Me first.

These past few weeks have been rough on me. I have been busier than I ever imagined I would be at the end of the school year. Two of my four jobs are ending. One, I already quit (to move onto bigger and more full-time things, hopefully). The other will end after next Thursday. One is accompanying, the other, subbing. The summer currently looks relatively quiet, with piano lessons 2x/wk and church 1x/wk. Church choir is out for the summer after June 2, and the service moves to an earlier time, 9 am. I'm also looking for a summer job.

Nice peek into the future.

 Now back pedal with me to the present. I have multiple "things" going on each day. Sunday, it was a big church day because of Holy Communion, so it went from 10:30 to almost 12. Monday, I had accompanying from 8-1, recording from 3-3:45, and a concert from 6:30-9:30. Yesterday, I had a chance to work, but no sub was needed. The first piano lesson was cancelled, too, so my schedule was a bit empty. Today, I had a funeral from 11 to 11:45, then choir rehearsal from 7-9 tonight. Tomorrow, I have subbing from 7-3, then a piano lesson from 4:30-5. Friday, I'm working all day and then leaving at 3 for Marietta.
 OH YES. And during this whole week, I need to find time to pack for a weekend vacation, bake treats for said weekend vacay, apply for full-time jobs, and apply for summer work.

Needless to say, I'm feeling overwhelmed.

The thing I hate most about myself when it comes to scheduling is that in my eyes, if one thing "falls off" of my daily schedule, everything "falls off". Say, for example, that I forget to make my bed in the morning (or don't have time to). That just sets my whole day off wrong. Not that I have a bad day...I just can't follow a schedule for the whole day because of one thing not done in the morning. I used to be so paranoid that I would schedule EVERY MINUTE of a day:

5:45--wake up
5:50--shower
6:05--dress
6:20--hair
6:35--make-up
6:50-7:20--breakfast
7:20--prepare to leave
7:25--leave for work

On these days, if one thing ran over its time, the schedule would completely fall apart. I hate when I do that.

Even worse, the gym is super sporadic lately as I'm not working it into my schedule at all. I went yesterday, but I know that I have gained a lot of weight. And I don't weigh myself anymore. I'm too embarrassed.

It seems like everything is falling backwards. All of my hard work is failing because I am not taking good care of myself.

It's time to put me first.

Questions:

 1.) Any ideas of getting out of the schedule rut (scheduling every minute, one thing runs over, it falls apart)?

2.) What would you consider a "healthy breakfast"?

Back into the swing of things

First of all, happy Mother's Day! Today, my family (immediate, grandparents, and a surprise guest--cousin from Bristol, CT!) are going to a (somewhat) local Italian restaurant for dinner. Yum!

Second, I'm finally getting back into a normal schedule. I'm subbing more at my school district, choir rehearsals are getting shorter with less music as we wind down for summer break, and piano lessons are becoming more frequent. This makes me extremely happy!

Third, here are my goals for the week:

Fitness goal: Do something active outdoors each day

Motivation goal: Get up without hitting the snooze button

Nutrition goal: Eat a healthy breakfast

Wish me luck!