Tackling Today Head-On!
It is time…time to put the actions to the daydreams and planning. Not later…Now. Not tomorrow…Today!
I had a little pep rally with myself. I was the coach and the cheer leader. See, I have a tendency to get overwhelmed and weighed down. I look at everything around me and think how can I do this! In my home life, I rarely get help…especially without asking. I have four kids…you’d think the burden of chores would be lighter on me. Nope. I get TIRED of begging and crying for help. And there comes the point where you just say, I’LL DO IT MYSELF!
I don’t know if I was unconsciously waiting for someone to come do this little weight loss chore for me or to wave a magic fairy wand over me or what. It’s time for me to do it myself. No one else can do this for me. It is in my hands as to whether I am successful or not. You guys can support me for many years to come…but you can’t make the right choices for me. I have to do it. Don’t get me wrong…I NEED you to be successful too. Your support is KEY to me in this journey. But I have to face up to my actions or lack of…
I mentioned in a recent blog that I am a list maker…a planner. What I didn’t mention is that I have had a terrible time doing that in the last couple years. I’d make my list and life would come snatch it from me and crumple it up. I gave up on dreams and plans to a large degree. All my plans and dreams had flown out the window when J walked out the door. I didn’t know how to make new ones because I had lived with the old ones so long.
Well this morning I got up early and got my paper and a favorite pen. I sat staring at the paper…holding that pen…nothing…I couldn’t write at first. I had to start thinking basics…What do I want to accomplish?…What things work for me?…What do I need to focus on first this week?…What do I need to focus on today? It started coming and I started writing. I tried to keep it simple…to not go overboard. I listed my goals for this week and what I plan to accomplish around the home today.
As far as food, I just plan on journaling anything I eat, good or bad. I am not focusing this week directly on calorie/point range although it will matter…just not priority. I will exercise 5 times. I will get my water in again.
As far as the home…I have let a lot go. When I was focused on the paperwork nothing got done. So today I have a bunch planned but I’m excited to get it done. Cleaning, baking and even last minute decorating. Our tree has been up since right after Thanksgiving…but undecorated.
I will be back on today/tonight when I have accomplished my goals (including exercise)
Time to rev up my engine and throw this puppy into gear…ACTION gear. Time to GIT R DONE!
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ok- i’ve retyped this last line about 4 times now and everything just sounds totally cheesy and i think my head is half asleep, so, if this in incoherent, corny or just stupid- so be it- but awesome attitude and i know you can do this! and on that note- i’m going to bed!
First, girl you may have to do like I did. Remember when hubby was in the hospital..I came home..my house was a disaster…I cried cause I was feeling so overwelmed with it all. After I was done, boy I got pissed. I marched in there and told my kids…cleaning party. When my kids (19 & 17) started bickering…I told them..go ahead..each time I hear that..we get more cleaning time. I was on a rampage..here I needed them to help during this stressful time and all they wanted to do was sit on their butts & make it worse…oh hell no! I dont if this will help you…but, momma..if you get mad..you can get them to help. I told them..no cell phones..no nothing til it was done. Within about a hour and a half..my house was clean!
Dances with joy at the rest of your blog!! Your taking control girl and fired up to get these things done..yayyyy dances around the room!! You can do this girl!
Love ya bunches and bunches, Debbie
Wonderful and doesn’t this make you feel better? I have really let my house go, but I plan to work on it on my days off this week, family and the holiday are more important to me, that and staying on plan. We can do this, we are both coming up out of a hard time. We have all this support, and I thank God for it. Love you!
You sounds like my mom, she always says the kids don’t help her. I think growing up we just didn’t think about it, we didn’t see the messes and stuff. I would ask the kids for help if I were you so you don’t have to do everything.
I let my house go once I married my husband, his mom NEVER made him clean growing up and still doesn’t let us even clear our own plates when we eat at their house. I have learned to deal with it because I like to have a very clean house. One thing I always think of that my mom always says is “take care of the things that are living, everything else doesn’t really matter”
I am glad you have an attack plan. I am glad you are back and blogging
I am coming to believe that kids are blind to messes. I so know what you mean…I’ve got four kids too, yet it seems like I sometimes get overwhelmed with housework and gotta light a fire under em’ to get them to do anything.
You’re so right - our weight loss goals have got to be accomplished by us alone. No one can do it for us. We CAN do it!!
I REALLY like reading your blogs. I can tell you are a list write because your blogs are very well laid out and sytematic:) But not systematic in a boring unfeeling way—just that you have all your ducks in a row— lol! I agree with Debbie about helping to “motivate” your children to help you—”when you don’t help me, luxuries you have grown accostomed to—they disappear”
and I have used this idea in counseling sessions for solution focused therapy—ask yourself—if I could wake up and a miracle occurred, what would it be like when I wake up… Then you start your goals from there. Have a great Monday!