Getting Organized

I've been struggling to write this post and, actually get organized, for a couple days. It's significantly easier to write about wanting to do something than actually get started doing it. Obviously.

But after feeling frustrated and snapping a bit last night for fairly minor reasons, it's time to get started.

It seems sensible to me to start something small every week, mastering (in theory) an aspect and adding to it. I know some tasks/goals will take longer, and I've got the time. But I feel the need to dive in and hopefully have a small success, which with hope will spur me on to create new goals and realize more victories. I'm already halfway through the week (in the future I'm going to try to start something new on a Sunday or Monday), so starting with something small, and related to my issue yesterday, seems like a good start.

In general, I think I'm a fairly laid back person, easy to get along with and not easily flustered. If I get upset, I'm pretty calm. I rarely yell and I don't throw things or say nasty comments (I hope). But I'm also not the fun parent. I have a four year old and sometimes after several minutes of not getting listened to, I get frustrated and, having a sensitive daughter, I know this gets her upset. So, hating to see her upset, I need to stop the frustration, or the reaction at the very least.

So, my plan for this week is whenever I feel that frustration coming on, I'm going to stop and smile. I'm going to smile with the hope that the fake smile will soon become a real one. I've done it in the past and it's worked. The frustration melts away, understanding and calm return, the smile become real and it soon morphs into laughter.

So, I'm going to make it rule. And hopefully, it'll stick and we'll all be happier.