Short and sweet

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

 

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him Forever in the next.

Amen.

I see clearly now the rain is gone (at least at moment)...

So, I'm still decluttering and getting rid of the baggage - in my life and on my body.  Whew! It's a lot of work but I like challenges for hte most part.  I'm down 5 lbs so far and feeling great.  Only 50 more to go.  Each day I am carving out at least 15 - 30 minutes for me and me only.  I have dreams of actually reaching 60 whole minutes. 

On Sunday I spent 2 hours cleaning out my closet.  I must have had clothes in six different sizes.  It felt could to deliver a huge box to Goodwill on Monday.  Spring cleaning is actually enjoyable this year.  I still have lots to get done but I've started and I see progress.

My daughter was selected as one of 6 girls from our Girl Scout council to attend the National Convention in Houston, TX next fall. I am so proud of her!  Then today, she finds out that she was accepted into both of her top two shops at school.  Yes, I see growth and progress (if only we could tape her mouth shut from timeto time).  She has her own opinions and freely shares all the time.  Wow.  Oh to be a teenager again - Not.  It's hard to believe that she's turning 15 and will be heading off to college in 3 years.  Oh how time flies.

My littlest trooper is such a joy. His vocabulary is quite extensive, he forgets nothing, well almost nothing, except where his shoes are most times...lolol  He loves, bubbles, bananas, chicken and his umbrellas.  He is learing the ABC song and sings it proudly.  You can recognize A B C D E then it's gobbledygoop until you get to L & M then off to mumble land and we hit S something something W U X UUD (yes UUD instead of Y and Z.  We repeat UUD about nine times in a row before starting from the beginning of the song.  I must record this as it is definitely a keeper.  Potty training has picked up once again.  He had a good 2 weeks of the stomach bug off and on so there was no need for PT.

Spring has arrived and so did the snow flurries this morning.  I'm still in shock.

Putting one foot in front of the other...

I have a better understanding of putting one foot in front of the other one at a time.  If I do it too fast or too slow, I'm the one that is going  to fall flat on my face.  So, one foot in front of the other one at a time and head held hight.  I'm moving forward and it's exciting.  The past is the past  including what happened yesterday - so there is no need to over analyze or fret.  Spring is on it's way and I'm going to enjoy it one day and one step at a time. 

So, it's taking some time and energy but I am taking out time for me.  If it's just finding a few minutes to read, blog or take a cat nap.  It's my time and I'm loving it.  It hasn't been easy to put me in the fore front but I'm coming along nicely.  The inches and the pounds are slowing coming off once again and that is such an uplift. 

Now, it's time to move on to organizing and getting rid of the 'dead' weight of old clothes and such that are just taking up space since I can't see to part with them.  Today is a new day and I'm ready!

Getting in shape for a new season

Thankful for another day that the Lord has made.  My uncle Jackie passed away on Feb. 16th.  I'm so grateful that I was able to spend some time with him before his passing. There are days when I feel sad that I'll not get to spend another holiday with him or go and get him a gift, but then I think of all the happy times that we shared in the past 40 years of my life.At those thoughts, I start to smile and remember that we are only here for a season. 

February has rolled away and now March is here shining brightly.  Spring is just a few short weeks away and it's that time to rethink all the winter habits I've picked up (on various) parts of my being and shed them. I'm so thankful that it's not as many as I thought but still it's something.  As the season begins to change, it means thinking of spring break, summer vacation, spring cleaning and on and on and on. 

Each day, I'm adding more and more steps to my  daily count.  I will reach 10,000 shortly. I'm not back into a regular exercise reoutine just yet but I will be soon enough.  Cutting back on the snacks and over/late nite eating has helped out.  At work, we are having the Biggest Loser Challenge once again.  It's a great motivator while at work.  I just need to carry some of that enthusiasm home with me.  The Monday morning weigh ins this round will keep me from overeating on the weekends which is worse since I'm home with the eat 'em up twins.  My ultimate goal is to lose 56 lbs.  However, I'm taking it one day at a time. 

Enjoy your day/evening.