Get Fit Friday -

Well, I wAs supposed to go tot the gym this week.

That didn’t happen.

IF isn’t working for me either.


I WILL have a better report next week!!!

😁😁❤️😁😁

K

Thursday's Thoughts on... what makes me happy

A couple of weeks ago, I began writing about the paradigm shift I have experienced recently. 

Here's the shift... I am not responsible for anyone else's happiness...but more than that... no one is responsible for mine. Well, no one but me of course. Conversely, I am not responsible for anyone else's bad attitude...and more than that... no one is responsible for mine. Again, no one but me of course. And I suppose it goes without saying, but I'm saying it anyway... I am completely responsible for my own happiness and my attitude.

I really cannot control how others feel about me...or about themselves. This is hard to even type. A core belief from my childhood sounds something like this: 

"If anyone in your life is unhappy it is because you are not 'enough' OR you are 'too much' for them. If anyone in your life is unhappy, that means you should change."

I'm not sure where this came from, but I have believed it in my very soul.

I hope that, in time, I will be satisfied with and confident in who I am.  I hope that, in time, I will love what and who I love with no need to explain or defend either. 

I started a list of questions that I'll try to answer them over the next few weeks. Here's this week's question and (hopefully) answer.

What makes me feel happy?


Waterfalls
Ministering to women/girls
Seeing God work in the people I love
Watching my kids grow
Springtime
Autumn
Feeling valued
Overcoming difficult obstacles
Flowers (growing, not in vases)
Doing something others (or I) thought I couldn’t
Painting
Writing
Crocheting
Leaving people better than I found them
Seeing God use my pain for His good
Birds singing
Quiet time alone
The feel and smell of rich dirt
The wind and the feel of the atmosphere before a storm
The sound of rain
The sound of wind chimes
Sunlight dancing through dense foliage
Seeing old friends happy and successful
Being told “Good job”
The sound of ocean waves
“My kids” at church
The warmth of the sun on my skin
Hugs
Being connected to another person’s soul
Music 🎶
Telling my story to someone who has lost hope

Just my thoughts,

K

What makes you happy? 

Other Questions I'm pondering....

What determines my worth?
What is consistently causing me stress?

What do I really enjoy?

What will make my life easier?

What do I NOT enjoy?

When do I feel successful?

When do I feel confident?

What do I LIKE about me?

What do I truly value?

What is holding me back?

Wednesday's Weekly Recipe : Chocolate stuff

So I googled "Southern Comfort Food Recipes" to find something for today's recipe and, really folks....all I want to know is WHO comes UP with this stuff???
 Mushroom grits? No thank you. Pork chops, cabbage, and apples...ummm...just no.

So I am just gonna share something born out of a love of...chocolate
and Cool Whip
and Chocolate Chip cookies
oh... and cream cheese.

Disclaimer:
I cook like I paint. There isn't much rhyme or reason... I just do it til it feels right.

I do know that you can double this if  you make it in a 9x13 dish.

You're gonna need

1 package of the Nestle break apart Mini cookie dough. It's in the section by the eggs and stuff. (I keep a couple of packages in my fridge all the time cause... ya know... cookies.)
1 package cream cheese
Sugar
Jello instant chocolate pudding
heavy whipping cream
Cool Whip (thawed)
Mini Chocolate chips OR chocolate sprinkles

Directions...

set Cream cheese out so that it will be room temp when you re ready to work with it

Preheat oven to 350

Spray your 9x9 pan with cooking spray
spread your block of uncooked cookie dough into the bottom of the pan (This would serve as your "crust" if it were a pie)
Bake as you would if you were baking cookies. (Make sure they are done in the middle)

While your cookie "crust" is baking, mix your pudding and whipping cream. Just add the whipping cream as you normally would milk. This will make something like a chocolate mousse.
put that in the refridgerator

Now, beat sugar into your cream cheese. If you want it super sweet, add lots of sugar. If you want to keep that cream cheese "bite" then add less sugar. (Do not refrigerate the cream cheese mixture)

Once your cookie crust is done, let it cool a little, but you still want it to be a bit warm.

Hard part's over.

Now all you do is

Spread the cream cheese on the cookie
Spread the chocolate "mousse" on the cream cheese
Spread your cool whip on the "mousse"
Sprinkle with mini chips or chocolate sprinkles.

you can serve it right then or chill it and serve it later.

Enjoy!
K

Tuesday Tips and Tricks....I got nuthin...

Well it rained this weekend so I didn't get to work on my flower bed project.  No new tips there.

I HAVE been looking/listening to "get your life organized" stuff online tho and I guess i can share some of the things I've implemented there:

DO IT NOW
   This is HUGE for me. I have been a terrible procrastinator. There are so many things that only take a minute or two to complete if I do it RIGHT then... and then its done! This is especially true for things like making the bed, putting things away, unloading the dishwasher, swapping the laundry, and just basic picking up around the house.


MAKE LISTS
  Again, HUGE for me! I have always been PRETTY good at remembering what needs to be done. My problem is adding to the list in my brain and doing OTHER things before the things that TRULY need to be done. Seeing things in print helps tremendously. More than helping me get things done, my lists help me prioritize and keep on track.

PLAN YOUR OUTFIT FOR THE NEXT DAY
  Okay, I plan mine for the week, but the principle is the same. Once I get my clothes picked out for the week, I hang them back in my closet. Each night, I pull out the next day's outfit and hang it on the outside of my closet. I pull out my shoes and pick out my jewelry too. If your outfit is hanging on the door, shoes sitting on the floor underneath, jewelry in place, purse swapped out (if need be), there is NO scrambling around looking for anything in the morning.  Just slip your clothes on and go.


Those are the biggest helps I have implemented so far.

What do you do to help keep your life organized?


K

Monday Motivation

Oh my GOODNESS! This makes me smile!
Happy Monday Yall!!!!