This Week

Remember that one time I was starting a blog and it was going to help me be accountable and to keep up with all of the stuff I want to change for the better in my life? :) Yeah yeah I never committed to frequency though. I need to streamline some things in life to make more time for reflection. I pretty much go non stop through my days or else it is the weekend and I sit around in pajamas and work REALLY hard at doing nothing. I am going to try harder to wake up earlier each day to get my reading, listening and blogging in. I survived the start to cheerleading season in January and now I am in more of a routine and feel like I will make it through February without a problem! I have had more luck with staying active although I will admit I am putting off long distance running until I can commit more time during the week to my shorter runs. But the strength training and random Pintrest workouts have been keeping me feeling strong and interested in going to the gym.

Here is something else that has helped me get things together. Fridge organizer!

Planning out dinners which the leftovers of are also lunches the Sunday before the week helps me to feel like things are ready to go so when I get home from work I don't have to stare at the cupboards and groan. Here are some things I've made recently:

 Assorted veggies: Zucchini, Carrot shavings and tomatoes sauteed in coconut oil and seasonings

 My first Frittata! Zucchini, sweet potato, bacon and onion

 Happy birthday wonderful husband! These aren't super healthy but they are delicious peanut butter banana bacon cupcakes. i made them in cupcake form and had Mark take the to work as "birthday treats" so that we didn't spend the whole week slowly consuming an entire cake. :)

This has to be one of my favorite things I have ever made. It is a Thai chicken coconut curry soup!

Also, I have been developing a better understanding and appreciation of the gospels in the Bible. Previously, my favorite books of the Bible were ones such as Revelation, Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, Psalms, Acts, Song of Solomon and and occasional sprinkling of 1&2 Corinthians. Mostly because they were extreme, profound, struck a chord in me or were just feel good books. However, my church is currently going through a year long study of the life of Jesus which focuses heavily on the chronological life of Christ in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Also in our small group Mark has been leading a study of the New Testament. So there has been much overlap over the last several weeks. It is so funny how you think you know what things were like in Bible times.... and by that I mean so much of what I thought about the culture, events, government of that time, etc. were pretty far off. Having a strong historical background of the Bible and its history and development through time has really challenged and strengthened my faith. And it is exciting! And hard work. 

Fun things about marriage: 

Mark walked in the door today from work and gave me a squeeze but then did the lookin' around thing avoiding eye contact with me and not being the first one to speak which drives me irrationally crazy and I immediately jumped at him to correct his behavior while I spouted off "I don't understand why I keep trying to teach you things but they never seem to take!?" And he responded "I feel the same way", and I asked what the heck he meant because obviously I do everything "the right way" and he pointed out the fact that I treat many household chores like a Jenga game that inevitably leave Mark cleaning up a huge nightmare. Exhibit A: The trash. I don't know why but I Just always feel like one more thing can fit. Exhibit B: The dishes. I hate putting dishes away so I will continually stack the clean ones into tall impressive towers. Exhibit C: Transition piles of clothes. These are the clothes that I have only wore once so they don't seem that dirty, but they are not clean enough to go back in the closet so I build really tall unsteady clothing monuments on my dresser. Exhibit D: Mail, I LOVE mail piles and I hate to throw things away. So I guess I still have things to learn as well. Marriage is such a fun and crazy adventure  and I couldn't imagine braving it with anyone other than my hunky husband. <3