Challenge 13: Don't stress out

January 25, 2010

It's Monday morning and it feels like the day is already slipping away. I woke up a bit stressed at all the stuff I had to do today, and all the stuff I've been ignoring in my inbox all weekend. I'm trying to get a handle on it before I officially start the day (i.e. get out of the house and start running some of those errands). I just sent Lily and Dre out to one of our favorite breakfast spots...900 Grayson, the home of "The Demon Lover" (fried chicken and waffles to die for).

Yesterday my challenge was to make a plan for the day. It was a loose sort of day. Lazy getting out of the house, no real structure to it. So I made a loose sort of plan and it ended up working out really well. We checked out some potential tattoo shops for Dre to work at and then I took them on a Oakland/Berkeley tour, showing them the different neighborhoods, different places to hang out, the campus, etc. We drove up Grizzly Peak and saw a beautiful view of the entire bay. It was definitely a feeling (for me) of "I'm so glad you guys will be here...welcome to your new home!" And I think they both had a similar feeling. Love all around. The view was amazing. We continued through Tilden park, out through Shattuck and back home. We put on Hellboy to take a nap before Vaughn was done in the studio so we could head out to the city for Flamenco and dinner at the Thirsty Bear. Dinner was delicious!

So today is the day they head back home and I have to work. It's my first official day of nannying with this new family. I'm picking up the 7 year old boy from school at 2 and then the 12 year old girl at 3. I have no idea how to entertain a 7 year old but I'm just going to have to dive in! Eeek. I'm kind of nervous. So I think my challenge for the day is to not stress about it. When I don't really know how to do something or if something makes me nervous, it completely takes over and it's all I can think about. So today, I'm just going to have to figure out how to not let it stress me out, jump in, and have fun with it.

Also, I had a weekly goal. It was to get a new client. Although I haven't secured it, I do have a sample session this week with a new person. Very exciting!

Challenge 13: Don't stress out

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