Monday, Monday

Its the first Monday of the New Year, and I'm trying hard to get motivated this morning. I did some different asanas and realized that I have a lot of very tight muscles. I need to really get into stretching out again because its not good for me to be this tight, especially since I do yoga every day. Maybe its because I'm working different muscle groups. I am going to be getting on the treadmill in a little bit because I need to. Emphasis on need to. As an offshoot of my Holiday Grand Plan list, a Healthy Grand Plan email list started this weekend. Basically, its all of my fellow compulsive list makers who need to share their lists, plans and goals with others. In other words, a perfect place for me!
I spent a very domestic weekend, which is something I haven't done for a long time. I cleaned the Little Man's room (excavated it is more like it), set up my 2010 albums, cleaned the house, did tons of laundry, baked strawberry cupcakes for the Little Man's teacher's half birthday, and just hung out.
The good thing is I really don't have big plans for the week. I like that-I can just get through and do what I need to do. This way I can enjoy time with my family-which is what its all about isn't it? We have spelling homework every night, as well as reading homework several nights a week, and now this quarter math homework is going to be added. Boy, the Little Man is going to be busy! That means Mommy & Daddy will be busy too-since we are available with him when he does homework. I try not to hover as he's doing it, because I think that just adds to anxiety and stress. Doing well is stressful enough, he doesn't need me to add to it.
I was supposed to have 2 meetings at church tonight, but I have bowed out from both of them. Its more important for me to be home with my boys rather than anything else. Yes I like being involved, however, I am first and foremost a mommy, and nothing comes in the way of THAT. I do have to take my mother grocery shopping after work and she needs to mail the princess her shoes & pants that were left behind when she flew out on Thursday. At the same time, I can mail my nieces' and nephew's birthday presents, my husband's cousin's wedding gift and all the various non mailed presents rolling around in my trunk. Basically, there has been an issue about not having the right size box, or packing tape and all sorts of silly reasons these have not been mailed. Basically, I've made excuses for not going to the post office-very silly excuses that didn't make sense, OBVIOUSLY, and its time for a fresh start.
Theres a need for a fresh start on a lot of levels. I need to be consistent with life. I do really well with Monday & Tuesday, but by Wednesday there are issues where I can't seem to get it together. The workouts aren't happening. The daily cleaning isn't happening. Its like there's a wall that comes up around Tuesday night and its all chaos and downhill from there. Fast and not very pretty.
Time to get the day on and hope for the best...once I get through Monday, it gets easier from here