I'm running late. Those who know me will realize that is not my normal condition! I'm forever early and prepared. Alas, right now, life is more than full - it is just plain BUSY. And good. Life is good.
Last August, Elsie Flannigan posted a simple and doable challenge.
My 4 Simple Goals, July (2-Days-Late) Edition, includes:
- REPAIR. My last month has been a whirlwind of emotional and physical activity and I have not paid enough attention to my kids as individuals. By the end of the day we are each so exhausted by the demands of the day we forget. Each of my kids are unique individuals with different needs and I have not been good at focusing on each one. This month that will have to happen! I miss them.
- TAKE HOLIDAY. The minute the house is on the market we are on our way out of town. We all need a break. Again, due to Cole's athletic success, our time will be cut short, but (fingers crossed) the family sacrifice will be worth it. I do have to come up with some dates to make it up to the kids!
- REFILL CREATIVE WELL. I miss being creative! Well and truly, messy and focused, creative. I have signed up for Elizabeth Dillow's BPS course Design Challenges that runs through July and into August; I must get back on board my One Little Word project, though I have been busy living my word rather than documenting it; but my major focus for the month will be A Week in the Life which runs from July 25 through July 31, if there is only one project I manage to complete this year, THIS is the one.
- PICK PAINT COLOURS. The very best part of moving, after the purge is over, is the picking of paint colours. I'm thinking of changing everything up. Really changing - as in NO RED anywhere. Gasp!
REWARD: I found a great quote I am going to incorporate somewhere in our new home. Maybe a "reminder" to be framed in my bathroom. A reinforcement of my decision to shed pretense and be me - with everyone.
"That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is. Most people love you for who you pretend to be. To keep their love, you keep pretending - performing. You get to love your pretense. It's true, we're locked in an image, an act - and the sad thing is, people get so used to their image, they grow attached to their masks. They love their chains. They forget all about who they really are. And if you try to remind them, they hate you for it, they feel like you're trying to steal their most precious possession."
— Jim Morrison
Smart man that Jim Morrison. I just have to find the perfect font, and frame :)
What about you? Do you have a few activity oriented goals you'd like to meet? If so and you participate, let me know! I'd love to see what you have planned.
