Goal #3

I am a planner and multi-tasker deep inside my being. I can't not attempt 5 things at once. Jeff always thought I was crazy when I put all 15 grocery bags up both arms so I only had to take one trip. But, that's how I grew up, my Mom is the master multi-tasker and she was always full of instructions on how to do something better & faster. Great stuff, but it's sort of doing me a disservice in my life these days.
Last night, while giving all 3 girls a bath, I had to tell myself way too many times not to get up and clean the bathroom while making sure the 11 month old doesn't drowned. And I felt...lazy! What is wrong with me?! Yeah, that's how OCD I am. I have to pep talk myself into not trying to multitask when it would be obviously unwise to do so. I don't like how my brain is always on, always noticing the disorder in my life and keeping a running list of what still has to be done. I'm NEVER going to catch up, I'll never be on top of it. So I am learning to go with the flow more each day. Do what I can to advance in the general direction of an ordered life but choosing to be present where I'm at, where my husband is and where my kids are. I want to be a present Mom, an attentive wife & an available friend! In mind as well as body.
Goal #3 Stop Multi-tasking all the time, be in the moment and measure success with relational connection not just productivity.

Goal #2

I'm about to celebrate my 30th birthday and I finally learned how to French braid. (Gasp!) I know. How could I go almost 30 years without knowing how to do this? I'm not quite sure. I guess one reason could be I was never really into my "looks" so I didn't learn all the tricks to make yourself look beautiful. My idea of a fancy hair style growing up was sleeping on sponge curlers all night and waking up with bouncy ringlets. But I figured with 3 daughters now I've gotta up my game. So my older sister was visiting and I happened to mention that I still needed to acquire this right-of-passage skill set. She very quickly showed me the ropes...pretty easy. Now I'm practicing on the girl's hair whenever they let me. Simple. Boring. But I will forever mark my 30th year as the year I learned to French Braid! :)