Thursday, May 6, 2010

Lack of follow through

I love trying new things as a mother and homemaker, but sometimes I'm just not very successful. I think it has something to do with my lack of follow through. Sometimes these "great" ideas pop into my head and I think "Hey, I can do that". Well, I could do that if I'd just follow through. I always start projects with enthusiasm, but rarely finish them. It's really rather sad. Here's a list of things I've started and haven't finished...



1. My first "blog"- this was my pregnancy/baby journal. Excuse: completely forgot about blogging after having JJ. I was super sleep deprived and busy being a mom.




2.The James Jeremiah Straley baby book. My thoughts on the matter: I'll just keep a record of things and let my Mom work on the book when she visits. Who am I kidding? I am my mother's child. She's probably still working on my baby book!




3. Teaching JJ sign language. Good Try: I've tried to teach him how to sign the word "more" when he wants another bite of food. I think my problem is consistency. I'll show him the sign for about 3 meals and then forget to do it for another 6. I'm so slack!




4. Making baby food. So much to think about: I really wanted to be successful at making JJ's baby food. So far I've "made" avocados and bananas. I bought pears, mangoes and carrots to try next. Problem: after buying these items I read that you should buy organic pears and carrots because of all of the pesticides used to grow them. Then, I read that mangoes can give JJ diarrhea. Yuck! I am also horrible at planning out baby menus. It's just so much easier the Gerber way! Plus, I always have coupons for baby food (if only I remembered to take them to the grocery store)! I'm still all for trying to make his food, but I definitely could use some insider tips from experienced moms.




5. Couponing. Every Sunday I look at the sale adds and cut out coupons. I've got stacks and stacks of coupons. Issue: My coupons aren't organized. I have a coupon book, but still haven't bought my clear sleeves to separate them. Other issue: Forgetting my coupons at home. I am notorious for this!"




So, sometimes I lack in follow through. I'm a fly by the seat of my pants kind of girl! Every day is a new adventure. I give Jeremy and JJ 100 %. If I don't finish some of the projects I start, it's no big deal! I'm loving life.

















3 comments:

  1. love the post- i'm right there with you....in fact I'll let Brian know I'm not alone:) You can follow my blog too if you can figure out how...I'm not really sure how to tell you to do it but the link is on today's post on my page. Let's keep each other going on blogging- I need help.

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  2. You are not alone! JJ looks happy and healthy and that is so important. Scrapping was only a dream of mine too. Sarah needed a baby pic this week and we pulled out the boxes!! Oh well!! I will watch for baby food sales, what is his favorite? Plus baby food only lasts a few months, then they learn about REAL food! Hang in there girl.
    Courtney

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  3. You should REALLY try to keep doing the sign language thing. Areyna had it down by about 9 months, Zeke by about 11 months and we're still working on Micaiah...

    He'll catch on eventually and it REALLY does help with the communication!

    Love the picture=)

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