The "Have-To-Do's"

It is so hard to be motivated to do the "Have-To-Do's" in life. I have a chore list a half a mile long. It all looks like drudgery. Even tasks that normally wouldn't be too bad, seem yucky just because they are on the list.  If I would just get started on it, probably would not take too long to complete. The getting started...is stuck in a major case of procrastination.

I do have a deadline: Tomorrow at 2pm. I know I really should not wait until tomorrow at 1pm to get started....

And it doesn't just apply to my chore list...I want to do Couch to 5K...but it is in my brain as a "have-to-do" so I dread it and fight to get out there and run. Crazy, huh? I so need to get over this mental block in doing the things that need to be done.

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Saturday!

So it's Saturday....I was so going to post a Wordless Wednesday....and than that day ended...and I thought OK, will post a Thoughtful Thursday...did not happen. AND now I just realized it's Saturday. My "Saturday" is actually Monday, though. That is when I get off work for three days :)

And the husband will be out of town at a class...and the children will be out of town with the grandparents. Vacation for me (and the dog)-With tons of things to do--like laundry, and cleaning, but hopefully some reading, and "catching" up and me-things.

One week til the end of the "marking period"....the unschooled child is right on track. He even built a plane on Mine Craft yesterday. He is definitely Mine Craft crazy. So we are "schooling" around Mine Craft. Will even be having him submit some t-shirt designs in hopes of winning $500.

The schooled child--ahead in algebra, on tack in biology (except for the labs we need to make up), on track in health, WAY behind in Honors English, History, and Spanish...and now leaving for a four days with grandparents. Part is her problem. Part is mine. She likes to "sleep in" and LOVES to read...and doing school not-so-much...so we are behind. me--just a little bit stressed...OK so quite a bit--her not at all!

So we WILL be doing Saturday school....after all, our Saturday is really Monday :)

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Homeschool Frustrations

BEHIND. Story of my life. Our homeschool journey is a unique one because of the nature of our full time employment. We definitely have good days and bad. This week=bad. My daughter is behind in just about every subject. I told her not to be upset when we are doing school everyday during our normal Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks...it is somewhat her fault, also somewhat mine.

BUT today discovered, the son, who has been telling me he is on track and we have been discussing what he is learning, has been lying. He has not been logging in and doing what he was supposed to be doing. Definitely am more frustrated that he lied than the fact he, too, is behind. At the end of the day, it is CHARACTER that matters most.

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Starbucks Sitting

Hello...from your neighborhood Starbucks. I decided to be one of those people who sit in Starbucks and look like they are busy. Me...one laptop, one cell phone, lots of papers, highlighter, pen....and, of course, a coffee...all to look busy :)

I spent my ENTIRE day catching up on my books--can I just say that I hate bookkeeping and taxes! But now they are up-to-date. I was behind 5 months so was quite a bit of work. Of course, I tell myself I will never get behind like that again. They would not be so painful if I kept up on them.

I also made a late quarterly estimated tax payment today. That was a hefty chunk of money. I think I am a fan of the federal sales tax idea instead of this income tax plan we currently have. At least that way--everyone would have to pay in.

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Long Day....

My day started at 6:30am and is just getting ready now at 12:20am. Long, exhausting, not extremely productive but good nonetheless.

Some things I did:
~6 mile walk for the Chocolate Tour cancer awareness walk
~shopping for daughter's fall clothes at the consignment shop
~attended son's first soccer game
~more shopping (and Starbucks) at the outlets
~drove the taxi :) I.e. family van
~organized (and didn't lose) any of the 13 other "family" member.
~grocery shopped
~and waited up for the boys in band to get home.

Now to crash!! Tomorrow big "sleep-in" until 7:15 :) and than a new crazy day begins!


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Blogging....

I think about blogging a lot. But Don't. Actually some of the things I want to blog about...I was not really wanting to blog on this blog. So I decided to start a new one--which I half-heartily did. BUT then I thought....This blog is my kind of beautiful. I had it custom designed with my favorite things and colors--to be inspiring. So why not use it....oh yeah, because I would be putting my issues out there...and that would be admitting I have issues to myself--never fun.

So my biggest thing in my mind right now...I am going to be 40 soon! And I am fat. And I know what to do about it but just don't. There is always reasons excuses to eat more chocolate and junk and less vegetables and fruits--sad, because I am a vegetarian. OK. let's call it what it is, a "junkatarian"--no meat but a lot of junk.

And exercise...well, I convince myself there is just not enough time in the day--which is really code for "there-is-not-enough-time-in-the-day-to-go-outside-and-walk." (which is true) But let's face it, there are other options...like the elliptical machine that sits untouched, or the Bob kettle ball routine I had to have that only time it was lifted was to get it from the car to the house, or the Wii....

So, here I sit, finally blogging....but fat and hating walking past a mirror or taking a picture or looking down in the shower and barely being able to see the tip of my toe....knowing it is going to take more than typing about it to change But happy that at least I am putting it out there....

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Weekends

Lately weekends in my world have been SO long and not very productive. There is a lot of hustle and bustle but little time to concentrate or accomplish anything. My weekend world is also very noisy!!

It is weird to be looking forward to Mondays....for at least a little bit of quiet and predictability.

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