On turning 31
It is funny that I write this amidst a day of discouraging feelings but I when contemplating the past year I am certainly thrilled by feeling like I have a grip on who the me is and what to do with her.
The biggest leap this year was getting some pastoral marriage counseling and getting schooled on this whole concept of bitterness. Learning the basics of confessing sin and asking forgiveness has blessed our marriage tremendously and our parenting has certainly been improved. Of course we have lots to work on, but the bridge has been built.
No more shopping indecision. I finally know what colors look best on me thanks to a coloring session with a talented friend. Hallelujah. I can go back to brown and orange with wild abandon! It really was amazing to have all these pieces of colored fabric and a mirror and physically see the difference that the right color made next to my skin. You just perk up and see your eyes instead of the dark circles. Don't need to use half as much foundation and certainly feel better. It also plays out for the hair coloring, I know what isn't going to work.
Since the last baby, my exercising has finally come together for reasons other than purely exterior. Being healthy and having my head clear, as well as blowing off some steam, are really motivating me to keep on moving. Just like the clothing colors, I feel like I have figured out what works and what doesn't in this arena of my life. Next pregnancy there will be no hiatus from exercise.
Organizing for Your Brain Type. The most useful self help book I have read this year. Everyone should read it. Very revelatory and refreshing. I have permission to stack things!
As a quick addition, this week, thanks to friends restringing my guitar, I have remembered how to tune it and play a few chords. The joy it gives me to know that I still have a part of my pre-kid brain that works is Sweet.
Well, today is my day off, thanks to a fabulous husband.
MUST GO!
The biggest leap this year was getting some pastoral marriage counseling and getting schooled on this whole concept of bitterness. Learning the basics of confessing sin and asking forgiveness has blessed our marriage tremendously and our parenting has certainly been improved. Of course we have lots to work on, but the bridge has been built.
No more shopping indecision. I finally know what colors look best on me thanks to a coloring session with a talented friend. Hallelujah. I can go back to brown and orange with wild abandon! It really was amazing to have all these pieces of colored fabric and a mirror and physically see the difference that the right color made next to my skin. You just perk up and see your eyes instead of the dark circles. Don't need to use half as much foundation and certainly feel better. It also plays out for the hair coloring, I know what isn't going to work.
Since the last baby, my exercising has finally come together for reasons other than purely exterior. Being healthy and having my head clear, as well as blowing off some steam, are really motivating me to keep on moving. Just like the clothing colors, I feel like I have figured out what works and what doesn't in this arena of my life. Next pregnancy there will be no hiatus from exercise.
Organizing for Your Brain Type. The most useful self help book I have read this year. Everyone should read it. Very revelatory and refreshing. I have permission to stack things!
As a quick addition, this week, thanks to friends restringing my guitar, I have remembered how to tune it and play a few chords. The joy it gives me to know that I still have a part of my pre-kid brain that works is Sweet.
Well, today is my day off, thanks to a fabulous husband.
MUST GO!
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