Celebrate!

I don't like when Christmas falls on a Sunday, but adore when New Year's Day is on a Sunday. Sounds silly, because I know I can't have ONE without the other. They will always work together on the same day. I didn't get to do anything "fun" for New years Eve, but I enjoyed being home. I loved the FRESH START feeling that I got today at church. I enjoyed the worship service- I was teaching Kids Club after worship, so I had to make the best of my time with the Lord during worship. Each year I set the same goals- and I never actually follow through with them. I'm great at starting but terrible at finishing. So this year instead of making a big list of things I want to change or do, I am just keeping it simple. I want my house to be in order, because when it is in order I feel free to do other things- such as read or write (blog) or just sit and play with my children. When the house is a wreck I feel guilty for doing anything other than cleaning. So the goal is to clean it and keep it clean. I would like to think that a year from now I will have shrunk physically and grown spiritually. That is the goal every single year... I am slowly growing spiritually and slowly growing physically! I can't seem to get the discipline down to crave more of the Lord and less for the flesh. I bought the book MADE TO CRAVE last year and read most of it. See there I go, starting things and not finishing them! I'm pretty sure I suffer from Adult A.D.D. I have all the signs and symptoms. Even as I type this I've got tons of things distracting me, and none of them are children- just things in the house- or the fact that my feet are cold, or that the curtain by the front window seems crooked. My mind is so distracted, and when I eat I'm that way too- just distracted and not focused on what is going in my mouth, nor am I really listening to my tummy to see if I am full. I have three friends on Facebook that are in a weight-loss journey. None of them are losing naturally, but have all lost 100 pounds. It's amazing to see their progress. One had gastric surgery, the other is using the HCG hormone diet plan and the other is using some kind of body visual shakes. They've all posted pictures that make me jealous! I want to be thin like them, but don't want to pay the price of surgery (out of pocket would be outrageous I'm sure!) I'm afraid of the hormone diet plan and the shakes to me would not work with my family and they are costly too. I just have many options, yet no desire for those things. I want to lose weight naturally and in a positive way that glorifies God and so that in time I can help others do the same (just like the Made to Crave book) so time will tell. Well i've washed my face, done my bible reading and now I'm ready to cuddle deep down under my comfy covers and sleep a few zzz's. My kiddo's went to bed at 8:30 pm, we are trying to get them back into school time routine. The bad part is I want to go to bed early too! We did have a long day today too- so I guess it's okay to turn in early- or better yet, get under the covers and cuddle up with my KINDLE FIRE! Sounds like a plan.