Enjoying Home..... or at least trying to

It's been a rough spring around here for our family.  Lots of unexpected things happened that caused us to really need to roll with the punches, day by day.  This included me needing to move in with my mom for nearly six weeks as she endured two back surgeries and needed round the clock care.  What does all this have to do with my Joy Filled Journey?  Everything, actually.

First of all, it's these very types of things that create our unique journeys.  Life is full of bumps, detours, and messes, right along with all the joy filled moments, blessings, and surprises.  This all means that I've been at a stand still with my health and weight goals.  Well, I'm home now and it's time to step up to the plate and get a handle on things.  While my attention was diverted to caring for my mom and still attending as best I could to my families needs and homeschooling the girls, our home seemed to have exploded.  I cannot even begin to try to get back to my health and weight goals until I get a handle on this house.  My office along with with all the laundry should be caught up, cleaned up, and a pleasant place to work and spend time once again by the end of this weekend.  It's a giant step.  At least it's one space that I will be able to escape to collect my thoughts, spend time in The Word, and gather my thoughts and heart around the steps I need to start taking again on my journey.

It's my goal to have our home cleaned out and up completely, along with turning the playroom into a Maker's Space for our family to create, rehab, and reinvent all the projects floating around in our heads, by the end of May.  This is a huge undertaking as our family has transitioned from young children with LOTS of toys to our youngest making the turn into "tweens" and cleaning out most of the toys around this house (dollhouses excluded:).  However, having my office sanctuary back will allow me to not put off my health journey any longer.

One HUGE goal is to get back to eating at home again, something that has totally fallen aside during these crazy weeks recently.  I've decided that something that will help me accomplish this goal is to get the kitchen more organized so that it's easy to find things and pleasant to work in again.  To accomplish this goal, I've decided to start selling Tupperware again.  The products are AWESOME!  So pretty with all the bright colors, and everything having just the right place to go.  I'm really excited to get the freezer stocked with the Freezer Mates line.  Having meals made ahead of time and in the freezer will make a gigantic difference in our eating habits.  No more "I don't know what to make tonight, so let's just hit McDonalds".  No More Excuses!  If you'd also like to get a bit more organized in your kitchen, check out my Tupperware website at dawnrschroeder.my.tupperware.com
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Bumps Along The Way.....

Life is a journey... that's not news.  Journeys are full of adventures, ups, downs, and bumps along the way.  The last couple of months have been full of life's bumps.  My mom had 2 back surgeries within 4 weeks and that required me to move in with her to care for her round the clock for nearly 6 weeks.  During that time I just didn't have the energy, desire, or focus to stick to my health goals.  No, I didn't just go off the deep end, but I also allowed too much sugar back into my daily diet along with soda and starch.

Mom is recovering well now and I'm finally back home.  I'm trying to get back onto plan while at the same time accomplish my "clean sweep" goals for our home.  Today I did fudge and had an apple fritter for breakfast, however for lunch it was cottage cheese with chia seeds sprinkled in, a banana, and Ningxia Red.

Back to work.........