So I Was Just Thinking

...or to break an old one. I have a lot of old habits. I love junk food. I hate to exercise. Well, I don't hate the exercise, I just find a lot of excuses not to do it. I am not a laundry folder, a dish doer or a housekeeper. Those three get me every time. So when I saw that Rhonna Farrer was doing a 21 day challenge , I debated joining in for many reasons. I am a procrastinator. I found out about the challenge 7 days after it started. I have so many things to change, I didn't know which one to focus on. I am satisfied with the status quo. (That last one is a lie, but I tell myself that to make me feel better about doing nothing.) What if I miss my old way of doing things. Self fulling prophecies of failure. I have never finished anything (not entirely true) so I probably won't finish this, so I won't start it because then I won't have to say I failed at accomplishing something. I am sure there are more, but let's move on with this. I think I am going to work o...

I came into my house after enjoying a pleasant fall outing with the kids and my mother. I looked at the living room and told the kids there was no way the t.v. or computer was coming on until the living room was tidy. There was lots of whining and complaining from the littlest until I told him that whatever I picked up was going in the trash even if it was treasure. Caitlin cleaned the dining/homework/craft table off then began picking up all the things her brother dropped on the floor. (Believe me you don't want to know.) I wandered over to the living room side of the room and found James still sitting there so I began picking up cars and tracks. This was followed by a scream and a little boy hurriedly picking up his toys. The other thing that James does is hide wrappers and toys and books under the two arm chairs. I told him it was his responsibility to clean up his mess. He refused so I told him the same thing as before. Only this time I said he had to decide which was trash an...