"Expect the unexpected" You've probably heard this saying hundreds - maybe even thousands - of times in your life. This past week has had me thinking about the unexpected.
Several communities in our area suffered from some devastating flash flooding this past week caused by Tropical Storm Fred. Now, what you have to keep in mind is that I live in the mountains of western North Carolina. Not exactly a place where you expect to see the destruction caused by a tropical storm. We've had the remnants of hurricanes and tropical storms sweep through the area before, but the flooding that took place this time around was unprecedented. (Does anyone else feel like the past 2 years are starting to make us a bit numb to that word - "unprecedented"?) Floodwaters for one town were even higher than several years ago when we had back-to-back storms come through.
Also unexpected - medical news for a family member, which is going to lead to surgery sooner rather than later. I'm not at liberty to discuss details right now. Hopefully, we'll know more soon. But in the meantime - any prayers for a speedy resolution and recovery would be most welcome.
Can we ever really be prepared for the unexpected? Probably not. But we can try to prepare for how we react when unexpected things come about. Some we can do something about, some we can't. Either way, we have to be prepared to make adjustments and continue moving forward with the circumstances where we find ourselves.
All things considered, I did pretty well with my goals for last week. Between the rain and losing power for an entire afternoon due to the storm, I didn't create new listings for my Etsy shop. And I wasn't as consistent with tracking my food as I wanted to be (I can only blame that one on myself). But otherwise, it was a good week.
My goals for this week:
- Create Sunday posts for the 4th quarter
- Write at least 3 new blog posts
- Set goals for September
- Create at least 5 new listings for the Etsy shop
- Drink at least 64 oz of water per day
- Track food in the iTrackbites app
What are your plans or goals for the week?
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