Time..Schedules..and all that Jazz

Happy Labor Day!  What do YOU have planned today?  Isn't it funny we asked each other what we have planned on a day we are supposed to get away from plans and schedules and work in general?  In my world it is funny for another reason....I don't plan!  So on ANY given day if you were to ask me what I have planned, my look would resemble a computer powering down....click....click....click....bzzzzzzz.  My epitaph will probably read: "flying by the seat of her pants."  (I really have to look up how some phrases originated.  This one has me written all over it!)   In going against my grain, I need to learn the art of scheduling and time management.

Many of my friends have this gift and can I say I am extremely envious?  What a gift!  To make a plan and stick to it.  That in a nutshell is the secret to weight loss.  Any weight loss program can work; the secret is to make a plan and stick with it.  So far, I have set my goal to cut out grains-  the breads, rice, pastas.  To me they are addictive.  Utopia would be every kind of fresh homemade bread.  There is a soup and salad restaurant in Austin that I have to cut off cold turkey.  There is just no way I could pass up the breads and muffins.  Another restaurant rings a cow bell when fresh rolls come out of the oven.  Are you freaking kidding me?  The patrons hustle up to the food bar like Pavlov's dog scrambling to the dog bowl.  I have a bread machine I bought in the 90's.  I really should get rid of it, but it has a new purpose at the moment.

A Cat Perch

Look at that face.  She is telling me "touch it and die."  I get that face when I've gone to CiCi's and loaded my plate with cinnamon rolls and a leaf of salad.  My children look at the mountain of rolls and I give them "that look!"  If I were a nice mom I would have shared; after all, they did go get them in the first place.

 So today I turn over a new leaf and begin my journey into the world of scheduling.  I feel great.  I feel empowered.  First entry into my calendar:

10 a.m.- Nap