Wouldn't you know it!

Yesterday I received a call from a woman from another church asking for my help with their Vacation Bible School planning meeting.  This is what I hope to do-- be a consultant to churches in the field of Christian Education.  I don't expect people to pay me just to come and discuss VBS, but it is a good foot in the door for other opportunities.  And wouldn't you know the one day I have a commitment this week is the one day they need my help!  LOL  I tell you this happens all the time.  I didn't change my plans to meet with this woman because quite frankly, I don't want churches calling me last minute asking for my help.  Good grief, give me some time to prepare.  It's not like I've been sitting around thinking up VBS ideas and strategies, ya know?!?

But speaking of preparation, yesterday my goal was to fill up that huge Ross bag with items to give away.  Somewhere/ sometime, I don't know when it happened, but my house is pretty minimal right now.  Everything has a place and most of the time, everything is IN its place.  I went around with my Ross' bag and came up with a few odds and ends items, but nothing to fill up that bag.  I have taken the stuff out of the big bag and transferred the items to a smaller bag.  (I'm saving that ginormous bag for the garage- and I don't know when I'll be getting out there!)

I have to tell you, Grainiacs, I felt pretty good and pretty bad yesterday.  It was a day of total mixed emotions and energy.  I felt good that I couldn't fill up that bag--right now, at least.  The garage IS a different story.  I felt bad, health-wise; something is blowing or blooming that is zapping my energy.  I felt good that I got in some exercise even though I felt bad.  I felt bad that I couldn't do more.  I was interrupted by a church visitor who comes and "works out"- I use that phrase very loosely.  The whole time I was working out, she was sitting on a machine talking to me!  I think this is her social hour.  So in order to help her with her routine, I left.  Today I am going to work out earlier.  And that makes me feel bad that I am avoiding another human being so I can work out in silence.  For me, that exercising time will be a time of meditation and silence.  Just me---one with my body and mind.  And that makes me feel good!

I am a fickle Strawberry, I know. 

P.S. Day 2 of my 5 pound-didn't-lose-it-last-week-but-gonna-do-it-this-week challenge.