Habits

I saw this and found that I liked these ideas.

My habit for January:  Daily morning and evening prayer.

I Did A Little Bit of Shopping...

Today was one of those days where I spent the majority of the day not at home.

I started off going to the cemetery - being followed by some woman in an SUV who decided she needed to know where I was going.  She followed me until I drove into the cemetery.  I don’t know what she was thinking, but I’m hoping her perspective has changed.

I had some plastic poinsettias for my parents and Decker, but there was rain for both Christmas and New Year, so I finally made it out there today.

Then I did a “little” shopping.

I did a drive by trip to the Gilbert Temple (parking lot was packed, which made me happy) and then went to the Deseret Bookstore down the street from the Temple to get a new calendar.  Yeah, I found that and a few other items...

I then went to JoAnn, even though I was actually trying to find a Michael’s store, but I couldn’t help myself.  The cat lady bag called out to me.  LOL.

Then, I finally found a Michaels store!  I wanted the cart, but I found some writing books on sale and couldn’t help myself.  I also found a different selection of the stickers for my planner!  Now I just need to figure out how to put the cart together...  LOL

The llama on the bicycle called out to me...  LOL










After all of this, I stopped at the credit union to take care of some banking business and I went home.

I haven’t shopped like this in a LONG time, but I’m set for the next decade...

Goals

I checked this blog to see if I had achieved any of the goals I had set out for myself this year and found that I never made any.  I was too sick.

This year I’m feeling better than I have in years!  I am so thankful to our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ for sticking with me to see the blessings at the end of 2019.

The decade of 2010-2019 was a very painful one, but towards the end it was also a decade of tremendous growth.

Because of the depression medication, my metabolism and autoimmune systems have awoken and I ended up 19 pounds less by the beginning of December.  I also haven’t been sick to the degree that I was in 2018.  

Because of the hormone pellets, my nails are growing out and my skin is softer and less dry.

God and Jesus spent this last decade changing my life in drastic ways, a new job and the loss of my Mother.  With 2019 spent in therapy, I’ve been able to confront issues that I’ve had with forgiveness and learning what forgiveness is and what it isn’t.  I’ve spent this past year slowly letting go of a lot of pain, guilt, shame, sin, anxiety, depression, anger and so much more.

I do still have days where getting out of bed seems impossible, but my life is no longer consumed by these days in multiples.

As for 2020, I want to look forward with faith and a few goals for the year and the decade.

For this year:

I want to spend more time studying scripture and continually learning with the Come Follow Me program for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

I want to attend Church regularly and get a Temple Recommend.

I want to pay off the debt incurred in medical bills in 2019.

I want to get back into writing the book that I stopped during my Mother’s final years.

I will be taking Skillshare classes (I have a paid subscription).

This Decade:

I want to travel more

I want to attend General Conference in person.

I know there are more goals, but I’m so tired after last night’s merrymaking I can’t think of anything else at the moment.

Happy 2020 Everyone!

May you find joy amidst any trials this year!

31 December 2019

I have been feeling better this week, and was able to get a few things done today:

Gassed up the car

Costco shopping

Picked up prescription refills

Refilled 3 - 5 gallon containers with potable water

Ate a salad for lunch

Walmart shopping - bought new makeup!

1 load of dishes

1 load of laundry

Relaxing with the cats, watching YouTube while listening to people shoot off fireworks outside.

Happy New Year!

Getting Ready for 2020

It’s hard to believe New Years Eve is already here.

One Last Lesson

One last lesson from the Last Lecture of Dr. Randy Pausch.  I’ve posted on YouTube that there are three components to a sincere apology:

1.  I’m sorry

2.  I’ll never do it again

3.  What can I do to make it right?

This is where these parts of an apology comes from.