Hanging in There

All my plans for planning had to take a back seat while we moved to a new community. I’m still surrounded by boxes in some rooms here. But I’m very slowly starting to etch out a routine in our new home and community. That’s tough with a 4 yo and a soldier who’s been in and out (more out than in lately).

On my other blog I just posted about getting homeschool planning done and putting some chores on a schedule. Once I get that nailed down and settled into a routine, the meals come next. Boy do we need to get back on track with the food! Aaack! Then I have to figure out when to squeeze in some Pilates. It doesn’t look like we’ll get to the garden this year. Watch for that next year.

All that to say that I’m still here and hanging in there. I’m working my way back to this blog and some healthy living.

When do we start?

I’m reading through my blogroll tonight (really should be getting to bed) and read a post by HealthyCookie asking whether you would want to know if you were genetically predisposed towards a particular disease or disorder down the road. It’s a good post. This part really grabbed me:

We shouldn’t wait for the bad things to happen before we notice all the good. So what if you found out you were the carrier of a disease or an illness. It shouldn’t cause you to live your life any differently. Any changes that would be made, should be made now. Today. We mustn’t wait until we get sick to start eating better… until we injure ourselves to start strengthening… until we are completely exhausted to rest. We must decide what is most important and make those things important right now.

Start now. So simple, yet so difficult for many of us. Why is it so hard to squeeze in the stuff we know is good for us, the right things to do, into our lives? That’s a good question. One I was already pondering as I’m reading a book on simple living. This book speaks of making conscious choices in our lives – thinking about what we do  and why we do it – living on purpose. I’ll probably post more on that as I get further into the book. It is good stuff to think about.

For now, I must say good night. Starting now, I’m going to bed to rest.