New Bag + Books

Saturday

Quality Garage Sale Time with friend

Land's End bag after washing - school, purse, and lunch bag all fit!! $1

32+ Bernstein Bear Books $5

[sidenote] Just about EVERYONE I know or have been close friends with is PREGNANT.

I'm SUPER happy. However, I do not have a baby, want a baby, or need a baby right now.

But I can buy things for those babies...

And when life gets tough, get a new job title.

[sidenote II]

It has nothing to do with a new job.

But I would like to retitle my job..

It should be something like...

a

cattle wrangling

dog training

supply sorting

Saturday working

paper sorting

needs to be sleeping

FOOL

Jonah Study

Priscilla Shirer

Monday Night Biblestudy - 6 weeks
4 weeks - Preparing for Advent

Often I wonder if my life is significant. Not in the scary, "oooh, I better call Karin right now" kind of way. In the big picture pondering the greater meanings of life kind of way.

Last January I started my blog to act as my own personal sounding board and prove to myself that I in fact was significant. I can write, take pictures, and have opinions. Just me, just my doing, what can I do?

The interruptions that seem as if they are taking us away from the life we imagined can really end up giving us significance in a way that nothing else can! What seems difficult to do ends up being what creates us and molds us into who we are. Significant human beings. Hallelujah for an amazing God!

Book: The Other 8 Hours

This weekend include a fast read of the book:

I had seen a few people recommend this book on blogs and put it on hold at the public library. (can I just say I love the public library and all the FREE movies! (and books) They're great!)





At first I wasn't sure about the book. A few "real life stories" had me worried we'd be looking at Jane's life and seeing how it just didn't compare to Sally's life. However, the book progressed and I really felt energized and motivated.





Here were a few thoughts aka, the purple post-it note monster- you can figure out what the book was talking about...or just go read it yourself.

I work for about 10 hours a day excluding school blogging time I sleep (or want to) for 8 hours a night
drive 30 minutes a day
spend 1.5 hours eating or preparing meals a day
spend 1 hour getting ready for work/then bed
try to spend an hour with family
spend 1 hour relaxing/tv/surfing web
try to spend 30 minutes working on spirituality issues
exercise has been a 0
helping others has been a 0
my social time (unfortunately mostly FB during the week) is less than 10
hours a week

I'll be thinking about other "lessons learned" or at least acknowledged in a few future posts.

Two Favorites

Wasting time on YouTube... two of my favorite characters. Can you find the stinky cheese?

This Star Goes To...

Love how obscure shapes like a star really aren't all that unnatural.

In school a good paper, completed assignment, 100%, great attendance, and good choices can all earn you a star.

What about as an adult?

This week I would get a star for

• being on time
• developing a working knowledge of students and personalities at work
• sub plans
• watering the garden
• putting laundry away
• growing through professional development...and the beat goes on
• eating a healthy breakfast and fruit/veggie lunch

I would get a crumpled pumpkin bloom star for

• remaining patient when tired
• using my time efficiently to complete ...anything
• maintaining relationships when I'm busy
• thinking before I speak
• using zucchini [help]
• going to bed at 9:00 and getting up before 6
• too liberal use of Complaint Thursdays

Next week I want a bright cheery orange star because I'm going to:

• have lesson plans and materials ready EARLY
• put material I learned into practice NOW
• check in, spend time, and enjoy those friends that keep coming back
• read something non-fiction

Where do you read?

School has started. I'm supposed to be sleeping at 9 and up by 5:30. Well, 5:39, or 5:41, or 5:50, ..let's be real 5:59. Ok, it's August, it is almost by 6:17.

But for the few minutes I do read before bed it's been the "Cookbook Collector" recently.
I finished "The Help", LOVED it, and passed it onto my mom. This book is ok but didn't have much of a chance after "The Help". Easy themes to follow, fun characters, and a pretty no stress plot. Nice to read a chapter and go to bed.


Yet tonight I was home and had eaten dinner before dark. I needed some TLC time with my garden. So I found a lawn chair, a spot that had a bit of room, and plopped myself down to read in the middle of my garden.

I can breathe so much better there. Time passes in a peculiar vortex that feels like forever, yet re-energizes me and only takes up a few moments of real time.

I need my sunshine, plants, flowers, vegetables, and yes, even the weeds are a reassuring reminder that there is work, time, air, and existence OUTSIDE of my normal day.

MmmmMmmm Hungry!

Colorado Skies

Summer Blooms

Ripening Tomato's

Plenty good things to eat for dinner