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Sep 8, 2010 Posted in Getting to know me, Health, personal care | View Comments

Slowing Down– Part 1: Priorities and Activities

As you may or may not have noticed, I have not been regular in my blogging. Some of it has to do with my family’s summer pace. Some of it has to do with my thyroid issues. In the midst of all of this, I was reevaluating my blogging tendencies, which turned in to contemplating most everything that I spend time on in my life. I have decided to make some very drastic changes, and I will chronicle those here. Slowly.

The truth is, I absolutely cannot continue on this pace for the rest of my life without making some changes, which means I need(ed) to decide what is and what is not worth stressing about spending my time on. As a part of this process, I looked at everything I have going on in my life and rated those against my priorities. I do not think my priorities are out of whack, but I do think that I was not being faithful in sticking to them at times. I should be saying “no” more often. My top priorities are:

God– this includes personal time to read and pray; attending and supporting our home church; and fulfilling my duties as a Deacon.
Family– Kevin and TB are priorities. Period.
Work– Doing my job well.
Running/Exercise– Taking care of my body is important.
Reading– My mind needs to be flexed!

You will notice that blogging, Facebook, Twitter, etc are not in my top five yet when I evaluate my activities, there are a lot of things that do not contribute to my top five. Below is just a sampling of what I am up to most days/weeks.

TU Lettermen’s Association Board
Facebook
Twitter
Family Blog
Meals with Maria
Pieces of my Mind
Running
All things TB
All things Kevin
Date night
Work
Deacon
friends
family
email
cooking meals for family
cleaning
laundry
cat (Cane)
gardening

Needless to say, there are only so many hours in each day, and each activity went under the microscope.

The results?

Coming soon to a blog post near you. Ha ha! I’d promise it tomorrow, but I can’t

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Jul 28, 2010 Posted in Getting to know me, Pictures | View Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Me and “The lip gloss”

OK. Not so wordless. The following is a photo of me in the same color of lip gloss I am giving away!

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Jul 27, 2010 Posted in Basketball, Getting to know me | View Comments

A Season and Basketball

I have started and stopped writing this post many times mostly because I do not want to sound like I do not enjoy my life, but it is time to be honest. Sometimes being the wife of a basketball player is a challenge. Very few times are harder for me than this time of the year. It is an easy time to get down on all that is going on, and I have to be especially careful not to allow resentment to fester in my heart.

I know some of you are thinking, “what is this woman talking about?”

Allow me to explain.

We are entering prime signing time for basketball. Even when Kevin was younger, he didn’t tend to sign until late-July to early August. The past two years he has signed in October and November…and not in Europe, but the Middle East. Waiting for “the call” is always a challenge, but some years are harder than others. This year is one of them. Part of it is my own health issue (more on that later this week), but part of it is the fight within me to trust that things will work out. In other words, the action-researcher/planner part of me allows the lack of action on my part to feel unnatural and manifest itself in discontent. Plus, Kevin has been home since February, which has been nice except for the unemployed part. (It’s definitely a year to praise God that I am also employed!)

In the past seven years of doing this (wow!), I have learned to cope with each season (and this is but one) differently, and like I said, some are harder than others.

One thing this off-season has reinforced for me though:

Nothing is a given. Life can change at any time, so it is best that I not hold on too tightly to what I plan for the future.

Kevin’s surgery ensured that lesson was ingrained on both of our minds and hearts, but it also makes this signing season even more stressful for both of us. All we can do is wait… tic toc. OK, Kevin also works out.

What reoccurring life event is a struggle for you? Remember…each comment is a chance to win the 100% Pure lip gloss.

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Jul 26, 2010 Posted in Getting to know me | View Comments

McKLinky Monday: My idea of a favorite vacation

The ladies of the RHOK are NOT playing. They ask, “what is my idea of a favorite vacation? “

I have so many places in mind!

I LOVE vacationing as a family.

I dig vacationing with just my husband.

A FAVORITE though?

That is the easy part.

If I were to narrow it down, I think I would say– time somewhere, anywhere, where we can relax and enjoy one another, but also be on the go. To me, vacationing is more about spending time with the people I love, not necessarily about what we see, though we do get to see some awesome places. The special part is seeing TB’s smile, and watching Kevin help him see things.

What’s your idea of a favorite vacation?

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Jul 19, 2010 Posted in Getting to know me | View Comments

Most at home in the kitchen

Well, The RHOK decided today is quiz day for McKLinky Monday, so I did the quiz, and according to the quiz, I am most at home in the kitchen, which is TOTALLY TRUE! I love to cook and bake…obviously…or why would I have Meals with Maria? I also enjoy entertaining.

You Are Most at Home in the Kitchen