hamster wheel

Have you ever got home from a long,wonderful,fun,yet exhausting day feeling like you're a hamster on a wheel?

Well,that was my day Saturday. It was a WONDERFUL day! The children at my church participated in Children's Ministry Day:Neighbor to Neighbor. We had 6 kids and 4 adults. 1 of the kids is a 3 year old little boy who worked harder than two 7 year old boys - I kid you not! We helped 3 widows of our church around their homes. 1 inside,2 outside.

It went over an hour longer than I had planned, but the second lady had so much that needed to be done, and she can't, and we just kept working there forgetting about the time. Isn't that the right thing to do though? I can do my laundry, clean at my house, or whatever else people use Saturdays for (I'm usually behind my chair making my clients beautiful on Saturdays); she can't. I was so pleased at the love for others even the youngest child had/has!

I was tired, I won't lie, Saturday night, Sunday and even yesterday from the whole weekend in general. My life has been having this crazy pattern lately - lots on the calendar for a few days in a row, few days of nothing and then here I go again!

So what did this single girl do this weekend that wore her out, you might ask? Probably not, and that's ok; I'm going to tell you anyway  :)

Friday:
work
bank
grocery store for CMD on Sat
home for a few minutes
"Tom Sawyer" play - my youngest 1st cousin was Alfred Temple! it was his first big play! and if you're in the north al area you should check out Fantasy Play House's plays at the VBC!
bed

Saturday:
up 30 minutes late
church - get breakfast going and prepare for lunch
prepare the kids for the work/breakfast
work with the kids
go to work and spring clean my station for our upcoming inspection/ and my weekly duties
home to shower and change
liz's bday celebration
home at 1130

Sunday - my most favorite day of the week!:
church
lunch
bridal tea for a cousin
home for a minute
church again
supper with the gang
home

yep! I'm a little tired! Seeing it wrote out maybe doesn't look like a lot, but if only my church had a dollar for every leaf or sweet gum ball I raked up Saturday! And that doesn't count all those blown by the men helpers or the other lady who helped so graciously!

how about you? do you ever feel like you're on a hamster wheel?

running on a wheel,
Busy B

no more excuses

 i know it's been a minute or two since i've been here. i actually can't find a post that i had saved and thought i had posted ... hmmmm ....

so here's an update - yes, i'm fully aware you may not care. this is a selfish update and a kick in the tail for me.

i'm happily on day 5 of no caffeine. monday was AWFUL! until i got home, took some advil and kept the twin nephews : )

weight loss- in all 4 pounds. yes, that's right. only 4. i lost one pound over 2 weeks. seriously?! you bet!

my inspiration is gone, and i have very few people in my "support system" for my efforts of becoming healthier.

i'm finding the want to again after the pitiful 1 pound loss.

i can tell changes in my body. not the scales, and i'm trying to be ok with that. that part is not easy! i know, i know ... muscle weighs more than fat. i'm not muscle-y, yet. i can tell my legs are toning up nicely! they've always caused me issues!

so, maybe this is the norm. it's about a month now since i've started this journey. it's the longest i've done it, and maybe that's why it's so hard right now.

i also had really begun to dig deep into God's Word, and had fallen in love with it! turning off the tv at night, and reading about Him, His creation, and the past. maybe it was because i was scared to death and felt so unworthy to lead a devotion to my SMAC (sisters made alive in Christ) group from my church. i would love to share it, but what i have wrote down in my pretty notebook isn't how it all came out. which is great, because God said it all. now that that's been over, the devil has been on the prowl in my life. it happens. life gets tiring. life gets stressful. life makes us to proud. life gives us excuses.

no more excuses is my new mind set. no more settling. no more mind set of if i don't have support of this one or that one (the ones i love most) i can't do this. no more thinking, "this one little bite won't hurt". no more feelings of regret over one pound. it took a pound a time to get here, one pound down is good, not great, but good. at least i didn't gain a pound,right?!

no more excuses. my life is easy compared to others. i keep thinking of francesca battistelli's song this is the stuff ... "in the middle of my little mess, I forget how big I'm blessed .... it might not be what I would choose, but this is the stuff YOU use...."

in the middle of my little mess,
Busy B