The Endless to do list

Have you ever noticed that you have several to do list? At least I have several. I make one for the house duties that are always there and pretty much never completed. Then I have one of projects for the house that I make and revise constantly. Now I have a to do list of DIY projects that I want to complete. I started making wooden distressed signs for family and friends at Christmas and then sold a few. DIY is not something I want to stress about making money on though. I digress. So what is it about me that wants to complete a list of things? Why do I inherently feel the need to complete and do something all the time. I feel like a failure sometimes to because I haven't completed these random tasks.

So where do I get these ideas? Well, the house duties is obvious...take care of what you have. "Cleanliness is next to Godliness." It's also healthy to be clean. It's also an endless task of picking up, organizing and putting up. I try my best sometimes, but most of the time, I let these house chores go until I can't stand it anymore. Keeping a house clean and tidy is hard work. It's a never ending task that I've never felt I had a handle on. However, I am currently reading a book called The Life Changing Magic of Tidying up. I'll post a review later. I want to implement it's methods this summer while I'm on my summer break. That's just one more thing to add to my list of to do's. :)

I also get ideas from Pinterest. I have about 25 boards that I pin things to and several of those are about decorating, DIY projects to add to decorating, sewing to add to organizing and decorating. Then of course organizing my DIY life and stuff is also making the list. So how does a full-time working mother take care of what has to be done and still find the time to complete at least a few of these projects?

If you thought I was about to give some witty and profound answer, I'm sorry to disappoint you. I do have thoughts about it though. I believe very strongly that we should take care of the cleaning task first. I think prioritizing the projects into what makes life easier and prettier is also helpful. However, if the project is cute, but difficult and beyond your alone capabilities it should probably be moved to a list of things you like rather than the "to-do list."

Through the writing of this post I have come to the conclusion, that if you feel the need to organize your projects and to-do lists by category, you're probably like me, just a dreamer.

My goal for today: Complete one cleaning task and start a new sign. I'll let you know how it goes, after I add "Post to blog" to my daily to-do list!

Laughingly, Lovingly, Prayerfully Yours,
K--

Welcome Back

Wow! Have I really been gone from blogging for 3 years?! I really meant to be more active in the world of blogging, but intentions are often foiled by the interventions of life around us.
Where am I now in life…
Work: teacher, 3rd grade
home: still married, have two children 10 and 13 year old girls
family: We have been dealt some blows. Divorced parents and I've lost my maternal grandfather.
My sister had a child…surprise!! She said she would never have kids…lol. She is so happy about her baby boy though! She's a great mom.
I still go to sleep every night dreaming of what I want to be and how I wish life would be…am still a dreamer, romantic, probably. I'm not sure that I'll ever change that part of myself that dreams of being more.

I am attending a different church and trying much harder to have a real relationship with God. I pray and read the bible more often than I ever have before in life.
I don't know how this blog is going to help others yet…I don't know that it's meant to. I just feel that my words may have some impact on someone. Maybe not today, but some day.

Today I am supposed to start a new run into exercising for health. I will be logging my food and exercise everyday, as well as how I feel physically and emotionally.

Today: I began with 2 cups of coffee with full cream and sugar. I made a herbalife shake with almond milk for breakfast. At lunch I ate a lunch able with barbecue chips and peach tea. At 1:15 I at some cheddar flavored pretzels and a handful of graham crackers when I took my students to the playground for snack time.
At 3:00 I ate a banana. I plan to drink coffee and 4:00 go for my run/walk for 20 minutes.
Physical:
However, I'm tired and all I really want to do is sleep. I have church at 7:00 and I want to take a nap before I have to get ready to go. I usually take a nap everyday when I get home from work, unless I drink coffee or take a caffeine pill.
Emotional:
I feel happy but not looking forward to my walk/run. Mostly because of the fatigue. I know that if I would make myself exercise though, I would eventually feel better, but the process has to start from fresh.
So I will pray that the Lord lend me some strength and power to motivate me to put on my shoes and hit the road at 4:00 today!

Edu Tech teaching

Digital learning....I am stoked....can't wait to get started! I know some teachers are afraid of the digital learning experience, but I believe every student needs their very own computer at school. Every assignment could be completed, created and evaluated by multiple people. Collaboration and group work could be useful and beneficial to students' understanding of real-world applications of skills.

First Ted Video

Wow! I just watched this awesome video from Sir Ken Robinson. He's on youtube. He asks the best question. Why do we value creativity but we squash it in education. The video was wonderful and very funny. We roared with laughter as we watched, however we are still thinking of the big ideas he presented to us. Must watch video again and again. Link below.

http://youtu.be/iG9CE55wbtY

Arkansas Leadership Academy

Wow! This conference is so intense. I can't even keep up with what's going on around me!! Tweet, facebook, blog, journal (in a book and online), text, email...Ugh too much! When is someone supposed to have time to do all of that? Not to mention who wants to try to keep up with all of that? It's just too much. I need organize all of this in my brain. I know I need to keep up professionally, but how am I supposed to do that? I have children to raise, classroom to teach, and a house to run! Yep! Too much.

School's Starting

You know the time of year....schools starting all over the country! Yes, people it is that time again. I have been preparing for this day for almost 3 weeks.I love the beginning of the school year. It's exciting and new, but it also makes me nervous. I get nervous every year. Do I have everything I need? Always there are unanswered questions and misconceptions that crop up, but if i've learned anything from the past years', it's to just breath, smile, and say hello. That will at least get me through the first couple of days. :)

daughter's diet issues

My 10 year old daughter is 109 pounds at 5 ft tall. She is worried about her weight already. I am struggling with helping her learn healthy habits and excercise without feeding her fears over being overweight. I don't won't her to become so infatuated with her body that she begins to starve herself or begins a track towards that later in life. I worry about her eating habits because she eats out of boredom sometimes. She's a dancer so her weight must remain healthy, but she is not and never will be "bone thin." She didn't inherit that body type. She is muscular and curvy just like me. However, dance isn't enough to keep her thin. The last couple of years she has gained 30 pounds. I don't know if that's normal or not. I would say not. I think she needs to pull off about 10 pounds, but I don't want her self-esteem to suffer. Ugh!! This is not fun parenting.