Things that bring me joy - 2013

This next year my focus is going to be on things or people that bring me joy. 

Since it is not officially 2013 yet this is more of a prequal to what will be.

December 26th - Returns complete!  I had three items I needed to exchange at 3 different stores, one of them being Walmart.  I had an early start to the day and headed to Starbucks for a little quiet time prior to the day starting.  I left and was headed to work when I thought, I wonder if Kohl's is open.  I drove by and sure enough - it was.  I ran inside to discover there was no waiting in the exchange line!  Cha-ching!

I was excited about this journey thus far and wondered if I could do maybe 2 exchanges before 7am.  Of course, the stores needed to be open so I ventured on down Veterans Parkway to Menards to exchange some gloves I had gotten for Dave (ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION TO SIZE PEOPLE!).  They opened at 6:30 and it was not quite 6:30 so I went across the street to Walmart.  They were open and while the customer service desk was not officially open there was one lady at a check out that was able to do exchanges.  The most difficult return - COMPLETE - cha-ching....

Back to Menards.  I found the gloves in the correct size, took them up to the customer service center guy who decided it was too early to mess with paperwork, especially for an exchange and just did a swap.  Excellent. 

All exchanges complete before 7am.  Oh Yah.....

December 27th - Weight Watchers Meeting - I have been following the Weight Watchers program for a year.  I have lost a total of 15 pounds, gained some back and then lost again.  I have been tempted to give up on several occasions but I have stuck with it.  What I have learned is that this weightloss journey is just that - a journey.  It doesn't just happen.  There are ups and downs.  I can't just mark it off my list of things to do.  What I can do is embrace the journey and stay on it. 

The meeting this morning was amazing.  It was a small group - about 6 poeple total and it was my favorite meeting so far.  Just seemed to be a lot of break throughs.  And besides that, my head was not in the right spot this morning.  This meeting was perfect for me.  It helped me refocus and gave me some hope.  And hope not just about weightloss but about life.  Sometimes Satan messes with me and he was really trying to pull my chain this morning.