Comments on: How to Save the Day by Starting Over http://smallnotebook.org/2010/04/08/how-to-save-the-day-by-starting-over/ Simplify your home. Tue, 22 May 2012 21:19:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sofia's Ideas http://smallnotebook.org/2010/04/08/how-to-save-the-day-by-starting-over/#comment-15016 Sofia's Ideas Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:50:52 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1945#comment-15016 Whenever this happens to me, I sit down and write a list. Just the act of getting things off of my brain and onto paper seems to help me from spinning in circles. Then, I do as you do, just jump in the shower & act as if the day has just begun. It works (almost) every time! :) .-= Sofia's Ideas´s last blog post ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SofiasIdeas/~3/akLzk3KBD8g/" rel="nofollow">Happy Earth Day 2010</a> =-. Whenever this happens to me, I sit down and write a list. Just the act of getting things off of my brain and onto paper seems to help me from spinning in circles. Then, I do as you do, just jump in the shower & act as if the day has just begun. It works (almost) every time! :)
.-= Sofia’s Ideas´s last blog post ..Happy Earth Day 2010 =-.

]]> By: angelvalerie http://smallnotebook.org/2010/04/08/how-to-save-the-day-by-starting-over/#comment-15007 angelvalerie Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:35:38 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1945#comment-15007 I am going to try this next time I have a bad day... thanks :) .-= angelvalerie´s last blog post ..<a href="http://livingdeliberately.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/dreaming-your-dreams/" rel="nofollow">dreaming your dreams…</a> =-. I am going to try this next time I have a bad day… thanks :)
.-= angelvalerie´s last blog post ..dreaming your dreams… =-.

]]> By: Leslie http://smallnotebook.org/2010/04/08/how-to-save-the-day-by-starting-over/#comment-14751 Leslie Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:54:17 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1945#comment-14751 Golly gee, I love this. It really goes well with the post over at http://mnmlist.com/small-changes. You guys truly, truly did exactly what you could do - one little thing that changed everything. Thanks for the inspiration! Golly gee, I love this. It really goes well with the post over at http://mnmlist.com/small-changes. You guys truly, truly did exactly what you could do – one little thing that changed everything. Thanks for the inspiration!

]]> By: Jenn @ Beautiful Calling http://smallnotebook.org/2010/04/08/how-to-save-the-day-by-starting-over/#comment-14684 Jenn @ Beautiful Calling Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:28:04 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1945#comment-14684 I read a post called Taking Back the Day and mentioned it <a href="http://www.beautifulcalling.ca/2009/03/tune-up-tuesday-second-chances.html" rel="nofollow"> on second chances</a>. I think it is an important skill to learn!! .-= Jenn @ Beautiful Calling´s last blog post ..<a href="http://www.beautifulcalling.ca/2010/04/picture-issues.html" rel="nofollow">Picture Issues</a> =-. I read a post called Taking Back the Day and mentioned it on second chances. I think it is an important skill to learn!!
.-= Jenn @ Beautiful Calling´s last blog post ..Picture Issues =-.

]]> By: Shannon http://smallnotebook.org/2010/04/08/how-to-save-the-day-by-starting-over/#comment-14622 Shannon Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:11:05 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1945#comment-14622 I love this!! For my husband and I, it is recognizing when the one of us is burnt out or stressed. We know that sometimes all it takes is that person helping them find their balance - whether it is taking our son and giving the other "me" time, or making their favorite dinner. It's all about being a team and knowing we all need help getting through the day at times. Great post! I love this!! For my husband and I, it is recognizing when the one of us is burnt out or stressed. We know that sometimes all it takes is that person helping them find their balance – whether it is taking our son and giving the other “me” time, or making their favorite dinner. It’s all about being a team and knowing we all need help getting through the day at times. Great post!

