Confession: I run around like a crazy person most Monday’s.

There is something about the first day of the week.  Even if I feel completely prepared for the week, I am bound to be thrown some unexpected curve balls come Monday morning.  Becky Higgins shared a tip I loved that said, “Part of cultivating a good life is not multi-tasking so much. Or ever.”  I need to work on this.  A lot.  It’s not happening today…and maybe not ever on a Monday!

This past weekend we had a little family vacay.  We got away from the daily grind and enjoyed the beautiful wilderness…and slept in a beautiful home.  {I’m not much of a camper & don’t consider camping a vacation at all.  It’s work}.  The weekend was completely blissful, from the ride there, to the ride home.  Perfect.

Anyway, I had my iPhone and laptop with me.  I could have gotten work done while I was there.  My kids were entertained with their cousins and I had lots of free time I could have used for blogging about health, exercising, and/or continuing to write the children’s program I’m working on for our church.

Want to know what I did instead?  I read.  A lot.  My sister in law loaned me a copy of her book, The Help, and I was hooked.  I read the entire book on our little jaunt away from home.  While I did make some good choices…like taking a walk each day we were away, eating some good things {and some not so great things}, drinking lots of water {even when everyone around me was drinking lots of soda}, and spending lots of quality time with the husband and the kiddos, I also vegged a bunch.  I only looked at my phone a handful of times {which for me is saying a lot}, and didn’t get on my laptop at all!

I thoroughly enjoyed myself.  {And I totally recommend the book-so so good!}

Then I woke up this morning.  To this to-do list that’s about a mile long.  And a gigantic pile of vacation laundry.  And real life.  And Medifast for every meal except dinner since I enjoyed lots of goodies this weekend.  Monday mania, I tell you.

So while I’d love to stay and write lots of interesting things, you’ll have to stay tuned.  This week I’ll have a review of a product I’ve been wanting to try for months, a lesson from Cathy Zielske, a post on perspective, and probably an “I can’t sleep I’m so nervous for the dirty dash” post, too.

For now, I better get the next load of laundry going, hop on the treadmill, and decide what’s for dinner!