March 18, 2010
Yesterday was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. It felt like nothing quite connected right (until the end of the day). The DMV took forever, which is no shocker, and my tax appointment left me in tears. Ugh. But I think the tears were also just from a bunch of things building up. Luckily, my mom was on standby and she talked me off the ledge. I hadn't had a day like that in a really long time. I didn't even get close to returning that thing for my boss. That was the last thing on my mind. So I'm just going to put it back on my to-do list for today.
The day that started off badly turned out amazing. I decided to make the same meal my mom has made for me my whole life on St. Patty's day...cornbeef and cabbage. It took FOUR HOURS! But was so delicious. My girls Erica and Lily came over and we girltalked, caught up, laughed, and enjoyed dinner. My fancy plates came out and we drank green beer/wine. It was festive and fun and exactly what I needed. I feel so lucky!
Today I woke up feeling anxious. Perhaps some residue left over from yesterday. This morning I literally had to pinch myself several times to try to keep myself in the moment instead of spiraling into a bad place. Rubber band is going on my wrist immediately after I write this. I also allowed the puppy on the bed this morning to cuddle before I got out of bed. I know I know...my boundaries are slowly disappearing, but it felt good to cuddle.
I have a bunch of coaching calls today and someone is going to come tow my Buick (and then that'll be DONE!) I have dinner plans with some girlfriends later on and nothing else set in stone. I want to take care of myself today but also feel like I'm moving forward. I have an important email to write and some decisions to make. So that's going to be my challenge.
Challenge 66: Email Sherrie
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You can let the dog on the bed and still have boundaries for the dog. Set up the rules to be that Coach is only allowed on the bed when you *invite* him. You can train him so he'll sit & wait for you to give the command for him to join you. Structure. Set a specific command "bed" or "up" and use it every time you invite him up. Tell him "no" or "down" & make him get down if he gets up without being invited (even if you actually want him up). :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for validating that for my Gym! That's what I think too. And that's what I've been doing. It's fun to have him up there sometimes. :-)
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