My sister told me recently that someone asked her that question and it’s stuck with me. In fact, I often ask myself that very question: what do I get done today? I wake up every morning full of hope and optimism because it’s a BRAND NEW DAY. Yet by 5:00 pm I find myself wondering where the time went and what do I have to show for it.
So I thought I’d put together a list of what I accomplished during the day. Yesterday’s list looks like this:
- Woke up (late) and didn’t take a shower because it was my “in between” day. Oh how I love “in between” days. (You’ll be happy to know that I did wash my face, however.)
- Went to church for our Tuesday play group where I spent an hour trying to convince Henry that he didn’t really want that toy and that it really is okay to share. Endured no fewer than two melt downs since he didn’t agree with me.
- Made our weekly trip to Costco and drove home in time for lunch with a sleepy boy.
- I worked on photos while Henry was in the crib. I then decided that to deprive myself of a nap when I was so incredibly sleepy would be doing a disservice to both Henry and myself.
- Once Henry was awake, I worked on putting together our Happy New Year’s cards so that we could finally get those in the mail. Henry played and watched Curious George during this time.
- Suddenly it was 7:00 and the CPA was home. We ate at 7:30 (normal time for us since the CPA usually works until then) and the baby was in bed by 8:00.
So, let’s take a look at my list and see what I accomplished: we attended a play group and left an hour later relatively unscathed. We made our weekly run to Costco. Henry took a nap. I took a nap. I worked on pictures. Henry played with his toys. I fixed dinner, we ate, we relaxed for a while, we went to bed. The end.
Wow. Now wonder I lose track of my days. It may not look like a lot on paper, but I was busy. I was able to edit some pictures from a recent shoot that I need to deliver to the client. I was able to get things done for the house that needed doing. And most importantly I was able to be with my son all day. We read books, we played with toys, and I tried to teach him important things like sharing, eating right, and being an all around good person.
Maybe I accomplished more than I thought?
What is one good thing that you can say you accomplished yesterday?
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