Challenge 3.0 Update

This has been a down week compared to last week, quite honestly. With kids only going to school half-days all week, and doc appts. Mon, Tue, Thur., leaving me here with two young kids for the other half of the days, my focus has been virtually non-existent.

This morning, Kristi took the two young kids with Braden for yet another doc appt., and has given me a chance to write, which is the only reason this blog post exists!

Since my personal focus has been off, I've been putting it more on the kids and Kristi this week. The e-book I was going to do with Kristi has switched to a real (albeit self-published) book that will be available mid-January. I have been sending her out by herself to sit and write, and molding the form of the book in my spare moments. We have built tremendous momentum on this project.

Yeah, I can sit back and wish I'd blogged more, or started my book, or any number of other things, but I'd rather focus on what's working. This book is something we dreamed up in August, but simply wasn't going anywhere until this week. By changing the choices we were making, shifting our focus, we have been able to light a fire under this project.

Success one step at a time - one Choice at a time.

The Last Day of Summer

A bit later than I'm used to, and later than most of my Facebook and Twitter friends - even later than most parts of Washington, but at last its arrived. The last day of Summer. Tomorrow, the kids head to school again.

Today I will commit to spending some one on one time with each one - playing, reading, whatever.

Its hard to believe I have an 8th grader, 6th grader, 3rd grader, 1st grader, preschooler, and quickly blossoming toddler. They change so fast - their looks, their speech patters, their attitudes. As Ferris warned us - "Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."



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The first two weeks of The Champion of Choice Challenge have been positive and progressive, if not quite as productive as I hoped. I'm not on deadline with all my projects, as usual. I have kept my food journal going, and continue the family meetings, exercise, and nightly reading to get through Atlas Shrugged. The rituals are working - I simply need to create MORE rituals - dedicate chunks of time to individual projects to avoid floating around so much.

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