Flying High

Today started off so wonderful. I was able to go eat breakfast with some of my mommy friends. It was so nice to be able to visit with other mommies. Then I came home and had some "me" time, went to pick up Steph and we had some family time, then after Charlie went to work, I had some girl time. I got a little bit of everything good today. I also added 2 new components to my program: cooking dinner for my family (if you know me, you know this will be VERY difficult at first) and working on the house daily (again, if you know me........).

Food
3 pancakes, 1 egg, 1 bacon, iced tea (8pts)
Quaker Mini Delights, 1 c. milk (4 pts)
Beans and rice (10 pts)
Ceral & Milk (6 pts)

Exercise
UWC--Week 1, Day 1: 1/2 mi in 10 min. I actually walked it in 9 minutes, but I could tell that I had pushed myself too hard in the beginning. I'm going to try harder to pace myself better tomorrow. The girls went with me again. I'm really enjoying this time with Stephanie. She loves being outside.

Cooking
I did cook dinner tonight. We had red beans and rice with some leftover ham in it.

House
I know God gave me this house, and just like I need to take care of my body, I also know that I need to take better care of my house. I want everyone to be comfortable here, most of all my family. I also want to know that I can have company over at the last minute without feeling rushed to get it presentable. This is where the Fly Lady comes in. I've done this program before, but got out of the habit of doing it after I had Kacie. Well, I'm going to start "flying" again.

Tonight I washed 4 loads of laundry and folded even more ( I don't even want to think about how many loads, they've been sitting in the basket for a few days). I also cleaned the kitchen after dinner. Then I moved to the hallway coming from the garage (the catch-all area) and straightened it up; put extra shoes away. Now Charlie just has to move his stuff, but that's another day.

Devotional
Boy this was totally for me today. It was on boundaries. This has always been difficult for me, but I'm still working at it. It was talking about what children need to become emotionally stable: love, acceptance, and stabilty, not a friend or slave. It was talking about how important it is to set boundaries for yourself and for your kids, and enforce those boundaries. They will help build strong and successful children. Isn't that what we all want?

I really can't wait for tomorrow's: NO MORE MOMMY GUILT!!!!!!