Currently {Jan 2023}

Hi friends...I hope you're having a good start to 2023.  We are finally getting back to a normal routine after a very relaxing holiday.  My library volunteering and Bible study start back this week, and Michael is back to the office.  The kids are still home for a few more days.  

Today I'm linking up with Jennifer at Overflowing with Thankfulness to talk about what I'm currently

 loving, resolving, organizing, anticipating and eating.

 LOVING :: having everyone home under one roof for several weeks.  This is an obvious answer!  The holidays have been filled with simple things like shopping with Grace, baking, watching the Star Wars series with Jack, Grace and Jack going to the Y together, and family dinners at home.  This week we plan to go out to eat a few times and have some family movie nights.  I'm so thankful we had this time together!

RESOLVING ::  I have two "informal" resolutions this year.  

The first is to read through the entire Bible this year.  I started this project with the Bible Recap back in 2020, but then stopped about 30% through when I got distracted with all the covid news.  Now I'm back with more determination.  The plan has about 2-3 pages of Bible reading each day.  After that, you can listen to the podcast commentary or read a commentary in the Bible Recap Book.  Or both.  This time I bought the book (from my local Mardel store).  You can also follow a Bible Recap plan on the Bible app.  I'm excited about this resolution!  [You can check out Bible Recap products on Amazon, but the main book is currently out of stock.]

My second resolution is to continue walking and lifting weights.  My goal is to walk 3 miles/day 4 days/week and do the weights circuit at the Y twice a week.  I walk most days of the week, but tend to go only 2 miles.  And most weeks I am only going to Y once.  So this resolution is about being more consistent with my exercise.

ORGANIZING :: We put the tree away on Monday, and I love the clean space in the living room now. We went through the ornaments as we took them off the tree and got rid of some that aren't meaningful.  With the tree put away, you can really see the new rug more, and I'm happy that the aquarium has been retired.  We moved an antique sewing table to the space where the aquarium was, and I actually love it there.  I was hesitant about putting it there, but it provides a nice place for a lamp and picture.  Next week, I plan to organize all the downstairs cabinets and upstairs storage.

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ANTICIPATING :: A fresh start for 2023!  2022 was such a big year of change for us, and I think it will be nice to settle in to all the new things in 2023.  Right now, I don't have any travel on the calendar yet, but I'm looking forward to planning a few trips for the year.  We are also hoping to buy another car so Grace can use one in Atlanta.  In addition, I'm anticipating some small changes to the blog which I'll talk about tomorrow!

EATING :: a little healthier!  All of the holiday sweets are out of the house, and we are all working on eating a balanced diet.  After so much rich food over the break, I am actually looking forward to some lighter, fresher dining!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!