2011 October 19

exercise works for me

Back in February I decided to implement some changes in my life. I had been very athletic in my young adult days, but had a couple injuries, a knee surgery, then a booming career, then had 8 children (the best part). Well busy turned to busier and I never really got back into working out. I could keep up with the best of them during most activities but I had gained a lot of weight and was just not feeling good. So I did what I know to do. Go back to the basics. 20 minutes of exercise once daily makes a difference. Twice daily makes a better difference. Taking the laptop on the treadmill makes time go by faster and one day I noticed I had walked 5 miles without really even trying. It took forever, but I decided to make that my daily goal. To walk, jog or hike at least 5 miles every day. Every single day. Some days I walk and pray, some days I walk and worship, some days I walk and visit on facebook, some days I walk and watch a movie. But every day my goal is 5 miles, some days I even make 10 Smile . But usually it is between 5-7. You can actually use a laptop on the treadmill with a SurfShelf Treadmill Desk and Laptop Holder . It is making a difference. I am better able to cope with some of the nonsensical people in my life who have chosen to make bad decisions. I have lost weight, and several sizes. I am sleeping better. I am more at peace. Unfortunately I have been writing less but I am getting back to it more and more.

Try adding some consistent exercise to your life, it works for me this Wednesday, and everyday!

will work for food :)

Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies have no sense.

Proverbs 12:11

And they will never learn to work unless we teach them the benefits of it. These are my two youngest, and no they weren’t the ones using the chainsaws the other day. But they would have been if we let them. Around here my children think work is fun. They know the benefits of a hard days work. They know the blessings of having accomplished something. On Monday they took the day to help out an elderly neighbor. They went to his farm and cut and split and stacked wood for him, and called it fun. The older girls and hubby were actually doing the cutting but everyone was working together and that is fun no matter what the job is. I don’t know that older ones consider cutting wood fun since they have done their fair share, but they do know the value of hard work, and they do have the strength and stamina to prove it. Teach them while they are young.

And uh, by the way, we don’t play video games around here Smile .

be blessed on this incredibly beautiful day!

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