Weekend Errands
My wife and I see Saturday mornings as two complete opposites. Her typical idea of a Saturday morning is to sleep til eleven, have a slow morning, and just rest through the afternoon. While I’m a big fan of sleeping in, I look at Saturday’s and what I see are all the undone tasks looking straight back at me. I want to do the laundry, pick up groceries, clean our apt, buy aquarium decor, dust, workout, send out pirate party invitations, clean the bathroom, scrub our new tub…you get the idea. However, while I enjoy knocking these things out. I realize that it’s best to collaborate between ideal days – not compromise, but collaborate. What I mean is, not to compromise where neither of us is happy, but to collaborate where both of us are. Thus, I am working on this Friday, an early weekend for us, at 6:15am!
Beauty
I’m always amazed at the industry that is created in America geared towards the beautification of women. It’s amazing how magazines, billboards, commercials, movies all point to being skinny and beautiful. It’s a constant battle that weighs on the heart of women – ‘be beautiful!’ I feel like women are always fighting it. There is the tendency to buy great products (such as Alexandra de Markoff makeup and others), and I like to wear products like these. I like to present myself well. But at the same time, I have to remind myself that I have been created in the image of God, and that he thinks I am beautiful. Every morning when I put on makeup and do my hair, I fight this mental battle. Sometimes, I wish everyone wore pirate bandanas to make things simpler! I’d never have to worry about my hair again. Well, for now, I’ll keep being transformed by the renewing of my mind…
