Heat Wave!

There is a heat wave going on around here. It was almost 40 yesterday and the great meltdown is going on. Its very exciting because I'd like spring to come very much. I am ready for sunshine and flowers.
I've always been a type A personality, and that was a trait that's been hidden for a very long time. I don't quite know why either, but I played it down and then it relatively disappeared on me. Out of a clear blue sky the other day, it magically reappeared and I am feeling highly motivated and disciplined again. Part of it has to do with the fact that I am just really tired of being disorganized, late and messy. That's not who I am! But I've been living like that for a very long time and its really sucked the life out of me.
To put it in more modern, pop culture terms. Its like Twilight, with vampires trying to suck the life out of you. There's only so much that you can allow to drain the life out of you before you reach the point of no return. I am at the point where I just want happiness in my life. For me, that includes working out, having a clean house, spending time with my boys, eating good food, being involved in the community, church, dressing nice and looking good.
I posted on freecycle the other day the 2 bags of clothes that I cleaned out of my closet. I got over 50 responses on it! They are currently awaiting their new home. Next up is the little man's dresser. There are some clothes that need to go, mainly because they are too small. He keeps growing and growing, not that I am complaining but there are these incredible spurts that happen. I actually have to go buy some new pants for him this weekend. The jeans and pants from Children's Place fit him the best and they are the same price as everywhere else-and these seem to last forever as well. So, little man gets some new clothes and life is good.
Tonight we have our foster parent license renewal thingie. I'm not worried about it, but its just one more thing on the to do list. We had a pizza bingo meeting last night for the PTO and the rest of this week's schedule isnt going to get easier either. But its all good, and most of it is time at home so I'm with my boys!
Its amazing that I've gone from a very low point a few months ago to feeling on top of the world. The only thing that has really changed is my attitude. I'm no longer acting like a victim or a martyr (poor me, look at how bad things are, whine whine whine). Instead I've put on my big girl panties and am taking care of things for me.
Today I've got to: get on the treadmill, do laundry, feed the cat and empty the litter box, shower/dress/hair/make up, get the little man up and going, tidy up, set up the dishwasher, make beds, get the puppy dog to do his business, school/work, roast chicken for dinner, homework with the little man (lots of spelling to do). What I want to try tonight is to add a little bit of a workout to my couch potato routine. We'll see how that goes, but I think I can handle doing 25 crunches or bicep curls during a commercial break.
Time to hit the treadmill and get the day started.