Saturday, January 29, 2011
Your lookin' at a winna...
On of JP's pigs won Grand Champion Swine at the Hays County Livestock Show! This is very exciting news for our bunch. JP, Jimmy (or Pops...JP's dad), and Blake (JP's brother) work really hard and every year the piggies coming out of Jansen Farm Show Pigs have gotten better and better. It is fun to see hard work pay off.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Bad for planet...good for me
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Binge and Purge
definitions:
BINGE - excessive indulgence in anything
PURGE - (1) to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify. (2) to rid, clear, or free (usually fol. by of or from )
Get your attention? I am tired. Tired of junk in every single room of my house, junk drawers, toys the kids don't play with, clutter, old things that I can't decide if I should keep or toss. I hear myself say, "You never know when I might need [insert thing here]"...sound familiar? It seems that we (not only me and JP, but maybe you and just Americans in general) BINGE on THINGS and then I have nowhere to put them or can't make a decision on what to do with them and I get overwhelmed, so what do I do, you ask? I do NOTHING and it makes me feel like things are never done.
My new answer and my new plan is to PURGE. JP and I are going to go room by room in our house and rid ourselves of stuff. We will get a new box (or maybe 2) of trash bags and do some damage. We'll donate what we can or pass along to others or fill up our trash can, but no matter what, it will leave our house. I have done it a few times and it does wonders for my soul. It just makes you feel lighter.
I'll keep you posted...maybe room by room and how many bags. Just as a teaser, I already started this past Sunday in the two bathrooms and I had one full trash bag to dump and one other to pass along to others. Good start I'd say...
BINGE - excessive indulgence in anything
PURGE - (1) to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify. (2) to rid, clear, or free (usually fol. by of or from )
Get your attention? I am tired. Tired of junk in every single room of my house, junk drawers, toys the kids don't play with, clutter, old things that I can't decide if I should keep or toss. I hear myself say, "You never know when I might need [insert thing here]"...sound familiar? It seems that we (not only me and JP, but maybe you and just Americans in general) BINGE on THINGS and then I have nowhere to put them or can't make a decision on what to do with them and I get overwhelmed, so what do I do, you ask? I do NOTHING and it makes me feel like things are never done.
My new answer and my new plan is to PURGE. JP and I are going to go room by room in our house and rid ourselves of stuff. We will get a new box (or maybe 2) of trash bags and do some damage. We'll donate what we can or pass along to others or fill up our trash can, but no matter what, it will leave our house. I have done it a few times and it does wonders for my soul. It just makes you feel lighter.
I'll keep you posted...maybe room by room and how many bags. Just as a teaser, I already started this past Sunday in the two bathrooms and I had one full trash bag to dump and one other to pass along to others. Good start I'd say...
Philippians 4:4, 6-7
Started a Bible verse exchange with a friend today...it happens to be one of my favorites and of course it fit the feelings with my new start this week...
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Do not be anxious about anything but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Do not be anxious about anything but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Change can be good
I made it through my first day at my new job. I was pretty nervous, hadn't had a "first day" in almost 8 years. I was talking to the kids about it last night and told them I was nervous. I asked Elizabeth, "What do I do if they don't like me?" Her response, "Ummm, if dey don't yike you...(long pause)...just come home." Perfect response, but luckily, it was a great day and I felt pretty at peace with the change. I even have my own cube to call home. I put up my serenity prayer and desk calendar with pictures of the kiddos. So, here's to day two and many more to come...
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Happy New Year
A few days late, but best wishes to us all as we dive into 2011. Here are the highlights of our holiday break:
--I resigned from my employer from the last 8 years and accepted a new job starting January (tomorrow, eek)
--I took off a couple weeks to enjoy Christmas with the family...I think we had seven or eight Christmases total and the kids had a ball at each one (I'll try to figure out collages and upload some pictures later)
--Christmas came and went and then we spent New Years Eve at the deer lease...OH and I had a really bad ear infection, yes a 31 year old woman with an ear infection. It was quite a pain and the doctor told me to not make our trip to Las Vegas (which I'd surprised JP with for Christmas)...well, we are gamblers and we made the trip there and back and my ear drum is still in tact
--JP and I weren't winners in Vegas, but we still loved it. We counted and that made it the 7th time we've been...we might need a little break from Sin City
--Got home Wednesday and flew back out on Thursday with Trace and Tyler Bree to visit Aunt Lindsey in Houston...three days of Chucky Cheese, Children's Museum, Zoo, Lego store...the kids slept well and are asking when we are going back.
So - that was the run down. I am trying to prepare myself for my new adventure tomorrow. I am not a huge fan of change, but here's to hoping that I made a great choice and my new job will be a great way to start the new year.
--I resigned from my employer from the last 8 years and accepted a new job starting January (tomorrow, eek)
--I took off a couple weeks to enjoy Christmas with the family...I think we had seven or eight Christmases total and the kids had a ball at each one (I'll try to figure out collages and upload some pictures later)
--Christmas came and went and then we spent New Years Eve at the deer lease...OH and I had a really bad ear infection, yes a 31 year old woman with an ear infection. It was quite a pain and the doctor told me to not make our trip to Las Vegas (which I'd surprised JP with for Christmas)...well, we are gamblers and we made the trip there and back and my ear drum is still in tact
--JP and I weren't winners in Vegas, but we still loved it. We counted and that made it the 7th time we've been...we might need a little break from Sin City
--Got home Wednesday and flew back out on Thursday with Trace and Tyler Bree to visit Aunt Lindsey in Houston...three days of Chucky Cheese, Children's Museum, Zoo, Lego store...the kids slept well and are asking when we are going back.
So - that was the run down. I am trying to prepare myself for my new adventure tomorrow. I am not a huge fan of change, but here's to hoping that I made a great choice and my new job will be a great way to start the new year.
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