March 14 2015

March 15 2015 Greetings My Friend Today is work through the struggle kind of day and try to maintain a decent attitude. Wrestling with my CPAP last night I banged my head on the corner of the closet, today while bent over sweeping the floor I stood up and hit the corner of a cabinet and trying to post my blog was a huge hassle. Things have changed so I have to figure out something new. I am also trying out Google Plus and learning the ropes of this new to me piece of social media. For the longest time I sort of kind of checked it out and one day I set up my profile and now I learn how to move around on this site and connect with others. Add to this I have started using instagram more than to post my pictures….I haven’t grown a lot but I am growing. I attempt to keep these things in perspective only to put clean sheets on the bed and get all the way up to the comforter before I realize the top sheet is in the basket still. “Okay, I tell myself I won’t let this get to me.” I make another comment on Facebook and attempt to move on with the day. I feel encouraged when a friend tells me she found herself folding wet towels….about now I realize we have these kinds of days and this is another funny story for another day. I start to settle down and realize that although annoying as my efforts seem to be I am still progressing through the day and the house looks decent. We have another winter storm pounding its way through here and I soak up the warm fire, the quiet comfortable home we live in and there is a peace in all of that. We don’t have to go out in it and won’t. We keep enough food that we won’t go hungry even if we run out of milk. In the midst of trials I keep learning to think on what I do have, what I have done right and in that I don’t get caught up in all the wrong that is happening. As I refocus I notice that my flubs are starting to happen less and less and my day begins to be a joy and not a burden to move through. I even find myself laughing at my antics. Junior likes when I make a list of “honey do’s” I’d like him to accomplish. Today I wrote “Kiss wife” on the board so we will see how long it takes him to see this message. Next I look at the chalkboard near my chair and I see that I have 95 minutes of housework in and the goal is to add 40 more minutes to be exercising in some more time burning calories. Two hours seems to be an average day for me any more and my weight is staying stable. Today’s work is done in half hour segments. Yesterday I could work for an hour at a time. It is what it is and at the end of the day no one but knows how it was done but that the house is in order. I take pride in my work and enjoy the finished product and that is what matters the most. In a little bit I will add some vegetables to the soup I am making and we will have a wholesome meal to eat. The house smells good and I like that too. The “renewing of the mind” thought comes to me again…..that is what I am doing as I keep focusing on what I do have instead of all of the “ain’t it awful” thoughts. In the end the day has been good, productive and even a bit fun with my goofy mistakes. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet