I came across a bunch of LOA stuff, how what we put out into the world (yes, even those unverbalized thoughts) ends up manifesting into reality. Then I re-read the last post and began to wonder why I'm *creating* this for myself.
I'm still trying to hold on to the LOA thinking as I mentally decompress after what was a rather exacberating morning. We went through multiple road construction areas on a morning when I had to be at an appointment. I hadn't planned on having to stop quite so many times and was kinda stressed getting there in a timely manner. I had previously agreed to meet up with my parents 30 mins after my appointment (I'd booked the appointment what I thought was early enough to make both timings nicely). My mother phones 20 mins early and wants to bump up the timing, because it fit her schedule better. It didn't really work for me to fit her in earlier than we'd planned. So while I was in at my appointment, they came by, exchanged pleasantries with the children, and were gone before I finished my appointment! I never did see them! Granted, the practitioner I was seeing was 40 mins behind schedule, which yes, made *me* 10 mins late for our appointed meeting time, but *still*, my parents are ReTiReD - doesn't that mean they have 10 mins to spare in their day? Apparently not. grumble grumble grumble I *did* mention to the practitioner that waiting that long wasn't so fantastic, and he did apologize, but that didn't negate the fact that it all ended up inconveniently botched. And *why* did I create that for myself?!? :P
Oh well. We're home. It's sunny. The kids are blowing bubbles and jumping on the trampoline. The laundry's on the line. The chickens are all sunning themselves around the yard. The dog's having a nap and snoring softly. Everything *in this moment* is right with the world. :D
I came across this awesome woodland house site. I flitted around the site last night and spent time pondering what the new age will bring... how the economy and our lives must change for us to make the transition into the next era. What things can we hold onto? What must we let go of?
It's a fascinating time we live in. This is where my thoughts are on it right now... I think it would be awesome for people to have access to land, to be able to grow a lot of their own foods organically (grains, legumes, veggies, fruits), have the skills to produce any meat they wish to consume, if any at all (fishing, raising animals for meat), being able to provide for their own energy consumption (sustainable harvesting from a woodlot, solar energy, wind energy, geothermal, or microhydro), living in communion with nature (rainwater harvesting, grey water systems, composting toilets and composting in general, solar hot water, line drying clothes, etc., etc., etc.). Yes, obviously, building your own home and growing your own food - taking ultimate responsibility for meeting your own needs as much as is possible - means *time* and that means you'll have less time for your mainstream job as it exists right now. I don't think this is necessarly a bad thing - I think Western society will change drastically in the next century. We'll probably work at meaningful employment as much as is necessary only to meet our sparing financial needs, not because being wealthy will be the motivator, but because freedom to do as we choose with our lives will be the motivator. LoVe will be the motivator. Love of life, love of nature, love of choice and each other. Having the time to learn together, to play together, will trump any desire to have the newest technological gadget or the fastest, newest car or the biggest house or what have you.
As far as transportation, I forsee bicycles, horses (and my experience there is embarassingly limited), public transportation - use of these alternatives as much as possible to the single family vehicle... Supporting the local economy (trading skills, bartering, and local currencies, among other alternatives... I admit, I'm not very well-read on alternative economic systems just yet)... These are the ways I can see society headed in the next century. It's not that we'll shun our current reliance on technology, I don't think. But I think we (as a society) have to move away from this mindless conumeristic attitude - the having to have the newest gadget to be cool thinking.
I am worthy and loveable, even if I'm wearing an old, stained organic cotton and bamboo t-shirt and sweatpants that are equally well-worn (I don't need the latest fashions to be worthy). I am loveable even though my hair's not coloured and I don't wear make-up (Natural beauty is incomparable to a false image). I am loveable even though I don't have the latest cell phone or the largest TV availble or even though I'm on dial-up internet and even though I don't have bottles of soda pop and processed packaged foods or brand name much of *anything* in my home. I don't need those things to be worthy of being loved.
Until we, as a society, can wake up from the "excess" we're so attached to, well, it might be a harder transition for us if we can't let go.
Let go and Let God/Goddess.
12 May 2011
10 May 2011
Falling Apart
Wow, what is it with 36?! I've only been 36 for a little over 3 months here and already I've had to get orthotics (plantar fasciitis & bone spur in my heel - OUCH!), have to wear my glasses for reading (astigmatism in one eye), and now this last week my jaw locks up (TMJ)! Not to mention the grey hair that's coming on strong and the obscenely slow metabolism and excess weight. I feel like... I'm falling apart.
