DAY 16: MY LOT IN LIFE

Day 16 of the Challenge:

Something difficult about your "lot in life" and how you're working to overcome it.

The past couple of days, I have been reflecting on life. On my life.

I have been reflecting on where I was a few years ago and where I am today. 

I am completely blown away. I am grateful. I am blessed. I am happy. I am peaceful.

Have I had rough challenges in my life? YES!

Do I still face challenges? Daily? YES!

We all have trials, struggles and things that we are trying to overcome. 

Some worse than others. We are here to learn and to grow. 

Nobody said it would be easy and sometimes  a lot of times it's really not. 

Looking back I  have realized that I am so incredibly grateful for all

 those trials because they have shaped me into the person that I am today.

Those "rough spots" gave me so many opportunities to learn and grow.

I still have a lot to learn and a lot growing to do but its so worth it.

I have really learned to trust and lean only on God.

Trust in His perfect timing and His perfect plan.

My plan may make perfect sense to me and it might 

be just what I want to happen. But is it His will?

I have also learned that His will 

is ALWAYS so much better than mine.

Yes...there might be things.... a lot of things that don't make 

any sense to me, but they make perfect sense to Him.

I know that He has a plan and I know that everything happens for a reason.

I am grateful for this beautiful life I have been given along with all the 

trials and challenges that I face. 

I know that He knows me and loves me with an infinite love. 

I can take rest in all of this. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.

DAY 15: DAY IN THE LIFE

Here we are...day number 15

Today's post is "a day in the life"

5:30 AM Wake up // take our dog out // pray and read scriptures

6:00 AM Take a hot shower and get ready for work

6:30 AM Leave for work

7:00 AM Arrive to work  (7AM-4PM)
// Majority of my day//

8:00 AM Breakfast// Usually fruit or oatmeal

11:30 AM Eat lunch (eat and work at the same time)

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Clock out for lunch to read or go shopping

4:00 PM Off work

6:00 PM Dinner with the Hubs

We love making dinner together. Josh is quite the chef. He literally 

can take anything, whip it together and it tastes AMAZING.

 I am one lucky girl! I love a man that knows how to cook! 

If we are not making dinner at home we are either eating out together or with a group of friends.

(Picture above: Homemade Sushi and Japanese soup)

7:00 PM
At night we either hang out at home together and watch our TV shows or a movie.
When are not hanging out at home we are out together or with friends having fun.
We really believe in having a date night once or twice a week. We love date nights!

10:30 PM Pray and go to bed


So there you have it!
That's a day in the life of Kimberly Bonham

Pretty exciting huh?!??!

My life if far from thrilling but I love every second of it.

This is why.....


(song on repeat)

Life is so good because God is so good!

DAY 14: TEN THINGS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY

We are on day 14 of the Challenge! We are almost halfway there! Today is an easy one.

There are SO many things that make me happy and bring joy into my life. 

Here are the ones I decided to use......

#1 Bubble baths

#2 Warm sunny days

#3 A clean and organized home

#4 Back scratches from my husband

#5 Curling up with a really good book

#6 My husband and my best friend, Josh

#7 My Heavenly Father's love and grace

#8 Serving others and making them smile
#9 Spending quality time with friends and family

#10 Listening and singing in the car to my favorite music

     

 

DAY 11: SELL YOURSELF IN 10 WORDS OR LESS



DAY 10: MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENTS

//Day 10: Most embarrassing moments//

I can remember from the time I was in middle school and part of high school I was a very very shy person.

I was shy when it came to anything. I was shy to meet other people and I  specifically remember getting really shy when any of my teachers would call on me in class. 

My heart would start racing, my face would get hot and my palms start to sweat.

Now...there are not very many things that make me shy, uncomfortable or embarrassed.

I used to absoulutely dread getting up in front of people to talk or give a speech and now

I can get up in front of a congregation of 100-300+ people no problem.

I am not shy to talk to anyone. I make an effort every day to either smile, say hello,

have a good day, or how is your day going to everyone that I come in contact with.

