Consistency!

Three weeks ago now, we started 2012! Yay! And with that new start of a year, comes the infamous new year's resolutions that we all make and forget two or three weeks in.

This year, I decided to make one. Only one. It's a resolution that tends to encompass everything that needs to be resolved.

This year, I resolve to be consistent. It's the one thing I have never done in my life. For as long as I can remember, I would start something, stay with it for a bit, and then it would fizzle out of my life. Being consistent will involve self-control, determination, perseverance, and, well, consistency.

The areas of my concentration so far have been consistently having regular devotionals in the beginning of my days, counting points on weight watchers as closely as I can, housework regularly, and exercising 2-3 times a week. So far, I've been doing rather well!

I have a devotional I found when I was home for Christmas called "365 daily Devotionals: Hearing from God Each Morning" by Joyce Meyer. Each morning for the past two weeks, I have been doing this during or before breakfast. Sometimes, if I wake up later, I take it with me and before I meet with a friend or something I take the three minutes to read it and let it sink in. It's been fabulous! I love that God has something for me in each and everyone thus far. He's so using it!!!

I have been doing the dishes daily and making sure things stay relatively tidy so I don't get overwhelmed when I decide to clean the house. I've also been keeping my room clean and tidy as well as my car.

Weight Watchers makes me really think about what I eat because I have to think about the points of everything. I've been using my weekly points all on the weekend...but I think I'm going to stop that because it's hard during the week and no grace means more intense work outs.

And as far as working out is concerned, I've been trying that this week. I went once last week and once this week. I plan on going tonight. In fact, I'm bribing myself with cookie dough. If I go, I can have a serving of cookie dough...it's my favorite thing.

That's it! Simple consistency.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, and He does, so I can.

--Maggie Mae