Tidbits

Isn’t October pretty? It has to be my favorite month. Yes, people can have favorite months, it’s allowed. As a kid I probably liked it only because it closed with guarantee of a bag full of candy but as an adult it is simply because it is so gorgeous. Be it the colors the scents or the fact it is the beginning of snuggle weather, it is just wonderful. This month feels like a gift.

I’ll tell you one thing, the cooler weather is making it easier to do the exercise. Big girls don’t like heat. At least this big girl doesn’t. It has helped make my choice a bit more comfortable. I never did finish sharing about the weight choice last night. It is choice. It feels exactly like it did when I made the choice to quit smoking all those many years ago. Just like I finally saw how damaging the cigarettes were for me I have come to the same realization about Hershey bars. Time to step away from the buffet and belly up to the treadmill. I have some travel coming up and I even have planned to pack some hand weights with me so I can continue what I’ve started while on the road. I know from history if I let myself lax at all I will be right back to my unhealthy actions. This feels good. I also prayed about this and I can feel God giving me the strength to follow through. Praise goes to God.

The one tricky part of my goal is the word “diet”. I am watching my portions and am being a bit more selective about what I eat BUT……there is always one to be found….I’ve not been able to follow a structured diet in some time. Even Weight Watchers caused problems for me. The doctors are not sure why but every time I start the “diet” part of weight loss my potassium levels fall and I start teetering with seizure symptoms. Now what good is a diet if you end up flopping around like a flounder on the pavement? Not very attractive. So I’ll do what I can and try to be patient with that. Patience is NOT one of my gifts. OY!

Haven’t mentioned our budget lately. Well it is going just grand. We started the envelope system a month ago and all the credit cards are back to zero balances and we haven’t gone over on any of our categories. Bob looked like he might develop a tick the first few weeks without a credit card but now he has settled into the plan quite comfortably I think. It feels safe to account for all our incoming and outgoing. Before we just kind of bought what we bought without a lot of thought. We just figured we pay everything as we should so why worry? Well we should worry because we were not being good stewards and also saving like we should. Doing what we are now will give us the emergency savings we need and more to invest later on. Don’t even get me started on investments right now. Oy, the stock market.

Kelsey, our resident hippie and environmentalist, has discovered the book “Reuses”. Now this book was written in 1982, most of what they have you recycling in there isn’t even around anymore. Things such as pull tabs. Ahhh….the 70’s. Her excitement level rose when she saw that they recycle neckties by making them into skirts. You’ve already figured out that Kelsey has gone through Bob’s necktie collection haven’t you? I will keep you posted on her progress and hopefully will have a picture in a week or so for you.

Well I guess I have been just jabbering here with not much to say. Just kind of a grocery list of thoughts and doings. Nothing deep and profound…..just content and warm.

Here is praying the same for every one of you. HUGS!!!