Procrastination Happiness and Unhappiness

It's summer for this teacher, and this mama couldn't be more excited to spend her summer with a handsome 17 month-old.

We're getting into the swing of things post-end of school year, and we've had much catching up to do at home. Grocery shopping, laundry, etc. However, there are so very many things I have put off for months, and I did a few things today.

Procrastination RARELY makes me happy. When you know you'll get to it later (as in, EXACTLY when you will do it), it can be kind of a fun little thing. But while reading The Happiness Project and knowing how micro-movements are the way to go, I adopted the one-minute-rule. It's worked beautifully! Can it be done in a minute or less? DO IT NOW.

However, there are so many things that DO take more than a minute, and involve planning. I'm determined to be better about that with more time now. Today, I finally called the vet to make an appointment for this weekend for my beagle, who is a bit overdue for her check-up. I'm ashamed and a bad mommy to my sweet lady, but I give her a lot of love, and I'm making up for it now. Dogs are so forgiving.

And also, she's needed a new collar for quite some time. And a new ID tag. Did it all today. She's spiffed up, and soon will have her new rabies vaccine tag, too.

I feel AWFUL that I procrastinated on this. I kept telling myself it was a money and time thing, but she's a living being, and my responsibility.

I'll try to remember this the next time this comes up. Next thing? Make dentist appointment for me. As long as I have the appointment, I'm fine with July or August. As long as I know it's on the calendar.

What can YOU stop procrastinating on? Anything?

52 Weeks of Happiness Week 13

I am utterly exhausted.

This week, I am tired. I am finishing up the school year. Narrative report cards and grades. Packing up my office (moving again). Dealing with summer-fever ridden 3-7 year olds. My computer hard drive crashed, so I have been tremendously lacking in blogging. I've been packing for tomorrow's trip to New Orleans. Which means a lot of laundry and packing for me and the little guy.

BUT, of all the things I actually took pictures of this weekend, I had to share this small moment for this week's post. It's from Sunday. My son and dog were "sharing" a snack. This week, amidst the chaos of the last week of school, there was this wonderful boy-and-his-dog moment. I LOVE those moments.



I ADORE the look on his face. Like mother, like son. I shared many a snack with my canine brothers and sisters.

Such joy!!!

52 Weeks of Happiness, Week 11

We all know it...Mother's Day.

It was my second Mother's Day this year, and it was magical. Hubby (and dear son) got canvas prints made from pictures I took on my Iphone. Isn't that amazing? The pictures are so good that they can be blown up to a (I think) 16 x 16 print? (could be 20 x 20). One big print, and four smaller ones that we have lined up on our walls...and they are WONDERFUL.

We had family over that evening, and it was simply lovely. And this moment was special to me...so that is this week's picture. My son loves dogs, and my dog has been mine for 6 wonderful years, so she made me a "mommy" 5 Mother's Days ago...and now look at my real child and my sweet canine child. Beautiful moment.



Thank goodness my son is a dog lover!!!