Day 26 Monday March 8, 2010 Really Alive

Good Morning,
Today is Monday March 8, 2010 Day 26 of my posting project. I have posted most of those days and I am happy about that.

I am bored with posting my routine every day so I am not going to anymore unless there is a change. I may post it somewhere on here but not an everyday thing.

Today I want to fluff it up a bit. So here is some major fluff!

Following are the words written on a card I received many years ago from my brother and sister-in-law.

Really Alive
Live Juicy. Stamp out conformity. Stay in bed all day. Dream of gypsy wagons. Find snails making love. Develop an astounding appetite for books. Drink sunsets. Draw out your feelings. Amaze yourself. Be ridiculous. Stop worrying. Now. If not now, then when? Make yes your favorite word. Marry yourself. Dry your clothes in the sun. Eat mangoes naked. Keep toys in the bathtub. Spin yourself dizzy. Hang upside down. Follow a child. Celebrate an old person. Send a love letter to yourself. Be advanced. Try endearing. Invent new ways to love. Transform negatives. Delight someone. Wear pajamas to a drive in movie. Allow yourself to feel rich without money. Be who you truly are. Believe in everything. Your are always on your way to a miracle.
The miracle is you.
-Sark

I found this card yesterday in a box. God sent it to me because I needed it.

Have a great day.
Joytobe

Day 22 Thursday March 4th, 2010 Errand day

Good Morning.

All is quite on the home front. A nice and welcomed change. I am feeling so much better. My son's school seems to have things under control. I am running fun errands today. Yeah.

Open your journal and write Day 22 Thursday March 4, 2010

• Eat Breakfast (make a check mark)
• Make your bed (make a check mark)
• Random Bouncing (make a check mark) Write name of song and artist.
• Act of Kindness: write down your act.
• For me: write down what you did for yourself.
• Exercise (make a check mark)
• Negative: write down something crappy about your day.
• Positive: Take that negative and turn it into a positive

Catch you later.

Joytobe

Day 21 Wednesday March 3, 2010 Not errand day

Good Morning,

Yes, Today would usually be my errand day. Tomorrow is Errand day for two reason, one necessity because of an appointment, two I'm not letting go of this beautiful spring like day. I'm switching it up. See the key to my funky little system is to be flexible without guilt. I have decided to stop saying "I should be doing this, that or the other." Reality is I'm doing what works for me on any given day. I do almost always stick to the Office day being Thursday. It works for me because it only takes one hour in a day so I can usually swing that no matter what wrenches are thrown into my day.


Open your journal and write Day 22 Wednesday March 3, 2010

• Eat Breakfast (make a check mark)
• Make your bed (make a check mark)
• Random Bouncing (make a check mark) Write name of song and artist.
• Act of Kindness: write down your act.
• For me: write down what you did for yourself.
• Exercise (make a check mark)
• Negative: write down something crappy about your day.
• Positive: Take that negative and turn it into a positive

Go out and soak up the day.

Joytobe

Day 20 Tuesday March 2, 2010

Good Morning
Feeling a little better today. I hope I'm on my way out this pit of despair! Okay that was too dramatic even for me!

So today for my exercise (why do I always want to spell exercize with a Z) I am going to go for a walk. It will be 40 degrees and sunny here in Siberia. woo-hoo I decided on days it is 40 or above, sunny and no wind I am going to walk. That will equate to probably two days in the month of March. Yikes I am a pessimist today.

Open your journal and write Day 20 Tuesday March 2, 2010

• Eat Breakfast (make a check mark)
• Make your bed (make a check mark)
• Random Bouncing (make a check mark) Write name of song and artist.
• Act of Kindness: write down your act.
• For me: write down what you did for yourself.
• Exercise (make a check mark)
• Negative: write down something crappy about your day.
• Positive: Take that negative and turn it into a positive

Quote for today is from the book "Really Important Stuff My Kids have Taught Me By Cynthia L Copeland "Once you're wet it doesn't matter how much more you get rained on."

Have a shinning day!

Joytobe

Day 19 Monday March 1, 2010 I'm back

Good Morning,

I'm back after my two day Hiatus. Saturday my Honey's birthday was great. I set up a treasure hunt which took us to a gas station, a restaurant, a grocery store and a neighbors house. More about that later.

However, today I would like to go back to bed and have a redo. This morning was not stellar. I would like to U-Turn and go back to where the road got bumpy.

For now here is my routine list.

