First book of the year read, The perfect marriage.

 So I finished reading “The Perfect Marriage”.  I didn’t really like this book.  It is about the murder of a man’s mistress and how his life falls apart.  His wife is a lawyer and is supposed to be his best chance to not be convicted of murder. I didn’t like who ended up being the killer.  At the end of the book I felt lied to.  If you like murder stories that have a big twist at the end, and it’s impossible to use clues to actually figure out who the killer is you might like this book.  I guess I like to have clues that lead to the killer and this book didn’t have that.

What are you reading?  If you read this book did you like it?

Kimberly 

Don’t let the one ruin your day

 

The other day, at the beginning of my shift I had that angry customer. The one who needed to tell how I could do my job better.  Because they spent thousands of dollars at the store I work for, and because they are a manager of a company they felt they needed to tell me what I did wrong and how I should do it better. 

Even though the problem was not made by me, I ended up on the angry end of this persons day.  After they left, all day I told people about this one bad experience.  The rest of my day was actually really good.  But I focused on the bad moment over and over. 

Finally I thought 💭 why do I do this?  Why do I not just move on?  So I am going to work on not letting the one ruin my day. 

So the bad experience is teaching me to move on and let go. 

Do you have ways to focus on the positive of your day instead of the negative? 

Kimberly 

My word of the year is “Flow”

 

Do you choose a word of the year?  Mine is “Flow”.  Last year I felt like I was always getting annoyed at things that were changing.

This year I want to try to flow with what is happening instead of fighting against it. 

I’m going to do meditations and read books about “flow”.

Let me know what your word is.

Kimberly 

My January reading list.

Here is the list of books I’m reading so far in January.

Many of the books are daily reading books where you read just a page a day. 

One of the books is about finding “Flow”

In your life.  My word of the year is “Flow”.

The first novel that I am reading is

“The perfect marriage.”

By Jeneva Rose.  It’s a murder mystery.

I will need a nice romance book after this one.

What books are you reading?

Kimberly 

 

I kept the weight off over the holidays!

 

I’m very proud that I kept the weight off this holiday season.

I exercised every day.  I had some Christmas treats but didn’t slip into bad eating habits. 

I have a plan for the new year.

Over 2025 I completed 950 exercise sessions.  I hope to make 1000 in 2026.

Do you have exercise goals for 2026?

Kimberly 

This Christmas I have felt like I have been walking with Death.

 

It’s Christmas and you think you should feel cheerful and excited. For me the last few weeks have been very hard.

Even in the holiday season hard things happen. I have a co-worker whose nephew is dying of cancer.  It’s stage 4 with no cure. 

One of the leaders of my company passed away right after Thanksgiving.  It has been so hard to come to terms with this passing.  

So while I put on this mask of cheer, and holiday happiness when a work.  When I get home I am thinking about death and the way people die. I’m pondering the world and some of the seemingly unfair things that happen.

I was thankful that I got to attend church this past Sunday.

It was focused on Christmas hymns and the savior.  It helped me feel the Christmas spirit. 

I realized that while I may be struggling for understanding about death and dying.  It’s not the grim reaper who 

Is walking next to me on this path. It’s the Savior.

He is there with me.  He is helping me to understand.

That is the reason Christmas is special.

Because there is a Savior who understands all and walks with you.

Kimberly 

Almost to my weight loss goal!

 

I have spent the last 8 months exercising, and changing my diet.  I’m one pound away from my weight loss goal.

It’s been a journey for sure.  But I feel so much better now than I did when I started trying to lose the weight that I had gained in 2024. 

I no longer eat candy, chips and most baked goods.  I eat lots of fruits and vegetables and I have increased healthy proteins in my diet.

I get up most mornings at 5:30 and work out for about an hour. I do weight training and then ride an exercise bike.

Next year I hope to also do a bike ride in the evening after dinner.

My clothes fit better, I sleep better. I don’t crave sweets. 

It’s work to lose weight, and I have to continue to do the work.  But I also feel really good.  

Hopefully when I go to the doctors in 2026, the changes I have made will make it so I am no longer pre diabetic.

Kimberly