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December 6, 2009 · in Christmas· Life of a Wannabe· List's and Schedules· Parenting

Follow up for the week

I’m pretty proud of the way the week turned out. Monday night we went on the Polar Express.

Tuesday I was sick, not fun, but actually not too bad because it only lasted a day. Then Wednesday made a ginger bread house with Lily 🙂 I love those kits you get from Costco, makes this activity more enjoyable (for me) because everything you need is there. Fun, and simple.

Sean got Lily her very own pink Christmas tree to decorate. She was really excited. I thought she would be thrilled with the idea of putting it in her bedroom, but nope. She wanted to place it right next to the “mama” tree.

And here we are in the process of making the cinnamon ornaments. This was fun, and also very simple. All we needed was apple sauce and cinnamon, cookie cutters, then bake for a couple hours, add ribbon, and you’re done.

And I’ve had a chance to really dig into this book, and I’m lovin it. There’s a lot of things I didn’t know. I’ve been highlighting some stuff and plan to share what I’m getting out of it.

December 2, 2009 · in Christmas· Life of a Wannabe· List's and Schedules· Parenting

Follow up for today

Well, I planned to cleanse today and tomorrow, but noticed yesterday I was at the beginning stages of a cold. Sure enough, woke up this morning not feeling so hot. So, I decided to hold off on the cleansing until next week. I’m really anxious to cleanse too because I’ve been eating so much junk. I can literally see the fat forming around my mid section 🙂 I plan to do a video of my days on the cleanse, that way you can see what I do for the 2 days.

So, since I have this cold, I decided to just start fresh with my schedule on Thursday. I’m sure I’ll be feeling better by then. I did actually start my parenting book today, and thought I would share a few things that stood out to me.

“The challenge of parenting is to love our kids enough to allow them to fail. To stand back, however painful it may be, and let significant learning opportunities build our children.”
“It’s a fact: Responsibility cannot be taught; it must be caught.”
“Although it’s hard to figure out at times, the hardest things in the world to learn are the things we are told we must do. To help a child gain responsibility we must offer that child opportunities to be responsible.”

November 30, 2009 · in Christmas· Life of a Wannabe· List's and Schedules

Gearing up for the New Year

Only 25 days until Christmas. Can you believe it? This year, I wanted to start early on my resolutions. I don’t want to completely let everything go, like I usually do during the holidays. So that’s why I’ve put together this schedule to follow until Christmas. Like I said before in my last post, I want to equally incorporate mind, body, soul, and family over the next 25 days. So hear is what I came up with.

Dec. 1st and 2nd

First of all, I wanted to start out the month with a couple of cleanse days. I’m very passionate about cleansing, because what it has done for me. It’s the perfect way to start anything I believe. You get your mind on track, increase you’re energy, get your weight in check, and just feel amazing. I know there are a lot of different cleanses out there, so do the one you like most. I’ve tried a few and have found one that works the best for me. Click HERE for more information.

Dec. 3rd

Start a new educational book. The one I plan to read is called, Parenting With Love and Logic, by Foster Cline, M.D. & Jim Fay. I hope to develop some parenting skills, lol. Sometimes I feel like I have no idea what I’m doing, and pray to God that my kids will turn out okay.

Dec. 4th

Do a fun Christmas craft with the kids. This one looked fun. I love the smell of Cinnamon around Christmas, and it looks simple enough for me:) We’ll see if I can pull it off.

Dec. 5th

Start taking a class on something of interest. I’m thinking something that only requires an hour or two a week. I don’t want to take too much time away from my family, but I thought it would be fun, and a nice break. I recently found out about a place just down the street from me called Picture Line. It’s a photography shop that sells all kinds of fun stuff, they also offer free classes with tips on how to use your camera’s. So, I plan to try a few of those classes.

Dec. 6th

Find a service project to do with the kids. I thought that this could tie into December 4th’s task. If the craft turns out okay, you can give them away to friends or neighbors. I plan to make a special trip to my Grandpa’s house. I know he loves visitors, so I thought I could go spend some time with him, bring him some dinner or lunch, and just enjoy the time with him. I’m also in the process of making a video of his life. I recently did an interview with him on video, I want to put it all together, with some of his childhood pictures, and some music. So, I want to begin this project as soon as possible. I’m hoping to have it finished before Christmas, and give the DVD’s to family members as a gift. I’ll post the video as soon as I’m done with it.

Dec. 7th

Do a fun activity with the whole family. I plan to take the whole family Ice Skating down town. We’ve never done this before, so I’m excited to try it out. We might have to leave Oliver with a babysitter though, it may be too cold to take him out.

Well, that covers the first week. I will continue the rest of this Schedule next Monday, but will still be writing each day, on how I’m doing 🙂

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