Open your journal and write Day 19 Monday March 1, 2010

• Eat Breakfast (make a check mark)
• Make your bed (make a check mark)
• Random Bouncing (make a check mark) Write name of song and artist.
• Act of Kindness: write down your act.
• For me: write down what you did for yourself.
• Exercise (make a check mark)
• Negative: write down something crappy about your day.
• Positive: Take that negative and turn it into a positive.

A post later today about ungrateful children. uuggghhhhh MINE

Turn it around!

Joytobe

Day 16 Friday Feb 26, 2010 Honey's Birthday Eve

Good Morning!! The birds are chirping. It is my Honey's Birthday Eve. I am going downtown to have lunch with him. We (the kids and I) have got an exciting day planned for tomorrow. I still have a little prep work. Fun Fun

Trivia question from yesterday and the answer: "Gotta Go, Gotta Go, Gotta Go right now!" What is this about in a TV commercial? The medical problem of overactive bladder. For those of us who run to the restroom after a sneeze.

Open your journal and write Day 16 Friday Feb 26, 2010

• Eat Breakfast (make a check mark)
• Make your bed (make a check mark)
• Random Bouncing (make a check mark) Write name of song and artist.
• Act of Kindness: write down your act.
• For me: write down what you did for yourself.
• Exercise (make a check mark)
• Negative: write down something crappy about your day.
• Positive: Take that negative and turn it into a positive.

A funny and informative post about my break down and recovery yesterday.

Anxiously awaiting tomorrow.

Joytobe

Day 15 Thurs Feb 25, 2010 Errand and Office day

Aswer to yesterday's trivia, I am running "round and round. What comes around goes around. I'll tell you why". Who sang that song in the 80s? Ratt


Okay....so far everyone is at school. I am high tailing it out of here so I can get my errands done.
Later I will tackle my office for Office day. Click here for a post about office day.
http://joytobelieve.blogspot.com/2010/02/200-office-day.html

Here is my routine for the day.

Open your journal and write Day 15 Thursday Feb 25, 2010

• Eat Breakfast (make a check mark)
• Make your bed (make a check mark)
• Random Bouncing (make a check mark) Write name of song and artist.
• Act of Kindness: write down your act.
• For me: write down what you did for yourself.
• Exercise (make a check mark)
• Negative: write down something crappy about your day.
• Positive: Take that negative and turn it into a positive.

Another post about something will come out later today. Not sure what yet!

"Gotta Go, Gotta Go, Gotta Go right now!" What is this about in a TV commercial?

Joytobe

Day 14 Wednesday Feb 24, 2010 Errand Day Take 2

Good Morning. Errand day is today since plans changed on Monday.

I got lots to do for My honey's 40th birthday this weekend.

So here is my routine list.

Open your journal and write Day 14 Wednesday Feb 24, 2010

• Eat Breakfast (make a check mark)
• Make your bed (make a check mark)
• Random Bouncing (make a check mark) Write name of song and artist.
• Act of Kindness: write down your act.
• For me: write down what you did for yourself.
• Exercise (make a check mark)
• Negative: write down something crappy about your day.
• Positive: Take that negative and turn it into a positive.

A Very Random Post coming at you later today!

Get your go on!

Joytobe

Day 13 Tuesday Feb 23, 2010

Good Morning,

Here is my to do list. I gotta go take the dog to the vet. Funny how quickly life changes!

Open your journal and write Day 13 Tuesday Feb 23, 2010

• Eat Breakfast (make a check mark)
• Make your bed (make a check mark)
• Random Bouncing (make a check mark) Write name of song and artist.
• Act of Kindness: write down your act.
• For me: write down what you did for yourself.
• Exercise (make a check mark)
• Negative: write down something crappy about your day.
• Positive: Take that negative and turn it into a positive.

I will be posting a list of some of my favorite bouncing songs later today.

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." --Chinese Proverb

Have a fabulous day.

Joytobe

Day 12 Monday Feb 22, 2010 Errand Day

Good Morning,

I usually choose Monday or Wednesday as errand day. I try to get all of my running around done on one day if possible. I usually look at my calendar on Sunday and decide for the next week. This week Errand Day is today.

Open your journal and write Day 12 Monday Feb 22, 2010

• Eat Breakfast (make a check mark)
• Make your bed (make a check mark)
• Random Bouncing (make a check mark) Write name of song and artist.
• Act of Kindness: write down your act.
• For me: write down what you did for yourself.
• Exercise (make a check mark)
• Negative: write down something crappy about your day.
• Positive: Take that negative and turn it into a positive.

