When It Rains...

well... you know the rest!

I have had nothing to do all summer, basically.... and now that my summer is ending... I can see that my life is about to become VERY BUSY!!

Of course, next week is our vacation.... which will be fun... but..... BUSY!!

Then, as soon as we return... I will begin my new job on that Monday, August 8th. I am excited about it, but I know that it will be a new routine to get used to, along with new people and a new enviornment.

I have to be at work at 8:40am. Of course, I plan to be there by 8:30. Carpool begins at 8:45 and I don't want to be rushed. I will work until 1:15, but probably won't leave right away, I'm sure. So, I see myself being there until 1:30 each day.

The church that I will be working at is downtown, and is twice the distance as my previous job that was at my own church. I have no idea what traffic will be like during the hours that I will be arriving and leaving. It shouldn't be bad, but you never know. I will probably leave my house around 8am and IF I come straight home... I won't get home until 2:00pm.

Here is where it gets "tricky".

I am trying to figure out "when" will do my grocery shopping. I usually do it on Mondays. I can't decide if I should hit up the grocery store on my way home from work on Monday's or... go on the weekend.... which means that David will most likely accompany me! That is good and bad. Good, because if he is with me, we will probably save more money!! (I tend to spend more by myself!) Bad, because it won't be something that I get to do "by myself"! That was one of the things that I missed when I worked full-time. I NEVER had time to myself!!

I am also trying to figure out how I am going to fit "going to the gym" into my schedule! I usually always go on Monday, and then again on Wednesday and Thursdays --- usually! To go to the gym after work... now... will require me to take the LONG way home. It won't be convenient and I am wondering if I will even make the effort to go! I know that I am NOT going to want to go to the gym AND to the grocery store - BOTH! - after work on Mondays!

My other dilemma is that.... I HAVE to go and visit my mother at least one afternoon a week. I usually go on Tuesday or Wednesday. If I go to see her on Wednesday... then, I am NOT going to want to go to the gym, too! Plus.... they are in totally OPPOSITE directions from each other!

YESTERDAY.... another "element" was added to the "afternoon mix". It's a good thing, but will... like the other things... require me to figure out which "day" will work best. I can't remember if I have mentioned this, or not... but I am what is called a Stephen Minister. (You can click on the link to read more about it). I have been trained to provide one-to-one Christian care to hurting people. I went through the initial training last year and earned my certificate at the end of October. I have continued the on-going training since then. Anyway..... After NINE MONTHS of waiting to be assigned a person to minister to, it has finally happened!!! I finally have someone! Part of me is nervous and part of me is anxious to get started! The hard part will be scheduling a "time" for my "Care Reciever" (C.R.) and I to meet that will work best for the both of us. For me.... a week-day afternoon, after I get off of work, will work best. But, I won't know until I talk to my C.R. if that time will work for her. And then... we'll have to figure out which "day" is best.

Anyway.... you can see that I have a HUGE scheduling problem!! It's all "good", but I still need to figure out a routine and schedule that will work for me.

I would like to keep Friday's open, so that I will at least have ONE DAY that I actually come straight home from work.

The other four days will be the days that I try to figure out how to do all of the above!

Ok. I think I have a solution. ----- I am going to GIVE IT TO GOD and let Him find the best schedule that will work for me! He knows me the best and knows what I can handle and what I can't.

Now, it is time to RELAX and NOT WORRY!! **Smile**