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Sunday, May 23, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Day 2
I did it, no eating at a fast food restaurant today!
Out of habit, I did buy a Mr. Pibb from the coke machine at school for lunch and then I stopped and thought, what am I doing? Such habits!
So, someone traded me a diet Coke and guess what? I only drank half of it!
Celebrate the baby steps and keep making tiny changes.
Tonight, I work on my Bible Study. We are doing Beth Moore's "Ester". It is incredible. Beth does not play...she is that hard teacher that made you do lots of homework in high school and you didn't love her until the class was over and you processed how much she loved you and how much she taught you!
I have always had a special place in my heart for Ester. She reminds me of Darbie a little bit and now to do such an in-depth study of her, well I am loving her even more!
I'm off to pack my lunch and get to bed early...all this "attention" feels great! My heart is happy!
Out of habit, I did buy a Mr. Pibb from the coke machine at school for lunch and then I stopped and thought, what am I doing? Such habits!
So, someone traded me a diet Coke and guess what? I only drank half of it!
Celebrate the baby steps and keep making tiny changes.
Tonight, I work on my Bible Study. We are doing Beth Moore's "Ester". It is incredible. Beth does not play...she is that hard teacher that made you do lots of homework in high school and you didn't love her until the class was over and you processed how much she loved you and how much she taught you!
I have always had a special place in my heart for Ester. She reminds me of Darbie a little bit and now to do such an in-depth study of her, well I am loving her even more!
I'm off to pack my lunch and get to bed early...all this "attention" feels great! My heart is happy!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Day One Lessons
So it's almost midnight and before Day 2 is upon us, I must blog about my lessons from Day 1 of "Attention Seeking".
I learned that it is good to have a plan, but just like Lesson Plans for the classroom, things don't always go as planned so be flexible...
Lessons:
1. Be careful how lofty your goal is as not to disappoint yourself! Take "baby steps" to coin a phrase from the great Dave Ramsey. I got half my house clean and some laundry done...tomorrow we can finish, no worries. We call that "diary mapping" at school.
2. Stop for teachable moments....Darbie asked me for help with a project and I didn't help her...ummm, I stuck to my goals of cleaning and didn't realize until it got quiet around here that I probably should have stopped to help because my 14 year old will soon one day not need me to help nor want me to, and well, there will always be laundry!
3. You CAN actually have food and not go to a fast food restaurant! Left overs for lunch, and spaghetti and garlic bread for dinner....two meals at home today!!! AND lots of water....see next point:
4. When you go to Braums for grocery shopping and your daughter eats an ice cream, you can eat a yogurt and throw half of it away because you are full...This one was a BIG lesson for me...I found something on the menu AND portion control came into play! That felt good! Like I said, Baby Steps! This one I am most proud of today!!!
5. When you are use to buying a rt 44 Dr Pepper at Sonic to drink while you clean your house and you instead buy a DIET one, it feels pretty good, and knowing one day you won't need a Dr Pepper AT ALL to clean your house...well, that feels even better...I would have had a big ole rt 44 ice tea but Anna still gets their water from a well and WELL it's gross! =)
6. Don't try to do it all in one day...it's not all or nothing...when you push yourself to finish and it is past bedtime, you get grumpy and you send your beautiful baby or 14 year old to bed remembering that you are grumpy instead of how wonderful the rest of your day was....that one hurts...nothing that can't be fixed, but listen to your body, when you are ready to go to bed and you are super tired...stop, even if your list isn't done!
7. I didn't get to my quiet time with God today, perhaps that may be why I got grumpy too...I am going to end my night with Him instead of starting it with Him...He understands....and He gives me way more GRACE than I give myself...maybe I should take notes from Him...after all, he did create the universe, He probably knows what it takes...
Thanks for all your words everyone! I will need them daily as this isn't something that is going to change overnight...bad eating habits, bad budget habits and not working out aren't things you can fix in one day...but I am an all or nothing person, so I will continue to need encouragement on the BABY STEPS I am taking...
I learned that it is good to have a plan, but just like Lesson Plans for the classroom, things don't always go as planned so be flexible...
