Let's begin...

When I woke up this morning I wasn't exactly planning that today would be the day that I would actually move forward with all of this.
It just happened.
I woke up a couple of hours before everyone else, so I decided to put on some makeup and fix up my hair. While doing so, I realized that, doing this daily, is one of the things I really want to work on. So I picked today to be the beginning.

{Exhibit A}

Then I got dressed. In "real" clothes.

{Exhibit B}

The fact that I even attempted any of this feels like a big deal, to be honest. Normally, I'm just in a t-shirt and yoga pants. Sometimes, I even wear the same thing for a couple of days. I KNOW. But, I'm putting that out to the universe, in the hopes that I will not revert to my old ways. (At least not that far.*)

Getting myself ready for the day made me feel motivated.
So that was pretty nice. I actually got way more done before 10 AM than I would on a regular day.
But then, the fact that I actually put on "real" clothes made me frustrated. I was trying to put Sullivan down for his nap and he kept getting milk on me, then I got way too hot and uncomfortable. The first thing wouldn't have mattered in comfy clothes and the second wouldn't have happened. Sigh.

But! I powered through.
...Until a few hours later when I discovered that I had fruit pouch all over the butt of my jeans and the back of my shirt. I am unsure of which of my adorable babes I have to thank for that. I wish I knew, though, and that they could adequately communicate, because I have NO idea how this happened or where the mess originates. Wonderful.

To transition, I am just going to tell you that I am fairly awful with transitions.
Anyway!

Tonight I have a few things I would like to get done:

1. Cook spaghetti.
    -This is pretty darn easy, so I better do it. (I really suck at actually cooking. I can rarely cook for Josh (my husband) and I rely far too heavily on "kid food" for Tatum.) I mean, it's thawing turkey, cooking noodles, and throwing some sauce (I am actually pretty excited about this sauce, though. It's pumpkin, butternut!) in a pot. I'm not Julia, people! (Yet.)

2. Wrap presents/buy presents.
     -I want to wrap everything I can tonight. And also buy whatever I can. I still have a couple of things to order for the kids and some stuff for family.
     -I have a "sub-goal" of wanting my wrapped presents to look really beautiful. Often, they just look slapped together last minute, even if it wasn't done last minute. I want them to look like a lot of thought and care went into the wrapping, because it did!

3. All dishes washed and put away.
    -The bane of my existence. BARF FOREVER. We don't have a dishwasher in our current home, so it's Handwash City. I'm just really not a fan, if that wasn't already clear enough. But I really need to stop being so lazy with this task. Really.

I think I will leave my goals for the day at those three. I don't want to overload myself (I know that to most of you, this is easy breezy, and you're totally judging me!), and just throw in the towel, saying, "Tomorrow!" Because I know that will be a lie, if I don't just get it done today.

I'm nervous.
Dangit.


*Except for when I'm sick. Then it's totally fair game.