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Monday, September 27, 2004

Weekly Goals-Must be Monday

It is the start to another week and so far so good. But then again, I have only been up a few hours now. Mouth At Side
Last week I started my Monday blog entry with goals I wanted to reach for the week. I think it is a good idea and I will try to continue to do that with my Monday entries. I liked seeing me achieve the small goals I set for myself. Of course, I have grand plans sometimes but it is nice to be brought down to earth, so to speak, and set realistic things with maybe something fun thrown in.

These were last weeks goals and how I fared......
1. Finish the last three grid sections for this rotation of the dragon. DONE and then some.
2. Start my Coffee pattern from Mystic Stitch (thanks to the floss sale at AC Moore this is possible). Nope!
3. Get all housework done before the end of the week so I can have another free weekend. Oh YEAH!!
4. Enjoy the week to the fullest. I think I did, but it could use improvement!
5. Don't sweat the small stuff. I tried but some things seeped through!

With respect to my above goals, I did great with the dragon. I not only finished the last three grid sections, I went ahead and finished up almost the entire first row of filling in the adjoining grid blocks. I have about 100 more stitches and will finish that up and that means I went above and beyond what I planned.

I didn't even look at the Coffee pattern but will do that this coming week. I have been enjoying stitching and it seems with me being a little bit more organized, the stitching is more enjoyable.

Now onto my personal stuff....the housework did get finished and I did enjoy the week, but I came to a revelation of sorts. With all the stuff that happened in August and the beginning of the month, it kind of put a negativity inside me. I am normally not negative but I find that at various times it rears its ugly head and makes me miserable and I, therefore, can't enjoy every day to its fullest. And it is quirky things too. I thought about them yesterday and last night and came to the realization that I need to let go. I more or less have come to grips about all that happened with my mom's so-called family. I made my peace there. Then there is DH's job situation but that has been resolved. But there are other things going on that I just automatically get negative about and I become almost defensive but I don't have anything to back me up. They are stupid things that are so out of character for me. So this morning, I just threw it all out with the trash and I am starting with a clean slate. It is nice to be able to start over again, and I feel great for it.

DH is right now at his new job and I can't wait to hear all about it. For the next two weeks, he will be in training (and getting paid for it). But I told him, he will teach the trainer a thing or two. LOL After all, DH has been doing this sort of thing for a long time. The kids had a great week at school last week and I am hoping that this week is even better now that they are settled.

On that note, here are my weekly goals.

1. Finish up the stray stitches in top row on dragon.

2. Coffee design....finish organizing floss, prepare fabric and get started.

3. Buy Halloween decorations and get them up.

4. Be more positive. I will feel a whole lot better inside and out by doing this.

5. Enjoy the week and live it to its fullest.

6. Don't sweat the small stuff.

I hope everyone has a good Monday and a good week.

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