New goal

If you will take just a moment to have a "boo" at the right hand column of my blog, you will notice that I have added a new little "ticker" called weight loss. (They have these things for everything)

One of the homeschool blogs that I follow has one on hers and I think its pretty cool and very motivating.You have something that you can physically watch and see your progress! A couple of years ago I did loose quite a bit of weight but I got lazy and gained all but 2lbs back.But I would really like to get back on track because I think it would benefit my over all health. Both physically and mentally.

Although I am aware that exercise and diet are important.I am not going to lie to you.I loathe exercise in most forms.It bores me to death.I was never very athletic as a kid and anything I did manage to enjoy back then is not even remotely possible for me to do now. Gymnastics anyone?? I don't like walking or biking unless its to go to the store for a slurpee, which totally defeats the purpose , organized sports I can't do because I don't have the stamina to keep running at a constant pace (I never could even as a kid). Jogging?? (see walking and bike riding) and who has got time to go to a gym?? not me. So I am going to go back to my trusty little Wii. The weight loss is slower but that's ok. I even have a new 'Gold's Gym' work out disc to try out. It could be fun.Skipping, boxing,cardio and other things all in the comfort of my own home. I can just let it all hang out and not have to worry that people might be staring at me.

In regards to food I find it to be quite a challenge. While I do enjoy a variety of fruits, meat and veggies I can not bring myself to eat yogurt,oatmeal,fish,beans,lentils and most anything else the nutrition world deams as "good for you".My only goal for this right now is to work on more 'from scratch' meals and less pre-packaged ones.Grocery prices have got a lot to do with this one right now.I have to carefully plan what to make in order to keep costs down.

So here's to a new adventure and hopefully a successful one!! :)

A month of thanks

About a month ago, when I was really struggling with 'Hope', I stumbled upon this blog.In fact it was the very reason I started a thankful journal. I printed off the free calender and began keeping track of one thing for each day of the month that I was thankful for.It hasn't stopped me from having hard days, but it has helped me to put things in perspective.As the list grows longer I can go over and over it because it is in print, not just in a storage spot in my head that is easily forgotten.Maybe one day I will try the 1000 gifts.But for right now I am content to do one at a time.

I just wanted to share my list for this month.They are nothing earth shattering. Just simple every day things.

1. Family (church,immediate,extended)
2. Our ability to learn
   
3. Beauty in photography (creativity)
4. GOD'S provision for our needs
5. For my husband's willingness to catch mice for me (he is the king)
6. "Pumpkin's" servant heart
7. My husband's patience
8. Singing kids
9. Inside jokes-laughter
10. Freshly fallen snow
11. Clean water
12. Good neighbours
13. The sweetness of my children when they are sleeping
14. My favorite chair by the window
15. Beautiful weddings
16. 3 working vehicles
17. A warm house
18. Healthy, growing children
19. Brushing "Pumpkin's" hair
20. The smell of popcorn
21. Saving on a weeks worth of gas
22. A timely sermon. (the kind you think was written just for you)
23. Medicine/health care
24. Chocolate chip cookies
25. My bed
26. Grocery stores stocked with food
27. The mystery of how our body functions together as a whole
28. "Pumpkin's" laugh
29. Ice cold Coca-Cola
30. When the days start getting longer
31. Starbuck's dark hot chocolate

As I said, not an earth shattering list.But you really begin to notice how really blessed we are. Now to start on February!