I do that because you never know what other people are going through. We all have our trials, struggles and challenges that we are facing on a daily basis. There is always someone out there that has it a lot worse than we may think. I believe that maybe a simple smile or telling them to have a great day will make them feel good or like someone does care. Making others feel good makes me feel good.

I am confident with who I am in Christ.

I am ME and I wouldn't want it any other way.

I am here to SHINE and be who my Heavenly Father created me to be.

I am going to do just that!!

Anyways..sorry for going on and on...lets get down to the embarrassing stuff!

So when I was thinking about some of my most embarrassing moments, two moments came to my mind.

Picture this.......

Embarrassing Moment #1

-Dating a really good looking guy name Jason

-Haven't been dating Jason for too long (1-2 months)

-Took a day trip to the beach with a group of friends

-Walking along the boardwalk going in and out of stores

-Ate some really good ice cream

-Played volleyball and went swimming in the ocean

-Layed out tanning on the warm sand to dry off before leaving

-Put my tank top and white shorts back on

-Went to get some dinner back on the boardwalk

-Walking back to our cars to head back home

-Jason kindly opens my door to let me into his truck

-I step up into his truck

-Jason: "Umm...Kimberly...you have something on your shorts"

-Me: "Really? What is it??"

-Jason: "Ummm....I think you might need to look for yourself...it's all red"

-I feel my face heating up and know instantly exactly what it is! Ahhh!

-I run to the bathroom and turn around and look in the mirror

-All over the back of my WHITE shorts was bright red blood!!

-Of course! Smart idea Kimberly wearing white shorts. They couldn't of been black!?! Come on!!

-I go back to see Jason with my beach towel wrapped around my waist and get into his truck

-Face is still bright bright red and burning up from embarrassment

-He was really cool about it and just chuckled a little bit and asked if he could do anything to help

Embarrassing Moment #2

-I was in middle school

-It was my best friend Jamie's birthday

-She had her party at her house with pizza, ice cream, games and movies

-She invited quite a few people, including the guy I had a major crush on

-We are all hanging out talking, laughing, eating pizza and having a great time

-She had a huge basement with a huge TV and wall seating built all around the room

-Here I am talking to some girls and trying to get my "crush" to notice me

-I go to sit down and feel something really really warm on my butt

-I stand up with piece of pizza and paper plate stuck right to the back of my butt!!

-Standing there in awe completely and utterly embarrassed, it slid right off my butt onto the floor

-Everyone started hysterically laughing at me, including my crush

-I didn't have any other option but to laugh with them at myself 

-Jamie took me upstairs to change out of my pizza pants and gave me some pants to borrow

-I was so embarrassed!

-I went back down stairs and tried to act like nothing had happened

THE END.

Hope you enjoyed my two most embarrassing 

moments and got some laughs out of them.

I know I did!!



Day 9: A Moment In Your Day

Day 9, Thursday: A moment in your day (this can be just a photo or both a photo and words)

My Sister-In-Law made me this gorgeous wreath to say thank you for watching her 5 kids while they were in DC.
She didn't have to...but she wanted too. I am so grateful to be apart of Josh's family. They are so full of love.

Day 1, Wednesday: The story of your life in 250 words or less (or one paragraph... no one will be counting your words... probably)

