Endorphins are my Friends

I made it through the last few days of summer break. I feel so much better. I have a few hours a day to myself. I can clean the house without interruption. I can make myself some lunch. I can even play a video game. Alone.

I started classes this week as well. I am a total geek. I love my accounting class and getting all the numbers to work out. I've probably never mentioned this but I color code my checkbook when I get my bank balance. I use an orange higlighter for deposits, yellow for debits, pink for checks and I use a blue one where I balance with the bank so that if I make an error, I have a starting point to reference to. Is that too much?

I also color code my calendar. I have 2. One hangs on the wall above my computer and the other is a day planner I keep in my purse. I have the family's schedule on these calendars. I highlight appointments for Dani in pink, me in yellow, doctors in orange, E in blue, and Girl Scout stuff in green. It's wonderful because I can look at a day of the week and see who has what going on.

Dani started soccer practice this week. She is having a blast, but my child is so uncoordinated. She has too work on her speed and her control of the ball. It's almost painful watching her. Last night she spent the better part of the practice staring at the sky watching dragonflies buzz by.
But she's having fun, and I know that she needs to work on those basic skills anyway. I just don't want her to get upset if she gets run over in game.

I also started working out again. I started noticing then when E came home from his mandatory PT at work he was in such a good mood. I finally was witness to all the hipe about endorphins. He was almost annoying. So, one morning after Dani left on the bus I jumped on the treadmill and did some weight work. I was in a good mood all day long and when E came home on a day where he didn't have PT, I annoyed him. Last night while Dani was at practive he and I took turns jogging around the soccer complex. It's about a 1/2 mile one time around. Finally both of us were in a good mood and it was lovely.

My other class this semester is a Wellness class and I will be getting a workout in there as well. I plan on running at home Monday and Fridays. Working out in class on Tues. and Thursdays and running the soccer field those nights as well. Wed. will be my light day where I clean the house and Sat. and Sun. will be down days. I'm trying to get back up to almost gallon of water a day habit and if I succeed at all of this, I can afford to visit our local ice cream shop for a weekly banana split. Right?