1 Week down.....

Good Morning to you all...am a bit behind the 8 ball as these are pics from a couple of days ago..thought about adding last night's also but there are just too many...so my fabulous Fluffy readers..for you that means more pics to come later today😀

New Location

Greetings to all...wanted to share some pictures of what will be my new surroundings for the next few days....have already met some great people and am looking forward to what awaits us..maybe even some free time to go explore a bit☺ I have to tell you..Deutschland may now be home but it felt so unbelievably good to hear some good ol Southern Hospitality once I arrived in the states..I am afraid my language instructor once I get back home will have a fit over my accent! Have not done so great on keeping up with all of my Ab challenge goals during the traveling and time zone adjustments but tomorrow is a new day and I will be doing some catch up work...😕 So..still a little stir crazy from traveling and getting settled in...headed to bed early with the Kindle...Bis Morgen...

Happy Friday...

View from our backyard....gorgeous day!😄

Getting ready..and learning to set things free..

Good Morning to you all, today is officially ''Hump Day'' here in Deutschland and let me tell you the time is going by way too quickly this week. I will be heading out once more for a couple of weeks after being home for almost 4 weeks in a row and it has been really nice to be here. But, like one of the 7 Dwarfs..off to work I go. Not complaining here, I know I am lucky to be in the position that I am am and get to do really cool stuff and travel and as one of my best friends puts it..blah blah. blah..but there is a fine line between what I do and being away from home quite a bit. Not always such an easy balance beam to walk. Am however happy to report after months of working out on a more regular basis than I ever have in my entire life..unless you count when I was younger and used to go out dancing 3 to 4 times a week..this morning I saw definition to my abdominal section. It goes along with when I was shopping yesterday and being able to purchase S-M vs L. I still have a long way to go for the total toning that I am looking for but have to say I am psyched about this new development....motivation to keep going strong. Today is day 4 of the 30 day Ab Challenge..only did 1 set yesterday (rode my bike about 20Km instead) but will do the second set from yesterday along with the 2 for today..As far as the issues that have been going on..still there but since I started my daily talks with God and my prayer journal back up I have to say I feel much calmer and have hope, learning to accept that things are what they are and that I am not in control.
Goals for the day....finish packing, homework for language course in the morning, workout (of course), pet food, and post office!! Of course this goes along with the other daily things that are to be done..journaling, critters, house.....Blessed to have it all.I wish you all a Happy Wednesday..

As promised.....

Thursday's and today's adventures....
Hello all..have been promising photos and here they are...from Matjestage Emden on Thursday and my bike ride today....went and did a little shopping and had my hair cut...only negative with short hair...frequent trips to the salon.😐

Okay..Monday, can we do a reset??

Good Morning to all, woke up this morning bound and determined to have a better attitude to help not only myself but those in my life. To make it a point to once more talk to God on a daily basis, take care of not only my body but also my soul, to learn something new everyday through reading, and to spend less time in front of the boob tube letting my mind go to mush. With the things that have been going on it has been hard to get through the days and from being in this kind of mindset before I know that it does no good and that I need to work extra hard to climb out of the negative thoughts, it is the time where I need to be strong and have faith that God will not deal out more than we can handle at this point and know that he wants us to use this time to grow in our belief and relationship with him. For all of you that are believers out there.. would really appreciate some prayers to go up.
It is now 0700 here and I was very lovingly woken up at 0430 by none other than the sweet Marli cat who wanted to eat breakfast and play..so have already worked out, including day 2 of the 30 day ab challenge..for those of you who do not do planks on a regular basis..this would include myself... they are no joke..and this is only day 2!! Breakfast is a fruit and jogurt smoothie, and vitamins went down with lemon water. Now it is time to start the day and head out to my language course..have a blessed Monday.

Sunday...

Hello to all, I do have pics to share with you all but things have been happening in my life and the lives of those closest to me that have really made it hard to count our blessings over the last few days. I considered putting Fluffy on hold for a while but after taking all things into consideration I decided not to as sometimes the act of writing things out really helps me to clear my mind and put things back into perspective and to realize that even things are not where I would like them to be or as much as I wish that I could protect those that I love and make everything better and all evil go away I cannot..and in reality it will serve me no purpose to shut down and quit living my life because of really bad decisions made by someone else, even though these decisions and the consequences will affect not only this one person but all that love them to some degree or the other..actually it has been going on for a while but things are really coming to a head and to put it bluntly it hurts like hell and makes you want to stick your head under a rock and wish it all away but unfortunantly things do not work like that. There are others out there making really good choices and advancements in their lives and I have to be strong for them and not take away from the positives that are happening..the fact is..everyone has choices, making mistakes are a part of life but it comes to a point where you have to make changes because when you keep making the same bad choices over and over it no longer becomes a learning opportunity but a time to pay the consequences..sometimes we have to hit rock bottom to see that and then hope and pray to God that he brings us out of it intact.
At any rate, I am spending this afternoon doing my homework for my language class tomorrow and writing some letters, did some online work for maintaining my nursing license that I am not currently using..the good news is that I finally recieved the blessing from powers that be here to work as a Nurse in Deutschland..unfortunantly this will not come into play until after October as when I had my 2 interviews and informed them of my schedule they decided that until I will not be gone so often that they are not willing to hire me..totally understand the reasoning behind this, and know, in the scheme of things and what my calendar does look like this is completely okay..my husband, who has the patience of a Saint keeps telling me I need to ''come down'' and I try and try again but all of this terrible shit keeps happening..makes it VERY hard.....
Okay..as far as Fluffy being Fluffy..started a 30 day Ab challenge today, which will be for 16 out of the 30 days just that.. a challenge as I will once more be on the road..or in the air if you will..but from looking at it by the end of the 30 days with my regular workout I should have some major definition to my mid section..with age, stress, and not really following a particular eating method my abs have definantly seen better days..will be packing a 1 piece to take with later this month instead of a bikini..that has NEVER happened..and fact of the matter is..I don't like it, not one little bit. Have been ramping up the salad and veggie intake though..along with lots of lemon water.....
So, if you have the chance today, hug someone you love and tell them what they mean to you...sometimes others do not get that chance often enough..