Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Summer Sched – Weeks 3 & 4

June 27, 2020

Well, week 3 was pretty good – met most of my goals with regard to my schedule. This week however turned busy – a busyness I haven’t had since early March. I think I like a more quiet life. :-P

Skincare – My routine is working and it’s easy since I’m using the same few products and not worried about extras. My skin has calmed down too. The only “makeup” I wear these days is my cc cream with SPF. When I feel like putting more makeup on, like if I do some actual shopping in an actual store, I take it up a notch with foundation and extras. Loving the freedom of less. I did need to do some light exfoliation this week, so I used Glow Recipe’s Watermelon Sleeping Mask. Despite the light tingling, it did not irritate my skin (no redness) and my skin did seem softer and plumper this morning. Could be a keeper.

Housework – Okay, here’s where I’ve added in some motivation. I found a Youtube channel by an older lady who gives talks to housewives. Her shows run the gamut from how to take care of yourself to taking care of your home and even personal development. It has helped me stay motivated and also given me food for thought.

On the plus side, I am moving along with the Flylady system but this week got derailed due to going to some favorite stores that have opened (we waited until things had settled down – not wanting to go in super crowded stores). That was fun but it turned my housework a little on it’s side so not everything got done as it should. Well, that’s life. I can jump back in next week and it’s all going to be okay.

Menu Planning – So, I decided to just menu plan and shop as usual, but I am making better food choices each day. Like this morning, peanut butter toast and a banana. Yesterday for lunch it was half of a turkey sandwich, cut vegetables, and fruit juice. That’s a lot better than some of my usual “meals”. So, I’m being more thoughtful and intentional. I also upped my water intake and that’s helped too, especially since the summer heat is on.

Daily Schedule – I do the heavy work in the morning and relax and do my thing in the afternoon. Well, I wrap up my housework and decluttering early on in the afternoon, but after that it’s time to relax and do something for me. No guilt. This is working very nicely and so I’ll continue with that. I also work my day the same each day – I like the routine of knowing what to do when. This helps keep the housework flowing as it should and maintaining a clean home much easier.

So, all in all, not a bad two weeks. The one thing I need to do is continue to lower the volume on other voices around me. That means staying away from some social media, and even watching how many books I’m reading. Especially in the inspirational category. I see too many good books and then I start reading them all at once sometimes. So, I’m cutting back to one book for spiritual reading and one for pleasure. Of course, magazines are the icing to that book cake. One of my indulgences.

So, that’s a wrap for the month of June. Hard to believe this month is almost gone and half the year is almost gone too. Going into July I’m just doing the same schedule and seeing where it takes me. I feel that I’m more on top of things (even with running around this week) and allowing myself leisure and recreation is helping me stay afloat mentally and emotionally. Which is good because the danger of going back into depression would be all too easy right now. As a beloved older priest always said, “Slow and easy.” :-)

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June 27, 2020

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