party in the bedroom

I just couldn't throw away all of the cute fans that we made for Britton's party. So now we have a party in our room every night.

 Nora agrees. And therefore I have been desperate for sleep. 

John has taken advantage of my need for sleep.  And I have decided not to lie down unless I am ready to sleep wherever I am.

But last night we discovered that Nora really enjoys the pacifier. I'm conflicted about giving her a pacifier. We had such a traumatic time with Britton that I haven't let any children have one since. 

But desperate times call for desperate measures, right?

And speaking of clichés, I was talking to a neighbor last week and at some point she shared the "rules are meant to be broken" favorite.  And it just rubbed me the wrong way for some reason.  It wasn't a serious discussion or anything, but it got me thinking about rules.  I really do want my kids to follow rules! I make rules for a reason.  Nearly always for their safety.  

And then I got to thinking about the church and the rules that I follow because I believe that it is true.  And even if the rules seem constricting on the surface, they are almost always for my safety as well. God has a plan for us, and it is a lot easier to follow His plan.  Whenever I have decided not to, I have had a lot harder road to ride along on.  

And then I came across this quote the other day:

"I wish I'd partied a little less. People always say 'be true to yourself.' But that's misleading, because there are two selves. There's your short term self, and there's your long term self. And if you're only true to your short term self, your long term self slowly decays."

And I started thinking about how my long term self is decaying because of the choices I am making right now... Gosh I love being lazy and eating junk food!  It doesn't sound that bad, but I know that my body is crying out because of it, and my mind is, as well.  I like to joke that James now has 33% more to love.  But I cringe everytime I say it.  Last month our church magazine had a really good article about a healthy lifestyle, and we have a very basic precept called the Word of Wisdom, that encourages us to live in a healthful manner.  But, like I said, lazy and junk food seem so much better in the moment.  

Maybe I would have a better party in the bedroom if I lived a little more for my long term self, eh?