Quote of the day "You can't change the past, but you will ruin the present by worrying about the future."

I needed this today. I can be a worrier. Just ask Edi and he will tell you exactly how much. I try not to but sometimes I get so caught up in trying to plan and see where things will end up. So not good for me and it does tend to cause more frustration than good. I really need to better at trusting God and letting things be. Now I don't need to quit doing what I should but I can trust better than I have.

Happy Thanksgiving!

What a wonderful holiday! Good food, family, parades, more good food, fun tv shows, and so much more! I have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving and I hope you do to! Don't take anything for granted I know I have. I am blessed beyond measure and thank God for it!

And now bring on Christmas!!!

Quote of the day "It's not what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you are not."

Ya...that plan hasn't gone so well

My last post I was going to start working out and I really really meant to and wanted to! But...it only happened once. Sigh... I didn't wake up in time to workout in the morning and it didn't happen after work either. I am going to try this week though! I am slightly more motivated now after eating a ton of sugar the past few weeks. Pumpkin Bread Pudding is amazing by the way. Only problem is I ate most of it by myself!!! Oops! Definitely need to work off those calories!!

I also talked about school and that got messed up too! It was a week let me tell you! Apparently the suburb I live in doesn't count as residency for any of the closest community colleges!!! Which means it's way more expensive and unaffordable! I am going to take once class this semester but after that I have to figure something else out.

The one plan that worked this week is that I got the pictures Edi and I took. They look amazing and I'm so glad we got them done. I must say we look pretty darn good!

My Uncoordinated Life

I am very uncoordinated in general. I trip, fall, drop things, lose track of what I'm talking about, and am just all around uncoordinated in everything it seems. Recently, I have felt that I am uncoordinated in my daily life as well. It's like I am not accomplishing anything at all. I am getting rather sick of it. It seems ridiculous that I can't finish a non fiction book, get a work out schedule, get registered for classes, or any of the other million little things. If you haven't already figured it out I am a procrastinator. And lately it SUCKS!!! I mean it has never completely helped me but it seems to have gotten worse.

I want to and I am going to start changing that. Sigh...it seems rather daunting. I am going to work out 2-3 times a week at least. My sister is going to help keep me accountable because she is going to work out with me. I am going to finish the 3 devotional books I have started in the past year. (one at a time) I am going to register for classes for the next semester and I start that process tomorrow. I am going to coordinate my life! I would say I hope but that is not being positive. I'm thinking baby steps...baby steps will help. I do have small motivations for things as well but I don't feel like getting into those. I will let you know when I actually accomplish something!!!

Wisdom from a 4 year old

My last semester at college in California I was blessed to be able to spend basically everyday off campus in a real home with an amazing woman and her wonderful children. She shared a prayer from her 4 year old and it was exactly what I needed for today, after this week, and preparing for next week. He thanked God for the hurts. He prayed for church, and his family, then thanked God for his friend having a cut on his head, his dad being away, and his little brother being sick. He doesn't realize what he is saying but he still got it right. God is in control no matter how often we as adults forget it. Why not thank him for what he is doing in our life even if it may hurt. It truly is amazing though how the wisest things come from children. So before you finish your week or day thank God for what you aren't thankful for.

Eat, Pray, Love

I just watched this fabulous movie this week and plan to read the book soon. It was long but so good and in a way inspiring. If you don't already know or can't tell I am in love with quotes and this movie was full of them! It was a wonderful story line about finding yourself and who you want to be and I really related to it. That is something I am doing right now, searching for who I want to be. If you know what I mean. =) A quote from the movie really stuck out to me. "Ruin is a gift, ruin is the road to transformation." How many times to we go into despair because our plans are ruined or anything else that pops into your mind is RUINED. When in fact it isn't ruined it just needs to be transformed, changed, amended. My plans were ruined recently when my bf decided to change his R&R destination. His decision makes sense and is best for him and I will still get to see him but my plans were RUINED and I was pissed. I did cool down but looking at it now they were never truly ruined. I could have claimed that if I wasn't going to see him but all I have to do is transform my plans. My life may have some ruined spots but they are better now because I transformed them. So maybe ruin isn't such a bad thing after all...maybe it just means that something better is to come. Don't get me wrong the ruin can still hurt but most the time what comes next is amazing.