working on more productive mornings leading to a better day.

today was a great morning

surfed a bit

then moved into an email from brook

sent recipe info to danielle,lori & mom

emailed steff about yearbook

Awesome, troy thinks he found a new scrapbook ap/program.  it looks very promising.

In other areas, i've been working hard (half the time-or when i remember) to "prepare" my heart.

today, casey's pom fell off a project.  And instead of giving him the blow off -of we will fix it at home..which we couldn't cause my glue guns were at MOPS.  we went back to his sunday school room, & applied another pom.  It was the little things.

When carlie asked to make flubber, i said YES & not no!  When they asked to paint, I said YES!
And the world didn't come to an end.  They cleaned up nicely & played with each other for several hours.

Still working on the "prepare" idea with Troy.. I find it terribly hard.  the evil sinful part of me wants to be right all the time.

Needing 2 game plans:

1 for time in the morning to alternate between digi scrap (disney, dog show), art projects for self & blog writing

Make game plan, use post it note on computer to prompt

exercise:

monday- workout video

tuesday-walk w kathleen

wedn- dog park

thur- fitness center

Friday- workout dvd

blah blah blah.  stay off the internet.  seriously!

The kids have been home sick since wednesday.  It is going okay.  wednesday was full of driving around to appts etc.

Yesterday carlie & i spent time learning how to Zentangle.  something that i hope will replace some of my internet time.

Blog about feeling productive when
When in touch with Michael
I feel better more at

well i "Siri'ed" myself this note...however i have no idea what it means. i remember noticing the word Michael was mistakenly placed in the message.

i think it was - I feel more productive when i am in touch with reality & not consumed by the internet.

how do i subjectively define productive morning?

is it the time i awake?  the time i get dressed?  

these questions sound silly & like a contemplative waste of time, but i am really struggling with it

i got up this morning at 6am- but not showered & dressed until 8am- does that equal unproductive?

during that time, i took dogs outside, helped carlie, made my bed, ran a load of laundry, answered Mindi's question w resources, took shower, cleaned bath tub. 

bathed casey, spent time with caring & nurturing casey- lathered him with oil, helped him get dressed, spoke gently to him,   

cleaned up kitchen & reloaded 20 dishes into dishwasher.  

hmm

i was feeling like it was productive until i looked at clock & realized i'm eating at 9am,,,like every day. but today i only spent 30 mins online.

something i would like to define,, productivity in morning. or otherwise the whole day- maybe i go back to making a 3-4 accomplishment list for the day

so yesterday was a semi fail, semi okay day for prepare.  specifically the morning w troy.  Just keep trying to take things into perspective & think beyond myself

BUT a good was Target, the kids earned starbucks- okay it was a flat our bribery. :)  Instead of rushing thru the experience & making them bring it home...just so i could sit on the couch with the ipad.....

We sat there at starbucks for about 15 minutes.  just sat & talked.

internet, i think i have been doing better.  This week is a good week filled with time blocks of distraction (art classes, casey pt, helping Lysa) i'm hoping this week will spring board & motivate me next week to NOT pick up the device.