Again

Running the risk of burn out here.

I keep reading these amazing things that inspire me to do all the things. And then I go and collect all the things needed to accomplish all those things. Now I have a couch full of books, notebooks, and paper. I have a pile of art stuff accumulating in the kitchen (in hopes of the girls picking it up). And I have 2 bags of new games and art stuffs for easy transport out of my office in case something needs to be done.

Starting to feel overwhelmed because I know many of the things I want to do need to be done daily in order to set the routine and not sit there nagging me like most of the rest of the things in my office.

Speaking of my office...I think it might need a grand overhaul. I just had this picture in my head of emptying most of the things out of there and finding ways to restore it and placing a couch in there to chill on. Changing up the color some to make it more of a space that I would want to spend time in. I think the biggest hold back happening in there is the "some day" projects and the "that's a great memory".

Brain is spinning now. So this pile of things I have on my couch may just end up sitting there while I plot and scheme tonight so that I can attack my office first thing tomorrow. I'm thinking that the hubby may not be so thrilled about my plans or he could think it's amazing because then I'll stop leaking out into the rest of the living space with all of my things. My grand ideas always find ways of oozing out until it's done or tucked away for later.

I'm excited and scared all at the same time. Can I really make this happen without becoming overwhelmed by the project or feeling held back the things that need to be in there because there's no where else for them to live in our house.

A Hero's Journal

While doing my best not to overwhelm my children with these amazing ideas that I find ...I ran across this amazing ad on Facebook with the best cartoon characters on it. They were asking if I wanted to join their side quest during the quarantine. Sounds like something fun the girls might enjoy.

Went and dug into it. Not what I thought it would be. It's an inspiration and encouragement journal. I still love the graphics on the page, they inspire me all on their own.

I decided to give the Quarantine Quest a whirl. Everyday has it's own challenge for you to complete. Then it asks you what your 3 goals for the day are. That I can definitely do. And I can change them every day to piggy back on what I did yesterday or pick something new that came up during the day yesterday. Finally, it asks what 3 things you are grateful for today. I started writing one thing I'm thankful for on my calendar every day. Been doing this for about 3 years now and I love how it makes me end the day on a good note. Even if it's as simple as the color blue or the air I breathe.

If I adore the side-quest this month, I may go and get a full quest to see what it's all about. If you're interested in checking it out (I get nothing for this, it's just something I thought was cool and thought I'd put out into the world.) their website is The Hero's Journal - Give your goal a story. Be the Hero.

Here's to your daily goals and finding what brings that bit of joy to your day.

Let's do this

I figured that with almost 3 weeks of lockdown done that I should start being purposely about my activities and interactions. It's been a time of regrowing. Been digging back into all of the things that I used to do when it was just me and the girls at home all day long. I even pulled a mini office out into the living room to be able to see them all at all times. (They still try and get away with things when I'm not at least present in their space.)

This time around I don't have to come up with lesson plans because their teachers have it all covered. But, of course, that doesn't stop me. I'm holding back though because I don't want to drown them. But with the weather getting warmer (finally) here in Wisconsin, maybe we'll take some reading breaks out and about like we used to do. (I do miss my stroller still. *sniff*)

For myself, I decided to pull out The Artist's Way again. That's when I had a chuckle because my last post was about the book and that was almost a year ago. Yikes! Life sure has been busy here trying to make the most of every interaction at school, finding ways to guide/inspire the women at the church, guide/inspire my own children, remembering my firsts in my marriage, and trying to figure out who I want to be. The most difficult one.

Looks like this is going to be another season of growth. Hopefully, I will be inspired to write about something here every day ...for a while atleast to kick back off the writing flow. Trying to dig back up that dream again. Having a daughter who's actually making it happen has resparked my want to. It's been a blast tossing around plot points with her and seeing the thoughts that come out of her mind.

The princess, on the other hand, has been driving me absolutely nuts. She insists that she is the queen and the mom. And ...she is the only one who has not taken too well to the idea of schooling from home. She changes personality and have tos when she's at school. Being here, and not knowing how to channel that person, is proving to be a challenge. She takes all day long to get her work done while the other two get most of it done before lunch. It's definitely going to be an interesting rest of the school year. Especially since I'm not able to work. Hard to substitute for them when they can do all their work from home. Now to figure out what to do with my time.