September
Today I am thankful for daycare, school, and the bus system. Summer was nice. Lillian stayed in daycare, while Eve and Brynna stayed home. We had nice leisurely mornings and the girls at home learned about exciting chores like "sorting laundry" and "emptying the dishwasher". We took half days to go to the park, pool, or some other diversion. Now we are back to a morning routine where everyone is up and out of the house by 7 am and it is GLORIOUS. I missed routine. Even though Matt did most of the morning parenting this summer, even when I was working I felt guilty about not being home or entertaining them more. Now we are a lean, mean, school machine. I've restarted my Miracle Morning routine (which I suck at. So distractable!)
I'm still on my quest to get organized and systematized. I was having trouble working out my actual meetings (and leaving with enough time so I wouldn't be late) and my office To Dos, so I bought a weekly organizer that is definitely helping. I'm only a few weeks in, but I like that it helps me visually map out when I have to be places and when I'll have time to check things off the list.
I'm working hard on hiring people to fill out my business and do the jobs I don't excel at. Maybe by being the sum of awesome people I can launch this business. Interestingly enough, I assumed that (unlike other fledgling businesses) I would be instantly profitable my first year. That's not the case, and it's hard for me to mentally accept it. The truth is I've been plowing money back into things like education, marketing, and people, as well as paying interest on borrowed money. It's annoying. I can't help but think about what if I just stayed small and minorly profitable? What if I were still doing engineering management? (Down that line of thinking lies bad juju. Never a good idea to spend time wistfully longing for another path. There is only one way, and that is forward!)
So anyway, it's Monday. I have a weekly staff meeting with my PM in about 20 minutes, so I'm going to wrap up this Miraculous Morning and get dressed before she gets here.
I'm still on my quest to get organized and systematized. I was having trouble working out my actual meetings (and leaving with enough time so I wouldn't be late) and my office To Dos, so I bought a weekly organizer that is definitely helping. I'm only a few weeks in, but I like that it helps me visually map out when I have to be places and when I'll have time to check things off the list.
I'm working hard on hiring people to fill out my business and do the jobs I don't excel at. Maybe by being the sum of awesome people I can launch this business. Interestingly enough, I assumed that (unlike other fledgling businesses) I would be instantly profitable my first year. That's not the case, and it's hard for me to mentally accept it. The truth is I've been plowing money back into things like education, marketing, and people, as well as paying interest on borrowed money. It's annoying. I can't help but think about what if I just stayed small and minorly profitable? What if I were still doing engineering management? (Down that line of thinking lies bad juju. Never a good idea to spend time wistfully longing for another path. There is only one way, and that is forward!)
So anyway, it's Monday. I have a weekly staff meeting with my PM in about 20 minutes, so I'm going to wrap up this Miraculous Morning and get dressed before she gets here.
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