And it begins...

There is a list on my iPhone 4 entitled "Things to Blog About." The only problem with that list? Not having a blog in which to detail those things.

I've been meaning to start this blog for at least a week but, with increasing regularity I've only been going home to sleep. As I write this, I'm sitting on the counter in my current apartment complex's laundry room and its past 10pm.

I'll go home eventually (once the dryer is finished). On Friday I move in to a new apartment (with a washer and dryer, yay!). So hopefully I'll be home more often. Also, I've been eating out almost entirely since my current roommates have overrun our kitchen. Eating out will also cease. Having my own apartment also means having to pay more rent which means no more budget for fast food. Hopefully that also means I'll lose the five pounds I've gained since I've started eating out! O_O

I'm excited that my parents are going to be here to help me move. I'll be doing most of the heavy lifting on Friday and the familia gets up here Saturday. Everything is finally falling into place since I've moved to Austin a year ago. I have no one to thank except for God, his providence, and the glorious intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the saints whom I ask for help. They've brought me to my second home: my church, my second family: the Young Adult ministry, financial stability, and now my apartment. I even bought a couch! I have real furniture! Not a dinky futon or a folding papasan. (I'm keeping the papasan though, lol.)

I don't know what more I can do to show my thankfulness. I will continue to go to mass, pray the rosary, and continue to fulfill what part I can in JPII's Call to a New Evangilization. I also will serve the Lord by serving the YA ministry. I feel like I can't do enough for Him!

But, I think the Lord forsaw that (as He is known to do, lol.) when I was given a cross to bear: fibromyalgia. I was diagnosed 1 year, 2 days ago. Huh, I missed the anniversary and didn't even realize. That actually says a lot about how much the syndrome is affecting my life. I have my ups and downs. Currently, I'm in the middle of a teeter-totter. Any little change throws me out of whack. I'm getting the hang of it though. Every so often, I find the semblance of balance in my life.

This is one of those moments. Thank God.
:)