Losing Focus

I'm blogging, defrosting meat for dinner (clearly not for me and don't EVER let my husband say he doesn't get meat for dinner since CLEARLY he does!!!), baking cupcakes for my daughter's preschool orientation tomorrow, listening to my youngest scream and bang on the door because he doesn't want to nap and doing laundry, which admittedly isn't that hands on, but it's something I need to keep an eye on none the less! I worked this morning, getting the classrooms ready and working with the other teachers. When I got home at 1:30 I still hadn't written my daily to do list, which of course always includes "blog". As I was doing a few of the other items on my list I was trying to think of a quick blog topic so I could cross it off the list. Then I realized what I was doing. I can't let this become a task on my to do list that I hurry to cross off. I need to use it to keep me thinking, daily, about how I can live a greener life. I need to take the time each day to reflect on SOMETHING. I really enjoy writing here because it keeps me focused on my REAL thoughts, not just daily tasks. So now that the floor is vacuumed and the dehumidifier is emptied, I can be sure to keep a place in my day for *this*. OK, just like my wall says, Pause, Relax, Breathe. (I had to buy SOMETHING from my son's fundraiser last year and they had these removable wall stickers which I thought were kind of funny. In my house, how perfect is it to have those three words on the wall???) Back to being more focused on green living. Now if only the frosting for those cupcakes didn't have HFCS in it...

I sent out invitations for my Green Moms group. I received a free sample of some gluten free crackers that I applied for to hand out at the group. I booked the room at the NCPL. Now I just need moms. This part is not going so well. I really hope I can make a go of this because I feel like it's important to be around others who are also working to live a greener life. It helps to keep you motivated to keep doing what you're already doing and push you to try something else. I feel like I need to try something else at this point, but I'm a little overwhelmed right now. I guess starting the Mom's group is my something new. Well, at least I'll have a lot of crackers to eat if no one comes!