Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Goals For The Week

October 10, 2011

Goal #1 – Lose 5 pounds by Oct 30. I actually stepped on the scale yesterday and it wasn’t SO bad. I hadn’t gained any or lost any – just maintained. Since the number ended in a 5 I thought, “You know, my new goal could be to lose five pounds by the end of the month.” Challenge accepted! Now I need to write down what I will do each week to get there. This week – drink water, take my daily vitamin (not as much to do with weight as it has to do with energy levels and hormone crises), and get outside for 10 minutes each day. That last one is a challenge I issued to my friend in GA :-). I heard from her yesterday and her family was just out and about all day so good for her! Me – not so much. I felt like something the cat dragged in all day.

Goal #2 – Build a Control Journal. I have all kinds of lists for getting things done each day and yet none of them work because I don’t use or refer back to them. I put times by everything or put it all in a pretty binder that never gets opened and still things are crazy and not getting done. Last night, I was mucking around online and found my way back to FlyLady who I started my decluttering journey with way back in 2004 or 2005. It was an epiphany and a Godsend because I was able to get rid of a backlog of clutter, and make my house look more presentable. Fast forward to Oct 2011 and I’m looking around asking, “What in the hell happened here??” So it’s time to get back on track. Somehow the train in my brain derailed and I’m having a hard time getting those cars rollin’ again – KWIM?

So, like I said, last night, I’m mucking around, go to FlyLady and spy the Control Journal info. “I can do this!” I say to myself and immediately round up all the fixin’s. I also realized another thing – don’t make it a schedule with times, just write down what needs to be done and cross it off each day. The other thing I thought of: I work in 3 hour blocks. So, I’ll have a Morning Routine (6-9 am), Late Morning Routine (9-12 am), Afternoon Routine (12-3 pm), Late Afternoon Routine (3-6 pm), and an Evening Routine/Before Bed Routine (6-9pm). Yes, it’s okay to break your day up like that – you may have to give yourself permission first though. So, I’m putthing that together this week – a day at a time.

Those are my two goals for the week – yep, only two. Baby Steps and kaizen are really the same thing – small changes over time that add up to bigger and more lasting changes in your life. So, on Sunday I’ll let you know how I did and what my new goals for the next week are. One other thing, we’re taking a Fall Break this Thurs/Fri – I really need it!

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On October 11, 2011 at 4:22 AM, dxprog said:

Don't forget teatime and second breakfast!

On October 11, 2011 at 11:20 AM, java_queen said:

At first I thought it was a Spongebob quote, but it just didn't sound right. I knew I'd heard it before, but couldn't place it. So, I admit, I caved and looked it up - Lord of the Rings :-).

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Goals For The Week

October 10, 2011

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