A few of the things on my list:
REcommit
I want to be healthy. For my family I want to provide healthy yet tasty meals and snacks. Tofu? Nah, don't think so. Not in this house! My husband and daughter know the difference between ground beef and ground turkey, no matter how much Pampered Chef Southwestern seasonings I throw in there!
REorganize
I have too much stuff. I have trouble throwing things away. I have piles here and there. I think I need to organize the piles so that I can actualy organize! My piles? Receipts, items for Liv's scrapbook, pictures, books, music, my Thirty-One business supplies, Women's Community materials. Then, there are the clothes. The skinny ones....yes, at one time, I wore a size 8. It was the year leading up to meeting my husband. Ahhhh, brown suede jeans, I remember you fondly...you were there the night I learned to do the Sweetheart Shadas (sp?) and you were there on my first date with John. How could I ever part with you?
Oh yeah....and then there are the remnants from my six years of selling Pampered Chef. I can still find unique uses for all 17 pieces of stoneware....how could I give up the mini loaf pan? That is vital for holiday baking (that I haven't had the time to do since Liv arrived).
My highschool yearbooks are out of the hope chest...although bulky and taking up quite a bit of space, they are completely necessary for my Facebook research...who was that that just "friended" me? Oh yes, 10th grade English!
REmodel a role model for Olivia
OK...so we are sitting at the dinner table and Olivia doesn't like what I have cooked...surprise! She decides that she must leave the table. I explain the rule, whether we eat or not, we sit as a family until we are all done....be happy darned it!!!! To which she exclaims in her most dramatic voice (I think she is going to be an actress....) "I need to relax on the couch, I am not feeling good...I think I am sick." Now, for most people, this might be kind of cute. But for me, it was like daggers to my heart. How many times have I said that very thing? Many. She is a sponge. Ouch.
Well...these are just a few. But they are a great start. Comments? Anyone?
About Me
- Your 31 Bag Lady
- I am starting a journey that I call "RE" which means that after listing areas that I want to change or improve, I have decided to attack them with gusto to become the Me that I want to be. True to form, I was on fire for the re-newal but started procrastinating around month three and now I have three months before the big 40 arrives. Procrastination in my middle name...or rather, Tina is procrastination's middle name. See? Right there? In the middle? Tina.
I am so proud of you for actually thinking all of this through! Many of us know there are changes that have to be made, yet we aren't even aware of what they are except for the obvious, "I can't zip up my britches." You my friend, are an inspiration and encouragement to me. I love you and look forward to riding on this journey to 40 right with you!
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