Favorites

I have a lot of favorite days in the week. I realized that when I started to write this blog.

Sunday is my favorite day because it means lots of church stuffs going on! I get to start the day with my awesome, rockin' class of preschoolers and kindergarteners and explore the strange and mysterious ways that God communicates with us. And then in the evening, I get to gather with a group of my peers and deconstruct/reconstruct Biblical stories and truths in their historical contexts. Monday is my favorite day because it's chorus night. I get to see my girls, we get to sing... What else could I need?! Thursday! Thursday is my favorite day because it generally ends in coffee with Dillon. Coffee with Dillon is a standing appointment on my calendar and it's "The Ultimate Reset" for the middle of my week. Friday is my favorite day of the week because it is generally the one night of the week I have no papers or projects due (which is ironic, because tomorrow I have the first Friday assignment I've had due all semester) and the plans that I have are of my own choosing. Saturday is my favorite day of the week because it's typically the day that's calm and without a zillion things on the schedule. It usually holds one scheduled event - studying. Not saying I couldn't live without spending all my Saturdays studying, but it's nice to not be running like a chicken with my head cut off all day. =]

Hmm... I guess Tuesday and Wednesday are low points. Wow.

I don't even remember what I was really going to write about now. I got off on a rant (imagine that). Oh, well.. I guess I'll write about... Oh, wait. I remember.

Christmas. Christmas pageants. Church Christmas pageants. Church Christmas pageants and little kids. I know, it's April. But my mind is there tonight. We can blame coffee with Dillon for that one.

Last year, we pulled together an INCREDIBLY CUTE Christmas pageant at the church. Like, if your heart didn't melt, you just didn't have a heart, cute. This year, I think we should do something different. Change it up. Not the same thing twice. That's just not as fun. So Dillon and I were talking about different concepts of the Christmas pageant. I won't let the cat out of the bag just yet, but I've spent the last couple of hours on YouTube listening to some really fun, really cool and really precious Christmas music. And the concept of using some of this really awesome music for an adorable Christmas pageant with the kids is starting to come together in my head and I'm just a little bit wound up about it!

What that had to do with the favorites I started with, I'm not really sure, other than we started talking about it at Coffee with Dillon. Maybe I've had a little too much coffee a little too late? Yes. Maybe. Probably. Oooh, look! Shiny!

Also, if you haven't seen this yet, check it out! I love P!nk, but this makes me love her more! <3

Go For The Gold

It used to be that I was super organized about my schedule and the tasks I had to complete. You know that Type-A friend who makes you crazy because there has to be a plan for every second of the day? Yeah. That was me. When I went to RYLA in high school, the personality test system we used had me categorized about as gold as they come. But the older I've gotten, the less gold I am. I have just let go of the need to plan every second, keep a full year's calendar and have a hundred lists a day.

But since I'm starting school later this month and working as a DSC and traveling so much this year on top of the other things I do, I decided that this year, I need to go for the gold. I can't miss deadlines, forget meetings or function without lists. Or I WILL forget.

So yesterday afternoon, after falling on the ice (could I resolve to be less accident prone this year?), I went out and bought myself a new planner. It's a pretty simple planner. Just a page per day with a pre-labeled 8am-8pm schedule, a to do list, expense column and note section on each page. So I thought to myself: Hey! I'll write in my travel! And my church meetings! And... And... And...

SIX HOURS LATER, I was still writing in my planner! Oye! I needed to get it all in there and I'm glad I did, but holy Moses. It's been a few years since I've been so structured about schedules, tasks and commitments. I was feeling a little bit overwhelmed.

One thing I hope will serve me well, though, is that I've already scheduled out twelve hours every week for school. And my promise to myself and my educational journey is that if I have another event that comes up during a scheduled school time slot, I have to move that school time slot to another day or find a place to make up those hours. And if I don't have any more assignments to work on and still have time left, I will go back and review. I think it's the only way I'll be sure I stay focused.

So it's time to bury my inner orange that comes out more and more with age and go for the gold! I need to do it to be successful - I just hope I can re-connect with the discipline I used to have!