I just realized today was the first day of a new month! That's cool. I like "new." New month, new year... though, I must admit, I never have grown warm feelings toward the first day of a new week. hahaha
I am sitting in the couch in my living room. Some light is coming through the windows but it's still dim in here. Luna is laying between the couch and the wall, snoring. I love that dog. But she snores. Funny lil girl.
This morning I got to about chapter 9 in I Chronicles. Not the most stimulating book of the Bible thus far... though I did notice the verses containing the "Prayer of Jabez." Remember all the stir over that one verse, years ago? Sermons were preached and books were written about I Chronicles 4:10. The Prayer of Jabez is now toward the top of any Google search of the word "prayer" and there is even a Wikipedia page about it! Who woulda thought? That's too cool. Here:
Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God granted his request.
Kinda hard not to be inspired by that, actually. He prayed it, BOOM, God answered it.
Tuck that thought in your pocket and take it with you.
Let's see, what else... well, we have been approved to work OT at my job for time and a half pay. That ROCKS the CASBAH! Such permission is very rare in the Department where I work, but the powers that be have seen that extra hours will be necessary if we are to complete this grant program in a reasonable length of time. Seriously. We got almost double the applications that had been expected.
I have been working a little extra during the weeks. Went in 4 hours yesterday and plan to put in 4 more hours today. But I know me... and I need to cool my heels a little. I have a tendency to run headlong into something, crazy full speed ahead, then burn out quickly. I need to pace myself. I need to have at least one full day of no work each weekend. For now, anyway; the demand may increase but that would be further down the road.
Oh yeah!! Since I first weighed myself and started tracking my food intake and calories burned, I have lost 10.2 pounds! And I am so motivated to keep going.
Same thing as the OT, though; I have to be careful not to push myself too hard and become resentful of all the counting and measuring.
It's not bad, though. Really all I've been doing is choosing low-calorie foods and eating recommended serving sizes. And trying to exercise discipline by saying no to junk food and late night eating... I've been MOSTLY successful at that, haha...
And Crossfit-ting as many days a week as I can! But Crossfit is something I enjoy, so it's not a burden. Crossfit is something I look forward to each day!
I've also been doing some extra work at Crossfit. Amber, one of my coaches, suggested to a group of us that a good way to increase your endurance is to get on the rower for 20 minutes and see how many meters you can go. Then, increase your pace a little each time. So I've been doing that and it really is having a positive effect on my workouts.
That's all for now, I believe. Seriously, if I'm learning anything these days, it's that anything is achievable if you put the necessary effort into it!
Put that in your pocket, too, with the Prayer of Jabez. 😉
