Just noticed that I already tackled the subject of going to bed at a decent time, but it was a while ago--so it needs to be re-discussed!

So it has been a very long time since I posted anything here!  I still like posting in colored font:)


It's time to discuss discipline again. So here goes...The newest problem I have run into with discipline is staying up late for no apparent reason. Yeah, so, I'm posting this at 12:35am! I should go to bed and discuss this tomorrow!:) 


Just wanted to give you all a heads up that I am back to blogging about discipline! :) TTYS!

DAY 30!!! FINALLY. Now, I will only post when I actually have something to say about becoming a disciplined person.

29! I have been going to bed on time! Going to bed on time does also help with the over -eating--but it doesn't solve it! I'm still praying and thinking on it.

I have PMS (sorry if this is too much information for some of you)--and this effects my motivation BIG TIME--but the sleep and the eating healthier helps the PMS be less of a problem--so, here's to getting lots of sleep!!!

Excited for DAY 30 tomorrow! I should celebrate, huh?! What should I do to celebrate??

28! I am very happy to report that I went to bed at 10:50 last night and it did help thi morning. Now to do this allllll week:) Another thing I will be starting up again is each person doing one chore a night--starting tonight--I am not FULLY committing to this--but I am going to try.

27. So, food intake. Here's the story I promised to tell a while back: I was at a resteraunt (sp?)with a good friend of mine. It was the Cheesecake Factory. They serve HUGE portions of food and they give you warm. yummy bread and butter as you wait for your food AND of course, they have incredible cheesecake for desert, which is also a huge portion! So, I had already had the bread, a fruity alcoholic drink, my huge dinner and was eating my cheesecake--as I explained to my friend that my husband and I are trying to teach our 9 year old about limits when it comes to food!!!!!! In the middle of what I was saying, I realized the ridiculousness of it--as I took another bite of my double chocolate cheesecake!!!! We laughed SO hard~and finished our cheesecake (we both had our own pieces--btw!)!!

I love good food. I have used food as a comfort since I was born , I think. I believe that God created EVERYTHING for our enjoyment. I am overweight (not grossly, but enough). I am older now and my body is not as resilient as it was when I was 15. I eat when I am angry, I eat when I am lonely. I eat when I am up late at night by myself. And I am not talkin' about veggies and fruit! I'm talkin' chips, cookies, ice cream, etc.! I'm sure I am not alone in this. There is a lot to deal with here!

I was praying recently--asking God what is behind the eating at night (pretty much all the weight I have gained is a direct result of eating junk at night). He showed me that I use it to comfort myself. Behind EVERY addiction is an unmet need. Behind every unmet need, is a deep desire that is unrealized. COMFORT huh? SO now I need to dig deeper. I am committing to thinking and praying about this, this week.

POST 26 (There are more than 26 posts, but I am going off of how many days, even if I post more than once in a day.) Yesterday was a great day. I got a lot accomplished at work and I had a fun night out with some girlfriends---BUT there was really not a break in the schedule, so, posting was forgotten AGAIN! No guilt here though! I'm just excited to to be so close to the 30th post!

Since it's 1am, I think I need to discuss my sleeping habits. I have always been a night person. I'm sure some of you can relate. But the fact is, I need to start being DISCIPLINED about going to be at 10pm or 11pm at the latest, because then I can get up earlier in the morning and not have to get all stressed out rushing around to get out the door on time! Ask my girls, in the morning, if mom ain't happy, no one is happy (this applies more in the am then normal:))! So, mom needs to be happy in the morning, the only way for this to happen is for me to get my butt in bed at night! I am committing to going to bed no later than 11pm every night this coming week. I pretty much know why I started staying up late~; from childhood, through college I had a serious problem falling asleep at night. So, eventually I started to just stay up until I couldn't stay awake. Now, it is just a habit and I think a coping skill. Time to break it--whatever it has become! I'm gonna need prayer on this one! Thanks!

This leads me to the next subject to be discussed, which is limiting my food intake. It IS VERY late--so tune in tomorrow when I attempt to tackle this BEAR!!!!!

2 thoughts~1 from a book I am reading called "Crazy Love" the other from the Bible study, "Breaking Free"-- I am taking for the 2nd time. Both of these thoughts are things I am going to remind myself of this week:

1) "All that matters is the reality of who we are before God." Francis Chan

2) "Anytime you are preoccupied by a destructive thought process--this is a stronghold...it hinders you from the fullness that God is calling us all to." Beth Moore