A Sedentary Lifestyle: Not Just Bad For Your Time

So this has been something on my mind for some time now. I realize just how much I sit. Whether it is in front of the TV or not, I figure that I spend at least 50% of my waking time on my bottom. This bothers me. For some reason I justified it by saying "If I work out it doesn't matter if I sit." Really? How could I think that. What brings me to sharing about these thoughts is an article in Women's Health that I recently ran across. The article is called The Risks of a Sedentary Lifestyle: Stand Up for Your Health.

This article talks about the affects sitting has on your body: your sleep,your butt, your blood sugar, and even your brain and lungs. This article is the last straw. I need to do something about this. The article even gave some really good advise: stand and move around 10 minutes for every waking hour. This is a great way to get started moving around.

Here are a few other ways I came up with that will help you avoid sitting in your every day life:

• Instead of working at your computer at a desk with your desk chair try working at a counter and have a stool that you can us when you want to sit. 
• Limit your time sitting in front of the TV or get rid of your TV all together. 
• Do a cleaning sweep of your home everyday. You get up moving around and your house stays cleaner. 

If you have any other ideas or comments on staying up and moving around please write below or email me at ashley.trennepohl@gmail.com. Thanks for reading!

Renovating Blog: New Look/New Direction

As you may have noticed, I have changed my blog a little. I am starting to learn what is important to me. I have recently been convicted about how I spend my time. In more recent months my faith has been put on the back burner to other things. I had relied on other people to keep me going in my faith. Hardly taking responsibility. Obligation kept me going. After my student ministry internship I turned away from God leading my every-day life and looked at myself. I have felt convicted about all the time watching tv and doing pretty much nothing. So this is my confession: I have been slothful and I know this is not pleasing to the Lord.

Proverbs 31 has been on my mind a lot lately. Here are the verses:

¹⁰A wife of noble character who can find?

    She is worth far more than rubies.

¹¹ Her husband has full confidence in her

    and lacks nothing of value.

¹² She brings him good, not harm,

    all the days of her life.

¹³ She selects wool and flax

    and works with eager hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchant ships,

    bringing her food from afar.

¹⁵ She gets up while it is still night;

    she provides food for her family

    and portions for her female servants.

¹⁶ She considers a field and buys it;

    out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.

¹⁷ She sets about her work vigorously;

    her arms are strong for her tasks.

¹⁸ She sees that her trading is profitable,

    and her lamp does not go out at night.

¹⁹ In her hand she holds the distaff

    and grasps the spindle with her fingers.

²⁰ She opens her arms to the poor

    and extends her hands to the needy.

²¹ When it snows, she has no fear for her household;

    for all of them are clothed in scarlet.

²² She makes coverings for her bed;

    she is clothed in fine linen and purple.

²³ Her husband is respected at the city gate,

    where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.

²⁴ She makes linen garments and sells them,

    and supplies the merchants with sashes.

²⁵ She is clothed with strength and dignity;

    she can laugh at the days to come.

²⁶ She speaks with wisdom,

    and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

Now if you are like me, you might feel guilty for not being those things or envious of this women being described  You might know someone who fits this description. I have wanted to be this women and when I realize that I am not I feel like I have failed. When I look around my home and see that my dishes are pilling up and that the laundry needs to get done, the bathroom needs to be cleaned, and there is stuff all over the place. I feel drained. For some reason I thought I would become the best homemaker the moment I got married. This hasn't been the case. 

So for those of you who feel the same way, I know that their is an answer. It may not be the one we were expecting but I know there is an answer out there. Please join me in this journey of realizing our true potential.

For those who have been interested in my fitness posts I will still be doing those. I will also be adding some other blogs about my interests in crafts, cooking, baking, organizing  and so on.  

Love you all and thank you for the support!