{Overthinking on Monday}....

I am a walking contradiction...not gonna lie. I like things super clean and organized yet there are areas in my home that are embarrassingly ridiculous. I have a "grab the bull" mindset on learning new things, yet with some things it's more like 'I'll do that another day'.  I'll do that "tomorrow" is a nicer way of saying "NEVER".  It has taken me a long time to figure out why I am this way, but am some point I realized why I don't tackle a task , be it organizing my one unruly cupboard or building my business.  I put things off because I think I won't do a good enough job of because it won't be....wait for it.... PERFECT.  When a task feels huge and I am not sure how to chip away at it, the temptation creeps in to do nothing with it. The unorganized cupboard is not going anywhere.....it will still be there tomorrow.

Doing something good, or even okay, is better than not doing nothing at all. Fear of not doing it perfect is a lousy waste of what could be. If I were to add up all the times I think about doing something and/or talk about doing something, I could have actually done it 100 times! Yet, many times when I face something head on, I realize that it is not as bad as I thought it was going to be. With many of my fears,  I learned more about what it is that scared me, I realized 9 times out of 10 I had all the wrong information.

So, my overthinking Monday challenge to you is to take one thing you've left undone and do something with it. It might be simple like making a phone call or making a list. Don't let fear be so paralyzing that you do nothing. Start small and relish in that feeling. It's just like changing your lifestyle. Deciding to take a quick walk around the block turns into making better choices at dinner. The snowball effect started with a single snowflake. Imperfection is progress. Doing it OK is better than not doing it at all, right?

What will you take on this week? Will you be OK with mediocre? It's better than nothing. Besides, you might suprise yourself. You might find one little step was all you needed to soar...    Alisha

{ A little Rainy Day}.... I think Fall might be just around the corner. Today was a good day, the grass is green, the trees are shiny, the flowers bursting with the wonderful moisture. I love the rain, especially when you can just be home to enjoy it.

{Anderson Camp 2015}.....so much fun.

{tree picture courtesy of Jen Anderson}

{18 and life you got it}.....Perhaps there's more your want to do or perhaps where you're at right now in your life isn't what, if given the choice, you would choose. But don't wait for a better tomorrow to soak up what is AWESOME about today. Love ya kid....always make good choices and great consequences will follow.

{Sometimes it just takes you reminding yourself}......

{A few months down}...a few months from now I am sure I will still miss this game like crazy. So weird at the start of the school year 2016 and I am only sending one kiddo back to school. I look back on my life and ponder on the small things that I am missing and for some reason it is so hard to put into words how you feel when your kids graduate High School and move on to other things. It is not like our relationship has changed it is all the things that you are used to doing are just gone. It really just puts a small like hole in your heart....so to all the mommas out there ENJOY these years. They really are gone in the blink of an eye.

{School Days.School Days}....dear old golden rule days. Well summer has gone by for yet another year and now the little man is starting 2nd grade. This summer was fabulous for this kid. We played and I mean we played hard...stayed up late, watched lots of movies on Netflix, traveled and spent lots of time in the car, played with cousins, went swimming, played baseball, slept in, barely worked, and the list could go on and on. Now the time has come to buckle down pull out the school books and get to work. This kid has potential, he is smart...really smart  if he can figure out how to filter his emotions he will do great things. His teacher Mrs. Coon might not be ready for this kid. He has promised to not tackle the girls and put the boys in choke holds and recess this year. Bring on 2nd grade, can't wait to see you grow and learn new things....You're off to great places. TODAY is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so get on your WAY....and of course a little Dr. Seuss to brighten your day.

{Interesting}...don't you think.  I often wonder why people are handed certain trials in their life.