Since nothing exciting happened today I am planning my day for tomorrow on my blog.

I mean Sunday was going to be significant. It was supposed to be my "Compliment others day."

But I can only compliment people when something stands out to me, so the only compliment I gave out was something forced about my husband's sweater and he just looked up at me with a "what's wrong with you today" look.

So instead of a journal of what I've done it is a journal of what I will do.

As if I ever really complete my "to do" lists. ha ha

So, tomorrow morning I will wake up at 6AM to read scripture and try not to fall asleep. (did it)

Then I will make breakfast and my kids school lunches. (did it)

Then I will get ready and brush my teeth and think about how I need to floss, but won't. (forgot to think about flossing)

Then I will go to my son's school to see him get the presidential award for getting straight A's. I won't forget my camera again! (did it- Yea Kirby!)


Then I will look over my craft books and figure out what materials I need to buy.
(Hmmm. Does anyone know a good website to order craft stuff from?)
I am thinking of making altoid box picture/ memorabilia shrines of my friends. They are supposed to be for dead people according to the book, but why not living people? And who wouldn't want a closet full of altoid box picture shrines of closest loved ones?

After that I will go over the same lessons I give Piney every day"

"You don't need to wait for me to say "What?" every time you want to say something to me. You can just go ahead and say what you want to say. You also don't need to ask why about everything."

Example:

Piney: "Mom!"

Me: "What?"

Piney: "Why are we driving in our car?"

Me: "Because we are going to the store like I just told you."

Piney: "Mom!"

Piney: "Mama!"

Piney: "Mom!"

Me: "What?"

Piney: "We are going to the store? Right now?"

Me: "Yes. Right now like I just said."

Piney: "Mama!"

Piney: "Mom!"

Piney: "Mama!"

Me: "What?"

Piney "Why we have to go to the store today? Mama Why?"

Me: "We have to get you a new dress."

Piney: "Mama!"

Piney: "Mom!"

Me: "What?"

Piney: "Why I need a new dress? Why?"

Me: "Because your old dress is too small now."

Piney: "Mom!"

Piney: " Mama!"

Me: "What?"

Piney: "Why my old dress too small. Why?"

Etc. Etc. Etc.

Better example:

Me: "We are going to the store now."

Piney: "I love the store mama! Why do we need to go there? "

Me: "To get you a new dress."

Piney: "I love new dresses mama!"

And they lived happily ever after The End.

After that futile lesson I will walk her to the park and to school. (Did it)

Then I might do some homework and pick up kids from school. (Decided to skip out on homework and go to lunch and shopping with M)

Then I will read my book: The Time Traveler's Wife By Audrey Niffeneggerbook. (Did it)

Then I might think about random things while I clean the house...

Like what I would want my last meal to be before I die or wonder if Adam and Eve had belly buttons or if I would like to move to Nauru or Taos, New Mexico . (Getting on that right now)

After that I will walk barefoot in the grass.

If I remember. Maybe take some pictures before the sun goes down.

I will probably make spaghetti for dinner and then spend time with my family in the evening playing games, singing songs and discussing important topics.

Now I better get to bed because it is 12:30AM and my husband is getting impatient with me!

Good night!

Halloween... the Election... our slow descent into cold weather.... spending too much time on facebook... and photography..... it has all gone by in a blur- partly because I lost my dayplanner and have felt like I have been free floating through time.

So. To back track. Here is a photo of Piney and Kirby on Halloween:


We had a fun time. After making all of the nice people who gave out chocolate Halloween treats feel bad with my fair-trade propaganda we all proceeded to greedily eat most of their child-slave produced chocolate bars at home. Then I got rid of all of the rest of the candy because one day of unrestricted candy consumption is more than enough. (Click on flyer to read)



Then I found out about a giant recall of all the chocolate coins. We were told that the coins were made in China and sold to the stores here and filled in with the same stuff they make counter tops out of.

Moving on.

The election was weird. M was moping around that McCain was losing and I was pretending to be sad for him.

I am on a new diet. I am always on a diet because I like to plan my food and that is a diet, not a weight-loss diet necessarily. So every morning I eat a large muffin and some water. These are new and different from my old kind that I shared about before. I created a wholesome vegan muffin and I will give you the recipe sometime. Next I eat an organic Cliff Bar for lunch. Then for snack I have fruit. Then for dinner I have either pasta, rice, soup, sandwich or whole grain pancakes waffles with salad/vegetables. There it is.

I am working on a new schedule. I am trying it. It is hard because I get sucked in by the computer. The problem is that blogs are on the computer, facebook is on the computer, my homework is on the computer, my email is on the computer, things I want to read about are on the computer, the news is on the computer, my photography is on the computer, my shopping is on the computer, my banking is on the computer, etc.

My Perfect Schedule that I put up on a pedestal:

Spend 1 hr reading, meditating on scripture and prayer
Make homemade lunches
Walk kids to school
Exercise, shower
Clean house, laundry, declutter, simplify
Email/ News
Plan day/ Social activities/ Crafts
Journal/Blog/ Photos
Homework/ Study
Shopping needs
Make healthy, delicious dinner
Sit in an available area and read/let kids interrupt me as needed
Read out-loud to kids
Help with homework
Family scriptures and prayer
Bed by 10PM

Just so you know- this complete schedule hasn't happened even once.
There aren't enough hours in the day.

It really should say

Schedule:

Wake-up
Clean house
Go to bed

or

Wake-up
Have a party with friends
Go to bed

Ya. As if the world wouldn't fall apart if I did that.

I am working on making my life more interesting by doing the following:

Perform strip-teases in private by myself when I'm changing
Whisper white lies when no one is listening
Fantasize about my husband
Pick out which one of my toes is the prettiest
Go on periodic one-minute hunger strikes
Give away something I like

Also I wrote the beginning of my debut novel (don't steal please):

"The trees were black against the white snow. I sat alone on the park bench. It had all happened so fast. Everything was different now. I could hear myself breathe. A crow cawed and it was silent. Then... "Hey" I looked up and it was him."

I know the suspense is killing you. You'll have to wait for the rest of the book to come out in 2025.

I am working to eliminate my addictions to sugar, milk, cheese, meat, eggs and chocolate.
I am planning on eating asparagus all day long one day to see what my pee will look like.

I wrote the following poem:

"Do not disturb my reverie...
Tis calm and lovely melancholy.
Your silly small talk jolts my senses....
Makes me put up higher fences.
I'm pondering thoughts deep and long...
Leave me caressed by somber songs."

I know it's so deep and awesome. You can steal that if you want.

I have been very slowly coming to terms with the fact that I will never:

Become World Chess Champion
Walk to the North Pole
Work in a coal mine
Inject heroine
Start a cult
Master the yo-yo
Own an owl
Invade a small country
Marry someone I've never met
Meet Santa
Run with wolves
Kiss my own lips
Ride off into the sunset
Suck on 12 lollipops at once
Catch that bird who pooped on me
Become a superhero
Memorize an encyclopedia
Floss twice a day
Ride a yak
Travel back in time
Appease a dictator
Surpass Einstein
Suck my little toe in public
Spot the invisible man
Undergo emergency liposuction
Die of cleaning the house too much

Lots of deep breaths and I think I am able to let go of those things.

How about you?

The aim is to achieve comprehensive social, emotional, physical and mental breakdown of the family unit for a day while you heal, refresh, renew, rest, relax and recharge yourself.