Okay so I gotta run. There will be a post later about....well I don't know yet...It hasn't hit me. But I'll try to keep it short or shorter.

Joytobe

Day 11 Sunday Feb 21, 2010 No Post Sunday

Hey there,

I have decided other than declaring the date, I'm not going to really post much on Sundays. I just enjoy the day too much.

However, for your enjoyment a quote from the TV show Sunday Morning. This quote is from a man living in Latvia (where my Honey's descendants are from). In 1940 the country was forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union. The country later gained independence in 1991. This man is describing the hardship of following an illegal dream in a communist country.

"Don't put some fence about your mind. Dream" --M. Sveiduks

Enjoy the Sunday Magic
Joytobe

Day 10 Sat Feb 20, 2010 Happy Saturday

Good Morning,

Ahhh Saturday. Do you remember getting up early on Saturday's as a child to watch Saturday morning cartoons? Long before there were Cartoon Channels, Nick and Disney. I still love Saturdays.

Open your journal and write Day 10 Sat February 20th

• Eat Breakfast (make a check mark)
• Make your bed (make a check mark)
• Random Bouncing (make a check mark) Write name of song and artist.
• Act of Kindness: write down your act.
• For me: write down what you did for yourself.
• Exercise (make a check mark)
• Negative: write down something crappy about your day.
• Positive: Take that negative and turn it into a positive.

I have been rereading some of my posts and they are tooooo long. I got bored reading them. In my desire to capture a moment I give to many details. So sorry bout that. I'll try to shorten it up.

A post titled, "Mommy to Mom WTH?" is coming today.

Have a great Saturday!

Joytobe

Day 9 Friday Feb 19, 2010 My Day

Good Morning,

My Quote today out of frustration with my children is:
"This is GOD. I will be handling All of your problems today! I will not need your help, So please just relax- And have a nice day!" --Anonymous

Open your journal and write Day 9 Thursday February 19th MY DAY

• Eat Breakfast (make a check mark)
• Make your bed (make a check mark)
• Random Bouncing (make a check mark) Write name of song and artist.
• Act of Kindness: write down your act.
• For me: write down what you did for yourself.
• Exercise (make a check mark)
• Negative: write down something crappy about your day.
• Positive: Take that negative and turn it into a positive.

Also on Friday I give a little extra time to myself. I think today I'll paint my nails. Also on Friday I always put some make-up on. I don't wear make up every day. I always put moisturizer and sunscreen on ( a must as I recently had a basal cell carcinoma, the least dangerous type of skin cancer, removed from my nose). Also a SPF lip balm. It protects my lips from the sun but also makes my lips soft and kissable!

Look for a funny venting type post later today about STS (Shakin Twitchin Syndrome). It's symptoms include the twitch I get above my left eye when I want to shake some sense into my children! Oh Lordy.

Go Seize Your Day.

Joytobe

Day 8 Thursday Feb 18, 2010 Oops

Can you believe it? I put Day 8 on yesterday's post and it was really Day 7 of this experiment. Today is Day 8. Oh Boy I hope this is helping you be more organized. If I keep messing up here you are going to think it is June pretty soon. Ahhhh June..... flowers, sunshine, no snow. A girl can dream.

Open your journal and write Day 8 Wednesday February 18th OFFICE DAY

• Eat Breakfast (make a check mark)
• Make your bed (make a check mark)
• Random Bouncing (make a check mark) Write name of song and artist.
• Act of Kindness: write down your act.
• For me: write down what you did for yourself.
• Exercise (make a check mark)
• Negative: write down something crappy about your day.
• Positive: Take that negative and turn it into a positive.

Notice the office day. Today is my office day. I will post what this means and how I do it later today. Pick an office day for yourself. It really helps to have a specific day to tackle all the paper and bills and such that come into you home.

I have another fun post for today titled, "I'm Related to a Gangster"

Check back later.
Joytobe

Day 7 Wed Feb 17, 2010 OUCH

Good Morning! and OUCH

Yes, I am quite sore from my exercise yesterday which tells me for sure I need to do it again today!

Yesterday's trivia question and answer:
"Good Mornin, Good Mo-o-ornin, It's great to stay up late. Good Mornin, Good Mornin to you." What movie is that song from? Singing in the Rain
But nobody gets a prize cause no one answered and maybe nobody is reading this. Then again I am doing this for me NOT YOU. So there!

