Happy New Year

At present I am unable to log onto the internet because Google and Yahoo are warring over which will be my primary search engine. This interchange has locked up my ability to log on at all. No problem. I finally got around to uploading Microsoft Word on my computer and am able to write this uninhibited.

Some are probably wondering how my diet is progressing. First, I do not miss caffeine in the least. I am waking up refreshed and very early. I feel like exercising rather than dragging myself out of bed. The exercise is like a perk in that it further charges my batteries for the day.

As for my hypoglycemic diet of 70% fat, 20% protein and 10% carbs, this is going very smoothly as well. I may die of a heart attack, but at least my blood sugar swings are down to almost nothing. An added benefit is that my skin is remarkably clear for the first time in many months probably due to no sugar in my diet. I’ve neither gained nor lost weight for any length of time but I think I should be building some muscle due to the exercise. There must be an exchange of body mass happening within somewhere.

Our learning begins anew on Monday. Over the holidays I’ve ordered a new, promising spelling and geography tool to help us along. It is produced by Hexco but I’ll reserve my assessment until after we’ve fully tested the product. Today I will spend time coming up with a schedule for our school on Monday. If I fail to plan then I plan to fail. We may not follow my plan, but at least we have a guide to help us in our stumblings.

I’ve been having a love/hate relationship with technology. I feel that it just doesn’t serve me as it should with a baby in arms. I love it when it is working, but it takes much to bring things to full speed and maintain. Therefore I continue life with my handy dandy paper notebook, pen/pencil and my new 2009 paper planner/calendar! I must keep it by my side at all times. It is my brain. It won’t make me perfect, but it is a security against my falling into the altogether dumb category.

We certainly aren’t perfect over here but we haven’t made any New Year’s resolutions and my plans don’t usually go past “What’s for dinner?” So, if I must commit myself to something, truthfully, I’d like to sit on the floor and play with the kids more, work on everything else less, and start anew each day accepting all that He has planned for us.