]]> By: Meredith from Penelope Loves Lists http://smallnotebook.org/2010/04/08/how-to-save-the-day-by-starting-over/#comment-14618 Meredith from Penelope Loves Lists Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:03:30 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1945#comment-14618 I struggle with this, honestly. I tend to get in a bad mood and then be entrenched there, trying to get out. I love the idea of giving myself a "pass" to start over. .-= Meredith from Penelope Loves Lists´s last blog post ..<a href="http://penelopeloveslists.com/organize/peeping-penelope-home-office-before-and-after-by-centsational-girl/" rel="nofollow">Peeping Penelope: Home Office Before and After by Centsational Girl</a> =-. I struggle with this, honestly. I tend to get in a bad mood and then be entrenched there, trying to get out.

I love the idea of giving myself a “pass” to start over.
.-= Meredith from Penelope Loves Lists´s last blog post ..Peeping Penelope: Home Office Before and After by Centsational Girl =-.

]]> By: Patty http://smallnotebook.org/2010/04/08/how-to-save-the-day-by-starting-over/#comment-14616 Patty Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:09:35 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1945#comment-14616 What a great story, I think I need to use this technique much more often! What a great story, I think I need to use this technique much more often!

]]> By: Mummy Zen http://smallnotebook.org/2010/04/08/how-to-save-the-day-by-starting-over/#comment-14615 Mummy Zen Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:25:53 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1945#comment-14615 Thanks for sharing such a great technique for a situation like that. We'll definitely have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing such a great technique for a situation like that. We’ll definitely have to give it a try.

]]> By: Tia http://smallnotebook.org/2010/04/08/how-to-save-the-day-by-starting-over/#comment-14614 Tia Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:01:43 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1945#comment-14614 Great post for me to run across today. It's the last day of Spring Break. I am learning that not expecting a perfect day,perfect moment, or checked off to-do list helps me switch my attitude. And whenever I change my attitude usually that effects the attitude of my boys. .-= Tia´s last blog post ..<a href="http://theboyzmomma.blogspot.com/2010/04/spring-breaknot-yet.html" rel="nofollow">Spring Break...not yet</a> =-. Great post for me to run across today. It’s the last day of Spring Break. I am learning that not expecting a perfect day,perfect moment, or checked off to-do list helps me switch my attitude. And whenever I change my attitude usually that effects the attitude of my boys.
.-= Tia´s last blog post ..Spring Break…not yet =-.

]]> By: Nina http://smallnotebook.org/2010/04/08/how-to-save-the-day-by-starting-over/#comment-14611 Nina Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:14:18 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1945#comment-14611 I don't get a break being a single parent but I've found a few things that help when we (my son and I) are on each other's nerves or crabby. I look at what might have caused it, are either of us tired? if so we start working to go to bed. are we hungry? I make food or grab a snack. I have his toys put away pretty well so if its merely a re-focusing I'll say "let's do stickers" or "mr potato head" or something that isn't done everyday. sometimes I'll go into the kitchen and turn on my ipod and do dishes and tell him I need alone time. he'll usually come in and play with magnets but it gives me a little alone time. we all have choices about our attitude. the other night he was having a fit and I started yelling, "stop having a fit" and thought how ridiculous I was for now having a fit myself. so I started laughing and he started laughing and then we went to bed. someone has been shooting people with bbs in our neighborhood so we can't go out for a walk but we can go out back and do bubbles or get him in the tub and do them. I guess what helps me most is to have these options in my mind so in the heat of the feeling badly moment I can step back and come up with one of the above. I don’t get a break being a single parent but I’ve found a few things that help when we (my son and I) are on each other’s nerves or crabby.

I look at what might have caused it, are either of us tired? if so we start working to go to bed.

are we hungry? I make food or grab a snack.

I have his toys put away pretty well so if its merely a re-focusing I’ll say “let’s do stickers” or “mr potato head” or something that isn’t done everyday.

sometimes I’ll go into the kitchen and turn on my ipod and do dishes and tell him I need alone time. he’ll usually come in and play with magnets but it gives me a little alone time.

we all have choices about our attitude. the other night he was having a fit and I started yelling, “stop having a fit” and thought how ridiculous I was for now having a fit myself. so I started laughing and he started laughing and then we went to bed.

someone has been shooting people with bbs in our neighborhood so we can’t go out for a walk but we can go out back and do bubbles or get him in the tub and do them.

I guess what helps me most is to have these options in my mind so in the heat of the feeling badly moment I can step back and come up with one of the above.

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