What one thing?

What one thing do I want to accomplish at the end of the day? One thing, ha!

Classroom:
Spend 15 minutes cleaning
Email LG
Turn in bills

Home:
Do another load of laundry, put away last load

Kiddo:
Spend good quality one on one time

Workout:
Go for a walk

Daybook: Feb 8

Outside My Window...a blustery snowy day. Quite windy and accumulating fast!

I am thankful for...a fun hockey game with my honey this weekend.

From the kitchen...homemade baked potato soup. Pretty excited about it.

On the care and keeping of me...yikes. I should do that...

To pursue beauty...de-clutter, de-clutter, de-clutter

I am reading...magazines.

I am hoping...to finish the bedroom furniture this week.

To pursue virtue...No more tv.

To live the liturgy...preparing for Lent. Already??!!

Fun for the toddler...playing in the snow!

Small successes, etc

Woohoo!! After a pretty decent week of not eating at night, I measured myself Sat. morning and I lost two inches off my stomach! (not my waist, but my gut area). I was so happy!

Sat I ate at a buffet, and Sunday was the superbowl. BUT I didn't eat anything at home after the superbowl party, and sadly that's as much a victory as the Saints win.

On a side note, for Lent I'm giving up the internet (other than for work related purposes) and tv. I am actually so excited about the tv part I'm considering starting it early.

On a not so pleasant note, my house looks like chaos! We are painting furniture and it has everything a disaster. My kitchen is clean, so that's cool. But seriously. Yikes.

Daybook: Jan 26

Outside my window...wind, snow, cold

I am thinking...about what is on my to-do list today

I am thankful for... a working vehicle

I am wearing...purple for a co-worker's 50th b-day!

I am remembering...how much fun my daughter is

I am going... to stay home on thursday (sd day, boring...)

I am currently reading...a crossword puzzle book :)

I am hoping... to get a ton done in my room today during preps

On my mind... upcoming catholic school's week, and all i have to do for it

Noticing that...I have been procrastinating lately.

Pondering these words..."whatever He says to you, do it"

From the kitchen...bbq beef sandwiches from the crockpot...made yesterday! with squash

Around the house... decluttering the living room, cleaned up bedroom yesterday

One of my favorite things~ kissing my honey goodbye in the morning.
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Daybook--Jan 25

Outside My Window...a snowy and quite windy, icy day.

I am thankful for...a fresh start.

From the Kitchen...need to grocery shop! I'm thinking we'll have beef stroganoff tonight though.

On the Care and Keeping of Me...I'm giving up tv and spending more time having fun with my kiddo, more quality time with my honey, and time with God. TV is bad!

To pursue beauty..decluttering the house. This week is the living room and bringing the bedding to the dry cleaners.

To pursue virtue...I need to read all the readings for the week each night. Enough slacking off spiritually.

One of my favorite things...my two-year-old tooting and then giggling hysterically.

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Starting fresh

For the past month, I've been looking at myself and my life and trying to make some changes. (Like being more organized, and losing weight around my tummy)

In keeping a food journal, and reflecting I realize one thing: television is my sabateur.

I am giving up tv except for The Office on Thursday nights. (Hey, it's only an hour)

If the Biggest Loser is on while I'm at the gym, I will probably watch that. But House, 24, HGTV, Criminal Minds, etc need to go. Maybe I'll rent them on netflix a year later, or something.

Anyway, I think this is going to be difficult, but I'm sick of wasting my life. I want to have a spiritual life, spend more quality time with my family, and be kinder to myself.

Daybook--1-21-2010

FOR TODAY
January 21
Outside my window...sleet that is freezing on the roads. Yucky!
I am thinking...Wish I was at home with a magazine in front of the fire...
I am thankful for...my family, caffeine, Mass this morning
From the learning rooms...I'm going to try to have fun with my students today.
From the kitchen...Made chicken and rice yesterday so I can pop it in the oven tonight.
I am wearing...gray pants, teal sweater.
I am creating...way too many things
I am going...to work out tonight
I am reading...hmmmmm, nothing right now.
I am hoping...to do better on my eating/cleaning plan
I am hearing...the bell ring
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Daybook--Wednesday

FOR TODAY... fasting for Haiti

Outside my window...no windows in this classroom...but it looks like there might be sun!

I am thinking... about how much I want to eat, and how much work I need to do.

I am thankful for... my husband.

I am wearing... gray pants, a brown shirt with a purple sweater. kind of a weird outfit.

I am remembering... how much I have to do.

I am going... to a mental health ceu course tonight. won't get home until late.

I am currently reading... Love in the Time of Cholera. Yuck. I don't like it and might give up.

I am hoping...to finish my fast for Haiti and my two atheist friends' babies. (one born, one un-born). Also hoping to spend time in adoration today.

On my mind...being a better wife.

Noticing that... my classroom is a disaster.

Pondering these words... do whatever He tells you.

Around the house...de-cluttering in the bedroom. two large bags for goodwill so far. hope to make moving more simple if we end up moving.

One of my favorite things~my two-year-old daughter. she is hilarious.

Goals for today

15 minutes de-cluttering classroom
15 minutes de-cluttering bedroom at home
two loads of laundry to make up for yesterday--put both away
1 hour cardio to make up for ice cream :) not a punishment, but an equalizer. if i'm going to eat at night, i have to make up for it with cardio. really trying to break the habit.

Check-in

It's mid Jan so time to check in on my new years resolution:
1. I eat way too much at night! Need to stop this:
* focus on how bad it feels, chew gum, turn off the tv, go to bed early
2. My house is a mess every time after we have company. I need to go on a major decluttering mission in my house. Yikes.
3. I've been a crappy wife lately.