Because Life Isn't Complicated Enough

    It's been some time, but I finally sat down for an update so that the two people that read this have something to read at midnight when they can't sleep (yes, Hannah, I did it for you lol). I'll skip right to the good news....I'm down 5 pounds since I started school!! And it's only going to get better because I am getting more and more disciplined. Because my life wasn't complicated enough I decided to add a "recovery class" to my schedule. This one is for weight loss but more specifically for changing my perspective of food and analyzing my thoughts about it. I am super excited for it. Today is Day #2 of 84 days that the program will last. Its 12 weeks and I have a group that I have shared my goals with and will be accountable to. I have been counting calories because my doctor said that it would be the safest method for me. So far, so good. And I had made a goal for one of my school courses to run twice a week and go to the gym twice a week. For the most part I have done that except for a few weeks where I had a doctors appointment or crucially needed to study for a test. This past week I flaked, but I don't regret it because I desperately needed the sleep. Makayla is not helping my efforts by getting up multiple times in the night and wanting to sleep in my twin bed with me.
       Speaking of Makayla, God is making me a stronger person "thanks" to her. Disciplining her has been one of the hardest challenges thus far. She is something else. We fight during the day and fight all night. Some nights I just can't take it and all I have strength to do is cry and pray. But when the morning comes so does clarity and I move on because guess what? We have to do it all over again. But when Makayla is good she's great. Nothing has ever made me so happy as she does. I'm so excited for her journey of life because I know that it will never be dull, and I feel God  has called her to amazing things.
       I can't wait until Christmas to see all I have accomplished with school and my health. Hopefully it will be a great time of celebration.