I do enjoy having my coach call me once a month for it helps me keep my eating and exercise on track. I was able to tell her that from our last talk, I started getting up at 3:30AM 5xweek to exercise. It worked well for nearly 3 weeks. Long enough to make it a "habit". I was waking up at 3:15AM, actually, on my own. I was feeling good. This for some unknown reason, this week has been a bear! I guess I have been a bear - wanting to hibernate and not get up. I'm turning the alarm off in my sleep and going back to sleep until 4 or 4:30AM. Then I drag myself up - and find myself fighting to stay awake trying to do my quiet time.
Could the sleepiness this week be caused by the beautiful cool weather we have been having? I mean, the mornings here in Phoenix have been absolutely beautiful. I'm not sure exactly what the temperatures have been, but I'm guessing at least in the 70's. Of course it is still going up to the 90's during the day - but it is much cooler than it has been! Is my body wanting to hibernate in the cooler temps? Perhaps. I don't know. I just know that I need to force this body up out of bed and into my workout clothes and doing something. I went to bed around 9PM last night but it was still extremely hard to get up - and right now I don't remember if I got up at 3:30AM or not. I know I went and sat on the futon - and next thing I know it was 4:45 and hubby was bringing me a cup of coffee. I think I fell asleep during my prayers. I hate it when I do that.
Perhaps it is just stress of family squables, issues, and then work-related things. Lots of things still going on here. Oh yeah, the temp and I did make amends, I think. The words 'I'm sorry' repeated numerous times will eventually soak in - whether I am at fault or not. And, yes, I am planning on doing something for the temp when she returns next week. Although she commented yesterday she may NOT come back. We shall see if she shows up on Tuesday. Then I'll know whether to plan something for Friday.
Then my other co-worker had a family emergency yesterday - and she is the one who feeds work to the nurses, who feed it to me. It is her work I am to learn how to do. Haven't gotten there yet. They don't understand I can not spread myself so thin and do my job with excellence I demand of myself. Perhaps that is partially why my sleep hasn't been enough. Things keep changing - some for the better, some not - and I struggle to remember each detail so that I can do my job correctly. Communication is not very good in this department - which is a constant, ongoing with me. If they want me to take this other part of the job on - then they need to take something away from me. But talk to me about it before you just take it. It may be my favorite part of the job. In the meantime, I pray constantly for favor with my job.
One of my coworkers who is doing the fast with me just came in and wanted to share what they are doing. After she finished, I told her that I didn't need to know what she was fasting from; but if it helps to hold her accountable, then feel free to share how she is doing. I will support her and pray for her, but it is her decisions and her choices that get her through it. Interestingly, she has discussed it with her husband and they have decided the entire household will be on this fast. They are giving up their monster drinks, going out to eat, and some other things. She said they have been shocked that they have gotten by on spending only $20 for extra fruit and vegetables this week - and they have managed just fine with no eating out. Fasting is benefical not only physically, but financially.
Well, my co-worker with the family emergency just came in and shared what was going on - and I was able to share that hubby and I have been praying. She said things are looking much better at this point. It was good to be able to share that we have been praying.
And then my computer started giving me fits, telling me I had logged out of another session on my blog and I needed to sign in again. If I did, I would lose all I had typed above, which wouldn't be a bad thing, but I managed to copy and paste to Word, so signed back in - but now it is time to sign out and get to work.
Keep praying, keep fasting, keep your eyes on Jesus. He is the author and perfector of our faith.
Blessings!
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