Being A Quitter Doesn't Mean I'm A Loser

Thank you all who left comments or wrote to me since my last post on wanting to quit my September challenge.  I really, really appreciate it!  Your sweet, honest words mean a lot.  I've had some time to reflect and I don't feel like a loser anymore. 

I realize that I don't need to give myself or Vivian this "homework assignment" right now.  She has many years ahead of her when that's all she'll be doing anyway and I'll be helping with it then. 


Come to think of it,  Viv and I do a lot in the school of life already.  In fact, several of my friends and my aunt recently told me that I do more on a regular basis with my child than the average person.  They can't believe all the stories I share with them on what we're doing.  Every week I try really hard to expose my daughter to a new thing, new people, new situation and new fun activities.  Plus, she already knows her alphabet letters and the sound that each one makes - she's not even three years old yet.  So I have time to expand her knowlege of letters and vocabulary anyhow.


When I looked back at the past several months, even the last year of our lives, Vivian and I have done a hell of a lot of educational things!  I just didn't write about every single one of them.  Why should I?  I don't need to keep score.  I'm glad I'm seeing that now.


Like many of you said in your responses to my post, I can always tackle this project later.  And if there is something else I'd rather be doing that is more important, then that's really a no-brainer.  Duh! 


So yeah, I'm quitting.  For now.  And I feel better and relieved over it. 


Instead, I spent half the weekend doing a project that I really wanted to do -- taking inventory of my freezer and recipe collections in addition to looking into software programs and publishing sites for my family cookbook that I'm putting together.  The other half of the weekend was spent doing fun things with my family: going to a wildlife sanctuary to visit endangered/hurt birds, eating out a new restaurant and visiting a new park that my daughter enjoyed.  Prior to that, Viv and I visited the library to read books, enjoyed some  water slide play in our own backyard and had a barbecue with friends.  So we're not exactly sitting in front of the TV every day being vegetables, let's put it that way!


I suppose the key point for me is trying to find a balance -- that combination of working toward a goal that makes me happy (like writing, reading, exercising or whatever), spending quality time with friends & family and doing things that help sustain my family (i.e., household duties and upkeep, etc).  The challenge this month wasn't fitting into that balance.   So it's gone now and I'm feeling happier already.  I even had a great yoga workout yesterday that left me balanced and refreshed with a clearer head. 


So to sum it all up, I am a quitter but not a loser.  After all, I'm allowed to make changes, alter my path and set forth most of my own destiny.  We all have that power; we just need to exercise those rights, believe in them and make them happen.  That is a lifelong (not a monthly) challenge for me and one that I intend to always work on and try to improve. 


Besides, do these look like the faces of losers anyway? 

Wait, don't answer that!  :-P 



The diva and I say hello to a hurt, endangered owl at the Pensacola Wildlife Sanctuary over the weekend.




When you get bored, why not play around with the potty seat?  You can teach the following things from it - cleanliness, shape of the seat, color of the seat, and more!  Everything is educational, after all!  :-)