Toilets

There are things in my life that I take for granted. Toilets are one of them. I watched a show last night about how billions of people in the world don't have toilets. They go on the side of the road, in a field, on the edge of the river. It's a huge problem because it gets in the water, the same water that they drink and bath in and eat the fish from. YUK, YUK, YUK is all I can say about that. How very blessed I am to have a clean toilet to do my business in. I went to Peru in 2008 with my son and there were some people we visited that didn't have a toilet either. They pretty much had a hole in the ground that you went in, then you swished down some water that was in a bucket next to the hole. I had to use that hole several times while we were visiting them. I remember thinking I would never complain again. Shame on all of us for complaining. Despite all the problems we find ourselves in in The United States of America, we still live in the most prosperous, privileged country in the world. So next time you sit down on that porcelain throne, you give thanks!
It's Monday and time for new beginnings and some motivation for the week! I ate way too much this weekend, so it's renewal time! Worked out hard this morning (P90X and a short run), will go to gym and do 40 minutes on the elliptical after work, then spinning tomorrow morning. Maybe, just maybe, I will lose an ounce of this ever-loving flab!!!!! It is such a constant battle for me.