Can you tell me…how it is already August? Seven months have disappeared in the blink of an eye. Somehow time snuck up on me and now I must face the month that will try to kill me. We travel (by CAR!) to Philadelphia this weekend. My friend’s wedding stuff occupies my schedule all month. I will have to pick up more intensive lessons for the Sunday class I lead. Life continues on its mad course. Busy, busy, busy month ahead. Also, in August, a portion of each post is going to share something random from a list of topics being shared among bloggers. I got the idea from Lisa. Today’s topic is a guilty pleasure of mine. I would have to say my guilty pleasure is being able to stay in my pajamas or workout clothes all day if I so desired. Can you tell me why we all can’t just agree that sweats and tees are appropriate attire for everything?

Next up. Can you tell me HOW I’m supposed to fit all the shower information onto this tiny invitation?

And where this shower is even going to be? Or who to send the invites to? Since I can’t get addresses from the bride or the friend who is organizing the hotel room on the phone.

Can you tell me…why can’t we eat birthday cake every day? Yesterday we celebrated my nephew’s 3rd birthday. As usual with our family, it was a mad house of chatter and kids scrambling everywhere. All calmed for the cake. Oh, the cake!

I used to despise birthday cake. I blame Makenzie for my current infatuation with it. I never liked cake, ketchup, or candy corn until I became pregnant with her.

Can you tell me…could Makenzie BE any cuter? Well maybe without bangs in her eyes and peanut butter smeared across her face. Nah! She’s perfect.

Can you tell me…why is writing so fulfilling? I love putting my thoughts into words and onto (cyber) paper. I got a fair amount of writing done yesterday – my next fit pregnancy article (please CLICK), my Healthy Tipping Point story for Caitlin, and a lot of brainstorming for something special.

Can you tell me…why it is so hard to know God’s plan? I 100% am willing to follow Him where He leads me. And lately I have been getting these thoughts that wedge into my mind and cling onto my heart. They feel good, but there is a problem. How do I KNOW they are from God, not just something I come up with out of pride or because it seems cool? How do I know if  I should pursue them? Or is fear holding me back and am I trying to find a reason not to follow these things in my heart? For example, I have something that I would love to do on the blog and I think it could promote something amazing for every woman out there. I don’t want to just dive in without knowing it is something from God though because it is that important and dear to me. I guess all I can do is pray about it for now.

Can you tell me…how the body is so smart? Yesterday I was not that hungry. I had a light breakfast of my beloved egg/laughing cow/tomato/Morningstar sausage sandwich. Then had this lovely plate for lunch awhile later.

I ate an early dinner at the party, which was one taco of salsa, cheese, and beef plus a small slice of that cake. Then, I wasn’t hungry the rest of the day and ate nothing that night.

Today, however, I have been a bottomless pit. I devoured a quick, delicious breakfast of waffles with pb + syrup and some Morningstar Farms sausages. Then, I needed a heftier meal for lunch and convinced the hubs to hit up Atlanta Bread Company for my sandwich craving. I was STILL hungry! But, if there is one thing I know, it is to trust my body and let it do its thing. So, I’ll be munching something here shortly.

Can you tell me…if you are on my new Blogger Love page? I updated the page with the blogs that were on my previous list and all the new, fabulous people I have come across recently who requested to be included. Please check your link and let me know of any problems. If I missed you or you still want to be on the page, please let me know in a comment below. Help me spread the blogger love!

Now, can you really tell me…

• …how your weekend was?
• …your insight to any of the above?
• …you own “Can you tell me?” question?
• …did you click my link? I had to throw it in there!

I totally have an image of that classy Jessica Simpson music video stuck in my head now. These boots were made for walkin’, that’s just what they’ll do…

See how nice I am to share that with you so you can have it stuck in your head too? Ya gotta love me! At least more than the butchering of that song, right?!

Okay, okay. I will get back to my point. Today I woke up and felt a bit achey all over. I thought I had caught little M’s sickness she has been fighting since Tuesday and was about to be seriously bummed. Then, after being up for awhile I realized I was fine and likely just needed a good dose of yoga. Fridays are my normal yoga days, but the bummer it is, I had to skip today. Makenzie woke up feeling better, but I decided to err on the side of caution with germs and not take her to the gym daycare to spread her cooties.

My body kindly informed me that I still craved some sort of activity and a walk sounded like a good option. After devouring a bowl of Oatmeal Raisin Cookie oats (oats, cinnamon, dash of creamer post cooking, raisins, and peanut butter)…

…we packed up the jogging stroller and headed out for the local Greenway path. I love this path! It is smooth, surrounded by nature, and has mileage markers along the way.  I had intentions of doing about 3 miles, but once I got started I didn’t want to stop! I enjoyed myself too much to stop. Simply being able to walk and think about the joy of my life and praise God kept me going.

Then, about a mile in, I saw an extremely fit woman running and obviously loving the challenge. Back in the day, I would have likely been jealous and let it get me down. Today, I though “Go her!!!” and then felt proud of myself for being out there and rocking my fitness too. The rest of the walk I smiled at every person I came across because I was so happy to see all these people out there honoring their bodies. I was proud of the old couple walking and sharing conversation, taking care of their relationship and health. I was proud of the dad with his two kids riding their bikes, letting them be active and have fun. I was proud of the mothers power walking with their strollers, for doing something for themselves and their health. The pure pleasure from loving and taking care of our bodies is remarkable. It made for an empowering walk, where I ended up covering 4 miles in 1 hour and 8 minutes.

For the record, walking is great exercise if you push your pace a bit. Look how sweaty I was when I got home…AFTER chilling in the A/C of my car for 10 minutes.

Hmm...guess I didn't take my own article's advice. Oops! And pause here so I can say a HUGE thank you to the handful of you who click on my link. Thank you thank you thank you! Moving on. I immediately needed something to eat. Chocolate + mint sounded a good way to tide myself over until lunch.

The rest of my day included mommy tasks such as laundry, groceries, and cleaning the floors. Not quite as mundane as normal though. My bare floor vacuum I chose to review from CSN Stores came in. Sweeping our entire downstairs is the one cleaning task I dread more than anything. And I have to say I am SO happy I took the necessity route and got this vacuum. It cleaned our hardwood floors so well! It was easy to use and maneuver, picked up all the dog hair, and even cleaned up the carpet in M’s playroom. I hope it is a long lasting vacuum, because it will be coming out at least twice a week. Thank you CSN stores for the opportunity, a wonderful product, the kind service, and the fast shipping!

Before I sign off this post, I want to say thank you everyone for the hair suggestions! I think I’m going to go for it. As some pointed out, it is just hair and I can always go back lighter if I feel better with the highlights. I just figure why not give it a shot? I’m sure it will take some getting used to though. I’m going to be nervous on Monday!

Also, I wanted to let you all know that I’m hoping to get the chance to update my blog roll this weekend. I want to make a separate page and have it be about sharing the blogger love. I know I love finding new blogs and so I want to feature as many blogs as possible in that list. I don’t want to forget any of you fabulous ladies who support me and who I love learning from as well. Soooo…if you want me to add you, please leave a comment with your name and blog address! I know I would be honored if you added me to yours as well. I just think spreading the community of bloggers as wide as possible is a great thing to do and I want to do my part. We can all learn so much from each other. 🙂

• Leave a comment if you want to go on my blog page!
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