Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

April Progress Report

April 29, 2011

Well, this is embarrassing because there really isn’t much to report diet wise. Although I have lost 1/2 pound, I really haven’t been doing much to actively lose weight. I have been trying to get more vegetables in, but fruits are still difficult for me – I need to figure out why. I really prefer juice and maybe I should just give up and start with juice so I get the fruit in. I also bought the Leslie Sansone Walk at Home dvd I like and am going to start that today too. On the other hand, when I look in the mirror I like who I see again – now that is progress! With 15 pounds off and a new hairstyle, I think I’m looking pretty okay these days and that helps to free my mind up for other things more worthy of my time rather than thinking about who or what I am not.

I was thinking this morning about myself and my quiet and seemingly ordinary life …. And then I looked out of the kitchen window and saw a bright crescent moon in the early morning sky with it’s different shades of blue and realized that was my first gift for today and it took my breath away. In my ordinariness God gave me that gift just for me today and I know that I don’t need to be anything but who I am and do my work of being a homemaker and mother each day. He is pleased with that and maybe I should be content too.

So, I think I’m going to get my second gift today – a cup of coffee and, for a lot of us, coffee is one of the finest things on this earth to eat or drink. I’m thankful that someone long ago figured out how to brew those beans into a drink! So, while progress on the body is slow, progress in my heart, mind, and soul is coming along just fine.

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On April 29, 2011 at 3:49 PM, dxprog said:

There's a pretty nifty word in Japanese that means "everyday life" - 日常 (nichijou). Incidentally, it's also a pretty awesome and utterly rediculous anime.

On April 29, 2011 at 4:05 PM, java_queen said:

There's also another Japanese word: kaizen and it means approximately "continuous small change". I also wrote down these things from the website/blog I first saw it at: making changes, monitoring results, adjusting. I think this could be applied to weight loss or parenting or anything else that we want to do. Thanks for reminding me of that!

On April 29, 2011 at 10:37 PM, Val said:

Your post made me smile today! :-)

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