Random Thoughts

I had an abundance of reading time at work today, thankfully. This is the 2nd time around that I'm going through the book of Mark. I am enjoying it, so far, as it has been a very long while since I had last read through any of the gospels. It was suggested that each gospel be read 5 times over, to thoroughly familiarize yourself, but I think 3 will be enough. Start with Mark, then Luke, Matthew, and lastly John. His reasoning behind the order was interesting:

Mark: Represented a quick action-packed overview of the ministry of Jesus.

Luke: You learn more of the life and walk of Jesus in greater detail than in Mark.

Matthew: The majority of this book is Jesus' teachings.

John: You get a closer, behind the scenes look at the life of Jesus, the heart and emotions of His life and the life of His disciples.

So you kind of work from the outside in.


On a different note, I am looking forward to heading back to the gym in the mornings. I dared not try waking up in the pitch black of last week's grueling time change. My body feels it, the absence of a good sweat-dripping workout. It makes me feel antsy, and at times cranky that I haven't been able to go. I have a hard time getting a good cardio routine at home, being that I have a really bad knee and my heel spur is acting up again (I need another cortisone shot, especially to ease the morning limping which happens when I first step out of bed). That's why I'm thankful for the elliptical machines that are available at the gym. I set the resistance high, and that works me up good, AND there's no pounding on my poor heel spur, or my bum knee.


On another different note, I am badly in need of some pampering. I have been long overdue for a haircut (seriously, this is shameful), and I have not gone back to my spa in the longest. I am not an "upkeep" kind of girl, so I don't know why I even bothered getting highlights that I have to upkeep. I crack up at work because my coworker always gets hers done on time, and I'm looking at my black roots which are already half way down my head. Okay, it was because my api loves it, he keeps telling me that when he first met me I had really long hair with tons of highlights. Well, sorry babe, that's in the past now, I just can't do the highlights all the time, and I don't even want to attempt getting my hair that long again. I've thought many times of cutting my hair to the point of almost being bald. It's just heavy, and long, and thick, and heck, I keep it tied in a messy bun all day anyway. Yeah, and I used to get my acrylics, too, my friend and I used to go together all the time, but I just don't have time for that now. And I can't even see using money for that as even okay for me, I get convicted a lot about these sorts of things now. But I've got to get to my spa, I feel like my skin is just saturated with dirt, I haven't had a facial in a looooooooong time!