The Challenge

I hate wearing glasses. I also hate wearing contacts. I can see okay without corrective eye care, but I know I see better with it.

I hate glasses because they make my face look crooked. Maybe on of my ears sits higher or maybe its my nose. I just know that when I wear glasses, they will not sit straight on my face. They pinch behind my ears and give me headaches. They don't stay up on my nose where I would like them too.

So for the last 18 months or so, I have been struggling to wear contacts. I have tried several brands now and I'm starting to think I might have to go back to wearing glasses. I am wasting money on contacts. I'll put in a new pair and wear for a week or so, then I won't wear them again for a few months. So I throw away an old pair of contacts that really only got a weeks worth of use.

My problem is that contacts make my eyes tired. I know the amount of sleep I get affects that to a degree, but even if I get a long nights sleep, I put my contacts in and within hours my eyes are sluggish and sleepy. That just affect my entire body and makes it think it too is sleepy. I also used to struggle with my eyes feeling dry, but this last brand has been better. Its not like having something on my eye bothers me. I don't think I would even notice them, if I felt fully awake. I can take my contacts out and within an hour I don't feel sleepy.

Last week I decided I have to commit to some form of eye correction. I still have a few sets of contacts left and I am going to give them one more chance. But this time I am in it for the long haul. I'm just starting into week 2. Sad to say, but that means I've probably broken a record of consecutive days overall of wearing contacts.

But this time I think I can do it. The first reason is I have a friend that is staying on me about it. I give her a daily update on how I'm doing and she cheers me on, or lectures me, which ever is needed. Yesterday I had a headache and took them out right after lunch, that is when she gets after me. I've never worn contacts on Friday's before because its my day off. But I did last Friday, and she cheered me on.

Every time I go to the eye doctor, I look at the pretty carrying cases they have for contacts and I think about buying one. But then I remember how well I don't wear contacts so I decide to not get one. My friend told me to set myself a reward.

So here's the challenge:

30 days (in a row) of contact wear and I am going to buy myself one of those pretty cases.I'm also going to start trying to challenge myself in all areas of life. I'm not sure how often I'll do this, but I'll try to keep you updated. My next challenge will be getting my bike fixed up so I can start riding it again. Oh, and find a new purse. I am desperate need of one of those.

What areas of life do you challenge yourself to be better in?

Thanksgiving ABC's

Adoption - What a wonderful miracle adoption is. I'm grateful that my life is so entwined in it's web.

Books & Blogs - I love to read. I love the blogging friends I've made. I love that blogging is such a great way to stay in touch.

Computer - I spend WAY too much time on it, but after having to go a month without one, I know it needs to be on this list.

Dinner - Love to cook it, love to eat it. Also love it when Josh cooks it!

Emails from C - If I go a day or two without them, my mood starts to turn sour. I LIVE for these emails.

Family - Thanks for loving me.

Good Home - As newly weds we lived in some pretty questionable apartments. I am thankful for the nice place we live in now. Love the space and LOVE the views.

Hope & Faith - It would be a bleak sad world without it. I'm especially grateful for the hope and faith I've had lately.

Infertility - Really? REALLY? Yes, really. Without my infertility I wouldn't be the person I am today. Without infertility our lives wouldn't be touched by adoption.

Josh - I could use all the words in the dictionary and still not describe how wonderful he is and how much I love him. My life is so wonderful because he is a part of it. Thanks for loving me babe!

Kisses - If you were the recipient of Josh's kisses, you would be grateful for them too.

Laughter - Don't always take life so seriously.

Music - I love it when songs really seem to talk to me. I also love it's calming effect.

Nephews - I feel pretty lucky to be their aunt.

Open Adoption - What a great way to touch so many lives. I look forward to exchanging emails, pictures, and hopefully visits with birth parents and their families. Our child is going to be so blessed to have them in their lives.

Photography & Pictures - I love capturing moments on film and turning them into ever lasting memories.

Quite - I love to get out and play and be around family and friends, but I'm also grateful for quite moments to sit and reflect.

Resources - I knew NOTHING about adoption when we started this process almost 3 years ago. I have learned so much through classes, books, blogs and friends. I'll probably never know everything about adoption, but I feel more prepared than I did 3 years ago.

Savior - He always loves me unconditionally and there is so many miracles in my life that I know He arranged just for me.

Temple - I'm so grateful to be sealed to my husband for all eternity and I look forward to they day we can take our children there to be sealed to us.

Uniqueness - Josh calls me quirky, but I think uniqueness sounds nicer. Either way, I like the many different things about myself. I'm glad that every one is different and that there is no one else quite like me.

Variety - I love where we live. We experience all the different seasons and the beauty that comes with each of them.

Wisdom - I love learning new things.

eXtraordinary friends - I hope you all know who you are and how much you mean to me. My life is blessed to have such wonderful friends.

Yearning - It's what keeps me going sometimes. I would have given up a long time ago without it.

Zipper, Pyro & Ally - They have filled our home and hearts with so much love.

Tell the Truth Tuesday

I just started following a new blog that I am already in love with, Giving What I Am. She is doing a Truthful Tuesday and since my blog has been a little dead lately I thought I would try it too. I'm also going to copy her this week too, because it's something I need to work on myself.

I am not good enough to my husband. He is an awesome man and sometimes I take it for granted. He loves me at my best, but he also loves me at my worst.

He has been an amazing support through our trial of infertility. He has listened to me rage, he has held me while I cried. He has been my rock.

Now is the perfect time for me to work on being a better wife. This time of year I become a hunters widow. Already I have started to loose patience with him for not being home. I know he only gets a few weeks a year to hunt and each year I vow to enjoy it with him and each year I get jealous. But there is a few more hunts this fall and I am going to be more supportive.