It amazes me how we as moms have some much time to be on the computers. Sometimes I feel like I ignore my children to be on the computer. Why is that, sanity, obsession or just plain laziness. Maybe because as moms we can multi-task. I once heard on the radio how men have to turn off the tv, tell everyone to be quiet and take a breath before answering the phone. However, women will be cooking a meal, have a baby on her hip and have a children's book on CD playing in the other room (loudly) and pick up a ringing phone without even a moment of pause. I believe computers save us from killing our children on most days or at least walking out of the house and screaming to the neighborhood. We connect with other moms and for a brief moment, we feel like we are something else other than just a mom.
If I could go one day without hearing "mommy come see this" I would be a more sain woman. Erik says this to me daily and ussually multiple times a day. When I ask him to tell me, he says "Can you just come see this" and if I don't jump up from whatever I'm doing (blogging, facebooking, emailing) and run down the hall, I'm reminded again... moooooommmm pleeeese come see this. All I can say is thank God for computers or at least blogs and facebook. Without theme, us moms wouldn't know what kind of outlet to have to release our frustrations (yes, Erik just threw a toy across the living room). All I can say is I appreciate all you in cyberspace who I can vent to and who understands my daily life.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
New year, new plans, new ideas....
It seems like January 1st is the day everyone wants to start over. "Oh this year I'll do such and such" or "I'm going to loose X about of pounds. Why do we need a starting date? Why can't we just do what we want to do that day, be it January 1st or April 4 or November 17? I'm one that feels like it's good to start at the beginning of the year.
I hate resolutions. Nobody every actually keeps them unless they are so ridiculously easy which means, they shouldn't be resolutions in the first place. I have goals instead and each goal has different steps. I start out slow and pick up speed as I go (just like with any race you want to win, yes I was a runner... was being the key word) Anyway, my goals this year are to feel better! No, I'm not feeling particularly bad but I want to feel better. You can always feel better no matter where you are in life. If there is no way to feel better then you are in Heaven and not on the planet Earth because like I said, you can always feel better.
So far in 2009 I am doing a pretty good job. We are taking a serious look at our finances which is hard to work on but like Phil said "We were bad and need to take a time out". Due to our inability to save and wait to do projects or buy fun toys, we are not where we want to be financially so enough real personal stuff.
Goals for 2009: Feel better... financially, spiritually, physically and mentally. How do I do that you ask, well here goes:
Financially we've put ourselves on a fairly strict budget that we are working hard to stay on. It may take a few months but that is OK, (start slow).
Spiritually: I attend a few moms groups that are christian based and I am getting more involved in my church.
Physically: Almost harder than financial goals, I have a treadmill that I will be using soon... check back on that with me in a few weeks.
Mentally: I'm going to take one step at a time and if I don't get something done in the time I thought I could, oh well. Just keep chugging away. My new motto for the year "I think I can, I think I can. So far so good.
So to you my friends and family who care enough to read my blog, please call me on this goals. Check up on me and see how I'm doing because the best way to reach my goals is to have someone bugging me about them. I really want to be bugged about them.
Thank you!
I hate resolutions. Nobody every actually keeps them unless they are so ridiculously easy which means, they shouldn't be resolutions in the first place. I have goals instead and each goal has different steps. I start out slow and pick up speed as I go (just like with any race you want to win, yes I was a runner... was being the key word) Anyway, my goals this year are to feel better! No, I'm not feeling particularly bad but I want to feel better. You can always feel better no matter where you are in life. If there is no way to feel better then you are in Heaven and not on the planet Earth because like I said, you can always feel better.
So far in 2009 I am doing a pretty good job. We are taking a serious look at our finances which is hard to work on but like Phil said "We were bad and need to take a time out". Due to our inability to save and wait to do projects or buy fun toys, we are not where we want to be financially so enough real personal stuff.
Goals for 2009: Feel better... financially, spiritually, physically and mentally. How do I do that you ask, well here goes:
Financially we've put ourselves on a fairly strict budget that we are working hard to stay on. It may take a few months but that is OK, (start slow).
Spiritually: I attend a few moms groups that are christian based and I am getting more involved in my church.
Physically: Almost harder than financial goals, I have a treadmill that I will be using soon... check back on that with me in a few weeks.
Mentally: I'm going to take one step at a time and if I don't get something done in the time I thought I could, oh well. Just keep chugging away. My new motto for the year "I think I can, I think I can. So far so good.
So to you my friends and family who care enough to read my blog, please call me on this goals. Check up on me and see how I'm doing because the best way to reach my goals is to have someone bugging me about them. I really want to be bugged about them.
Thank you!
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