I'm up early in my post-walking euphoria. That hill gets a little easier and a lit more intimidating every time I climb it. (Easier because I know I'm not going to die when I get to the top, but more intimidating because I know how hard it really is.) I'm also experiencing a weird realization about getting up early. I don't like to wake up early, but I enjoy being awake early (it's a fine line really). I think that when I sleep later I go into another REM cycle or something that makes it harder for me to feel refreshed when I get out of bed. I do better on these morning when I get up and get going, the only problem with that is believing that realization when I'm relaxed and in the cozy. (You see my dilemma here.)I'm feeling at a loss of what to blog about. I'm realizing how repetitive my life is. I don't really mind it, but I'm not sure it makes for interesting reading. I keep telling myself that I'm writing everyday mainly for me, but that whole commenting thing seems to be an indicator of whether I'm writing gibberish or not, so it's hard not to have that in mind as I write.
Today I have a camp meeting that apparently will only last 1 hour. Imagine that, a meeting that actually starts with an ending time in mind. That's news to me. The girl who is hosting the meeting is the mother of the 2 year old triplets, so she scheduled it during their nap time (generous of her to give up that free time) and then has stuff to do after that. I gotta say I love her efficiency and her organized nature. She was telling me on Saturday that she's very practical and can plan things well, but that she doesn't do anything cute. For example, someone was asking her about camp decorations and love notes and stuff like that, and she just went blank. She has no idea what to do. Isn't that interesting? I'm the opposite of her and hate to have to plan everything out and make the decisions, but am all about making things cute for the girls at camp. (She has an accounting degree and I have a humanities degree, hmmm.)
Today I am also committing to getting the piles of good mail ready to go and to the post office. I have been dragging this out for about a week and am so irritated with myself. I hate it when I don't do things I intend to do. Who's in control here anyway?
**Do you do the things you intend to do or
do the days get away from you?**
do the days get away from you?**
Two more things...
Randy mailed the final payment on my student loans from BYU today! Nothing like taking 10 years to pay 2 years worth of student loans--woohoo.
Also, I really need suggestions for a good gift for Whitney's preschool teacher. I need to give it to her on Thursday. Please help.
Randy mailed the final payment on my student loans from BYU today! Nothing like taking 10 years to pay 2 years worth of student loans--woohoo.
Also, I really need suggestions for a good gift for Whitney's preschool teacher. I need to give it to her on Thursday. Please help.
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Jill, I know just what you mean about liking and not liking to get up early. I'm the same way. The days when Kaitlin wakes up between 6:30 to 7:00, though I'm cursing her name, are my best days. Today I woke up closer to 8:00 (not sure about K) and I already feel like the day is gone.
As for the thinks I do--I try to make my to do list in a very loose manner. The only stipulation is that everything get done on the list by Saturday night. Sometimes there are time sensitive things that have to be done on a particular day, but otherwise, I have the freedom to pick and choose what I want to do and when I want to do it. It quiets the self-defeating rebel in me. Though, right now in my fat and lazy stage of pregancy I hardly have any expectations for myself. And though the to do list gets made every Monday morning, I have yet to complete one since we moved back home a month age.
I tend to believe that I am spontaneous rather than a planner, so sometimes when I really need to do something and I don't then it causes conflict...however there are things that must be done without any spontaneity like CLEANING (i.e., I have to have an organized and clean room before I can sit and watch TV therefore foregoing the spontaneity there in)!
Glad you are continuing to walk and having a good attitude about it...since it will work on those muscles and soon will start to see the difference--things that you do that do not have immediate satisfaction!
Yes...I sometimes do not know what to blog about...but I think your banner is specifically for you! so just keep that in mind (most people probably as still excited to read your blog wether they comment or not!) Its your journey madame!!
I'm writing because I saw you are listening to Brick Lane- I just read that! I would reccomend "The Namesake" if you like it... it has similiar themes but it is about a Hindu Bengali family. Really good.
As far as getting up in the morning I am there with ya! However the times that I get to I am wide awake. Is it psychological? Plus for some weird reason I tend to get headaches if I sleep too much. Go figure. You also due tend to be more productive if you are an early riser hence "early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, and wealthy and wise"
I go in spurts when it comes to the tasks that I need to get done. I either work like crazy and get it all done in one day--then am fully exhausted and useless. Or take thing s in steps which sometimes doesn't feel like I am really accomplishing anything. I guess there just needs to be a happy medium.
Good luck with the camp meeting and duh? that is why they called you to help because you are so creative. I think my personality would be more of the girl with the triplets. I am organized with things but so dumb when it comes to craft stuff.
Way to go on the student loans. I long for that day to come.....we are so far in debt from medical school and me being able to stay home. But that is another story.
For my teachers, I stole my friend Angie's idea and got a pair of cheap flip flops from wal-mart and got a thing of grograin ribbon and tied them on the top of the shoe. They turned out pretty cute and then I am just attaching it with some candy.
You should make them thank-you cards. They are always needing them and I know that is something I would love to get "cute cards"
EVERY day totally gets away from me!!
Hooray for the final loan payment! Such a relief, huh!
I have no ideas for preschool teachers, we should have done something today but figure when we decide something, we'll drop it by.
Wow! Your student loan is paid off? What an accomplishment! The end isn't even in sight for Marc's...
You mentioned that the camp director isn't in to doing cute fun things, crafts, decorations, love notes. Well, I think we have the answer to why you got this calling! You have to have camp mailboxes, and now you can teach those girls all about good mail!
I totally relate to the good feeling of getting up and going, but wanting to stay in the cozy. It's a daily dilemma.
I too have the same daily dilema. (see my future post ina few minutes...) Once I'm up, I usually enjoy getting up early, but like you said, it's the convincing of self when you're still in bed that is the problem... We enjoy reading your blog no matter what you write about! I still obsessivley check your blog because it is one of my favorites to read daily. (multiple times daily. many. too many.)
I understand about the getting up early thing. I'm just barely getting used to the 6:30 am piano lessons. My problem, though, is that I don't feel like my day has started until I've taken a shower and gotten dressed. That takes away from a lot of my morning time.
I think that between the camp director's and your right and left brain personalities, girls camp is going to be amazing.
I love getting up early when I have gone to bed at a decent hour. But nights like tonight when I can't sleep, well- tomorrow is going to be hard. I am 50/50 on doing the things I need to do. I don't know what it is lately, but it is what it is. You are going to have a blast at girls camp and they are going to want you there every year- so be ready :) Yippe for the student loan being done. So far we have been able to get Linc through school by saving, but I am sure in the next year, we are going to be singing a different toon and years of living debt free will be over. *sigh*
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