waffle wednesday

it's 8 am on a wednesday and life is pretty good.  We've set some really fun guidelines for our summer routine.. it's actually pretty strict according to my standards, but they are things the kids came up with and we are excited about it.  One of Zack's summer rules is that we MUST have waffles every Wednesday.  I am going to be flexible and let him decide if that's for breakfast, lunch or dinner.. when it's his rule, that means he's making them for the family.  I will make sure to have fresh fruit on top... and hoping I can convert everyone to my mom's whole wheat recipe.  That's my goal for today.

I've been awake since before the sun.  My house is tidy, a load of laundry is running.  I've gone to yoga and showered.  I feel a space opening up inside of myself and I am going to live inside that empty space and fill it with only good things.. peace, laughter, connection, breathing.  I've been thinking so much about posture lately.  I have always had the worst posture.  I am not sure if it's because I grew 5 inches overnight as a preteen and all of my best friends were/are petite or if I have been ashamed or maybe just not taught properly, but I am working on my posture.  Yoga is one of my new goals and I am excited about it.  This month I am doing the super hot kind (Bikram) where the room temp is over 100 degrees and you start sweating before you start.  I love the heat and I am really enjoying it so far.  Jane and I signed up together and it's therapeutic in every way.

I've been kind of obsessed with the Vegas sky since we've been back.  I mean, I really love the sky everywhere, but I absolutely love being able to see the entire sky, from horizon to horizon.  Being at the ocean you can see the span of the sky and in the Vegas valley, it's the same feeling of openness and I love it.  It fills the space inside of me with wonder and hope and freshness.  We've been swimming in our backyard pool everyday and as I lounge outside while the kids splash, I can look up at the sky and truly say that these are the sights and sounds that bring me true happiness.

I've been reading like a maniac, maybe more than I ever have before.  I've finished a dozen books in the past couple of weeks.  For me, reading is completely magical.  I've said for such a long time that I wish I could touch a book and automatically know it's contents.  I don't think I will ever get there, but my reading comprehension is getting so much better.  I am open and .  I am fascinated by what I read.  I've decided to make this summer all about books with pages, nothing on kindle and nothing audio. I have so many books in my home and an unlimited supply at the library that it's not hard to cut out the digital.

Part of me saying no to screens has to do with what I am learning about posture and body language.  Did you know there is such a thing as text-neck-syndrome?  I don't have it, but I don't want to..  I want to make sure my head and shoulders are up as much as possible..  scrolling through something to fill my time isn't what I want out of my day.  With a book and pages, my arms and shoulders are open.  I usually have a highlighter of some kind or notes that I am making on a page.  There is not other distractions if a text pops up on my phone that doesn't distract me from what I am learning.  I am creating space inside and the more I learn, the more that space opens up and I can process how I feel and what direction I want to head in.  I think I felt lost for such a long time that wide-open-space is just the ticket for me.  And I know it's making a difference in my home life, not listening to a book while I clean or cook.  I can feel it in the interaction with my kids.  I am definitely more present.

Scheduling coaching sessions over the phone and via skype has been awesome for my unscheduled personality.  Before if someone called, I would pick it up and chat for however long we felt like chatting.  But now I am more aware of my time and I know that if I have calls scheduled for later, I need to get what I need to done, set up activities for the kids, get Eden down for a nap, prepare food, etc before I can talk.  It feels so much more intentional and productive when in reality, the main reason I didn't want to start coaching is because I was afraid of adding crazy to my schedule.  I realize now that you set yourself up for whatever you want.  Had I gone into it expecting crazy, that's what the outcome would be.  But being INTENTIONAL with what you want your day to look like, you can create it quite easily.  Sometimes we fact the day with stress, expecting it to be hard or exhausting and that's exactly what it becomes.  If you're interested in learning more, I would suggest reading anything by Dr. Wayne Dyer.

Setting your intentions is something I teach my clients over the phone.  When they have something pressing or stressful or even just regular everyday life, I ask them what their intention is for that experience (or what they want their day to look like.)  If you can put your intention down on paper or even go over them in your head, you will be much more likely to stay peaceful, calm, inspired, organized and just aware of what is going on around them.  Connection happens with others when we are open and aligned.  We are always attracting the vibes we are putting out into the universe and sometimes we aren't even aware of what those vibes are.  It's less about goal setting and more about being open to what you can create with open space.  So figure out what you want and set those intentions!  For me my goals are to get healthy and strong, be peaceful and calm with all of my interactions and to fill my life with only the best things.  I feel like I have just hit the tip of the iceberg of what it feels like to be open and aware and organized with my time.