Yesterday I was in the bathroom and turned to get the toilet paper when I realized it was empty! But, there was a full 6-pack sitting on the counter…courtesy of Yuppie Husband. Funny.
Archive for June, 2009
Idle Hands
You know the saying “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop/playground/etc”? I think I have come to know the meaning of that phrase.
Lately, I have been BORED with a capital B-O-R-E-D. I spend my time watching TV and on the computer. And that is pretty much it for the day. I have big ideas about things I’d like to do around the community, but when it comes to motivation, I am seriously lacking. I know I should be more productive, but instead, I just burrow deeper and deeper into solitude. Boredom seems to lead only to more boredom. And so then I think housewife life must not be for me. I should get a job! And then I won’t be bored anymore! But, when I was working, I was tied down and miserable. Clearly, job or not, this is not the problem.
And today I realized that my boredom has led to feelings of emptiness and loneliness. This is strange since my weekend has been filled with activity and people. But again, it is very clear that the problem is not with my external circumstances (job, friends, activities, family, etc) but with my inner self. I haven’t been making God a priority in my life. With all this time on my hands, I should be spending my time reading the Word, praying, developing a deeper personal relationship with Him. Only He can fill our hearts with the joy that we desire!
I keep waiting, putting my life on hold for the next step. I won’t be bored when _________. I’ll have tons of things to do when __________. Life will be great when ___________. When when when! But, every day I spend in anticipation of something better is another day wasted that could have been great.
My life resolution is to try to live life to its fullest. And that may still mean days at home watching TV and on the computer, but I hope I’ll love it and enjoy those nice breaks. I hope to go out for walks, and simply appreciate the sky, the ground, the ability to walk! I hope to greet Yuppie Husband with kisses and smiles when he gets home, instead of dejection and self pity. I hope to wake each morning with peaceful dreams from the night and high hopes for the day. I hope to live in the light of the Lord, and walk in the path of righteousness. I hope to embrace my life, obstacles and all.
And I sincerely hope the same for all of you out there! God bless!
Color Color Color
I love this post by Alison at Hairline Fracture!
I’ve been really obsessed with colors lately. Certain colors out in “nature” (aka urban sprawl!) just POP out at me, and it just reminds me of how beautiful life is. Seems to be the perfect way to describe personalities, feelings, emotions.
I think lately I’ve definitely been in a pensive, melancholy state – like a dark cerulean blue. Is that who I am? I used to be more of a deep cerise – outgoing, loud, silly, crazy. Or is that who I really am? People evolve and mature, so it would make sense that our colors would change, too. What color do I want to be? I think carolina blue would be nice – peaceful, bright, cheerful, calm.
What color represents you? Head over to Hairline Fracture and share! Please post a link in my comments, as well!
Here’s a list of colors to help you out!
My Favorite Everyday Life Guide Books
These are some of my favorite life “how to” books – helpful guides to every day living!
- Martha Stewart’s Homekeeping Book: The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home by Martha Stewart – I LOVE this book. It came out before I was married, and even though I did not yet have a home to keep, Yuppie Husband bought it for me. It teaches you how to do everything! My favorite lesson: how to fold fitted sheets.
- Emily Post’s Etiquette by Peggy Post – I am a stickler for etiquette. I ♥ etiquette. Social etiquette has been seriously lacking, and I find it be so frustrating! I wish I could just pass this book out to everyone, but I know most people wouldn’t bother opening it. Let’s bring proper etiquette back!
- The Wedding Book: The Big Book for Your Big Day by Mindy Weiss – This book is the go to book when it comes to planning a wedding. It includes time lines, templates, etiquette, guidance, etc. It’s written in a way that is easy to read and comprehend. A must for brides, bridesmaids, mothers and planners!
- The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman – The concept of love languages is something that is easy to understand and makes logical sense, but can be so hard to effect in a relationship! Through my own experiences with Yuppie Husband and through listening to countless girlfriends’ gripes and complaints about their relationships, I have come to realize that at the heart of many issues troubling loving, committed couples the feeling of not being “loved” enough. This book explores how people give and receive love in different languages, and the key is to identify and understand the languages of you and your partner.
- The Bible – The best of all. Enough said. =)
What are some of your favorite guide books for living life? Please share!
My Favorite Things
I’m not Oprah, but I have favorite things, too!
This series of lists identifies the items that I have come to know and love as a Yuppie Housewife!
I wish I could give them all away, but for now, you will have to find your own. Y’all be the first to know when this changes 🙂
I hope you will share your favorites with me, too!
An Anxious Heart
An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up. (Proverbs, 12:25)
I have the type of personality that dwells on things – everything – to the point where sometimes I can’t sleep at night, and I’m up late just…dwelling. Small setbacks or issues make me anxious, and I’m frequently in a Chicken-Little-Sky-Is-Falling state of mind. I constantly try to remind myself that worrying does not accomplish anything, that I need to let it go. Usually, worrying and dwelling only ends up hurting myself, and keeps me from enjoying life to the fullest. This week, I was taught this lesson.
A close friend of mine just gave birth to her first child over the weekend. She was on bed rest for a month, and I really wanted to make sure I called her often. In this past week, I was extremely stressed out about an obstacle I’d hit, and although there wasn’t anything I could do about it, I just could not stop thinking about it. Day and night. I knew my friend was coming off bed rest and could give birth anytime, so I made a mental note to call her. Each day passed, and at the end of the day, I would remember that I had forgotten to call her, again. One day, I promised myself I would call her the next day, but when I got home that night, I saw an email that her water broke earlier that day. I had missed the chance to talk to her one last time before her life would change forever.
Now, I know in the grand scheme of things, this really isn’t a big deal, but, I really feel like I was taught 2 big lessons from this small incident.
- I cannot let my worrying, anxiousness, dwelling and overall negative “glass half empty” attitude keep me from doing the things that really matter.
- Do not put off friends and family until tomorrow!
25Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? (Matthew 6:25-27)
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall. (Psalm 55:22)
Out of Touch, Out of Mind
Today I asked an 18-year old to invite me to her next house party, was envious of a 17-year old’s dress, and borrowed a CD from a 10-year old.
I was a bit surprised and bewildered by the conversation the 18-year old and 17-year old were having, and my husband later told me that I’m out of touch with the teenage mind.
That made me kind of sad. I’m really missing my youth.
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