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My 3 least favorite words

WHAT’S FOR DINNER?  I have to say that I really hate those words.  It could be because I really don’t like to cook, it’s hard to think about the ‘What’, and it means I probably need to go to the grocery store, (one of my least favorite things to do). I know, I’m so bad!

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When the kids were young and we were in and out, doing the basic life stuff, it never really bothered me.  I think maybe because it was just part of what you did.  It wasn’t an event.  You just got dinner ready, sat down, all part of routine.  Are you following me?

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Now, however, with it being just the two of us, and doing different things, I don’t like the routine. I am often in the middle of a project, maybe taking a break in the afternoon, focused on something, and sometimes I’m just not in the mood for the What’s for dinner? question.  (I guess it really is selfish.)

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Life certainly goes through changes as the kids grow up, we get a little older, get involved in more things, and sometimes the eating schedule and routine are just not that important… to me.

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Yes, I love to eat, but I like to do it when I’m hungry, not when the clock strikes a certain hour. Also, I’m a snacker, which means I’d rather snack away my afternoon or evening and not worry about a ‘meal’.  If going to a movie, I’d rather have popcorn at the movie and forget dinner. My KC friends joke with us that the only reason we have a kitchen in our house is for resale value. There could be some truth to that.

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Now you know the real me.  My poor sweet husband he has to put up with me.  He has so many great qualities. He doesn’t snack and likes meals at certain times, which is a much healthier way of eating. Truth be known he HAS to eat regularly as he is hypoglycemic. It is a really, really good thing he is good in the kitchen. (and he can cook a Fabulous steak on the grill!) He puts up with me and I guess we have it figured out.  We’ve been married for 36 years, and we keep re-inventing what home and mealtimes look like.  Ahhh, that may be a key to the 36 years!

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‘Til Next Time – 

Delinda

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QUESTION:  Do you have any least favorite words or phrases?

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Yay or Nay

 

To everything there is a choice.  What kind of person do you want to be? What do you want people to think about you? You can make it happen by choosing to become that. You can do it now and start becoming that person, that character trait that you want.

How wonderful is that? You have the power to become what/who you want to be …for as he thinks in his heart, so is he   Proverbs 23:7

 

To everything there is a choice –  even Not choosing is a choice. I would say that this may be one of the single most important things that I believe down in my gut, and try to live by: admitting that I have choices and taking responsibility for those choices.

 

  • Do you have a job inside or outside of the home? We choose to get up and go to work everyday. You may say you don’t, but yes you do. Maybe you don’t see it as a choice because you know you’d lose you job, etc., but that is why you choose to go.

 

If you hate getting up and going to work, then maybe you need to choose to look for something else. I would suggest choosing to look at it as a blessing that you have a job. Change your thinking and you can go to work happier. Maybe this is just a holding spot until God opens up a door to something else, but we are responsible for our attitude and thinking.

 

  • Here’s a hard one for me. I have to admit that my constant battle with my weight is also my choice, OUCH!  I hate that.  When my nephew said that to me several years ago, I got upset with him, what do you know, way would you say that..  Well, the truth is, I can now ‘own’ it. The reason I am heavier than I want to be, is because I love to eat.  I love and crave sugar, often I would rather have dessert than a meal.  I do love veggies and fruit, and lots of good things for me, but I eat equal amounts of the ‘no food value’, worthless foods, or should I say, that has been my past, as I am making changes. 

 

Now that I can clearly see that if I want it different, if I want better health, more energy to be able to do all the things with my kids and grand kids, if I want to travel and do speaking/singing engagements with total vitality, then I need to make different choices. (Please,there can be major health issues that you may be dealing with, so if that is the case, see your doctor.  Follow his/her advice, make the healthy choices necessary to live with that disease, etc.)

What choices are you making now that may not be good for you?  Write them down and then begin to make a different choice.  Choose You!

There is power in choices. 

(I guess I’ll ‘choose’ to get some exercise and go walk the dog now 🙂

Talk to me – I’d love to hear your thoughts! 

 

‘Til Next Time –

Delinda

2015 –the Best We’ve Ever Seen! 

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Projects are Fun

I love having a project.  How about you?  It can mean planting a garden, sewing, taking pictures, painting the house, or maybe painting a picture. Although painting a picture would never be mine as that is NOT my gift by any stretch of the imagination. I find that having a project keeps me excited and focused on something new. It can add color to our lives.
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Bill and I are doing a type of project together, eating better.  I know that may not sound like a ‘project’, but I don’t like diets. We are doing a variation of SugarBusters.  If you are familiar with it, it is low carbs, and the carbs we eat are complex carbs.  So we are making new eating choices.  I have grown to love cauliflower – I steam and mash it, add a little butter, salt and pepper. It is like eating mashed potatoes =).  Cabbage, zucchini on the grill, asparagus, salads of course, are all part of our favorites list.
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Now I have to say that it really is UNFAIR that men have such an advantage. Bill has lost 12 pounds and a few inches off his wait. Moi, not so much, actually very little.  However, we do feel better and the point is better health.  But GOSH – I’d like the 12 pound loss!
I have a couple other projects I am working on and I will share those with you soon.

 

‘Til Next Time –

Delinda

2015 —the Best We’ve Ever Seen! 

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QUESTION:  What is your project?  Do you have one now or what are you going to start?

Talk to me, I’d love to hear from you!

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