Written on December 15, 2009
As you may see to the left… I am inching closer to by “blogoversary”. It will be the blog’s 2nd birthday. I was thinking that as a gift to the blog, I would give it a new makover… but that’s been done enough for the year — and I’m really liking how that looks.
Instead, I decided to renovate my “about me” section. On that day, you are going to be able to get to know me probably more than you ever wanted to. I’ve temporarily taken down the “about me” link above in preparation for that. Sorry… you’ll have to live with what’s to the right. I think that’s a pretty good synopsis anyway.
And you only have to wait a week… the blogoversary is 12.22. YAY!
Ok… so on to the ACTUAL reason for this post. As I have been preparing some things for the days following the blogoversary to highlight what I’ve shared about my life with you over the past 2 years, I have found a couple of posts that really struck me. Really made me think. One of them is found
here.
That post was written on 02.07.08. Almost 2 years ago. And I realized as I read it that I haven’t changed much. I’ve stayed in the safety of the area I grew up and the safety of the things I know. Even the stuff I’ve done hasn’t been a change out of my “normal”… yes, I’ve been brought out of my comfort zone with some of the experiences (i.e. Dominican Republic Mission Trip & Breast Cancer 3-day Walk). I have yet to make any BIG and LASTING changes in my life.
And I feel like the
time is near.
Really near.
Not sure how it’s all going to happen — but I feel like there is something big… and unexpected that I am going to do soon that even I can’t imagine how my comfort zone is going to be affected. All I know is that I am prepared for it. God has prepared me for it.
I feel like I’m standing on the verge of excitement… on the verge of an adventure… the verge of something I’ve never experienced before. I don’t know if it’s out of Holland… or just a new experience here… but I am going to continue to pray about it. I’m going to continue to ask God to bless what is next, even though it hasn’t happened yet. I’m trying to have patience in it all and I’m trying not to try to rush myself into anything to quickly.
And while I’ve had some pretty amazing things happen to me this year — I still wonder… have I challenged myself to live “out of the box”? Have I changed my life to reflect what I believe and show others who I truly am?
Or am I simply living a healthier version of what I lived before?
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Written on November 21, 2009
A little late with my post for the day — but for good reason! I was painting all day today with my cousin and was busy busy busy! Here’s the results of the day…
My pictures
My cousin’s pictures
So what do you think??? Should I leave my day job and become an artist?
I don’t think i’ll be able to make it as an artist… but I did have a great day — and so very happy that I was able to accomplish another thing off
the lifelist during 2009! Yay!!!
Yesterday I participated in my first 5k! It was a fundraiser for the missions trips that will be taking place for my church (I’m expecting to go to the Dominican Republic this year on one of them!)
The weather was cool (and a touch damp) but it was great for running! I ran the 5k (3.1 miles) in 33:00 flat! Yay! And not only that, but I achieved both goals I set out for myself that day… to run the WHOLE thing (no walking allowed!) and to finish in less than 35 minutes. YAY!!!
The first picture is me running to the finish line (and had I seen the clock – I may have picked it up a little more than I did at the end!) The next is a few seconds after finishing trying to figure out where the water was at the end… and the only shot of me by the clock (in hindsight I wish I would have gone over there quicker!). The last one is to show that I wasn’t really dead after the race! In fact I think I could have run further!
The next race I’m going to do will likely be another 5k… or maybe a 10k!
Written on March 21, 2009
So the March Madness season is upon us… I love college basketball and I am thrilled to be near the top of at least one of my brackets (as of this morning at least). It is one of my most favorite times of the year. And it is KILLING me that I gave TV up for Lent. All day today I have been trying to find things to do to distract myself from watching the games. I almost gave in too… I *REALLY* wanted to see Michigan playing Oklahoma.
Another madness in my life is me still not getting my shiznit together enough to stay on the Weight Watchers plan long enough to make it through a week. Ok… so I get my exercise in 4 times a week – sometimes 5 – great! But the pie-hole stuffage (thank you my fellow WW friends for the term there) has been just that – STUFFAGE. This week’s been better than the last few, but at this point, I am a bit away from my goal weight again. I need to be back there… SOON!
So here I am. I’m starting over in the morning. AGAIN. I’ve said it a thousand times, and I’ll probably do it a thousand more times. Starting over must be done. It is madness and it happens to all of us, whether we walk into the Weight Watchers center for the first time or are “re-starting/committing” to the plan for the two-hundreth time. We all need to make the decision to do it and take the best care of ourselves that we can.
Finally the last part of this “madness” post… I am a runner. Until about a year or so ago, I would have never believed it myself… but I AM a runner. Last week Tuesday, I ran for about 8 minutes straight. (I could have gone longer, but would have been even later to the Zumba class that I was going to.)
This past Friday night, I decided I wanted to see how long I could go while on the treadmill. So I started out with a walk of about 2 minutes and then started my run at about an 11 minute mile (really a comfortable pace for me). I ran for 23-24 minutes. What I figured was right around 2 miles straight. AMAZING. I was so proud of myself… and I called my mom to brag about it.
So tomorrow morning, I am going to be outside (hopefully in the sunshine) running around my “block” to log some minutes. I’m thinking that my first 5k I’ll be doing is the Tulip Time one on May 2… and then I’ll probably do another one for the Miles for Missions w/ Harderwyk on May 16 (since I’m planning on doing a mission trip through my church this year.)
Are you going through any “madness” struggles or achievements?
…by the way keep the questions coming, I am working on my answers for the 3 that have been asked – stay tuned on Monday!
