Sometimes you forget how far you have actually come

I clean my church each week w/my daughter (usually on Saturdays). We went up last night to get it done early in order to take today off & enjoy the day. It is pretty far from my house (about 35 min one way). We got there & I realized that I had forgotten my key. Not only had we driven all that way for nothing but now we had to come back. Sighhh...

I keep talking about the FLY system & how important routines can be to help us become more organized. Keeping track of my keys has been a huge problem for me. I used to lose them all the time. I started making sure that they were always in the front pocket of my purse. For almost a month, I always had my keys in the pocket. When I came home earlier yesterday, I set them on the table and my purse on the floor. My daughter drove and I didn't "need" my keys to get there so I didn't even think about checking. I was devastated. How could I have forgotten? I instantly thought ughh it's the same old thing & I started to beat myself up.

But, then I realized that was not true. I had gone so many days without forgetting. I had been very careful. YES, it stunk. YES, I messed up. Guess what? I will never be perfect. I will make mistakes. But, now I know that I will have to add another layer to putting them in the pocket. Each time I leave, I will have to check the pocket & make sure that they are in there whether I am driving or not. In 4 weeks, I forgot them once. My husband pointed out that one time in four weeks is 75% of the time. A 75% is a passing grade NOT a fail. But, I want to keep working towards that 95-100%. I can't do that if I just keep thinking about how "I did it again!" Instead, I need to choose to treat myself the same way I would treat anyone else. "It's okay" and let it go.

Please Stand By.... Brain Fog Ramblings In Progress

When this little project started, I was worried I would have too many posts! Guess I hadn't counted on real life, bad days, and general brain fog!

I started a post two weeks ago and it morphed into 2 different ones that still aren't ready!

My kids started school today. I have a senior and an 8th grader. Where my time goes, I do not know!  Seems like summer just started and it is over. I have been really focused on getting them ready to go back to school and planning for their packed lunches. Groan... one of my least favorite tasks.

They never really knew what they wanted for lunch, but whatever I suggested was NOT it! Are you looking for ideas on packing school lunches? Check out our Pinterest Page. Now, if you have ever gone on Pinterest, you can probably guess exactly  where my time went!

My girls are actually kind of excited when I rattle off some of these new ideas. Don't drive yourself nuts cutting things into a bunch of shapes! I was looking for some different ideas besides ham or peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I also like that some of these ideas and recipes are make ahead & freeze. I am always on the look out for things I can plan and have ready ahead of time.

Flares and migraines do not come with advanced notice or make reservations to visit. Sometimes, they just show up without warning. If I am prepared a little ahead of time, it lessens the time and effort I have to put into doing things I have to do and attend to my health. That's a win!

When I can find a win (no matter how small) it puts a little joy in my heart. That joy carries over to my family and those around me, which causes another win for me when I can spread joy to others!