February! I'm so glad to see you!

January is my least favorite month. Not sure why, but it is. So I am glad to see it go. All the snow has melted and my life has returned to normal. What I really mean is that I'm back at work.

While trapped in my house I had sweet-tooth break down. And I ate 3 of these:

Other than this mishap, I wasn't able to work out for 3 days in a row. That almost killed me. Yesterday I ran 4 miles OUTSIDE. It was wonderful.

Since today is the FIRST day of the month, I need to check in on my 2010 goals:

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  I've actually been doing really well at holding myself to them. The only one I haven't kept 100% is the white bread thing. Sometimes you just can't avoid it. But it's only happened 3 or 4 times. That's great in my book.

And on to unimportant things that really don't matter:  My mascara is out and they QUIT MAKING MINE! AHHH. I don't know what to do. Really, I don't. I have been using a brushless wand for the past 3 years. The fine-tooth comb is the best thing in the world at defining every lash. Anyone know of a company/brand that makes a mascara with a brushless wand like this:

 

For now, I may have to keep the old wand and use new mascara. Yuck.

To emphasize my point and totally creep you out....

Seriously, can't you see every lash?!?!

I'm sorry for rambling and being so vain.  I need to care about others and not my mascara. Actually, I really want to start putting others first and make an impact in the world around me. However, it's SO easy to say and REALLY hard to do. I need to focus on changing my attitude towards others. If you know me, then you know that I can be cynical sometimes and it is my LEAST favorite character trait about myself. So in a small effort to change, besides reading my bible every day, I made a playlist of my favorite hymns and worship songs to listen during my 30 minute commute. I think the commute alone puts me in a bad mood; knowing that I am rushing into work only to sit at my desk and then rush home. So far focusing on the big picture, praying and thinking about others has truly helped. 

All of life comes down to just one thing
And that's to know You, oh Jesus

And make You known

Maybe at the start of every month [not just each year] we should all re-evaluate ourselves. I think I will.