My brain has been one big jumble of ideas and ponderings lately. Not one of them is enough for their own blog post, but together, they may just create the mother of all blog posts. Here goes...
I'm amazed at how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unifies people. At the gym a few weeks ago, I mentioned how Clayton adjusting to the Kids Club would help him adjust to nursery. A couple of ladies behind me laughed when I said that. And, we then conversed about being LDS. I saw them again a week or so later and commented on the BYU shirt one was wearing. We exchanged names and tried to make connections about people we both know. Now, we say hi and wave at each other in passing. Just that one commonality has made us friends. I wonder what I have in common with the other people at the gym? Would anything else connect us as much as a shared religion?
My brain has been foggy lately. I feel like I just can't get on top of things. There are probably 100 things I could blame it on, but my daily blame of choice is the lack of sunshine. I seem to do better on sunny days--but I'm not sure if that's placebo effect or reality. We're going to try full-spectrum lightbulbs in a few places in the house. If that doesn't work, I'm getting a "happy light." I'm hoping it helps.
I need to create a new and improved housekeeping system. I've been looking into card file systems and plan to make one soon. That way, I can keep track of what I'm doing instead of feeling like the house will never be clean again. (Or really, in the first place.) Now, if I could just get my brain in gear and get those cards done...
We're going cheapie on our cable. Since we rarely watch TV these days, we have decided to pay less. Unfortunately, this also means that the channels I actually DO watch (HGTV, Food Network) will be gone. I'm a little nervous about this, but figure that there will be other ways to spend my time. Like playing on facebook...or browsing foodgawker.com. Because those are infinitely better than watching TV.
Kallie's kindergarten class put on a "Snow Show" last Friday. They all did a fantastic job! They were to wear blue and white clothing--and Kallie desperately wanted a denim skirt to wear. So, I decided to make her a blue skirt. She looked darling with her blue skirt, white tights, white shirt, and bright pink galoshes.
I'm participating in a fitness challenge for the next 4 months--we earn points for doing certain things (exercising, following our eating plan, and drinking water) on a daily basis. Everyone offers a prize and at the end of the challenge, the person with the most points gets to choose the first prize...and then on down the list. We also earn points for meeting a monthly challenge. This month, the challenge is No Treats, which we have interpreted as no sugar. We're 2 weeks into that challenge--and I've done OK so far. But today, all I want is chocolate. Really good, dark, creamy chocolate. Apparently, though, those 5 points are more important than that chocolate. I'm sure that's a good thing.
Well, there are many of my recent thoughts. My washer and dryer just chimed, so it's time to get on with my evening...
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7 comments:
I honestly don't think I could live in OR or WA without being on an antidepressant. I have a hard enough time with Utah winters and they are relatively sunny. I hope the lights help!
We are going to cut back our cable too, but I will miss the history channel. I spend way more time on the computer than the tv though, so I'm not too worried.
I love the idea of the fitness challenge! Very cool. Is it just a group from church or the community? Or is it online? It sounds like a great, easy way to stay accountable. Good luck with the no treats. That would definitely be my downfall. :)
Your jumble of thoughts was fun to read! I think we all really do need sunshine for our health & happiness. I try to get a little sun every day, even if it's just to sit outside and read my scriptures in it... fortunately I still live in AZ and it's not freezing here (or cloudy very often). But when it's too cold I open the blinds of a window and let it shine through on my skin. I know it's true for me - Sunshine makes me happy! :) (That's why my blog is called "Sunshine".. hehe)
Wintertime always gets me. Especially after the high of the holidays. Let me know if the happy light works! I've really considered one.
I like the fitness challenge idea. Would be sad to not have HGTV and Food network--I've got like 10 Throwdowns on my DVR at the moment. And was just the other day thinking how much I miss seeing you. That's all my thoughts of the day :).
I just looked and they have some of those shows on hulu.com for free. We've never had cable and just have always watched almost all of the shows we've liked online. That fitness challenge sounds great - good luck! And keep blogging, I love reading even if I don't comment very often. :-)
what a fun surprise to get a comment from you! are you blogging anymore? I am always going back and forth wondering if I should go private of keep it all in my journal. anyway, I'm having fun reading these posts. That worm one was fantastic! You never know what your going to get! Good to hear from you.
Every spring I start to think "there must really be something to that light thing" as I feel the blue fade. But in your neck of the woods it must be twice as hard to deal with...sorry to hear it has hit you. Kindergarten is so cute-I can't believe our once little ones are so 'big'. nice to read your blog!
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