Goals. Happiness. How to get there. What do I want? Big life stuff I'd guess, but due to my all or nothing nature, I need to break it down into smaller bits.
My head is positively SPINNING right now with all the vrap I need to get done and how I'm going to do it. I have got to get a handle on this ride, and soon. I desperately want to simplify my life.
I've been reading Simple Mom - a GREAT blog if you haven't checked it out, you should. I bought her book, Organized Simplicity. I'm chomping at the bit to do some of the amazing things in her book...when I find the time.
I've made some changes. New job, YES, and it's finally getting so that I just do that job, SUCH a relief AND I actually feel appreciated. My poor boss has listened to me rant so much that sometimes when he thanks me for, you know, doing my job, I'm a little embarrassed, lol.
I WANT simplicity. I need it, and we need to get there. I need to get myself and my family there. This summer is pretty much a loss (as far as the simplicity goal). I'm going to be gone nearly all of July, I have a ton of things going in August, and then BAM! School. And SOMEONE, actually two someones, brought it to my attention that there are only six months until Christmas. I nearly cried.
The Army makes my life hard, but it's a good part of what makes our life good too, so...agh!! It's freaking hard to get everything ready to leave my poor little Monkeyboo for 2 - 2.5 weeks. Plus, she wrote as her Christmas wish that she would give anything to have Mommy not be in the Army anymore. Much.Sadness.
Wow, this really is rambling. This is just a little glimpse inside my head folks, are you scared yet?!?!
I think I need to make a list of all the things I want to do to simplify our life and then start doing them one at a time. I need to look at it as I do my workouts sometimes...just do one more. One more. One more, oh, hey, we're done!
OK, list started:
1) garage sale
2) make own laundry detergent
OK, that list sucks. We'll keep working on it!
I need to list accomplishments too. I tend to take the positive for granted, and I need to stop that bizniz.
1) new job
2) laundry/dishes in the morning
3) sweep of house in the morning
4) make "bento" lunches
5) planted a garden - it's not doing great, but it's planted, and I'm excited.
6) cleaning with simpler things - vinegar and Method cleaners
2 & 3 are things are learned from Flylady. Seems ridiculous, but it makes a HUGE difference in my house. A load of laundry tossed into the washer/dryer in the morning, loading/unloading the dishwasher in the morning...huge. Plus, Mike comes home for lunch most days and is pretty accommodating of tossing the wash into the dryer. He doesn't have time to wait for it to dry, but a quick fluff in the evening or the next morning and we're good to go.
#4, well, they aren't really bentos in the true meaning of the word. My point in doing it is that B thinks that it's AWESOME that Mommy makes her lunch every day, and that I'm not cramming loads of junk food in her lunch. We're doing loads of veggies and fruits and almost NO prepackaged stuff. It's making a difference and I love it. Perhaps it adds to the morning crazy, but as with gardening, there is something crazy satisfying about making your child a healthy lunch.
My sister keeps joking about me retiring and watching her babies when she and J have them. 1 - I know she's not really joking that much and 2 - I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to do that. Maybe some of my simple life goals can work towards that, because seriously. I could do that and start up my cake decorating/party planning business. I think that would make my life rock. I really need to put some more thought and number crunching into that.
OK, I think that's enough rambling today. I'm fairly certain no one can make it through all that crazy. If you did, thanks for reading, and if you have any tips, I'll take them!! If not, eh, maybe next time.
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