It
has been raining lately. As I look out the window, I notice an eerie
calm has settled in the sky and the cool air sends a shiver up my
spine. Although it is late afternoon it feels like night has begun
to fall. I take a deep breath and consider curling up in the chair
with a good book ... but I better keep
on keeping on ... perhaps I can curl up with the family in a few
hours. Karissa
tosses homework questions my way and I receive a text
that Christian will be home soon. I begin washing up some potatoes
as well
as lettuce for salads as I wait for the oven to get hot enough to
bake the
cod fillets. The water drips from the strainer similar to the way
the rain
is falling on the window. Talk about April showers ...
It
is hard to believe we are half way through April already. It seems
like just
yesterday it was January 1st and many people were making a variety of
New Year's
Resolutions. Shortly thereafter I began writing this blog
encouraging you
all to join me in creating bucket lists (aka New Year's Resolutions). I also
encouraged each of you to make action plans you could start on right away.
Hopefully at least a few of you jumped on the bandwagon with me! :) With
the year almost a third of the way "accomplished", it is
time to look at those
lists once again and assess how far we have come. In an attempt to
shed the
pounds you gained last year, perhaps you made action items such as starting
an exercise program, eating healthier or maybe you simply decided to trade
in your morning capaccino for a glass of orange juice. Maybe you
have had
some success ... maybe you even managed to lose a few pounds.
Perhaps you went
on a bucket list adventure ... or scheduled one for sometime this
year
...
or maybe you simply managed to save a few dollars toward the
adventure you are
hoping to be able to afford in an upcoming year. That is all
something to be
proud of! You may be able to cross some items off your list (or mark
them as
"done") and you can even add new items for the rest of the
year. Some items
may show progress but still have a ways to go -- these items can
remain on
the list. Maybe some items were just too hard and need to be revised
to be more
realistic ... that is okay too ... don't get discouraged! If you are
one of
many people who put your New Year's Resolutions aside and never
attempted an
item on your bucket list ... that is okay too ... it is only April
after all
... you have over half the year to try to tackle those items before
next year!
Keep at it ... remember ... what we do today will create a bright and happy
tomorrow ... as they say "April showers bring May flowers!".
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