Yesterday, I was at peace. My exercise routine seemed to keep me going. Everyone around me was falling apart. My husband's job is in jeopardy. I listened to all of his concerns the night before. My daughter called me in the morning, dissappointed in her test score, feeling overwhelmed, too many bills to pay and not enough money, weight gain, etc. My son is still having trouble finding a job since his return from Afghanistan. A co-worker came into my office and started to cry over a variety of things. But even though the world of those I love and care about was falling down, I was still at peace.

I am reminding myself of this because today's workout did not come as easy as yesterday's. I was only able to run for 10 minutes out of the 53 minutes on the treadmill. Yesterday, I ran for 20 and it seemed "easy". Today, I could feel the blister on my foot starting. And when I was done at the gym, I took off my shoe and sure enough. . . BIG OLE BLISTER. I can't tell which is worse, my cold sore which constantly hurts or my foot blister which hurts whenever I walk.

The dinner I had planned for tonight. . . I'm missing one key ingredient. So, I'll have to make something else. I had planned on putting the crock pot meal together after my workout. Last night, I took the chicken out of the freezer to defrost. I just did not want to get back in the car and go to the store to get some fat free cream cheese. I will make it tomorrow.

I need to keep reminding myself of the peace I had yesterday. I accomplished a lot at work and at home. Today is a new beginning, just like yesterday was. I've had some bumps in the road, but I can get past those bumps. I will do the elliptical tomorrow. I get off a little earlier today to pick up some salmon at the store for dinner tonight - along with the missing ingredient.

Even though my candy dish is empty, my life is full. . . that is a good thing.