Redo

So, I have missed a few days since I said I would get better about finishing what I start and doing as I say. However, I can tell that I am already doing better. Things that used to occupy my time now seem tedious and boring (at least after a while). This is all making me pay more attention to what I am doing, what I focus on, and what I am giving my life to. To be truthful, I have allowed my faith walk to diminish, and that saddens me. As one of my goals, though, I am beginning to make sure that God is put first, not only first in the day, but also first throughout the day. While sitting with the baby at all hours of the night, it becomes so much less exhausting when I am thanking God for that time that I get to spend with my child. Whole new light? I daresay.

Celebrities

I am tired of reading/watching news about celebrities. All that ever gets put out is stuff like Lindsey Lohan going to jail and then getting out early. What about everyone else? Many other people go to jail every day, but they receive little to no coverage for it. And what about the people who are innocent yet found guilty? Do they ever receive recognition for what happened to them? Is their story ever up on the news so people will get into an uproar and try to change things? Unfortunately, usually no.

I guess I really don't mind the celebrity coverage. It's the stories that bother me. It seems that all that's ever talked about is who cheated, who is divorcing, who is pregnant, who got jailed, who got out of jail early, blah blah blah. I have been told in the past this is because that is all that Americans want to hear, after all, we are a nation of gossip. I don't believe that is all that America wants to hear, though. I believe we really are deeper than that. The problem is that, for some reason, we get bored with the good stuff in life very quickly, which is why we tend to make problems for ourselves or create drama. We do not find the good interesting or enticing. But why?

What I want to see on the news is the good. Yes, we need to know about the bad so it can be fixed, but that is not the bad that is aired. I want to hear about the Pujols Foundation and all they are doing. I want to hear about what Michael J. Fox is doing to combat and raise awareness of Parkinson's. I want to hear the positive changes in our nation. And if there is negative to be heard, I want it to be reasonable. There is no reason for me to know about someone cheating. That is private information. How would I like it if everytime I screwed up, no matter how big or little, every single person in the nation (and many across the world) heard about it? I don't even like it when I find out I screwed up!

Fail

My goal of writing every day has failed, as have many other things I said I would do or wanted to start doing. I usually do well the first few days, but then it all falls in. At first I thought it was because I don't stick with anything. Then I realized the truth--it is not that I do not stick with it, it is that I cannot stick with it. I give myself too many things to do, and I usually try to start them all at the same time. Within a day or two, usually more new things are added, and it is simply impossible to keep up with everything. Now I must change. Now I must learn to make priorities, and not to have two or three different lists of priorities. If I am doing them at the same time, they must be on the same list.

To start, God comes first. The first thing I do in the morning needs to be with God, whether prayer, reading, or praise/worship. This is second to none. Then, chores come first, before computer, before television. They come second only to God, the family, and meals. If I really want to watch television, I will watch something that teaches me of God, such as an episode of Joyce Meyer or some other teacher. If there is something I really want to watch, I will do it after this. The other option is to spend some time with God, and then afterwards watch television. I say this because generally television is a "there's nothing to do" or "I'm bored" event. There is always something to do. If the house is already pristine (HAHAHAHAHAH), God always deserves glory and honor and praise!

I will do at least three sets of chores each day. And no, emptying the dishwasher does not count as one; emptying and reloading and running (if full), followed by handwashing the pots/pans and tupperware counts as one--all the dishes. Laundry only counts as one if I do at least two loads, and they are folded and put away before the end of the day. Cleaning a bathroom only counts as one if the whole bathroom is cleaned. Get the picture, Cheyenne? No more slacking off. No more only following the list for a day. All I have to do is stick this out for 21 days, and hopefully it will be a habit by then and not such a big deal. BUH!