I'm taking on a new teaching assignment with tai chi - starting next class I'll be instructing the continuing class. I am feeling slightly overwhelmed at the thought of it - going from a beginner class of 10 or 15 students to a continuing class of twice as many, but I keep telling myself that if the Instruction Committee has faith that I can handle it, that I should have the self-confidence in myself.
After tai chi, I toodled off to the workshop and dh and I helped ds build 13 mason bee houses to fill the orders he got at the spring craft fair last month. After doing that, we went off to dd's ballet class (and left her dance bag in dad's car - oops - but being the awesome dad he is, he realized this shortly after we'd left, and even though it made him late for floor hockey, he went in the opposite direction that he needed to go, and came and dropped her dance bag off *in time* for class, so dd was so extra-specially pleased to have her proper dance attire on before the class started. What an awesome dad!) DD had her RAD Primary ballet exam on the weekend, so I guess we'll maybe get results in the mail later. Now the class is focusing on the year-end dance (the ugly duckling) so that'll be the focus of the remaining classes.
After picking up our CSA box at the farm we came home and after dinner (1L of smoothie), my jaw was soooooo sore I just couldn't muster up the motivation to row for 35 mins, which i'd intended to do today. But tomorrow morning I'm not cutting myself any slack! I *will* row!!!
To compound things, we haven't slept well in 3 days. The kids have been sleeping outside in the tent and waking with the birds at dawn. Last night one of the children wanted to come in at 1:30 in the morning, so sleep was disrupted even further. I realized I'm clenching my jaw during sleep, so that's not good.
My mom had terrible TMJ when I was a kid. She still wears a dental appliance to bed every night. And my sister had jaw surgery as a teen, so I guess there's a propensity towards hereditary jaw problems... I'm not about to leave this long without having *someone* look at it. I was thinking of going for acupuncture. That, and maybe more 'stress reduction techniques'. I was wondering about the emotional connection to one's jaw - and I think maybe part of it is things-left-unsaid. But I've also heard people who wear scarves are protecting their willpower and personal voice (throat) so i wonder about the jaw connection.
I'm going to go make the kids some popcorn for a snack.
Namaste'
I'm taking on a new teaching assignment with tai chi - starting next class I'll be instructing the continuing class. I am feeling slightly overwhelmed at the thought of it - going from a beginner class of 10 or 15 students to a continuing class of twice as many, but I keep telling myself that if the Instruction Committee has faith that I can handle it, that I should have the self-confidence in myself.
After tai chi, I toodled off to the workshop and dh and I helped ds build 13 mason bee houses to fill the orders he got at the spring craft fair last month. After doing that, we went off to dd's ballet class (and left her dance bag in dad's car - oops - but being the awesome dad he is, he realized this shortly after we'd left, and even though it made him late for floor hockey, he went in the opposite direction that he needed to go, and came and dropped her dance bag off *in time* for class, so dd was so extra-specially pleased to have her proper dance attire on before the class started. What an awesome dad!) DD had her RAD Primary ballet exam on the weekend, so I guess we'll maybe get results in the mail later. Now the class is focusing on the year-end dance (the ugly duckling) so that'll be the focus of the remaining classes.
After picking up our CSA box at the farm we came home and after dinner (1L of smoothie), my jaw was soooooo sore I just couldn't muster up the motivation to row for 35 mins, which i'd intended to do today. But tomorrow morning I'm not cutting myself any slack! I *will* row!!!
To compound things, we haven't slept well in 3 days. The kids have been sleeping outside in the tent and waking with the birds at dawn. Last night one of the children wanted to come in at 1:30 in the morning, so sleep was disrupted even further. I realized I'm clenching my jaw during sleep, so that's not good.
My mom had terrible TMJ when I was a kid. She still wears a dental appliance to bed every night. And my sister had jaw surgery as a teen, so I guess there's a propensity towards hereditary jaw problems... I'm not about to leave this long without having *someone* look at it. I was thinking of going for acupuncture. That, and maybe more 'stress reduction techniques'. I was wondering about the emotional connection to one's jaw - and I think maybe part of it is things-left-unsaid. But I've also heard people who wear scarves are protecting their willpower and personal voice (throat) so i wonder about the jaw connection.
I'm going to go make the kids some popcorn for a snack.
Namaste'
06 May 2011
TGIF
hi! just wanted to check in...
i got up early today and after tending to the animals i did a set of tai chi outside in the early morning. it was *really* nice. then i got down to business and got my 35 mins of cardio done (7 kms rowing) and then got on with the rest of our day. it was really nice, i have to admit, to get the day started like that, although i am one who really does enjoy waking up on my own (without the alarm clock). the alarm woke me up in the middle of a dream, too, which was completely lousy. i am very blessed to not have to wake up to that thing every day.
This is week 5 of exercising regularly. i am trying to reframe my disappointment that i'm not springing back into shape the way i'd hoped. it's taking a little (ok, a lot) more effort than i'd anticipated. i guess part of me wants that quick fix. the energy it's taking to put my health first is... a blessing. it's requiring me to be more mindful, more focused, more committed to my health than i have been as of late, which is why i'm here now, right? i've created a situation that requests me to be all that i aspire to be: mindful. (i'm working on it) to my credit, i have done really well the past 5 weeks with the exercising: 5 or 6 days each week i get at least half an hour of solid, sweaty cardio in, and an additional 2 to 4 days a week i get a tai chi class in. (and with the cardio i'm *drenched* in sweat by the end of it, and that's *got* to be a good sign, right? LOL) toxins out... toxins out...
a friend of mine gave me samples of a couple soaps and deoderants she's making. they really are the cat's meow. i *love* that they are all-natural and you can understand all the ingredients in them and that they're made with love and positive intentions. they'll likely be on the rawfoodsooke list soon.
today was the may day celebration for the homeschoolers. overcast and cloudy, the skies didn't start sprinkling until about 4 hrs into the celebrations, so that was great! the boys had a rousing game of soccer going on, dd danced in the maypole dance (and all the girls who danced did TERRIFICALLY well!), and the potluck (we took organic salad with avocado and mango and citrus poppy seed dressing) and pocketlady and crafts and blessing and performances were awesome. such a great amount of planning and coordination goes into making this event run smoothly and it always does! an annual event not to be missed. and i love that my son chatted the whole way home about interpersonal dynamics and observations he had about the nature of play as he gets older. what amazing insight and depth that kid has!
that's all for now. i'll maybe add more later... ;)
i got up early today and after tending to the animals i did a set of tai chi outside in the early morning. it was *really* nice. then i got down to business and got my 35 mins of cardio done (7 kms rowing) and then got on with the rest of our day. it was really nice, i have to admit, to get the day started like that, although i am one who really does enjoy waking up on my own (without the alarm clock). the alarm woke me up in the middle of a dream, too, which was completely lousy. i am very blessed to not have to wake up to that thing every day.
This is week 5 of exercising regularly. i am trying to reframe my disappointment that i'm not springing back into shape the way i'd hoped. it's taking a little (ok, a lot) more effort than i'd anticipated. i guess part of me wants that quick fix. the energy it's taking to put my health first is... a blessing. it's requiring me to be more mindful, more focused, more committed to my health than i have been as of late, which is why i'm here now, right? i've created a situation that requests me to be all that i aspire to be: mindful. (i'm working on it) to my credit, i have done really well the past 5 weeks with the exercising: 5 or 6 days each week i get at least half an hour of solid, sweaty cardio in, and an additional 2 to 4 days a week i get a tai chi class in. (and with the cardio i'm *drenched* in sweat by the end of it, and that's *got* to be a good sign, right? LOL) toxins out... toxins out...
a friend of mine gave me samples of a couple soaps and deoderants she's making. they really are the cat's meow. i *love* that they are all-natural and you can understand all the ingredients in them and that they're made with love and positive intentions. they'll likely be on the rawfoodsooke list soon.
today was the may day celebration for the homeschoolers. overcast and cloudy, the skies didn't start sprinkling until about 4 hrs into the celebrations, so that was great! the boys had a rousing game of soccer going on, dd danced in the maypole dance (and all the girls who danced did TERRIFICALLY well!), and the potluck (we took organic salad with avocado and mango and citrus poppy seed dressing) and pocketlady and crafts and blessing and performances were awesome. such a great amount of planning and coordination goes into making this event run smoothly and it always does! an annual event not to be missed. and i love that my son chatted the whole way home about interpersonal dynamics and observations he had about the nature of play as he gets older. what amazing insight and depth that kid has!
that's all for now. i'll maybe add more later... ;)
02 May 2011
Love those May flowers!
I saw the most beautiful boulevards and traffic circles filled with flowers today as we drove through the City of Flowers. Just beautiful all the colours!! Must've been all those April showers we had! :P Today it rained, too, so no laundry got done. This is a tricky time of year to get laundry done and have it line-dried. I should really set up some kind of drying system under the deck outside, but I think the high humidity when it's raining would inhibit drying, even if it were out of the rain but still outside.
