6 steps to organizing the perfect day

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Well, I decided to take back the reins of my life yesterday after what felt like a mini meltdown. It was great to do a self-care night with healthy food, a good book with wine after my day.

Before I hit the sack that night, I decided to get my life back on track by organizing a perfect day. It was quite a simple one at that (you can also check out more information on organizing your life in a later post I did called To do list)

1. Make a green- fatty smoothy for breakfast- I'll recipe this one at a later date and give you more details on the 'fatty' aspect of it- also, prepare my sons breakfast
2. Clean my house
3. Have a cup of coffee and blog for an hour
4. Get outside with my son 
5. 5 minute meditation (with my 5 min relax app)
6. Exercise and read my new book while my son takes his afternoon nap

And I accomplished every single one if those! My silent chant after I finished my list (silent because the last of it had to be accomplished while my son Toli slept) was "I did it, I did it, I did it!!" And boy was I a happy camper! I felt good about my day. I got my sweat on with this HIIT workout that I talked about recently, got all my work done and most importantly-contributed to natural stress relief with meditation which is very calming, and also got some endorphins running through my body again. I like to think that I'm very proactive when it comes to getting out of a funk. I don't like staying down very long, even if its only a day I go a little bonkers- so I'm glad I had my 'to-do' list ready.

I find that writing things down on paper helps so much when we need to get stuff done. Just the act of scratching it out makes me feel accomplished. What helps you get through tasks of the day?

Another busy One

Well, it seems I'll be feeling busy a while longer. We're just in the middle of having our apartment shown for new tenants as we are moving at the end of this month, so I'm busy maintaining my home. I've also been keeping up with our weekly classes for Toli, appointments for myself, writing and blogging daily, and running errands for Toli's new career.. I smile as I write this. Thinking about my almost 2 year old with a resume is really quite cute! 

But I'm digressing. With the move also comes my sons birthday which we are planning on having before we leave to Mexico in 3 and a half weeks. Some personal issues are running around in my head as well, and I can't put them down. I don't want to put it down. I'm feeling a bit helpless in a certain area of life where I wish so much that I could be super woman and take pain away from people. Logically I know its impossible, but another part of me is still wondering how I can accomplish this while running the rest of my life.

Also, I just found out that I've been accepted as guest blogger on another site- which will help me get exposure for my blog. A lot of exciting things are coming up! I actually really enjoy moving, as it gives me a chance for newness, de-cluttering, re-arranging, and re-organizing. As for Toli's birthday, I'm feeling like time is just passing me by too quickly right now, and I'm a bit scared that it won't be as awesome as his 1st birthday.

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Which brings me to my reason for writing this.

Sometimes life can take us on a really crazy ride full of hustle, bustle, and sometimes a bit of crazy, mixed in with a bit of who knows what! I'm feeling the need to accomplish everything as perfectly as possible, while maintaining 'fun' in life with my family.

We've been at the beach with friends the last two evenings for dinner, and I've been keeping most of my friend dates as well. Sometimes I think I may go bonkers, and if life were like this every day, every week- I'd probably lose my cool.

So the next few weeks I'm really going to buckle down, and accept my fate with

1. This move
2. Organizing my sons birthday

Which are my two top priorities (I talk about prioritizing in Follow Your Heart  as well). The more I write down what needs to get done, the more it solidifies those goals, and then they get accomplished. A-mazing! Who knew? 

Here's another blog that talks about Staying Happy and Healthy When Your Busy by a writer who goes by Catalina (wish I could give her more credit with her full name but I cannot find it!).

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So friends, I shall see you on the other side when I'm not so busy. Life has this gal in high gear, so here I go!