Face being flushed is a good thing

I’m not the kind of mom who proclaims she wants or needs “me time.” Hence the massive weight gain I’ve piled onto my life So I have been thinking for a long time that once all my kids are in school, and I’m left alone at home, I’d rather get back into the world. Here’s my plan on how I’m going to incorporate work and me time starting on August 18th. I have a feeling my productivity is going to go through the roof!

Okay so I drop my kids off in Ft. Worth at around 8 AM. I live 30 minutes away back in Kennedale, so I thought instead of go all the way back home, I’d go to a Starbucks or library or wherever and work on a cheap laptop/netbook for 2 hours till the zoo opens in Ft. Worth and then go walk it – I get a great workout at the zoo and it’s calming. I could get a season pass. I thought some days I’d walk the zoo and some days go golfing. I’m hoping to do this:

Monday – Zoo
Tuesday – Zoo
Wednesday – Driving Range to hit balls (because it’s half price day @ the zoo and crazy packed)
Thursday – play 9-18 hols of golf (once I feel confident I’m swinging good every time), walk and carry my clubs.
Friday – Zoo

So I can work after the zoo, after I get home, and during those 2 hours beforehand. And I’d work hard because I wouldn’t be distracted with Tivo or other stuff. I’d know I only had 2 hours to pack in.

I hope it helps me – I felt SO great after hitting balls the other day – a lot of clarity in my business mind afterwards just being more active.

Now to find a good cheap laptop or netbook that will allow me to write Word Docs and maybe watch videos (like for my Bring the Fresh reviews, etc). If you have any suggestions, let me know! I don’t want fancy – just something that’ll do the job for those 2 hours I’m on the go.

Tiff

PS – My baby boy turns 18 Monday (today technically). How’d THAT happen?

I’ve said before that The Secret got me to become a marketer – not because I believe the universe delivers anything, but because I feel you have to start living the way you want your life to be if you want it to happen (it shoves negative self talk out of the way). So I declared myself a marketer. My friend Becky (in the last video) told me to do that with my activity, too. Here’s what happened when I did it…the above pic is a hint.

Most of you have probably already seen this – my mom sent it to me to remind me of some things when I told her I was anxiety ridden over being late w/my clients due to all these drama filled days lately. I like it so thought I’d share…

The Mayonnaise Jar

When things in your life seem, almost too much to handle, When 24 Hours in a day is not enough, Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students, if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open Areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous ‘yes.’ The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

‘Now,’ said the professor, as the laughter subsided, ‘I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things – family, children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions – Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, Your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car. The sand is everything else –The small stuff.

‘If you put the sand into the jar first,’ He continued, there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, You will never have room for the things that are important to you.

So…

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

Play With your children.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.

There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.

‘Take care of the golf balls first – The things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.’

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled.
‘I’m glad you asked’.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.’

I’ve had a lot of questions about support, site set up and other things in regards to Info Product Killer, Network Blazer and Bring the Fresh, so I put together two videos about these issues here:

Hi everyone! Thanks to such wonderful support from you, my family and friends, powered with a bunch of prayer, I feel very peaceful and calm and clear-headed today.

I’m ready to help. It’s fitting that a the helpful fundraiser I joined over a week ago starts today – maybe that’s a sign. There’s a town called Wadena, Minnesota that was torn up by a tornado, so many of us Warriors are contributing PLR or products to help the town rebuild. There’s a cheap auction here and some great PLR here.

I’m going to share the rest of my thoughts in my daily vlog: