Two of my favorite words in the English language are "lunch break," especially when there is work involved on either side of said break. Today I blog from my desk at work where I am taking a lunch while I check some emails (personal, not work related, so this truly is a lunch break).
Work has been especially trying lately, but I have a feeling things might go into an upswing soon. I need to get on my game and start hiring a couple more people to help out in the afternoons. There are a whole lotta kids and not a lot of eyes to watch over them, and my first priority is to keep these kiddos safe. Because of these trying times, I look forward to the lunch break.
The food isn't anything spectacular. I bring a lunch packed at home...usually a small salad, light yogurt, and some fruit. It's the peace of mind of 30 minutes of solace in the middle of an otherwise hectic day. It's the ability to do some personal business and find my center again. It's time to reflect on ways to improve my work, so I am more effective. It's five minutes to talk to my husband and get some encouragement to keep pushing through the rest of the afternoon. It's time to listen to music and study choreography as I prepare myself for certification to teach BODYCOMBAT (I made it through the instructor training this past weekend!! A couple more practice sessions and I will start team teaching). It's time to study God's word in preparation for leading junior high small groups.
All this to say, I really love taking lunch breaks.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
inside my crack den
OK, so the subject is a little bit...um....questionable. I am writing from the QC Library people. What were you thinking? Steven equates books with my version of crack. I am addicted, I get irritable when I can't read for long stretches of time, and I feel a little...well...endorphin release when I read and/or finish a book. Does that make me some sort of criminal? I think not.
I just found it interesting that from now on this is where I'll be blogging from, friends of mine out there in the blogosphere. Steven and I cancelled our home Internet service in the interest of saving money since we can get on the Interweb for free at our local library. Other cost saving changes we've made recently - getting rid of a home phone line and our satellite TV subscription. While this may seem kind of crazy to many of you out there reading this blog, I assure you we are perfectly sane (well...aside from addictions like reading). We're also trying to sell our gas guzzling Nissan Armada, aptly nicknamed "The Beast." Although we are far from destitute (the Lord has blessed us beyond anything we could imagine), we are just trying to be good stewards of the resources we have to manage.
How can you simplify your life?
I just found it interesting that from now on this is where I'll be blogging from, friends of mine out there in the blogosphere. Steven and I cancelled our home Internet service in the interest of saving money since we can get on the Interweb for free at our local library. Other cost saving changes we've made recently - getting rid of a home phone line and our satellite TV subscription. While this may seem kind of crazy to many of you out there reading this blog, I assure you we are perfectly sane (well...aside from addictions like reading). We're also trying to sell our gas guzzling Nissan Armada, aptly nicknamed "The Beast." Although we are far from destitute (the Lord has blessed us beyond anything we could imagine), we are just trying to be good stewards of the resources we have to manage.
How can you simplify your life?
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
resolution
res⋅o⋅lu⋅tion [rez-uh-loo-shuhn]
–noun
1. a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
2. a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something.
3. the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc.
4. the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose.
5. the act or process of resolving or separating into constituent or elementary parts.
6. the resulting state.
7. Optics. the act, process, or capability of distinguishing between two separate but adjacent objects or sources of light or between two nearly equal wavelengths. Compare resolving power.
8. a solution, accommodation, or settling of a problem, controversy, etc.
9. Music.
a. the progression of a voice part or of the harmony as a whole from a dissonance to a consonance.
b. the tone or chord to which a dissonance is resolved.
10. reduction to a simpler form; conversion.
11. Medicine/Medical. the reduction or disappearance of a swelling or inflammation without suppuration.
12. the degree of sharpness of a computer-generated image as measured by the number of dots per linear inch in a hard-copy printout or the number of pixels across and down on a display screen.
These definitions were taken from dictionary.com. I thought it was fitting given the beginning of a new year is when most people come up with "resolutions." I think we can all figure out which definition of the word they mean, but I found it interesting that it could be applied so many different ways. I think I like all of them.
What's your resolution?
–noun
1. a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
2. a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something.
3. the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc.
4. the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose.
5. the act or process of resolving or separating into constituent or elementary parts.
6. the resulting state.
7. Optics. the act, process, or capability of distinguishing between two separate but adjacent objects or sources of light or between two nearly equal wavelengths. Compare resolving power.
8. a solution, accommodation, or settling of a problem, controversy, etc.
9. Music.
a. the progression of a voice part or of the harmony as a whole from a dissonance to a consonance.
b. the tone or chord to which a dissonance is resolved.
10. reduction to a simpler form; conversion.
11. Medicine/Medical. the reduction or disappearance of a swelling or inflammation without suppuration.
12. the degree of sharpness of a computer-generated image as measured by the number of dots per linear inch in a hard-copy printout or the number of pixels across and down on a display screen.
These definitions were taken from dictionary.com. I thought it was fitting given the beginning of a new year is when most people come up with "resolutions." I think we can all figure out which definition of the word they mean, but I found it interesting that it could be applied so many different ways. I think I like all of them.
What's your resolution?
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