It's been a very busy few days, going right into the city each day for the past four. I took yesterday off rowing, but did instruct tai chi for 2 hrs. Today I rowed 7 kms, despite nearly leaving it too late (we had to leave about 2 mins after I finished rowing).
Today I listened to the news in the car, being as unplugged with the media as I usually am, to catch up on current events:
It was the federal election in Canada today. The Prime Minister is the incumbent Steven Harper. Locally we saw the first Green MP in Canada get elected in the nearby Saanich-Gulf Islands area with the election of Green party leader Elizabeth May. It was very interesting to listen to the live election results coverage and the kids (especially the older one) were quite interested in what was going on. I always take the kids into the polling station with me and explain the process. I've never had a problem taking them in there with me and today was no exception. I think role-modelling is a way of underscoring the importance of voting.
In today's news the other very much talked about piece of news was the death of Osama Bin Laden, nearly 10 years after 9/11.
And it was also tax-deadline day in Canada. Typically it's midnight on April 30th, but because that fell on a weekend this year, it was extended to May 2nd at midnight for netfiled returns but paper returns still had to be postmarked April 30th.
When we were at the petting zoo in town the other day we saw the pygmy goat kids named Will and Kate. They were sooooooo cute (okay, all babies of any species are cute). There was another goat mama who had had quadruplets (!!!) and the two boys were named Henrik and Daniel (after the Sedin twins from the Vancouver Canucks). Very cute, but someone was buying one boy and one girl from that litter, and personally, I thought it was just wrong to split those boys up. They ought to have gone to the same home. I couldn't believe Will and Kate weren't sold yet and really had to restrain myself from putting a deposit down on them. That being said, do I really *need* pygmy goats around here?! I haven't even got a barn built for them (although we certainly have the space for goats), and even though they don't come home for 3 months, it's still insane to take any more animal critters on at this time. See? I can show common sense and restraint... at times. LOL :P (oh, and btw, if i haven't mentioned it, i really enjoyed listening to and reading about the royal wedding. i listened to the highlights on bbc radio on friday and just loved that the speech by the priest sounded like he'd read the Anastasia series. i kept hearing references to the series in his words.)
Well, that's about all the news from here. I've got some great books calling my name right now, so I must end my ramblings here.
Namaste'
It's been a very busy few days, going right into the city each day for the past four. I took yesterday off rowing, but did instruct tai chi for 2 hrs. Today I rowed 7 kms, despite nearly leaving it too late (we had to leave about 2 mins after I finished rowing).
Today I listened to the news in the car, being as unplugged with the media as I usually am, to catch up on current events:
It was the federal election in Canada today. The Prime Minister is the incumbent Steven Harper. Locally we saw the first Green MP in Canada get elected in the nearby Saanich-Gulf Islands area with the election of Green party leader Elizabeth May. It was very interesting to listen to the live election results coverage and the kids (especially the older one) were quite interested in what was going on. I always take the kids into the polling station with me and explain the process. I've never had a problem taking them in there with me and today was no exception. I think role-modelling is a way of underscoring the importance of voting.
In today's news the other very much talked about piece of news was the death of Osama Bin Laden, nearly 10 years after 9/11.
And it was also tax-deadline day in Canada. Typically it's midnight on April 30th, but because that fell on a weekend this year, it was extended to May 2nd at midnight for netfiled returns but paper returns still had to be postmarked April 30th.
When we were at the petting zoo in town the other day we saw the pygmy goat kids named Will and Kate. They were sooooooo cute (okay, all babies of any species are cute). There was another goat mama who had had quadruplets (!!!) and the two boys were named Henrik and Daniel (after the Sedin twins from the Vancouver Canucks). Very cute, but someone was buying one boy and one girl from that litter, and personally, I thought it was just wrong to split those boys up. They ought to have gone to the same home. I couldn't believe Will and Kate weren't sold yet and really had to restrain myself from putting a deposit down on them. That being said, do I really *need* pygmy goats around here?! I haven't even got a barn built for them (although we certainly have the space for goats), and even though they don't come home for 3 months, it's still insane to take any more animal critters on at this time. See? I can show common sense and restraint... at times. LOL :P (oh, and btw, if i haven't mentioned it, i really enjoyed listening to and reading about the royal wedding. i listened to the highlights on bbc radio on friday and just loved that the speech by the priest sounded like he'd read the Anastasia series. i kept hearing references to the series in his words.)
