May Miles?

Just checking to see if anyone has kept up with their miles this past month!

Sorry!

There will be no exercise on Saturday, May 24, 2008. We will resume on May 31, 2008.

3 Years & Counting...

Just had to share an accomplishment!

Today has been 3 YEARS since I have missed a day of exercise!!!!!!!!!!!! I started walking in January of '05. I missed several days from January to May, and finally made up my mind that I was in this for the long haul. I guess you could call it one of my habits now. It's not been that hard, just one day at a time!

Help!

Both leaders of Saturday exercise will be out of town next weekend. Would somebody take charge of set up and pull down etc.? Let me know

Victoria Day Long Weekend

FYI: There will be no exercise on Saturday morning May 17, 2008 due to long weekend activities decimating our numbers. I am planning on doing my flower pots for the steps. Yippee! It is finally warm enough and there is little chance of frost! Enjoy your weekend!

Happy Mother's Day

I lifted this from a blog that I happened across. It is beautiful and...... its just beautiful

You mothers with young children at home, don't forget...
God sees...

I'm Invisible
It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room while I'm on the phone and ask to be taken to the store. Inside I'm thinking, "Can't you see I'm on the phone?"Obviously not. No one can see if I'm on the phone, or cooking, or sweeping the floor, or even standing on my head in the corner, because no one can see me at all.
I'm invisible.
Some days I am only a pair of hands, nothing more: Can you fix this? Can you tie this? Can you open this? Some days I'm not a pair of hands; I'm not even a human being. I'm a clock to ask, "What time is it?" I'm a detective to answer, "Where is the peanut butter,...or phone...or my jacket...?" I'm a car to order, "Right around 5:30, please."I was certain that these were the hands that once held books and the eyes that studied history and the mind that graduated cum laude - but now they had disappeared into the peanut butter, never to be seen again. She's going, she's going, she's gone!

One night, a group of us were having dinner, celebrating the return of a friend from England. Janice had just gotten back from a fabulous trip, and she was going on and on about the hotel she stayed in. I was sitting there, looking around at the others all put together so well. It was hard not to compare and feel sorry for myself as I looked down at my out-of-style dress; it was the only thing I could find that was clean. My unwashed hair was pulled up in a clip and I was afraid I could actually smell peanut butter in it. I was feeling pretty pathetic, when Janice turned to me with a beautifully wrapped package, and said, "I brought you this."

It was a book on the great cathedrals of Europe. I wasn't exactly sure why she'd given it to me until I read her inscription: "To Charlotte, with admiration for the greatness of what you are building when no one sees."In the days ahead I would read - no, devour - the book. And I would discover what would become for me, four life-changing truths, after which I could pattern my work:

* No one can say who built the great cathedrals - we have no record of their names.*

These builders gave their whole lives for a work they would never see finished.*

They made great sacrifices

and expected no credit.*

The passion of their building was fueled by their faith that the eyes of God saw everything.A legendary story in the book told of a rich man who came to visit the cathedral while it was being built, and he saw a workman carving a tiny bird on the inside of a beam. He was puzzled and asked the man, "Why are you spending so much time carving that bird into a beam that will be covered by the roof? No one will ever see it." And the workman replied, "Because God sees."

I closed the book, feeling the missing piece fall into place. It was almost as if I heard God whispering to me, "I see you, Charlotte. I see the sacrifices you make every day, even when no one around you does. No act of kindness you've done, no sequin you've s sewn on, no cupcake you've baked is too small for me to notice and smile over.

You are building a great cathedral, but you can't see right now what it will become."

At times, my invisibility feels like an affliction. But it is not a disease that is erasing my life. It is the cure for the disease of my own self-centeredness. It is the antidote to my strong, stubborn pride. I keep the right perspective when I see myself as a great builder. As one of the people who show up at a job that they will never see finished, to work on something that their name will never be on.

The writer of the book went so far as to say that no cathedrals could ever be built in our lifetime because there are so few people willing to sacrifice to that degree.When I really think about it, I don't want my son to tell the friend he's bringing home from college for Thanksgiving, "My mom gets up at 4 in the morning and bakes homemade pies, and then she hand bastes a turkey for three hours and presses s all the linens for the table." That would mean I'd built a shrine or a monument to myself. I just want him to want to come home. And then, if there is anything more to say to his friend, to add, "You're gonna love it there."

As mothers, we are building great cathedrals. We cannot be seen if we're doing it right. And one day, it is very possible that the world will marvel, not only at what we have built, but at the beauty that has been added to the world by the sacrifices of invisible women.

Happy Mother's Day to all.....

The Three C's of a Healthy Lifestyle

COMMITMENT – Come up with some way that will inspire you to stay focused to your plan for better health. Whether you write up a contract and sign it (with someone witnessing it), or write it in your daily plans. Making it more public will help you stay more focused on your goal.

CONSISTENCY – You have to keep fitness and healthier eating habits in your daily plan. By either writing it in your planner, keeping a calendar (with stickers – my thing), or writing everything down in a diary. You’re not going to be perfect all the time. If something comes up and you can’t fit the whole exercise routine in (but don't make poor excuses!), at least try to fit 10-15 minutes in so you won’t feel like a total failure.

CONVENIENCE – We have to be honest with ourselves with what fits into our lives or schedules. Maybe you don’t like going to a gym and exercising in front of others. I don’t either. There are exercise videos that can help in that area. Do your fitness exercises outside when the weather permits. Take your exercise shoes and put them in the car. You can always do exercises during your lunch hour, or whenever time permits. If you live near a mall, go walk there if the weather outside isn’t permitting. Just don’t stop to check out all the specials in the stores! There are really no good excuses for not taking the time out for yourself to keep fit. If you’ll just do the best that you can - getting started, taking a little bit of time each day, day after day, you’ll find yourself with a new healthy habit.

What do you think?????

I am thinking that we need to reformat our We B Fit. What do you think? I think we would be open to any and all ideas. Summer is soon to arrive. Gardening season is already here. (Just)Hopefully the snow is not coming any more. Again what do you think? Speak. Speak. Speak.

Brainstorming is taking all ideas crazy or not and considering them. So brainstorm all your crazy ideas or even the sensible ones. Nothing will not be considered.