Being Consistent

Consistent. "Constantly adhering to the same principles, course, form, etc." (Thank you, dictionary.com)

Why is it, that as human beings, we have such a difficult time being consistent? I am primarily speaking for myself, but I feel that there are many others out there who struggle with this same exact principle. I desire to be more consistent with many areas of my life. Prayer. Exercise. Eating right. Being a good friend. Being a good wife. Staying in touch with friends. Keeping my house clean. Leading by example. Working with my dog on his behavior problems (a story for another post). And the list simply goes on, and on, and on.

I am not consistent, because when it all comes down to it, I am lazy and have excuses for anything and everything. I can justify doing and/or not doing something in my mind, and convince myself that whichever I have chosen will be "ok." It's "ok" to eat Chick-Fil-A for lunch (even though I'm trying to get in shape, not just for summer, but FOREVER) even though I now know that my entire caloric intake is in a #1 meal. YIKES. But one won't hurt, right? I mean, while I'm running errands, I'll burn some of those calories, right? Surely I'll look better than 50% of the other women out there. (I hate that I think this way!)

Or what about this? Saying my prayers at night and thanking God for everything He has done, only to realize the next morning that I only got about halfway through and fell asleep?? Sure, I say small prayers during the day, but I would compare them more to the likes of "text messages" than to the "emails" I pray at night. Why am I not more consistent in waking up 15-20 minutes early for quiet time before the day starts, than giving God what is left of me at the end of a long day? Because I am lazy. I don't even want to imagine what life would be like if God only gave me His full attention after He was done saving the rest of the world - YEESH!

So not really a New Year's Resolution, but more like my Lifetime Resolution. I desire to be more consistent. Less lazy. The older I get, the more I recognize God's grace in my everyday life. And I am thankful, and constantly amazed. Thank you, Jesus, for dying on the cross. For me. Lazy, little, me.You have saved me from myself, and I am unworthy.

EVERYONE is having babies...

...and I'm getting gray hair! I mean, given my genetic heritage, my mom went salt & pepper by her senior year of high school, so I shouldn't find this all too surprising. I've randomly seen one or two of these little suckers over the past few years, but I just pull them out with tweezers and move on. I don't really believe that two grow back where you pull out one, but maybe I should start reconsidering, because I feel like within the past 3-4 months these little gray hairs are multiplying like rabbits on my head. Not only are they gray, but they are short and generally stick straight up off my head, courser than my other hair. This is a good thing when I'm combing through my hair with my tweezers ready to put an end to them, bad when I have my hair in a ponytail at work and one of my coworkers says "OMG! You have a gray hair sticking straight off your head!" OH...good times! I wonder how much longer I will be able to avoid the magical powers of hair chemicals...

On another note, life at the Peevy household is resuming "normalcy." Over the past 4 months, Nolan has been studying for his PE exam, working crazy hours, working an hour drive from home (which is not super economical in a truck with gas prices on the steady move upward), AND trying to keep up with the daily chores of "life." He took his exam last Friday, is working normal hours, and is now back at the other plant...and I am so thankful. Mad props to all you women who have husbands that work crazy hours or travel frequently. While you find yourself "adjusting" to being alone, it is much more enjoyable to have your other half around and actually see them while you are both awake!

A few weekends ago I went to Nashville for a bachelorette party for one of my sweet friends from PT school, Beth. It was a super fun weekend, and I really want to go back to Nashville with Nolan. I had so much fun being with the girls again, and it really made me miss having a close circle of girlfriends to be around. I love that even though I haven't seen some of them since my wedding, we were able to pick right back up like we did when we saw each other every day. I love when you find good friends like that! (We definitely missed you, Nikki Biscuit!) :)

I can't believe how fast the 2011 year is going by already! Our calendar is filling up with fun things to do for many months to come, and I love it! I cannot help but stop and think how blessed we are with the life that we live! This weekend will be somewhat "low key," and I'm looking forward to spending time with the hubby doing whatever suits our fancy. I hope everyone else has a fabulous weekend as well!!

My Alphabet

I don't have anything spectacular to blog about, but I am stealing this template from a friend's blog for your viewing pleasure. Hope everyone is having a wonderful week and enjoying this amazing weather...tomorrow is my Friday - WOO HOO!!!

A - Age:  26 (27 in June)

B - Bed Size: Queen...dreaming of a California King

C - Chore you hate: cleaning bathrooms

D - Dog's name: Buddy

E - Essential start your day item: breakfast and birth control :)

F - Favorite color: purple

G - Gold or Silver: silver

H - Height: 5' 4"

I - Instruments you play(ed): clarinet (6-8 grade...I just lost cool points!)

J - Job title: Pediatric Physical Therapist

K - Kid(s): one day :)

L - Living arrangements:  in a house with the hubby and pup

M - Mom's name:  Beverly (or Bev, as I refer to her when talking to my friends)

N - Nicknames:  AP, Peevy, Peevs, Peevster, Peevy-Peev, Baby, Ash

O - Overnight hospital: only with Nolan when his appendix blew up and it was miserable

P - Pet peeve: people who are late

Q - Quote from a movie: not a huge movie watcher, and nothing is coming to mind at the moment

R - Right or left handed: Right

S - Siblings: Nick, 28

T - Time you wake up:  5:45 am

U - Underwear: every day

V - Vegetable you dislike: brussel sprouts...never tried them but they sound yucky!

W - Ways you run late: since this is one of my biggest pet peeves, I try so very hard to not be late or make people wait on me...and if I'm going to be late, I try to give a courtesy call

X - X-rays you've had: teeth, ankle

Y - Yummy food you make: foods I make are debatable on "yummy"

Z - Zoo favorite:  pandas