Monday, March 28, 2011

1 Week Challenge update

My goal: Lay off nit picking Evan for a whole week. 
Outcome:  We are all still alive and healthy
Lesson Learned: Reagan will survive and be just fine, fingers in mouth, being rough housed by Papa, and being fed formula and bedtime routines blown aside.

To the best of my knowledge I only had one not so great moment, not letting go.  But other than that I think I did really well.  I guess you would have to ask Evan how I did for a more objective and accurate assessment.  I need to be honest, Evan did work a lot from 11am-9pm so that ate up a few days of the week and made it easier on me.  But there where many moments when I wanted to say something but I didn't.  I was very proud of myself, and I'm very happy to say I was so glad I didn't say anything.  I wasn't stressing out at all by not saying anything.  I really do trust Evan and found that most of the nit picky things I say to him are just me instinctually thinking out loud.

I felt a lot better this week, it felt good to let go and was easier then I thought it would be.  I enjoyed it.  I need to keep setting goals like this.  I don't seem to do as well just saying, "I'm going to let go this year."  I need to set tiny goals that seem more attainable, eventually leading to bigger and longer goals.  It's much easier for me to focus on letting go for a week then a year.  So I'll try for another week...then another week, etc.  Till this year is up and hopefully I'm a much improved person by the end of it.

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