One week with no blogging, Twittering, or Facebooking and very limited e-mailing is not at all what I expected.
I thought I would have more free time.
I thought I would have my to-do list knocked at by noon.
I thought I would exercise every day.
I thought I would get through at least one book.
I thought I would play board games with Emma and Jacob until my eyes fell out.
I thought I would be in bed by 11:30 every night.
None of that happened.
The time that I would normally spend on the computer was filled with other stuff that kept me from my to-do list.
Whether the computer is on or off, life goes on. For better or worse, there will always be SOMETHING that presents itself as an obstacle.
And so, again, it’s all about balance. It’s all about getting down to the heart of what really matters. It’s about looking at my to-do list and thinking about what is most important and getting rid of the stuff that isn’t.
So this is what mattered last week:
- I ordered tickets to a pre-Broadway musical (The Addams Family) for Dave and I while we are in the Chicago area over Christmas. It’s our gift to each other because we don’t need more stuff. Oh yeah, it doesn’t hurt that it stars Nathan Lane, Bebe Neuwirth and Terrence Mann.
- Emma and I tried on silly glasses at Target that were too funny NOT to take pictures (seriously, do people buy these?)

- We bought supplies to make up UMCOR school, health, and layette kits to send with a mission team from our church who is going to Africa.
- Dave and I decided that we are going to start scheduling monthly 1-on-1 time with the kids. One Saturday a month on Kids’ Day, we are each going to take Jake or Emma for 2 or 3 hours and do whatever they want. Even Chuck E. Cheese. The next month, we swap kids. We rarely spend 1-on-1 time with them anymore.
- We are also starting a Family Game Night. For the most part, I would like it to be electronics free, but even a family game of Wii Bowling is better than every scattering after dinner.
- On Saturday, we spent nearly 8 hours together while Jake had his soccer tournament in the morning and Emma had hers in the afternoon. Then we went to our friends house after trick-or-treating and let the kids stay up way too late and we ate too much sugar.
Now if I can only get a handle on my online solitaire problem…
Off to read the 450 posts in my Google Reader!!
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