Okay snotty brat tantrum is officially over.

My routine isn't changing today. I am going to keep with what I got now for about a week.
Soooo... Here you go.

Open your journal and write Day 7 Wednesday February 17th

• Eat Breakfast (make a check mark)
• Make your bed (make a check mark)
• Random Bouncing (make a check mark) Write name of song and artist.
• Act of Kindness: write down your act.
• For me: write down what you did for yourself.
• Exercise (make a check mark)
• Negative: write down something crappy about your day.
• Positive: Take that negative and turn it into a positive.

A post about a bunch of random thoughts coming at you later today.

"We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; And he who never made a mistake never made a discovery." --unknown

Go Discover

Joytobe

Day 6 Tuesday February 16, 2010 Yee-Haaww

"Good Mornin, Good Mo-o-ornin, It's great to stay up late. Good Mornin, Good Mornin to you." What movie is that song from?

OH Yeah, I almost forgot. You know the trivia question that I posted twice without giving the answer cause uuuhhhmmmm I'm silly. "A time to laugh and a time to weep. A time to mourn and there is a time to dance." What movie is that from? Footloose

Open your journal and write Day 6 Tuesday February 16th

• Eat Breakfast (make a check mark)
• Make your bed (make a check mark)
• Random Bouncing (make a check mark) Write name of song and artist.
• Act of Kindness: write down your act.
• For me: write down what you did for yourself.
• Exercise (make a check mark)
• Negative: write down something crappy about your day
• Positive: Take that negative and turn it into a positive.

Oh No!!!! Did you see I added exercise? I can hear your moans. Oh no I can't.... oopps that was me moaning. I have tried several different exercise routines. The closest I ever got to one of them becoming a fun habit was about 2 months ago. It lasted about one month. Pretty good for me. So I am going to jump back on the wagon....or treadmill. Okay so here is what I am going to do. First spend about 10 minutes stretching. Don't bounce when you stretch it makes it much less enjoyable. Have you really stretched recently? It feels good. Lay flat on the floor, stretch every part of your body. Think cat like. mmmmm-mmm it really does feel good. Then about 10 minutes of my own made up butt and ab exercises....uugghhh including sit ups. Then a 20 minute cardio something or other. Could be a work out with the Wii, a brisk walk or dancing. The part that worked for me was changing the cardio based on my mood. The part that didn't work for me, I don't know. Probably the sit ups. But because I have written it here I now have to do it. I commit to exercise 4 days a week and NEVER on Sundays! You can do it too! Oh come on! I believe in you and me!

GO and DO

Joytobe

Day 5 Monday Feb 15, 2010 TO DO

Good Morning,

I have lots to say today. Meeting my son's girlfriend was interesting. I shall certainly post about my feelings on the matter later today!

For now we need to get on with our morning stuff. Open your journal

Write Day 5 February 15th in your journal

Eat Breakfast (make a check mark)

Make your bed (make a check mark)

Random Bouncing (make a check mark) Write name of song and artist.

Act of Kindness: write down your act.

For me: write down what you did for yourself.

Negative: write down something crappy about your day

Positive: Take that negative and turn it into a positive.


You may have noticed I added Make your Bed. I make my bed everyday. I can't explain it but my room can look like a pit. Clothes on the floor. Some of my daughters books on the floor. Little pieces of paper on the dresser. But if I walk in there and see my bed made it makes me feel good! It makes the room look nicer. The easiest way to accomplish this task is to make it as you are getting out of it. But you can't do that if your spouse is still in it!

Okay so I am off to Eat Breakfast. Check back later for more on my boy's girl scoop! Also I'll be examining laundry rituals!

Get Going
Joytobe

Day 4 Sun. Feb 14, 2010 Oh Boy..MY boy and other random thoughts

First Happy Valentines Day! Hope you and your loved ones are enjoying the day.

My Sunday routine does not entail much. I like to lounge. Spend family time. I might throw a load of laundry in. Speaking of laundry. We are having that discussion tomorrow.

When I say my routine doesn't include much on Sunday I guess I should clarify. There are some things I just naturally do everyday. Clean up the kitchen, run the dishwasher, make my bed. Eat Breakfast. So the essentials get done but that is about it. Some Sunday's Jeff and I may do a project. Put down mulch, yard work, put together an air hockey table (ewe that was a bad day.) We read the newspaper together. I always read the obituaries. I know it's weird but I guess it's my way of honoring and acknowledging life. We watch Sunday Morning on TV. Sunday is pretty much the only day I will take a nap. So there you go.

