Thursday February 11 2016  TO DO OR NOT TO DO?

That is the question!  So much on my plate no matter what happens.  I look ahead and try to plan as little as possible so I can accomplish all that needs to be done with getting this house in order.  My sister keeps telling me it becomes harder and harder the older you become.  But I didn’t know she meant just one day older at a time.  I figured she meant YEARS OLDER.  It seems I take one step forward and two steps backward. 

This party I am having on Sunday has been planned for one year!  I started preparing the tail end prep work about three weeks ago.  Crossed off several days here and there so I could finish the last minute details.  And here it is, three days before the event and about another week’s worth of work to do.  I’ve had so many “MUSTS” to accomplish, unexpected appointments, and fatigue from doing too much (including my traipsing around the country side yesterday).  I am not used to getting tired so it hit me like a whammy today when I felt in need of rest.  I actually finally conceded and laid down for one hour.

Tomorrow I must shop for food, finish cleaning the house, do last minute decorations, and finish my preparation for the talk that I will be doing on Saturday morning.  Usually I do not go to the gym on Fridays, but due to the fact that my Saturday is used up before it even happens, I must work out tomorrow morning instead of Saturday.  Dave and I plan to rise early and get to the gym so we can be at Costco by 10:00 a.m. when they open.  We will make one stop before we get there and then must make one other shopping stop after we leave.  Some things you just can’t get at Costco.  Having Dave with me is a great help.  He even helps carry in all the “stuff”.

Saturday I leave early, get home mid-day and then I am committed to attending an event Saturday evening.   One good thing is that I already have the gift wrapped and packaged up for that event.  I will not be able to stay very long.

And then comes Sunday.  Church, then home to cook and prepare last minute items for party.  You may be asking yourself what kind of party am I having that is so important.  Well, I will tell you after next week.  It is always a surprise in my book!

And next week’s calendar does not look a whole lot better. 

I have several blogs formulating in my mind.  I am going to give them a topic here and now so I hold myself accountable to writing them in the near future. 

1. To discuss what we learned when we went to the University of Wisconsin to hear the guest speaker from MIT speak on Monday night.
2. To discuss a photograph I saw yesterday that just amazed me.  It was for sale at the Bargain Nook.  I wish I had purchased it.
3. To finally share about the very first night I spent on the road last year when I began my trip.

 

 

WHAT TO DO?

By Kathleen Martens

February 11, 2016

 

I think there are things I must give up

If time is to work for me.

Just doing what it takes to live

Seems to never allow time to be free.

 

Whatever I do, the be-hinder I get

And though I try as hard as I can,

It seems there is one more thing

Which always its way demands.

 

So what should I NOT do

When I look at the day ahead?

Should I not, go to the gym?

If I didn’t, I’d probably be dead.

 

Perhaps I should give up cooking

And just stop at Burger King,

Order hamburgers and French fries,

And eat all of those greasy things.

 

Then I’d have to go shopping

For clothes of a bigger size.

And perhaps I’d save a little time

If I didn’t soak my eyes.

 

And surely my sheets would not mind

If I didn’t change them at all.

Or if I didn’t need to bathe

Or clean the bathroom stall.

 

I could give up laundry

And not mind if I stink a bit.

And maybe not even go shopping

And all my friendships quit.

 

Or better yet I could design

A clock with a 40 hour day.

And perhaps have enough time

For all my work and play.

 

This poem, and a conversation I had with Dave earlier today, gave me pause to realize what I cannot, and must not give up.

I must go to the gym in order to keep up my strength.

I must cook and eat healthy in order to stay as healthy as possible.

I must write my blog, as it helps my mind to stay sharp (hopefully).

I must not give up my friends, as they help me to stay connected with the world.

And I must never stop spending time with the Lord because He is my source of life.

So I guess I will just keep on keeping on. TO DO OR NOT TO DO? That is the question I must ask myself before committing to ANYTHING that goes on my calendar.

Good night and God bless you.

P.S. For some reason I had a bit of trouble with the spacing on writing this blog. Please forgive all the irregular spaces between lines. I could not figure out how to make this computer behave tonight!