Lessons:
1. Be careful how lofty your goal is as not to disappoint yourself! Take "baby steps" to coin a phrase from the great Dave Ramsey. I got half my house clean and some laundry done...tomorrow we can finish, no worries. We call that "diary mapping" at school.
2. Stop for teachable moments....Darbie asked me for help with a project and I didn't help her...ummm, I stuck to my goals of cleaning and didn't realize until it got quiet around here that I probably should have stopped to help because my 14 year old will soon one day not need me to help nor want me to, and well, there will always be laundry!
3. You CAN actually have food and not go to a fast food restaurant! Left overs for lunch, and spaghetti and garlic bread for dinner....two meals at home today!!! AND lots of water....see next point:
4. When you go to Braums for grocery shopping and your daughter eats an ice cream, you can eat a yogurt and throw half of it away because you are full...This one was a BIG lesson for me...I found something on the menu AND portion control came into play! That felt good! Like I said, Baby Steps! This one I am most proud of today!!!
5. When you are use to buying a rt 44 Dr Pepper at Sonic to drink while you clean your house and you instead buy a DIET one, it feels pretty good, and knowing one day you won't need a Dr Pepper AT ALL to clean your house...well, that feels even better...I would have had a big ole rt 44 ice tea but Anna still gets their water from a well and WELL it's gross! =)
6. Don't try to do it all in one day...it's not all or nothing...when you push yourself to finish and it is past bedtime, you get grumpy and you send your beautiful baby or 14 year old to bed remembering that you are grumpy instead of how wonderful the rest of your day was....that one hurts...nothing that can't be fixed, but listen to your body, when you are ready to go to bed and you are super tired...stop, even if your list isn't done!
7. I didn't get to my quiet time with God today, perhaps that may be why I got grumpy too...I am going to end my night with Him instead of starting it with Him...He understands....and He gives me way more GRACE than I give myself...maybe I should take notes from Him...after all, he did create the universe, He probably knows what it takes...
Thanks for all your words everyone! I will need them daily as this isn't something that is going to change overnight...bad eating habits, bad budget habits and not working out aren't things you can fix in one day...but I am an all or nothing person, so I will continue to need encouragement on the BABY STEPS I am taking...
Attention...we all need it!
Attention, those of you who know me, know I love that word and all that comes with it...I would love to be on the stage getting attention, I love when I get attention for things I do well, I even love cyber attention...Facebook, blog comments anything...it's why I teach, frankly...well one of the 1,000 of reasons I teach...what other job do you get to stand on a "stage" and receive undivided attention?
So why am I afraid to give it to myself? Of at least the parts of me that aren't as fun to attend to, like my health, my chores, my budget....etc......So time for a paradigm shift! Instead of thinking of these things as work, I am going to start thinking of them as attention...it should help with the motivation factor!
So when making a change, one needs a plan, right? Here is the plan for Sunday, Day 1 of attention:
First things first:
Quiet time with God, I skipped church today but I don't want to skip time with my Lord...100% of the time starting off with Him always makes my day better....why have I not learned this yet? So in hand with my daily devotional book and journal I must go because He deserves the most attention, let's be honest!
Next,
Cleaning this house...it has been ignored lately. Excuse is my schedule, but that's not a good reason. I have the best help in the world when it comes to hard work, Darbie! She is not afraid of hard work, never has been. She may even learn how to mow the yard today...she has asked me the last two springs to show her...I think she is ready!
Then,
Make a plan for the food I will consume this week. It's so easy to stop off at a fast food joint on the way home, seriously. But that is a temporary fix to a long term problem. I will be full for a few hours but my cholesterol and body % fat will go higher along with my health risks. Not to mention the example I am setting as a mom...I mean let's not get carried away here...I am a super single mom and I do not have an unsurmountable load of guilt, and Darbie is amazing...but we can always look for ways be better and this area defiantly needs my attention! So a grocery store list it is and eating at home it will be!
Not Last, but almost,
Looking at my budget...something else that has been ignored and needs attention....can I get an AMEN?