Well, that's about all the news from here. I've got some great books calling my name right now, so I must end my ramblings here.
Namaste'
30 April 2011
Time for Reflection
It's the end of the month. I rowed an amazing 134 kms this month, the first time (I know I know I keep repeating it) I've done so in 19 months. It feels great! Today I rowed 7 kms (32 mins). Rowing is like running; I can row 10 kms in about the same amount of time I could run 10 kms (if my foot didn't hurt so badly from the plantar fasciatis, that is). I'm just so darned happy that I've stuck with the exercising this month. 23 out of 30 days. 77% of the days this month. Wahoo!
Otoh, I haven't lost a single pound, and that is truly disheartening. maybe i'm building muscle back up. But seriously, couldn't we just start losing a LITTLE weight, please?! I'm giving myself 19 months. Surely that's enough time to work this off?!
Now that the exercise is somewhat firmly implanted in my daily routine again, I've been looking at the other areas of my life. I'm drinking more water again and have started taking a multivitamin (Garden of Life's Vitamin Code for women, which seems specifically formulated for a raw diet) as well as a calcium/magnesium supplement. I'd been re-reading Becoming Raw (Davis/Melina) and began wondering just how "well-planned" my raw food diet really was. I kinda eat whatever's around, not thinking ahead. Maybe that's my downfall, eh?
Life's about balance. Lately I've just been trying to step back, look at things a little more objectively and assess if the balance is working for me. The house, for example, looks like a tornado whipped through (in actual fact it was a certain 7 yr old with a penchant for creative, imaginative play). Maybe tomorrow I'll get a chance to straighten things out. I'm not stressed out about the disarray, but I would like it a *little* tidier... before Mother's Day. ;)
Otoh, I haven't lost a single pound, and that is truly disheartening. maybe i'm building muscle back up. But seriously, couldn't we just start losing a LITTLE weight, please?! I'm giving myself 19 months. Surely that's enough time to work this off?!
Now that the exercise is somewhat firmly implanted in my daily routine again, I've been looking at the other areas of my life. I'm drinking more water again and have started taking a multivitamin (Garden of Life's Vitamin Code for women, which seems specifically formulated for a raw diet) as well as a calcium/magnesium supplement. I'd been re-reading Becoming Raw (Davis/Melina) and began wondering just how "well-planned" my raw food diet really was. I kinda eat whatever's around, not thinking ahead. Maybe that's my downfall, eh?
Life's about balance. Lately I've just been trying to step back, look at things a little more objectively and assess if the balance is working for me. The house, for example, looks like a tornado whipped through (in actual fact it was a certain 7 yr old with a penchant for creative, imaginative play). Maybe tomorrow I'll get a chance to straighten things out. I'm not stressed out about the disarray, but I would like it a *little* tidier... before Mother's Day. ;)
24 April 2011
Empowering Changes
I watched a couple RawFoodWorld TV Show episodes while on high-speed yesterday and one episode talked about compulsive eating. I don't yet have my compulsive eating under control, I admit it. (*see? the sky didn't fall in by admitting that!*) I haven't found a local support like a counsellor who specializes in food addictions, and I feel like that's who I'm going to need - someone with that kind of training - to help me sort through this, because it's definitely entrenched (unhealthy) eating patterns. I think it's just something I keep putting out of my mind (or at least pushing it into the back recesses of my mind). It's not something I've wanted to admit or deal with.
But at some point (probably sooner than my ego realizes (LOL)), I'm going to have to grab the bull by the horns and deal with it. I look forward to being a person who isn't addicted to food, who makes healthy food choices and doesn't overeat.
On another note, I've been diligent about exercising this month. So far I've been active 18 out of 24 days - 75%. That's my goal. 75% of the time be active for at *least* half an hour those days. It's not like I'm expecting myself to do a triathlon or a marathon (although secretly I think that would be *so* exhilarating!). Just half an hour. And still, there are days that I just *resist* big-time. But no excuses! I am committed to improving my health. It feels good to have honoured that commitment this month. It's the first time I've done so in 19 months, and it's as though I'm saying to myself "I am worthy" every time I make the effort to exercise.
Small steps are how big changes are made.
But at some point (probably sooner than my ego realizes (LOL)), I'm going to have to grab the bull by the horns and deal with it. I look forward to being a person who isn't addicted to food, who makes healthy food choices and doesn't overeat.
