Organizing Life

Sounds like a pretty tall order, huh? I decided that there are many things in life that will always be out of control, but why not put in order the things I can and then just learn to roll with the things I can't?

Sometimes when I think about my mom, I just marvel at all she did for our family. She worked full-time from the time I was about two, and she somehow always had the energy to run us girls around, feed us home-cooked meals almost every night, clean house, do the laundry, take care of the yard, and so many other things. I just have my hubby, me, and our dog and I feel worn out and overwhelmed most days. I seriously don't know how she did it! My Dad was and is a great Dad, but my dad is not really a Susie Home-maker if that makes sense.

Anyway, I decided that since I'm a creature of habit and crave structure most of the time, why not make myself a little to do list for each night of the week so that I can better keep up on the chores without feeling overwhelmed everyday. Here is what I have so far:

It is a little hard to see, but it makes me feel good to feel like I know what I expect of myself each day. I have also tried harder to go to bed at a decent time so that I'm not feeling so rushed in the morning. I'm getting there!

I just decided that if I wasn't happy with something, then why not change it? For example, I wasn't feeling so great about the way I looked, and it only took one picture on the 4th to make me realize again that I need to get back to being healthy. That day was when I decided that I wanted to try running for me, just to get healthy, not to run marathons.

Well, I have only started running this week just a few times, but I think it is already making me feel better because I feel like I'm finally doing something. I'm definitely starting slow, and I have already been scoping out some new shoes. My "old" shoes (I've had them for a year, but let's be honest, they haven't been worn hardly at all and still look pretty new) are still holding in there just fine, and I have decided that if I make it to August and am still going strong, new shoes will be my reward.

Anyway, the hubby finished painting LC (the motorcycle) this last week, so I'll post pictures once we put her bits and pieces back on. Hopefully he can ride more so we can start riding together because I just won an awesome riding jacket on ebay.

This weekend should be good, and I think the right kind of busy. Hunky Law Student has a take-home final to work on tonight until 7 PM tomorrow, but then we get to spend some much needed fun time with some good friends. Also, I was inspired by Ginger Snap's jewelry making and picked up some beads this week to make a new necklace. I'll let you know how it goes! Finally, I plan to make Casey's peony pin so that I can get that shipped off to her.

And for a quick update, my blogger account seems like it is finally back to normal! I can comment again, my dashboard is normal, and I'm hoping that means that my scheduled post will come back, too. I may not blog as much as I was (pretty much once everyday), but I plan to keep it going for now, especially since Blogger is giving me headaches right now.

Well, I do hope y'all have wonderful and relaxing weekends. Enjoy!