Not In A Blogging Frame of Mind

I apologize to all my readers for not being very consistent in posting and/or commenting. I just haven't really been in a blogging frame of mind.

Partially, I don't really have much to talk about...nothing has really caught my eye that I feel is worthy of sharing with my blogging community.

Partially, I don't really have any fun news to report...I'm slogging along on getting back in the healthy habit and am walking almost every day. I'm making progress on raising money for my 3 Day Race, but could always use more...so please donate (click the button on the left, it'll take you to my donation page).

Partially, I just can't seem to find the time to make it through all the reading. I know that this is no excuse because we all have tough lives and have lots going on. But, most of the time when I get home from the office I just don't want to fire up the computer again. This used to be my dad's biggest argument about not getting a computer...he didn't want to look at one after staring at spreadsheets all day at the office. Now that he is retired, though, he is Mr. Computer Man.

I'll try and do better, but I'm not going to promise. When I do find the time to read every body's blogs, all the good comments have already been made and I just don't have the energy to come up with something witty, so while I may not be commenting, I am thinking about commenting and that should count for something.

This weekend I'm going to try for a television-free weekend. I'm going to try really hard to not turn the t.v. on when I get home on Friday evening and have it on pretty much for the the full 2 days that I'm home...I'm going to make the effort to NOT "turn on, boot up, jack in" and actually spend the weekend just being, reading, quilting, and listening to the gagillion songs on my iPod.

I'll let you know how that turns out.

Mom Is Blogging

My mom has started a blog: Creative Crone from Studio Q.... Check her out!!

Habitual Behavior

"They" say that if you do something for 21 days in a row, then it will become a habit. Now, don't ask me who "they" are but "they" are always very knowledgeable and have opinions on lots of stuff, but that isn't what this blog is about. 

About a month ago my folks came to visit me. Before they came I was just getting in the habit of walking daily, taking a my vitamins and what not every morning, and eating healthy meals, without stopping at fast food places and eating out of bags. Then, mom and dad came to visit, and I got out of my good habits. Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming my folks. They would have been very supportive of me getting out and taking a long walk each day that they were here and they were really very considerate guests not making any demands from me in any way. No, it is my own fault that I fell out of these habits. 

However, I'm turning that around today. With the change in time (spring forward and all that), I'm marking the line in the sand and starting over, again. I got up this morning and took a nice walk around neighborhood. I have some healthy food in the 'fridge and I think I am stocked and prepared for my week. 

Next weekend may be a challenge as I'm going to go house sit/dog sit for a friend of mine who has to go out of town. I am still planning on walking every day. I think if I have my walks mapped out and stick to the plan (making it a habit) then I can get back on the wagon and stick this out. 

On the flip-side, I have A LOT of bad habits that I have to make myself break. Hopefully, if I fill my time with implementing the healthy habits, the unhealthy ones will. I'll check back in with you about this in 21 days....

Practicing Mindful Procrastination

Here is the March Procrastination List....

1. Sit with your task list and breathe deeply. 
   
2. Take a few of your most difficult tasks and simply let them go. 
   
3. Visualize yourself completing an important task. Now visualize that task disappearing. 
   
4. Remain gleefully idle for an entire day. 
   
5. Channel your guilt from procrastinating into pure joy. 
   
6. Journal your procrastination activities. 
   
7. Be conscious that work comes to those who wait. 
   
8. Think of procrastination as speed bumps designed to slow you down. 
   
9. The tallest task begins with one long nap. 
   
10. Meditate on the fine line between your obligations and your options. 

Your Procrastination List for the Month... List 10 perfect jobs for a procrastinator. (Make sure at least half of them pay something.)