Day 2, Thursday: Educate us on something you know alot about or are good at. Take any approach you'd like (serious and educational or funny and sarcastic)
Day 3, Friday: Things that make you uncomfortable
Day 4, Saturday: Favorite quote (from a person, from a book, etc) and why you love it
Day 5, Sunday: Publicly profess your love and devotion for one of your blogger friends. What makes them great? Why do you love them? If you don't have blogger friends, talk about a real-life friend or even a family member
Day 6, Monday: If you couldn't answer with your job, how would you answer the question, 'what do you do'?
Day 7, Tuesday: The thing(s) you're most afraid of
Day 8, Wednesday: A piece of advice you have for others. Anything at all.
Day 9, Thursday: A moment in your day (this can be just a photo or both a photo and words)
Day 10, Friday: Most embarrassing moment (s). Spill. 
Day 11, Saturday: Sell yourself in 10 words or less
Day 12, Sunday: What do you miss? (a person, a thing, a place, a time of your life...)
Day 13, Monday: Issue a public apology. This can be as funny or as serious or as creative as you want it to be.
Day 14, Tuesday: Ten things that make you really happy
Day 15, Wednesday: A Day in the life (include photos from throughout your typical day - this could be "a photo an hour" if you'd like)
Day 16, Thursday: Something difficult about your "lot in life" and how you're working to overcome it
Day 17, Friday: A favorite photo of yourself and why
Day 18, Saturday: Tell a story from your childhood. Dig deep and try to be descriptive about what you remember and how you felt.
Day 19, Sunday: Five of your favorite blogs and what you love about them
Day 20, Monday: Get real. Share something you're struggling with right now.
Day 21, Tuesday: A list of links to your favorite posts in your archives
Day 22, Wednesday: Rant about something. Get up on your soapbox and tell us how you really feel. (a pet peeve, a current event, a controversial topic, something your husband or roommate or neighbor or boss does that really ticks you off)
Day 23, Thursday: Things you've learned that school won't teach you
Day 24, Friday: Your top 3 worst traits
Day 25, Saturday: Something someone told you about yourself that you'll never forget (good or bad)
Day 26, Sunday: Something you read online. Leave a link and discuss, if you'd like.
Day 27, Monday: A letter to your readers
Day 28, Tuesday: Only pictures
Day 29, Wednesday: Five songs or pieces of music that speak to you or bring back memories. UseGrooveshark or YouTube to include them in the post
Day 30, Thursday: React to this term: Letting Go
Day 31, Friday: A vivid memory

DAY 3: THINGS THAT MAKE ME UNCOMFORTABLE

{I cannot tell you how many times it took me to take these pictures. Ridiculous!}

So here we are....Day 3 of the challenge with Jenni

I gotta tell you guys, I am having so much fun with this!

I love all the different topics that Jenni chose.

If you haven't joined the challenge, it's not too late...get on board!

It really gets you thinking and get those creative juices flowing!!

When I was thinking about this post and the things that make me uncomfortable,

I soon realized that there are actually a lot of things that do make me uncomfortable.

Here are my top 5 that came to my mind....

1. Movies or TV shows with any type of intimate action involved (sex, making out (I hate the sound of two people smaking lips mostly..it just makes me squeamish). We don't watch or own any rated R movies. But it seems nowadays that even PG-13 movies have a lot of scenes that really don't have to be in there. I get extremely uncomfortable especially if I am beside my Husband. He gets uncomfortable too and either looks away, fasts forwards through it, or changes the channel. He even does that if there is a half-naked chic on TV or in a movie. He told me he doesn't need to or want to see any of that. Seriously?!?!?! How did I get so lucky?!?!

2. Sitting in the middle seat on a plane between two strangers. There is no room and I get somewhat claustrophobic. It never fails too...every time I fly I always get seated next to unfriendly people. I try and start up a little convo and let just look at me like I have 5 heads! So.... I usually end up paying a little extra for a window seat.

3. I hate when people touch the rim of anything I am drinking or if they accidentally touch some of my food before serving it to me. I really don't know what their hands have been touching or just the thought of them using the restroom and not washing their hands. EWWWW! Gross!

4. Doors, cabinets or anything that is meant to stay shut. Sometimes my sweet Husband will get something out of the pantry or one of the kitchen cabinets and then just leave it open! Drives me NUTTY!! He now knows it bugs me and so some nights when we are cooking together, he will purposefully continue to open cabinets when my back is to them. He loves to joke around with me. Yup..this happens on a daily occurrence. He always tells me that when we get old and have to be put in a home together that he will chase me around with his walker. Silly boy!

5. Half naked girls. Wait...let me reword that. Really young half naked girls. There is NO reason why a young girl should be dressing that way! What is wrong with the parents? You let your daughter out of the house like that? Seriously? Whenever we are out and about, Josh will sometimes point it out and say to me "see that girl right there...if we have a daughter she will NEVER dress like that! Not a chance!" We went to Target a couple of weeks ago and there was a girl who was probably 12-15 walking through Target in her bikini!! Every older guy that she walked by was checking her out and staring her up and down! Not right.