The Slight Edge

I'm reading a book by Jeff Olson. I have never heard of him and I'm not sure if my friends would've ever heard of him. As I was reading this book he is talking about other successful people. It's funny how I recognize other names of people he has associated with but never heard of him. My friend Bob gave me the book to read. I agreed to read it if he sent it to me. I'm thankful I agreed to it. It was just what I needed right now. It is nothing that I haven't heard before, but I'm just hearing it in a different way and under different circumstances.

It has been so much easier these last few weeks to get up in the morning and read. When I find something I like to read it helps motivate me to read other things as well. I have been reading this book, the Ensign magazine, May/June/July issues, and I have been reading from the scriptures more often as well. It was a good reminder to read at least 10 pages from a good book everyday. I've always been one to say baby steps will help get me somewhere. I guess this book is just helping me see how little consistent things everyday do lead to success. And success in different areas mean totally different things, but it's all the same method to get there. If I want to get closer to God, I have to do those little things that help build my relationship there. If I want to become a healthier person I have to do the small things everyday to get there. It is funny how it makes sense in money to me. You can't just keep a penny on your desk or in a piggy bank and expect it to grow for you. You have to take it out and make it multiply. You have to let interest grow. That is the main ah ha moment for me. Doing small things everyday is adding up or multiplying what I can do or can become in other areas of my life. I'll slowly get my financial self figured out if I do small things everyday. I'll be healthier slowly but surely because I am making small decisions and doing better a little bit at a time. Life is going to suck sometimes because it just does. I can't control that, but I can control what I do with it. So I'll take a break here and there but then after my break I get back on my own personal wagon. I can't give up.

Some days things look they will never change and I will be in school forever. Let's be real...I know it won't last forever. I am trying to make the most of my days and keep doing good things for myself every day. So as a reminder to myself....just keep swimming Beth. You got this. Baby steps. Now go enjoy your day off!

Lost...and other things...

Blast.

I lost my micro sd card. I'm sure it will turn up eventually. It isn't like I own a whole lot right now anyway. I decided to cut back in some areas and back to using a flip phone instead of a smart phone. Which means I put my lil teeny tiny micro sd card in a different smart phone that my sister gave me that is laying around the house somewhere. Hmmm guess I just lost a whole ton of pictures if I can't find that card. There are worse things in this world. Just wanted to post something on my blog and that is the first thing I had in mind. I had to tell you that was lost because I can't post anything from my NYC trip. You could just go to my fb page and see things from that. I was going to post the stuff that didn't make it to Facebook.

Other updates. I guess you could say I'm a little lost in other areas too. Can I talk about my personal stuff here? I only have a couple people who really read this anyway, right?
I don't make it private because I trust the public. I don't think anyone has need to stalk me. And if they found me interesting enough to stalk well...really, what would you find? I don't have kids to try to protect identities. I have had some creepers find me in other places, but via my blog = never. (so basically I'm just lost in my thoughts)

So I've been in Texas for about 7 weeks now. I have gotten to do a few fun/interesting things. I have helped with a few service projects on a few different weekends. I have helped plant stuff at a Houston park, did some weed eating at the Houston temple and I have gotten to work at a peanut butter cannery assignment. I am so glad I have been able to do these things. I like doing things like this because getting out and making a difference is a good thing for my heart and mind :)  Thankfully I can know about these opportunities through church. And speaking of church...this is the only reason I have done much of anything in Houston. That is the reason I know most anyone that I know here. My second week at church I was introduced to what I believe is the only single guy in the ward who is my age. Between him and the sister missionaries I have friends to text and do things with.

I went to an appointment with the sisters one night. That was interesting to say the least. I bet they meet lots of interesting people out here in Houston on a day to day basis. And as for David...He and I have done quite a few things. We went to the Midsingles devotional/dinner twice together now. We have gone to the movies, to ice cream one night, to the record store. I guess it probably feels more than it is. He has also come over for dinner with the missionaries one night too.

This is my first week of watching the kids. We watched a movie and went to the pool. The kids have spent quite a bit of time doing things with their friends. I know that's what kids do during the summer. I just gotta find a way to make em play over here more so everyone else doesn't have to take care of them.

I could go on and on about other things, but I'll just post this for now and try to update this more often.