October

I really did not have a catchy title for today's post as I do not have anything really catchy to say. It has been a good break so far. I have not gotten anything done minus moving some paper around and the same things I would have done if it were any other weekend. We still have not cleaned out the garage and I doubt we will get any of it done tomorrow. I am not sure we will ever get it done. I do know that we need to get it done if we plan on staying here forever. I think that we decided that moving is really not for us. We like stability and we like our home. I think we both have had more moving as adults than we ever did as children and we really do not like it. I know where we go to church or where we shop may change over time but I think we have found our forever home. I am content with that decision and I am looking forward to traveling.


Until we meet again,

Michele

Making Time

I have come to the conclusion that I have the worst time management skills of any person that I know. I have gone so far as to rewrite a famous line to fit my lack of ability to plan. "The best laid plans of mice and Michele . . ." Some times I do not even try to plan and even that can go awry. I hope and pray everyday that this will be the day I get things done but alas that is not the case. I may have to put myself on a hourly planner rather than a daily or weekly planner. Of course, I always have time for the Internet and things that do not move me forward in my career or life in general. I think I would be better off without ten thousand planners but I have a google calendar and my iCal application on my mac, I even have a "to do" list on my notability application. It all seems like a great idea at the time but then nothing gets done. It is a real struggle for me. I have watched videos and subscribed to services to help. I am beginning to think that all the time I spent researching time management was an ill advised use of time. Until I can say, "TODAY IS THE DAY!" I do not think anything will change. I am currently on Fall break hoping to get my office, library, and garage cleaned up but I am not sure how to start or how to manage the project once we (my husband and I)  get started.

Anyway, enough about my struggle to be an adult. There are some good things that we are doing. We have not gone out to eat since October 1st. We did go out for the husband's birthday but we do not count that because it is a special occasion. Also, I am down nineteen pounds since January of last year without any super changes to my lifestyle but I will talk about that on thecookiestoppedworking.blogspot.com. It is one of the many things I want to make time for in the future.

Until we find time to meet again.

Michele

What is Happiness

I am not really sure why I am thinking about this question so much today. As I listen to the Latin work out station on Pandora, I am wondering what is happiness and where does it come from. You would think that I would post such a question on my devotional blog but I am sure it is a theological question. I am sure I would have more than a few pastors argue that point with me. I think the theological question is more about contentment, which to me is a more permanent happiness. I am thinking more on a short term level. An example, I ordered a pin today that reads "just peachy." And I can say I am over the moon about it. Just peachy is what I say when people ask me how I am doing. I know this happiness will not last but man it feels good. I am also excited to listen to Latin music and dance like a fool in the privacy of my own home. I hope everyone can find a little happiness in their day.

Nothing to Say

Have you ever known a person who keep stalking even when they have nothing to say? I feel like that a lot. I keep talking and I have nothing to say. I ramble on and most of the time make no sense to myself or anyone else. Today is one of those days. So, I will not bore you with the details. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day for ideas.

Thoughts for a New Year

I have been a party to many stops and starts in my life. I am working to make some more permanent changes. Hopefully, those changes will be for the better. I found this quote while reading an article on Pocket and I really like it. I hope to make the quote a part of my daily routine as I strive to be the person I know I am.

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." -Theodore Roosevelt