Rock n Roll part deux

Okay, so I realize that playing guitar hero in one room while 2 kids are trying to go to sleep in the adjacent room isn't such a good idea after all. I may need to rethink our sleeping arrangements...

You know those Christmas letters where the family mentions the year's achievements for each member? The one that stood out the most for me was when Scott Fisher mentioned that he can play all the songs on Guitar Hero at the expert level on his playstation. To be honest, I was really impressed and secretly, I wanted to be able to do that too. So, I'm sad to say, but that has been a goal in the back of my mind since I read that. Some people set spiritual goals, health goals, intellectual goals...I just want to be good at the "cool" Wii games.

Speaking of goals, though, I do have some real ones. I am trying to eat healthy - with hopefully the end result that I can fit into all my pre-Will clothes (although he is so cute and worth every extra pound). To reward myself (because, of course, a healthly lifestyle and longer life isn't reward enough), I will be treating myself to a day at the Banff Springs Spa when I lose the 20 pounds.

A friend and I were talking about setting goals and trying to change/improve our behaviour, and she mentioned that she likes to have a personal mantra that she repeats in her head to remind her of what she is trying to achieve. So, this year, my mantra is "Pause and Plan" (incidentally, Sam will recognize this phrase from his speech therapy). I need to stop and think before I react and speak. So far this is going well, as long as everything is running smoothly around me...ha ha. Obviously I know that what really counts are my reactions when I am stressed, rushed, late, or face-to-face with an Olivia-made disaster! So...Pause and Plan, Pause and Plan....