So, if I"m going to really THINK... which I'm pretty much in no mood to do... but I'm trying to think, How to Improve My State of Mind.
Things to be thankful for...
(1) We have a nice new vehicle, which runs well, even if the tire sensor is lying.
(2) We get to spend the weekend with ds & his family.
(3) DH has the good health this year, and we are able to afford the tickets that will enable dh to spend a special weekend with ds and that is really priceless.
(4) My mother is home and feeling very independent, telling me there is nothing I need to do for her and I should enjoy my weekend.
(5) I have clean sheets on the bed, my laundry is caught up, and my kitchen is clean.
And so far as the overwhelming, depressing planning problem -- my calendar should open up a bit now that dmom is back home.
I almost splurged and bought myself TWO books at Wmart earlier today, but then I thought about the two books that I am still in the process of reading, and the two more on my nightstand, and I thought nope... that is what the library is for. GO to the LIBRARY.
Booksaver, you have reinforced that thinking for me. I will not have time to do that tomorrow, but I MUST start making time to READ -- real books, not just online, mindless surfing social media -- and I MUST start returning to the library.
So that's one thing I am THINKING,
Harriet... truly disciplining myself re: my online time and making time for real reading, which is one of my favorite things to do. I just get out of the habit and forget. The smart phone is always there, being such a huge distraction.
The last time I went there was a disaster, two hours for a manicure and most of that waiting when I was stressed.
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Twins))) That was so good of you to spend time with your friend, though.
Confession -- I've never had a manicure OR a pedicure! I keep my fingernails so short it would be useless. When they are long, they tend to get on my nerves -- I want to be cleaning them all the time, and eventually, I just start picking at them and biting them. I usually try to keep clear polish on them, but last night I totally ruined even that while at a movie --
Operation Finale. It was a very good movie, but kinda tense, even though we knew how it would end. It is the story of the capture of Adolph Eichmann in Argentina.
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Helia))) I'm so sorry about the conflict with your dd and her friend. Sending lots of good wishes that things work out soon.
LadyM -- I must adopt your way of THINKING:
I like being able to zone out and just do the next card. Repeat....repeat....repeat.
I think putting the time on cards is an excellent idea. I do have the time on most of my cards.
Procrastination is a HUGE problem for me. I need to just DO THE THING and get on with it.
That is great that your dd found a good buy on a washer/dryer set,
Dee -- and great that you could help out with the purchase! I have never had a front-load washer. I don't really think I would like one. However, my dmom has a TOP-load DRYER, and she loves it. I had never even heard of that until she got hers. It saves a lot of stooping and bending. I don't like the lint collector on it though, it's a little cup that you have to empty periodically.
Rose, my dmom has some pink crystal -- a LOT of pink crystal, actually, (Depression-glass?) -- that I want to keep, but oh my goodness... where on EARTH will I put it??? It belonged to my paternal grandmother and my aunt didn't want it, so dmom got it. Dmom has large, white, glass-front cabinets on each side of her fireplace, and the pink dishes and glasses look sooo pretty there... but in my house, with dark/natural woodwork, I'm not so sure. I don't know what will happen to all that glass.
Good for you on decluttering.
So glad you're feeling better,
Nancy! LOL -- I think we collect coolers, also!
WTG on desk day,
Harriet!
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Kathryn)))
Hope the conflict between cats works itself out soon, too,
Elizabeth!
So glad things are going so well for dd,
Blessed!
Yep,
Harmony, apparently that is somewhat common -- nitrogen in tires. I don't know. Dmom said duncle said he wasn't worried about adding regular air to the Corvette though, b/c he had heard of enough people who had mixed the two that he didn't think it caused any problems -- and you know, I have cousins who drag race, and they are all car fanatics, so if anyone would know, it would be duncle.
And our charge card continues to smoke from overuse.
Yep to that one, too.
(No charge for me today for my trouble, though; I'm just thinking about those ridiculous football tickets.)
I'm actually tired of so much thinking. Most of my housework can be done without much thinking
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That is so true,
Harmony.
So WHY do I THINK so much and put off DOING anything???
I need a banner in front of my head:
JUST DO IT! JUST DO THE THING AND BE DONE WITH IT! Still wearing my thinking cap... Roadblocks to my Getting Things Done:
(1) lack of energy
(2) distracted by dh -- either he is doing something else, and I don't want to disturb him, OR he wants me to do something WITH him
(3) time pressures from dmom, dgrands, etc.
(4) donwannas, laziness
Soooo... what to do...
* 1 * It does not take a lot of energy to DO something for 15 minutes. This is a ridiculous excuse. And thinking about it is more tiring than doing it, generally speaking.
* 2 * When dh is in the den/kitchen, I am free to clean in the bedrooms, etc. When dh is in the bedroom, I am free to clean in the den/kitchen. This is a ridiculous excuse.
* 3 * None of these people take up 24/7 of my time. When dgrands are here, for the most part, they enjoy "helping." This is a ridiculous excuse.
* 4 * This is a ridiculous excuse. If I DONwanna do
X, then what DO I want? I want a clean house, a sense of accomplishment, the feeling that I have "got my act together," and if I spent just an hour a day, I could make HUGE progress on all of these goals. 15 minutes each: daily, weekly, zone, exercise. Then I would still have 15 hours to sit around and be lazy. This is a ridiculous excuse.
I am going to try to finish up tonight, enjoy the weekend, and start strong Monday. Thank you Harriet for supplying thinking caps, and thank you ALL for bearing with me while I thought through my terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.