“It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?” – Henry David Thoreau
What am I busy about?  Mostly it is work.  It seems like the second I work on something meaningful, the daily busy work and drudgery creep in.  That said, my job is one [...]

“The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.” ~Thomas Jefferson
I don’t know if I will be able to keep it up as Katherine goes to school and the pressure to make a solid living builds, but working part-time in order to [...]

“Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity.”
~Voltaire
Todays plans included going to personal training, cooking a fabulous dinner, print out financial data and have a family quarterly meeting, and, in the name of friendship, help a friend with her computer.  But [...]

Some days just feel right, natural.  I met every quota that I set for myself and it all felt like I was just living my life the way I want to.  I surpassed my daily 144 minute mark by almost double – that is the only problem.  I am off work every other Thursday and, [...]

Food
This is one of the weakest areas of my life.  Today I have eaten: oatmeal w/ brown sugar, a bologna sandwich, chips, (4) cookies, (4) diet sodas, and a string cheese.  It is only 2pm.
Today’s project was to find one recipe for a dinner that was better than the average nonsense I cook.  I chose [...]

Faith
It is kind of bizarre that when I decide to revamp my life, including my faith, I hit the third most major event in my adult life.  I find myself constantly praying – probably more than my 24 minutes per day that I am shooting for.  I have to constantly ask God to help me [...]