PoppyRow

I figure that you are all getting annoyed with hearing about my new system, but let me just say- STILL GOING STRONG! Even after a weekend filled with both overnight shifts, and Memorial Day/Birthday celebrations, I am still ticking. The great thing is that because I couldn’t tear off that first sheet until absolutely everything on it was crossed off, I finally tackled the very undesirable item, and was rewarded by getting to tear off two sheets! Oh ecstacy, I am getting stuff done….

Have you ever gotten a tattoo? I have- in fact I have four. (more…)

I have to work overnight at the hospital this weekend, and that’s a bit depressing to me. I need my sleep, for one. And two, it usually wipes me out and I end up being mud for a few days afterwards. It surprises me that I can work the shift pretty well, actually, and it surprises me more than I get through a two-day weekend or sometimes even a three-day stint and I’m still alive. But with a six year-old it’s not easy to get good sleep during the day to recover enough for the next shift. (more…)

So I’m doing a lot better than expected with my new tackle the day tactic. I usually quit newly-formed habits after 24 hours, but not always. I ‘ve already discussed the budget and the weight-loss, so I won’t go into unless askled - but the idea is that on occasion I follow through with a plan into a long-term commitment. I think Judy hit the nail on the head in her last comment. You become completely overhwelmed by the problem or issue, and you stand there staring - you know, the deer in the headlights routine. (more…)

So it’s coming along. My life that is. They say if you want to eat an elephant you need to tackle it one bite at a time. I have been spread so thin lately that I run around not really accomplishing anything. Ever feel that crazy? I remember when I first had my daughter, I would just lay around, my very existence defining “bored to death”. Now, I can’t fathom being bored, and at times I yearn to taste the sweetness of doing just nothing.

And therefore I am trying to adopt new habits that will allow me a sense of accomplishment. Sometimes I think its silly to try to get into new habits, because for the most part, (more…)

I hope everyone is alive and well…and well, creating more art than me. Because if you aren’t, then you aren’t creating. Do you ever have those times in your life when art doesn’t just take a back seat, but it is in a different vehicle altogether? For all of my talk on how to stay motivated and inspired, what is to be done when life simply pushes its big ‘ol nose in your face, and you can’t get away from it all? It’s not that I feel uninspired. On the contrary, I feel I have much to say. But my efforts are going in a million directions and I am spread thinner than paper. It’s so hard to streamline and make choices of what to keep and what to eliminate in my life.

When I look back at the last year, I really do have a lot to be proud of. I’ve lost almost 40 pounds, paid off $25,000 in debt, (more…)

I have worked way too much in the past week. I finally have a day off, and spent is running errands! I don’t know how you full-timers out there manage. In any case- I am late on my tea project (sniffs!) and late on assigning a new project. So I can’t point fingers if you’re late. I’ve only got one project turned in (I knew Judy would turn hers in on time!!) and so if you are doing a project, let me know. Ed is going to help me make a nifty show-n-tell page for us really soon, and I’m excited about that.

So without further ado, I’d like to introduce the project for the month of May. (more…)