Taking time for me

I learned the hard way this past weekend that me time is important.  How you wonder?  I blew up screaming at everyone in the house when my brother and niece were goofing around.  The problem was she was screeching like only a 16 year old girl can.  My nephew, sick with a cold, would not blow his nose or wear a jacket....but the night before begged me to get him sudafed PE.  My brother was complaining about my dog's toys........

Enough....all of you can use inside voices.  I don't want to hear how sick you are if you won't wear a jacket and that nose thing is making me crazy.  CAN YOU DO JUST THESE COUPLE OF THINGS FOR ME!!!

Maybe it was not appropriate to scream back but I needed to be heard.  I have been spending so much time planning stuff for the weight watcher meetings, getting to jazzercise every morning even when I can't move without pain.  Planning the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award roll out, getting the dog's pill/nails trimmed...this on top of my every day requests at the office.  I was at my max.

I love taking the dog for a walk.  We do it nightly........no matter how much pain I might be in with my plantar fasciatis.  Usually by the end of the walk my muscles are warm and not as aggravated.  Nice thing is I have a smile on my face and am ready to sit in front of the tv or veg in front of a 'words' game (words with friends, scramble with friends, hanging with friends).  I also love looking at my fitbit (pictured on the side of this blog) checking to see how many calories I have burned, steps I have taken and looking at the encouraging statements that flash across the screen!

I love making time for me and wandering the malls.  I don't have to buy anything but just going in and out of the stores to see what is out there.  If something strikes my fancy I have been known to make an impromptu purchase.

Cooking helps me relax too.  The repetition of cutting, the smells melding together and of course the end result of a (hopefully) good meal.

It seems I have a full plate but will continue to look for more.  Gardening will be on my agenda again soon.  I want to try raspberries this year.  I never plant before mother's day (isn't that an old wives tale?) but will get the pots ready for the raspberries.  According to the books I need to really fertilize the soil in the pots.  Living in a townhouse complex I can't plant in the ground but can have a crazy time with pots.  My pretty pot garden!  I have never tried them before and am always up for a challenge.

Ashton Kucher convinced me to get a Nikon 1 J1 camera this weekend too. (we are close personal friends......NOT)  I am looking forward to wandering about the Morton Arboretum snapping shots of nature.  I am excited for the fact that when I take sassy to rescue events she can be a star with her pug friends and I can capture these moments.

I am really looking to spread my wings and try new things this next season....how about you?