Be Still and Know...

After a small hiatus, Mimi is back and bloggin'. Life has been a whirlwind the past few weeks, and I must confess that I no longer adapt well to whirlwind pace. For one thing, it makes me cranky and I am finding that opportunities to be still and commune with God are not presenting themselves. While everything that I have been doing was fun and enjoyable, it just didn't leave me much Mimi time. Time to just sit and reflect, or time to just read and recharge my batteries. All of that crazy running around and activity that filled my 20's and 30's is now just exhausting! One thought that occurred to me the other day is that I am less busy now than I was in my early 30's, raising 3 children and working full time. However, I am more tired now than I was then. Or have I just managed to put that working mom tiredness out of my mind? It seemed as though I could juggle many more things, fairly well, 15 years ago. This is odd considering that I really feel more in control of my life today and who I am and am more willing to say no to things. Just one of those things that makes me go hmmmm...

Going to attempt to do a bit of a temple renovation. Started today by eliminating Splenda from my mug of beloved Starbucks. Gotta tell ya - coffee just doesn't taste that great without some sweetnin'! So, perhaps I will eventually wean myself off the 'bucks, which should lead to more healthy choices, right? There is some doubt in my mind about this theory since Starbucks is my mothership - all I have to do is plug in, fill up and go out on my daily missions. =)

Per my previous post/tirade, let me assure you that the infamous mohawk episode passed by, with everyone telling me how badly I overreacted. And, I am sure that I did overreact. You see, my wish is for my children to always "get it". To do the smart and right and accepted thing. But in actuality, I sort of admire their gumption when it comes to doing bold and ridiculous things - at least they won't have boring memories of high school, that's for certain! While I never got a mohawk 'do in school, I certainly made many fond memories that have lasted for 30 years. So, I apologized to C for getting carried away, and he is now sporting a lovely skinhead look. He seems to like it, and upon further consideration I have decided that this will be a great way to cut back on expenses - not much shampoo required for this 'do and of course he can save on haircuts over the next several weeks. A silver lining in every cloud, people - you just gotta look!

Hugs and kisses, when it isn't so late I will share a couple of great recipes that I tried out on my bible study group.

Mimi