Still right in your journal today!!! And everyday!

Now onto the juicy part of my post. Not sure I should do this but what the heck. My little baby boy is going on a date today with his first real girlfriend. They are going to the movies. Then she is coming back here and we are all eating Valentines Day dinner together. Where has the time gone? My little baby Billy Boy!

My husband and I were discussing vacation time. In these difficult financial times many people are looking at their budget trying to trim it down. We are also doing that. We decided our two short traditional family getaways were not on the chopping block for our budget. We will trim elsewhere. We decided this upon the realization that we only have three years left before Billy goes to college. Those family vacations may change from the four of us to the three of us. These are times I am not willing to give up.

Okay so about bouncing today......I am not sure I can bounce just yet. I had a few beverages last night. I had a good time but I am suffering a little today. You Play, You Pay. So I'll bounce later. Maybe I'll bounce in front of the new girlfriend! Wouldn't that be great?

Answer to trivia from the other day. ( I hope I get better at this). "A time to laugh and a time to weep. A time to mourn and there is a time to dance." What movie is that from? Footloose The only person to know the answer to this question, who actually spoke up, was Dan G. Congrats Oh Danny Boy! Your prize is your sense of accomplishment!

This is my Sunday motto. "Peace is when time doesn't matter as it passes by." -Maria Schell

Well my couch, a blanky, the Olympics on TV are calling my name!

Savor your day
Joytobe

Day 3 Sat Feb 13, 2010 So Far...But...Laundry?

Day 3 February 13th 2010

Okay we are building on things everyday. Kind of like a routine. The thing about routines is that we all have them in our life we just may not recognize them. Part of my method (in the planning stages) for helping people with organization is to look at what in their life already works. Everybody (I mean you too) has some system in their home or life that works really well. Maybe the way you pay bills or handle kids homework or a room that just flows exactly for the purpose it was designed. Look around you and think of what just really works. Write it down in your journal. Soon we will examine that routine.

SO, So far....the habits I am trying to instill in myself and you are the following.

Eat Breakfast

Do daily random acts of kindness

Write in a journal everyday

Do something kind for yourself everyday

Bounce everyday (this is probably optional but heck if it doesn't work for me)
see this post for more info on bouncing http://joytobelieve.blogspot.com/2010/02/and-there-is-time-to-dance.html

Take a negative from your day and FLIP IT, SPIN IT, with humor or grace make it positive.

So here is how your journal page should look.

Day 3 February 13th, 2010

Eat Breakfast (make a check mark)
Random Bouncing (make a check mark) Write name of song and artist.

Act of Kindness: write down your act.

For me: write down what you did for yourself.

Negative: write down something crappy about your day

Positive: Take that negative and turn it into a positive.


Then do a normal journal entry, your thoughts, your frustrations, your dreams. Anything you want to get off of your chest.


Now my question for you regarding routines. Has anyone figured out a way to handle laundry efficiently? Without wasting a whole day? I get so close to figuring it out. I will share my way later and you share your way. Maybe we can find a really good (not perfect- nothing is perfect) way to do it together.

That's it for me. Saturday is my family day! Go Play
Joytobe

Day 2 Friday Feb 12, 2010 For You

Rise and Shine

Okay today..
Eat breakfast again

Page two of your journal put the date. Then write "My Day!"

Again perform some random act of kindness. This can be something small or some grand gesture to human kind. It's up to you. Write it down.

Write any other random thoughts in your journal. There is no right or wrong.

To do's today:

Number 1
Now today do something for yourself. A special treat. A long bath, paint your nails, read a book. Take at least one hour total to just do something for yourself. Tell me your ideas.

Number 2
Put on an upbeat song with words in it. Something bouncy. Then bounce. Jump around the room. Be silly. Sing at the top of your lungs. I guarantee you will be smiling by the last note.

Number 3
In your journal this evening write the word "negative".
Beneath that write something in your journal that irritated you today. Something that just put you in a yucky mood or just gave you a yucky feeling.

On the next line write the word "positive".
Beneath that I want you to think of that negative event that you wrote and somehow turn it into a positive. This can be a difficult task but we can do it. It often works to use humor to see the lighter side of a negative.

An example of this in my journal:
Negative
It snowed again today! I hate snow.
Positive
The snow filled in the potholes.

Tomorrow you show me yours and I'll show you mine. ;)

Go Get Your Day
Joytobe