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balance: motivation

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I truly thought that my first post on my road to balance was going to be about the big plans that we have come up with on how to handle the day-to-day boring house stuff to free up our time for the fun stuff.

Sooooo not the the case.

We haven’t even talked about the plan.  And I don’t really have a reason other than the fact that I have trouble staying motivated with big, life-changing projects. 

Perfect example: our walk-in closet.  We have this grand idea to build a nice closet organizer to maximize the space.  The closet is still piled with stuff.  One time, I took all the stuff out, sorted out some garbage and then put some stuff back in boxes and said that they need to be sorted through later.  Totally not productive.  I don’t think I’m a hoarder but I think I have serious issues with “maybe we can use that later.”

How do I stay motivated to keep these grand ideas rolling?

About Wendy S

(also known as @mapsgirl) is a mom to two daughters. They are the inspiration of this blog.Passionate about child passenger safety, Wendy has been a certified Car Seat Technician in Ontario, Canada since 2008.

in like a beaver

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Yes, the phrase is that March is coming in like a lamb…usually.  Not today!

The Olympics are over.  And they ended on an amazing high note!  Canada Men’s hockey team won in overtime with an amazing goal by Sidney Crosby.

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That was followed by a very interesting closing ceremonies…

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(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

When I was hunting around for the picture of the giant beavers, I found this nice article. What makes it particularly nice is that it’s the “outsiders” point of view. It’s written by Chris Erskine of the Los Angeles Times:

Vancouver’s closing ceremony is nice . . . and quirky

The 2010 Winter Games say farewell with self-effacing humor, kitsch and honest-to-goodness niceness that reflect a genuine success for Canada.  (read more…)

It’s sad that it’s over. And now I might actually start going to bed on time again.  With a 3 hour time difference, it was easy to stay up late to watch all the activity going on.

Waking up this morning was hard.  It’s Monday.  My day instantly got better when watch the guy infront of me at the drive-thru get handed a Roll Up The Rim cup!  It’s March!  Woohoo!  I happily drank my XL 2 milk 2 sugar.

Got to work, tweeted about #RUTR and finished my coffee.   Drum roll please…. I won a coffee!!

Winning is a big thing.  Winning on the very first cup purchased on the very first day… miraculous!

I love being CANADIAN!!

About Wendy S

(also known as @mapsgirl) is a mom to two daughters. They are the inspiration of this blog.Passionate about child passenger safety, Wendy has been a certified Car Seat Technician in Ontario, Canada since 2008.