I first made the choice to get up on time at the early hour of 5am with my husband. The purpose of this time is to just "be" with him, preparing mentally, emotionally, spiritually for the day. And, since he is a pretty quiet guy, extra time and quiet space together helps us to share life (for some reason, he doesn't come home with a list of things he wants to tell me each day!). Then, not only was I up, but the coffee was just a button away, the dishes and toys had been put away the night before, and I could feel myself breathe a mental sigh of satisfaction. It's the simple things, right?
Joe slept in until almost 9am, allowing me to have a quiet time, actually write down my personal goals for 2011, and also to type into iCal my schedule goals. I really am not sure why I am not able to do the things I should and even want to- I have gobs of time, and hopefully this schedule will serve as a structure to help me do those things. No worries, lots of relaxing and tickle time included!
I had a strenuous work- out at Stroller Strides outside in the beautiful Phoenix winter weather with our friends Merrily and Abbie, then a quick lunch with them too. Joe was amazingly well- behaved throughout (thanks to Abbie "taking care" of him while I left him trapped in the stroller due to his wandering tendencies).
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| Joe and Abbie last week after Stroller Strides |
Our trip to Safeway today yielded amazing savings- two beef round roasts, 4 lb of 93/7 ground chuck, large package of frozen tilapia fillets, 3 packages fresh blueberries, polenta, pretzels, brown rice, popcorn, 10 packages of various kinds of goldfish, and few other things for only $61!! My receipt says I saved $78.43. :-))
I really couldn't resist taking a picture, so here you go...
On top of all of this, Joe played quite happily in the side yard (cackling when the dog caught the ball he threw mid- air) while I made a healthful dinner. Ahhhh! And, the MAJOR VICTORY was that Joe voluntarily ate his broccoli, garbanzo beans and tomatoes prior to inhaling all of his spaghetti (with carrots, zucchini, mushrooms, and whole grain noodles, thank you very much!)
Lest you think that my life is always like this, read between the lines of why these things are victories... and know that Joe and Rod didn't get to see each other, and that all of us were quite sad about it.
However, I am very grateful for this day, and while I am sure tomorrow will not be the same, I'll find things to be grateful for then as well!
