Meaningful Monday

Today was going to be Manage It Monday, but it was not only a day of managing self, home, and family, it was also one of reflection and meaning...

made breakfast

packed lunches

worked out

practiced voice

vacuumed and dusted living room

mopped tile in hall, entry and kitchen

had lunch with friends

did loads of laundry

put all laundry away

went grocery shopping

helped girls with their new "to-do" lists

made dinner

had family night 

tucked in the sweeties

I realized today how easy it is to become so caught up in the things there are to do that we forget to make time for ourselves.  My workout and practice took over an hour.  I used to think I'd squeeze those things in when I was done with everything else.  Ha!  There was never time.  I was thinking this morning that I should be doing other things besides taking all this time for my development.  I was feeling guilty and behind on my other work.  Then, I got over it.  It felt great to get some things worked in for me--I felt so much more balanced!

The last thing I did today was to make a "vision board" of my goals for the Healthy Living Challenge...I was really nervous about doing this because when I was young, the pictures I would pull would be of supermodels and other unattainable dreams.  I would get discouraged when I compared myself to those images, and inevitably I would give up on my goals.  Now I want deeper things out of healthy living--reclaiming my passions; energy to play with my kids and contribute positively to our family; being on vacation or at the beach and feeling great about myself; feeling comfortable in my clothes; having flexibility and health; and finally, just having peace and embracing who I am.