Changing my summer to do list...

Last night I came across a list of goals I made at the beginning of the summer, which was about the beginning of may for me. I put it in a drawer several weeks ago and forgot about it. While I was cleaning last night, I came across the list. At first I thought, "crap...I haven't done my list of goals for the summer yet...". So I sat down and started looking it over to see what I would still have time to do this summer.

As I read down the items, I noticed that I did the first two already without even knowing it. I crossed them off with a pleasant confidence. I kept reading and realized number 4 and 6 were done also. I crossed them both off with a big smile of shock and sudden motivation and energy. After reading through the list of 10 items, I counted how many were actually already completed....6! I had done six of my summer goals/to-dos without even keeping track. Wow, only 4 to go. Looking at the final four gave me a sudden feeling of overwhelming stress. Four more goals to accomplish, four more things to do, four more projects to take up my time.

Then I paused thinking, "I went several weeks this summer without even remembering this list or its importance, do I really need to do these things?" They weren't things that had to get done or things that really mattered much at the end of the day. I made a command decision...I put the list back in the drawer and closed it. I wasn't going to stress myself out trying to be super mom getting a long list of things to do completed.

I'm not saying to throw anyway the to-do list all the time or that some things aren't important. I just needed to remember that I can't do it all. Having goals isn't a bad thing, I just wanted to re-do mine. It doesn't really matter that my photo album is outdated, or that my pantry doesn't have labels for the shelves, or that the cosmetic cabinet in the bathroom is kinda a mess....okay a big mess.

My new summer goals: Enjoy every minute with the boys, call friends more often instead of them always calling me, start date night again with my husband, laugh everyday with my family. I like those summer goals better.....