A Fresh Start

I really needed today to be a good day. 

There's no reason why it shouldn't be except that as I previously posted, the stress has been piling up around here and my fuse goes from long to gone pretty quickly.  I needed to reset.

So last night I went to bed early, then awoke at 5am to take a friend to the airport. A good deed is a great way to start the day. And the air smelled so nice and the dawn was so pretty. So I decided that today was going to be great.

I started by getting affairs back in order. No more slacking on the house rules and letting the kids get away with things. As a result, more time outs today but less general acting out as I refocus my attention to what they're doing. Good for us all.

Set time for computer but otherwise, extra work had to wait. We had a fun yoga class and then over to the playground for a playdate with J.'s preschool group.  An afternoon at home filled with down time and make believe. Dinner with daddy and then our set evening routine.

All in all, a great day.

Best Moment of the Day: Family dog pile on the sofa, playing "this little piggy"

Worst Moment of the Day: C. has a pet guinea pig. Not really. It's a big heavy rock. But she calls it her guinea pig and she named him Winnie. She found him back in May when we went to the outdoor weekend DelFest concert without any toys and the kids had to amuse themselves with their surroundings. She has loved that guinea pig ever since and creates lots of interesting make-believe adventures with him.  Anyhow, she brought him with her to her nap today and then may have brought him downstairs again later. We just don't know bc we lost him. He simply ran away, which is rare for a rock.  He is irreplaceable and all I've heard since is "where's Winnie?"  

Thoughts of the Day: I'm hunkering down and trying to build some quiet time into my schedule. Of course, the schedule that I'm talking about is for September and October. My schedule for next week was planned back in the late Spring. That's how it goes bc of my jobs and playgroups and things. 

Anyhow, for the first time since I joined the local MOMS Club almost 4 years ago, I am not hosting any activity on the club calendar during a month. I am slashing obligations wherever I can and so I will be mooching activities from other hostesses during the month of September and giving nothing in return.  This is a big move for me.  I'm taking control of my schedule wherever I can. So applaud.