt the jealousy rising. I immediately turned to prayer. It helps. It does not mean that my thoughts don't wonder back there and I don't feel jealous again. It just means that for that moment in time I've been able to let go. I've probably prayed for the same release of this jealousy at least 3 times already and it's been maybe 20 minutes. I'm only human, but I'm learning to let go and to be content with what I have. It's a process and it does not happen overnight.
I went to Haiti in October. One of the women that went with me videoed the last evening that we were there and posted that video this evening. It was singing and prayer in both Creole and English. It was amazing. Watching the video tonight was just like I was there. The feelings and the emotion. I want to go back and experience this again. I want to take everyone with me.
I have prayed often this morning. I read something on Facebook and felt the jealousy rising. I immediately turned to prayer. It helps. It does not mean that my thoughts don't wonder back there and I don't feel jealous again. It just means that for that moment in time I've been able to let go. I've probably prayed for the same release of this jealousy at least 3 times already and it's been maybe 20 minutes. I'm only human, but I'm learning to let go and to be content with what I have. It's a process and it does not happen overnight.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Happy 2013
We rang in the New Year with a small group of friends. It was a nice evening and Jason and I both had a great time. We have no big plans for today. Mostly a lot of nothing, laying around, taking naps, hanging out together, loving on each other. Tomorrow, we get back to reality.
Today I will lay some groundwork for the rest of the year. Step on the scale, take some pictures, look at our finances and see where we stand. I'm going to set a few goals for this month and then start moving forward.
So let's see. . .
HEALTH
Jason and I are going to continue with AdvoCare. I'm so excited what we have been able to do with our weight loss since we started with AdvoCare at the beginning of August. I'm starting a new 24 Day Challenge. I was hoping to start it tomorrow but we won't get our product till tomorrow evening at the earliest. This means that the earliest I can start my challenge will be Thursday. That's OK though. This will give me time to plan. In 2012 I lost 31 lbs. I am super excited about this and looking forward to what I can do with my weight loss in this year.
FINANCES
Jason and I have done well in 2012. The Lord has blessed us significantly. We were able to keep food on the table and a roof over our heads in 2012. Our jobs continue to be. . .both we both are looking for more. I know that Jason would really like to do something different. He likes the line of work that he is in but I would not say that he enjoys it. Jason comes home tired and worn out. Driving and hauling and shoveling can be hard on the body. I know that if we put our heads down and start plowing forward, AdvoCare can be a good source of income for us. Even if we just use the extra income for now to pay down our debt. In 2012 we paid off $16,095.45 in debt. That's amazing!!! I am really excited about what we will be able to pay down with the extra income we are earning. Our total debt including our house is $236,054.75. I'm ready to start plugging away at this.
PERSONAL GROWTH/FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
I have started a 365 Bible plan. I would like to stick with it and finish it out. I would also like to get this play ground built in Haiti. I would like to read more books. I would like to lead a Women's Class/Bible Study type class at FUMC with 7 by Jen Hatmaker as the primary topic of conversation. I would like to spend more time developing a healthy family lifestyle where we watch less tv and go outside more and cook together more and just learn how to be more active and interested in each other. I would like for us to be more loving and supportive. I think that out of everything discussed here, this is where we struggle the most. My own personal growth is the area of greatest concern for me. I have quite a bit of work to do on myself so that I can in turn be a better teacher and role model for my children. I feel like I have failed miserably in this area over the course of 2012. Any improvement at all for 2013 would be a significant change from 2012.
Here's to the rest of the year and the endless possibilities that lay before me and my family! We only have to look to God, our Heavenly Father and ask Him to show us the way. Ask Him to show us His way, not our way. Only God knows the plans he has in store for us in 2013. I trust in Him to lead us down the path of righteousness and have faith that the path in front me is a path that I am able to follow with Him by my side. I will keep my eyes forward on the Heavens always looking to God for guidance in each moment of the day. I shall not worry or stress for God will provide all that we need as we need it.
Today I will lay some groundwork for the rest of the year. Step on the scale, take some pictures, look at our finances and see where we stand. I'm going to set a few goals for this month and then start moving forward.
So let's see. . .
HEALTH
Jason and I are going to continue with AdvoCare. I'm so excited what we have been able to do with our weight loss since we started with AdvoCare at the beginning of August. I'm starting a new 24 Day Challenge. I was hoping to start it tomorrow but we won't get our product till tomorrow evening at the earliest. This means that the earliest I can start my challenge will be Thursday. That's OK though. This will give me time to plan. In 2012 I lost 31 lbs. I am super excited about this and looking forward to what I can do with my weight loss in this year.
FINANCES
Jason and I have done well in 2012. The Lord has blessed us significantly. We were able to keep food on the table and a roof over our heads in 2012. Our jobs continue to be. . .both we both are looking for more. I know that Jason would really like to do something different. He likes the line of work that he is in but I would not say that he enjoys it. Jason comes home tired and worn out. Driving and hauling and shoveling can be hard on the body. I know that if we put our heads down and start plowing forward, AdvoCare can be a good source of income for us. Even if we just use the extra income for now to pay down our debt. In 2012 we paid off $16,095.45 in debt. That's amazing!!! I am really excited about what we will be able to pay down with the extra income we are earning. Our total debt including our house is $236,054.75. I'm ready to start plugging away at this.
PERSONAL GROWTH/FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
I have started a 365 Bible plan. I would like to stick with it and finish it out. I would also like to get this play ground built in Haiti. I would like to read more books. I would like to lead a Women's Class/Bible Study type class at FUMC with 7 by Jen Hatmaker as the primary topic of conversation. I would like to spend more time developing a healthy family lifestyle where we watch less tv and go outside more and cook together more and just learn how to be more active and interested in each other. I would like for us to be more loving and supportive. I think that out of everything discussed here, this is where we struggle the most. My own personal growth is the area of greatest concern for me. I have quite a bit of work to do on myself so that I can in turn be a better teacher and role model for my children. I feel like I have failed miserably in this area over the course of 2012. Any improvement at all for 2013 would be a significant change from 2012.
Here's to the rest of the year and the endless possibilities that lay before me and my family! We only have to look to God, our Heavenly Father and ask Him to show us the way. Ask Him to show us His way, not our way. Only God knows the plans he has in store for us in 2013. I trust in Him to lead us down the path of righteousness and have faith that the path in front me is a path that I am able to follow with Him by my side. I will keep my eyes forward on the Heavens always looking to God for guidance in each moment of the day. I shall not worry or stress for God will provide all that we need as we need it.
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