I have not written for quite some time.
Not that I have not been writing.
Just not here.
I have spent the past few months trying to hone my writing skills and found myself consumed by books. Fiction, non-fiction. Old and new.
I am no worse for the wear.
I may even be somewhat improved.
I am maintaining many of my new habits. I am about 80 percent organic.I slacked on the cooking for the summer but not the healthy eating. I really think I have the food and eating down to a routine.
I can tend to be a bit lazy here and there and I struggle with portion control but on the whole I continue to lose weight.
As far as exercising, I have not been quite as diligent. I am on a stop and start routine that I hope to get hold of over the coming weeks.
Work was crazy and I was reading a lot over the summer which is not exactly conducive to activity.
But I think I am working that out.
As I have said before, time-management is one of my many issues.
I am trying to make it all fit into my life somehow and I hope to find the balance and the discipline I have been lacking much of my life.
But I am also learning to be gentle with myself. Some things have to get pushed aside so I can maintain and prioritize the more important things.
It's like organizing your closets; you have to eliminate all the things you don't use, wear or take pleasure in and then you have more room.
That is what I am doing with my life.
One of my many issues has been spending money.
I came from a family that never really had much and when we did have it we didn't know what to do with it. My mother always lived just a little outside her means and loved to say "you can't take it with you". I never knew or realized that not everyone adopted that attitude. I just thought that some people had money and therefore saved and some people didn't so never saved. I fell into the latter category.
Getting a handle on spending has sort of been a by-product of my new, healthier lifestyle. I am far from reformed but I am really trying and, for the first time, this week I did not have to rob from Peter to pay Paul and I did not have to pay any overages or late fees. And I had a small amount left over and I did not spend it.
Today's post has been more of an exercise than an inspiring blog post, but I felt I needed to update my followers and let all four of you know that I am still here and I am still plugging away. I have been toying with something and I will hopefully be sharing it with you in the very near future.
Meanwhile, have a beautiful autumn and cherish the precious hours of daylight.
