My First Step on the Journey

I've put some thought into what action or habit I would like to work on for each version of myself.

In my previous post I described myself as 9 things: A wife, mother, homemaker, daughter, sibling, friend, teacher, community member and, person

I will write my ideas (in random order):

Homemaker:
Finish the pantry organization project I began last week. That means I need to return any unused items, finalize the pantry, ask someone to write my labels for me, and snap the after pictures.

Wife:
Have good menu habits.
That needs some explanation.....I don't always have the right ingredients at home for my husband to take lunch to work, and I don't make his lunch. I dont always have dinner ready on time, and I usually bother my husband by asking him what he wants for dinner. I want to stop doing that and make lunches and dinners for him happen "magically".

(as a side note: In the future I want to explore my need to make sure everyone is happy with their breakfast/lunch/dinner choices instead of just making food and plopping it on the table or in their lunch bags and having them eat what is in front of them.)

Community Member:
Try and convince my husband to take the school president position because I know he can do it and be great at the job even if it makes him stretched a little thinner.

Teacher:
End of the year strongly. Catch up on my grading over this weekend, have strong lessons for the last two weeks. Continue teaching as though it is in the middle of the year despite the students thinking it's summer break already.

Mother:
From 4:30-7:30 deposite my phone in a basket and only pick up calls from David (my husband), my father, and Shani (my sister). I have a special ring for these 3 people (Margot, my best friend, also has a special ring but she can wait until after 7:30). I gave them that ring so I can make an informed decision to answer their call without having to look at the phone to see who is calling.

Daughter:
Continue what I am doing. I try an not allow more than 1 days to pass without touching base with my father. I also like to arrange dinners so I know he sees at least all of my kids within a months time.
As a daughter in law I want to Skype my in laws once a week with my baby so they see her an extra time during the week. I used to do this with my other daughter but I was not working at the time so it was easier. However, just because it's hard doesn't mean it shouldn't be done.

Sibling:
Continue staying in contact, have the kids interact more with their cousins.

Friend:
Complement 5 people a day, even if they aren't my best friend. It can be anything as simple as "I like your top."

Person:
1 hour of Non-Electronic and Non-Food oriented personal time.