Blissful Butterfly

I had all these goals this week to be more active: hit the gym, tackle more stuff around the house, accomplish more physically.  Then I lifted a laundry hamper and threw my back out.  It is an old auto accident injury that flares up at the most inconvenient times.  Yesterday, instead of hitting the gym, I finished the evening by walking laps at the mall before they closed when it was quiet.  Then completed my evening with a quick massage.  My back is still really sore today.  Instead of letting it get to me, I am focusing on what I can do.  As long as I am moving forward, I am progressing.  The hubs and I ended up walking laps around the mall again. My goals for this week are to sign up for more learning opportunities.  I am signing up for technical classes to refresh my experience in Excel and Access. I have also signed up for a nutrition class as well as a wellness class.  I really want to use 2019 as a growth year: mentally, p...

I am so very happy.  My schedule has changed, freeing up my morning time.  I now have time to work out in the mornings.  This morning, my husband and I were able to go to the gym together. I love Mondays.  My husband has Mondays off, which is typically my busiest work day.  He covers laundry, dishes, makes dinner and runs errands for me. Tonight he is roasting chicken and veggies  I feel so blessed and thankful. My goals this week are to get back into a regular work out schedule.  I have skipped work outs a lot with my old schedule and overtime .  Now that I have the time, I want to re-establish a workout routine. I also want to get back into using My Fitness Pal to track my meals, instead of just winging it.  I am going to get to bed earlier Monday-Friday .  In addition, I want to ensure that I am regsularly taking my supplements. I am also looking forward to catching up on my reading.  I have 5 books checked o...

This week has been really eye opening for me.  A lot of people think of think of happiness as a destination, a milestone to someday be reached.  Or worse, think they will be happy if only they reach this.  Then they arrive at that moment or achieve the item or the job they wanted only to find there is no happiness to be found.  So they set the next goal thinking, "Okay, I will be happy if I get this next thing or achieve this because I had it wrong last time." My happiness is in daily things.  Spending time with my husband. Reading. Cleaning and organizing my office space, or my bedroom.  Cooking meals for my family.  Finding inspirational visuals or reading something inspiring.  I love travel, reading, sight seeing, going to intimate places to listen to music, having coffee and reading. I love, love reading. I don't always have the budget for going out and traveling.  Nor the time, with having a large family and work and responsibilities...