Choices

Yesterday I mentioned a new to me blog where I had read an article that really stuck with me. Today, I'm going to share it. Perhaps it will motivate someone else :)

The blog is The Glamorous Housewife. Way back in 2009, Bethany (The Glamorous Housewife), made this post. In it, she references this post by Super Kawaii Mama. Candice's article is about why women let themselves go and Bethany's is about what you can do to stop. Both are excellent reading and I recommend them, especially if you happen to be a woman who has let themselves go. And if you are one of them, don't be embarrassed about it. I think the majority of women have been there. I know I have. In fact, it's something I'm still working on. And let's not even talk about the men!

What really stuck with me, though, was something Bethany said about making choices. Most of us have been told at some point "you have a choice." It's true, though I've never really thought about my mundane activities in that way before. But after reading the post I started to. And I was amazed about how much time I waste with poor choices. Okay, not really amazed. I know I make poor choices, but I didn't really consciously realize I was making a choice. Simplistic? Probably. But  I never had thought about my reading facebook was choosing not to vacuum. Or that watching tv was choosing not to mop my kitchen floor. I didn't say to myself "Self, you have a choice. You can play a game on the computer or you can fold the clothes in the dryer." I will admit though, that I just did what was easy, because quite frankly, I'm fairly lazy. It's easy to procrastinate. Or do things half way so that it's "mostly" done and I'll "come back to it." It's easy to put on a pair of jeans instead of dressing nicely. To just go to bed instead of setting my hair. To sleep a little extra instead of getting up and making my kids a good breakfast (they eat, it's just usually cereal. Which they like, but still).

This week I'm making a real effort to make everything a choice and hopefully, make the right ones!