Out Of Steam Again - Tuesday, February 23, 2010

This "needing to rest" phase is definitely interfering with my life. I have a wonderful chocolate cake recipe made with prunes that I wanted to make this morning. (Yes, you read correctly, with prunes, and believe it or not, everyone who has eaten it loved it!) So, while I prepared the cake, I simultaneously cooked the sausages in diced tomatoes and wine portion of the dinner we were having tonight and juiced my daily vegetable drink. Then, it was off to the living room to exercise. All went well until about ten o’clock when, suddenly, it felt like all the energy I had was completely used up, and I was left feeling exhausted. It would not have been a problem if I did not have to go to work shortly thereafter and put in a seven-hour day. It was definitely not a good time to realize there was not going to be a "second wind." So, I did the only thing a girl can do in that situation. I slowed down my pace and prayed, "Dear God, please help me make it through the rest of this day!" Thankfully, I did. But I learned one more time what not to do, at least at this stage of the game, when inspired with too many ideas at once.