A Little Reflection...

The time is already ticking, I can't believe it! In less than a single month, I will be gone from this tropical/sub-tropical climate to spend the fall and winter months in Germany. Wild. Mom and I have been thinking out loud a lot about stuff, what to pack/not to pack, etc. I got a new suitcase, even. It's huge! 34" tall and its 2" expandable!

Right now my mind is kind of blank. I feel like there's something on my mind but I can't remember what it is. I'm really looking forward to a drastic lifestyle-change. Firstly, I want to work on my relationship with Jesus. It definitely needs work (as it should) and I think going off on my own (technically) away from home is the best way to work on it. Then it's just me and Him. I got a taste of it over the summer and I've noticed since I got back I've drifted a bit. Here I feel more comfortable, less dependent on God. I guess it's because after living here in the same place for 19 years, I feel like I have it all down pat, all figured out. On my own in a foreign country, it's different. Obviously I don't have it all figured out either way.

Secondly, I want to change my eating habits. NO MICROWAVE!! NO OVEN!! Hence, no frozen foods = less preservatives and sodium (a preservative, ha ha). I just have a tiny little stove and a tiny little refrigerator. We'll see what happens with that!

Thirdly, I'm going to stick to my fitness goals for once. I have no excuse not to anymore. I won't be working, I won't have very many classes... I want to work out and LIKE it. I LOVE the way I feel during and after a workout, I have soooo much more energy and I feel great. It's a great encouragement to do it again the next day. So that's the third thing I want to change.

"Sticking to it"... this next year for me is going to be a real test of that. I have a problem with it. Whether its fitness, eating right, prayer, whatever it is, it is very hard for me to develop new habits. It's time to make these goals of mine very well organized and thought-out. I need to plan it, there's nothing wrong with that. Self-discipline, I think they call it. God gave me a heart for organizing, thinking, and planning... hopefully I can glorify Him, at least a little bit, by using it.

Until next time,
Caitlin