Almost last,
Exercise...I will make a plan to give myself this attention...I don't want this attention...but I need this attention....today's exercise will be the deep house work and yard work we will do...that DOES count, I don't care what anyone else says...but for the rest of the week....hmmmm, yoga at the place I pay for monthly? or boot camp with the girls at work? Not sure yet, but one of those it will be. I hate exercise...I do...I never was good at PE, never got chosen first, second or third for that matter on the recess playground, second to last was the spot reserved for me...and I never have yet to feel that "runner's high" everyone talks about...I want to, I really do! So many people I know can't wait to get their tennies on and go for it...the closest I have felt was in the yoga room, sweating it out and when I left...holy cow, I felt amazing...100% better....guess that's my answer for what I am doing the rest of the week for exercise....but instead of dreading this part of my new life, I am going to start looking at it as attention, because that my friends...I LOVE!
And Last,
Playing a board game or the Wii with my daughter! She I do give attention to...and that will continue...I love just talking to her, playing games with her, and my favorite is laughing with her!
So my paradigm shift will happen and instead of thinking about all these things as work and chores, I am going to look at it as "Look at all this attention I am getting!"
Now I am off to give attention to the one that actually deserves it the most....I might even get my Bible study lessons done before Wednesday night at this rate.... =)
So why am I afraid to give it to myself? Of at least the parts of me that aren't as fun to attend to, like my health, my chores, my budget....etc......So time for a paradigm shift! Instead of thinking of these things as work, I am going to start thinking of them as attention...it should help with the motivation factor!
So when making a change, one needs a plan, right? Here is the plan for Sunday, Day 1 of attention:
First things first:
Quiet time with God, I skipped church today but I don't want to skip time with my Lord...100% of the time starting off with Him always makes my day better....why have I not learned this yet? So in hand with my daily devotional book and journal I must go because He deserves the most attention, let's be honest!
Next,
Cleaning this house...it has been ignored lately. Excuse is my schedule, but that's not a good reason. I have the best help in the world when it comes to hard work, Darbie! She is not afraid of hard work, never has been. She may even learn how to mow the yard today...she has asked me the last two springs to show her...I think she is ready!
Then,
Make a plan for the food I will consume this week. It's so easy to stop off at a fast food joint on the way home, seriously. But that is a temporary fix to a long term problem. I will be full for a few hours but my cholesterol and body % fat will go higher along with my health risks. Not to mention the example I am setting as a mom...I mean let's not get carried away here...I am a super single mom and I do not have an unsurmountable load of guilt, and Darbie is amazing...but we can always look for ways be better and this area defiantly needs my attention! So a grocery store list it is and eating at home it will be!
Not Last, but almost,
Looking at my budget...something else that has been ignored and needs attention....can I get an AMEN?
Almost last,
Exercise...I will make a plan to give myself this attention...I don't want this attention...but I need this attention....today's exercise will be the deep house work and yard work we will do...that DOES count, I don't care what anyone else says...but for the rest of the week....hmmmm, yoga at the place I pay for monthly? or boot camp with the girls at work? Not sure yet, but one of those it will be. I hate exercise...I do...I never was good at PE, never got chosen first, second or third for that matter on the recess playground, second to last was the spot reserved for me...and I never have yet to feel that "runner's high" everyone talks about...I want to, I really do! So many people I know can't wait to get their tennies on and go for it...the closest I have felt was in the yoga room, sweating it out and when I left...holy cow, I felt amazing...100% better....guess that's my answer for what I am doing the rest of the week for exercise....but instead of dreading this part of my new life, I am going to start looking at it as attention, because that my friends...I LOVE!
And Last,
Playing a board game or the Wii with my daughter! She I do give attention to...and that will continue...I love just talking to her, playing games with her, and my favorite is laughing with her!
So my paradigm shift will happen and instead of thinking about all these things as work and chores, I am going to look at it as "Look at all this attention I am getting!"
Now I am off to give attention to the one that actually deserves it the most....I might even get my Bible study lessons done before Wednesday night at this rate.... =)
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