Work: I am struggling with the hours I work right now. I work 9-7 Monday-Thursday. When I took this job I thought that this would be an awesome schedule and that having Friday off would be worth the late evenings. I am finding that for me this is not true at all. I love being home at a normal hour and having several hours of day light to see friends, cook, clean and work out. I was much healthier overall when I got home around 4:30 or 5! Not sure the solution to this yet.......
Adoption books: I am so glad that there are so so many adoption books and resources available. Adoptive families have so much more available to them now and it is great. But on the flip side, sometimes my pile of "must reads" is so high that I get overwhelmed and pick up a magazine instead. Does that make me a horrible parent!?
Working out: Oh my! Like I said before, I am having a very hard time working out with my current work schedule. I miss the feeling of feeling "healthy" and sore from good workouts. I am still working on a solution for this as well.
Cleaning: I have developed a new mindset towards this task. Up until a month or so ago I would completely block out most of my day Friday so I could clean. I would say no to friends, family, visiting/taking food to friends with new babies or anything else fun to make sure we started the weekend with a sparkling clean house. However, I have now decided that I only have one weekday off and I want to sleep in and have fun with PEOPLE. So I now say yes to most social outings and have been doing much more on Friday's now that I am letting some housework slip. Its surprisingly ok too! :)
Cooking: I have started cooking more. I have also started doing lots of research on toxins in foods and would like to be an all organic family. We have moved in that direction for the most part. However, Whole Foods is just too expensive for me and our local grocery store just doesn't cut it with some stuff. Not sure what the solution there is either.
Time with friends: Since taking my new job a few months ago I have had to drop out of my bible study and several other opportunities to socialize with others. I am really trying to find a balance and find a way to enjoy my evenings with others. I have learned that I need a couple nights a week with the girls!!
Fostering new friendships: I have some of the worlds best friends!! I am so lucky and blessed. However, I also have a big family and my best friends consist of my cousins and sister. I am doing my best to make an effort to make some new friends and make an effort to spend time with people outside my family or invite others in! :)
Quiet time with God: This is slipping. And when this slips I feel it in every part of my life, job, relationships and personality. I have started doing a quiet time in the evenings after Lance goes to bed (I know we are awful....but I just can't go to bed as early as him!). However, I want to make an effort to get up a few minutes early in the morning and do it then too. I think it would dramatically change by day.
Prayer: I am constantly amazed at how quickly God often answers my prayers. I feel like some of my prayers are answered minutes after I pray them. So cool! I also feel like I have been praying for some things for years and God is waiting to give us to ok. But I know that's how He works. What can ya do!? :)
Baby Gender's: We found out this week that Betho is having ANOTHER BOY!! I laugh every time I think about it. I don't know why! I think I just imagine Lance and I's life filled up with all things girly and now I see Betho sitting outside at baseball games and getting little munchkins ready for boy scouts and fishing trips! I am laughing again typing it! :) But it is so exciting and I am glad little Jane will have two big cousins to make her tough!
Ok that's what is bouncing around my head today. :) I hope everyone is having a great week, whatever it is you are doing!!
I am so looking forward to our weekend!! :)
1 comment:
I don't know if this is the solution for you but I have an idea. Since you don't start your work day until 9:00 what if you started your morning earlier and utilized morning time to get things done. Maybe you can get up, work out, and then while you're cooling off you do a simple chore. Then make it an effort while you shower and prepare for your day to do it in prayer. I know you won't be in the Word but I bet this would start your day with such positive energy. You would go to work knowing that when you get off at 7:00 the things you previously did between 5-7 would be done already. So really it would go back to your original plan of enjoying your evenings AND having a bonus Friday. Maybe it would be good training for when Jane comes and your mornings start earlier and require more effort. Doesn't solve all your problems but you could try it for one week and see if it's the solution for you.
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