On another note, I've been diligent about exercising this month. So far I've been active 18 out of 24 days - 75%. That's my goal. 75% of the time be active for at *least* half an hour those days. It's not like I'm expecting myself to do a triathlon or a marathon (although secretly I think that would be *so* exhilarating!). Just half an hour. And still, there are days that I just *resist* big-time. But no excuses! I am committed to improving my health. It feels good to have honoured that commitment this month. It's the first time I've done so in 19 months, and it's as though I'm saying to myself "I am worthy" every time I make the effort to exercise.
Small steps are how big changes are made.
21 April 2011
Spring has Sprung...
I *think* this is spring. It's still so darned cold you wouldn't know it, but the sun is eeking out most days now. We literally had a dusting of snow last week - APRIL snow!!! *Not* the norm. But yes, the sun is out most days. The garden is still too wet and cold to get into and the more mediterranean herbs did not survive the winter (lavender, rosemary)... and my rosemary busy was quite large, too. Very disappointing.
DS had his birthday party on the weekend and it was great fun. The kids played on the trampoline, I think there was a game of capture-the-flag going on for a while, and a game of cops-and-robbers (until it ended when the one robber was mauled by a mob of cops... no comment). I know my son truly appreciated having his friends here to celebrate with him; made his day!
I've noticed that my son is maturing, in that he now takes great pride in having his dresser drawers very neatly organized. He does his own laundry, even hanging it on the line to dry (rather than throwing it all in the conveniently-placed yet energy-hogging dryer next to the washer like his father is apt to do). About mid-week last week he went on a cleaning rampage around the house and picked up toys and items strewn about the house in an effort to start tidying up before the party. This is new behaviour, this taking pride in one's home and general appearance. I guess I should welcome and encourage it but otoh I don't want it becoming obsessive. But maybe that's the slob in me talking. LOL
My daughter is pretending her baby stroller is a wheelchair. She's on the verge of being too big to sit in it - wedges herself in and then scoots along with her feet. I remember having thoughts like that as a child, wondering what it would be like to be different than I was - whether that was wearing glasses or being deaf or being in a wheelchair. Just really wondering what it would be like. I think it's safe for her to ponder these things in the shelter of her own home. Obviously I don't encourage her to go out in public in her doll stroller.
I think I might have gotten into this exercise habit now. 16 out of 21 days this month I've moved and grooved... and while I'm not seeing any weight loss and I'm not yet squeezing into my too-small pants, I am feeling good about taking the time to exercise most days. I know there are triggers for me to not exercise: leaving it too late in the day, expecting to go farther or longer (or working out harder) than my normal pace. I sometimes have trouble keeping in mind I've been a sloth the past 19 months and it's going to take a little time to get back into the groove. But every day, little by little, I'm making it a priority. And it feels gooooooooood.
How 'bout you? What's new with you?
DS had his birthday party on the weekend and it was great fun. The kids played on the trampoline, I think there was a game of capture-the-flag going on for a while, and a game of cops-and-robbers (until it ended when the one robber was mauled by a mob of cops... no comment). I know my son truly appreciated having his friends here to celebrate with him; made his day!
I've noticed that my son is maturing, in that he now takes great pride in having his dresser drawers very neatly organized. He does his own laundry, even hanging it on the line to dry (rather than throwing it all in the conveniently-placed yet energy-hogging dryer next to the washer like his father is apt to do). About mid-week last week he went on a cleaning rampage around the house and picked up toys and items strewn about the house in an effort to start tidying up before the party. This is new behaviour, this taking pride in one's home and general appearance. I guess I should welcome and encourage it but otoh I don't want it becoming obsessive. But maybe that's the slob in me talking. LOL
My daughter is pretending her baby stroller is a wheelchair. She's on the verge of being too big to sit in it - wedges herself in and then scoots along with her feet. I remember having thoughts like that as a child, wondering what it would be like to be different than I was - whether that was wearing glasses or being deaf or being in a wheelchair. Just really wondering what it would be like. I think it's safe for her to ponder these things in the shelter of her own home. Obviously I don't encourage her to go out in public in her doll stroller.
I think I might have gotten into this exercise habit now. 16 out of 21 days this month I've moved and grooved... and while I'm not seeing any weight loss and I'm not yet squeezing into my too-small pants, I am feeling good about taking the time to exercise most days. I know there are triggers for me to not exercise: leaving it too late in the day, expecting to go farther or longer (or working out harder) than my normal pace. I sometimes have trouble keeping in mind I've been a sloth the past 19 months and it's going to take a little time to get back into the groove. But every day, little by little, I'm making it a priority. And it feels gooooooooood.
How 'bout you? What's new with you?
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