A New Week Begins

Well, today wasn't necessarily productive in the traditional sense, but I do feel a little more motivation. I realized last night that part of stops me is that I expect everything to be perfect, and if it's not going to be I don't want to do it. Why do I see in mainly black or white? There's one shade of black and one of White, but a gazillion grays! So, I guess I need to start trying to accept and appreciate the gray! So what is gray? A few toys, a little dust? This isn't going to be easy :) So I guess the first place to start is to set some goals and do one or two at a time until they become habits.

Goals:
Home
Cook Dinner at least 5 out of 7 days a week
Do 1 load of laundry each day (except Sunday) and fold it!
Keep up with mail and paperwork
Clean out the dining room and use it for dining!
Throw out broken toys and all the extra STUFF
Personal
Exercise at least 2 x week and increase to 4 x week over the next month
Follow my Weight Watchers plan
Work with my therapist about why I overeat
Accept that I may never be thin, but I can be healthy
Start working on my "look" - need to be more professional soon!

Tonight Anthony and I went to a fund raiser for Physicians Against World Hunger - the people that we were helping to raise money for have so little, and we have TOO MUCH! We get so bogged down by having so much. Why are we compelled to have so much? Because we can? We certainly don't need it. Are we more complete with more stuff? It's all an illusion - having things don't make us better or more competent, or even more comfortable, so why?? Something to consider....

Today's Scripture:
"...what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him,
You made him a little lower than the angels and crowned him with glory and honor."
Psalm 8:4-5

With all that God has done and continues to do, it is really amazing that he is mindful of us. I need to really believe and embrace God's love in a way that teaches me to love myself, and to care for myself as well. Also, to care for the most precious gift God has given me -- my family.