january in july?

Okay, so here's the situation...I really started this project with the best of intentions. You should see the pretty handwritten charts I designed for tracking my progress on my goals. In fact, if I had my desktop at my desk right now (instead of piled up in a corner with every other thing that was pulled out of my waterlogged basement last month...story for later), I would scan it in and post it here just to prove how pretty it was.

Okay, moving on from my pretty charts...

Everything really got away from me...or did it? I really think that I am still working through the fallout of what this project set into motion in January. The bulk of my last post dealt with personnel issues at my office. Since publishing that post five months ago, those personnel issues have finally been resolved. Unfortunately, it took a full five months to resolve them. So, while I have been feeling as though I've been failing at my project, the truth of the matter is that I've just been working on one nagging task for five months!

That being said, my work life is finally starting to come back together. With personnel issues out of the way, I am suddenly an effective employee and manager again. Amazing!

Also, in the five months since my last post, my five-year-old twins have moved from their very sweet and supportive daycare to the all-day summer program at the school they will begin attending this fall. (Kindergarten? Already?) This has sent me into a world of packing lunches and backpacks nightly and being sure that my girls have what they need for whatever field trip or activity is coming up on the following day. It is forcing me to become more organized at home. In addition, it is no longer possible for me to put the girls to bed and then retire to the couch for the evening. I am now forced to be effective in that time after bed, which (strangely enough) hasn't stopped at packing lunches and backpacks. Now, after getting those things done, I am motivated (compelled?) to over-accomplish the task of a ten-minute clean-up. (I'm even making the bed on a daily basis, Mom...I know you're proud.)

So, now, as July is ready to begin, I feel like I might be able to tackle the resolutions I laid out in January:

Go to Sleep Earlier: I'll get there...for now, typing at almost midnight feels really good.

Exercise Better: Went back to the gym today. I have some pretty serious work-out and weight loss goals laid out. More on that later.

Eat More Healthfully: Working on it.

Toss, Restore, Organize: This is absolutely my favorite. Last month, we had water in our basement after a tremendous rainfall. So much water, in fact, that we had to pull out all of the carpet. So much, in fact that we are now going to have to have drain tile and a sump pump installed, which means that we are going to have to completely gut our basement, which means that we are going to have to remodel our basement, which means that everything that currently in our basement in going into a storage unit. Now, why would this make me happy? I see it as a phenomenal opportunity to go toss, restore, and organize as things move from basement to storage and again as it moves back. There is going to be some major simplification going on and I can't wait to see it happen. Nothing like being forced into working through a nagging task, huh?

Act More Energetic: Easy to do when your load has been lightened and things are beginning to fall into place. Momma is getting her groove back.

So, I am resolving to begin January all over again in July. As least I will still have a use for my pretty charts.