Project Mom Commences

I was going to start Project Mom on Monday, but then I realized that 7 weeks from today, exactly, we would be moving, so from here until we move Fridays will be dedicated to Project Mom. If you are interested in participating please leave me a comment. Each person who participates and LEAVES A COMMENT each week with their progress will receive a handcrafted prize. (Please note that if you do not see this the first week you can still join in and receive a prize at the end.) There is always strength in numbers. :) I strongly believe in the MOPS saying "Friends don't let friends mother alone." I hope that as I embark upon this journey, as well as though of you who so choose to participate, that I will become a stronger more knowledgeable person. Here we go.

I found a note book I got on sale and spruced it up a little. It will be my go to notebook and the place where I store all my info from this project. If you are seriously interested in Project Mom I suggest you do something similar. :)



Preface-
This project has become my new baby. I realized the other day how badly I had lost myself. I no longer knew who I was and it bothered me. I really didn't like who I was becoming and hated feeling like my old self was forgotten so I began to create my 'Recovery' program. I picked 7 weeks for the program because that is how long I had until my big move. I felt that it would be a good idea to have myself back when I moved so here we go.

Each week will include advice, sayings, hopefully your comments, and of course little projects that I hope will help each of us get back on track and feel more comfortable in our own skin. Now, this may not always be an easy process, but I feel that it will be worth it. I hope that by taking care of myself I will be better able to take care of my family and friends as well. Who's with me?

Week 1: Rediscovering ME
The first problem I needed to solve was to find out who I was. I was thinking this would be fairly easy, but it wasn't. I kept putting my family and friends into my answers, so I had to try a few times to get my own personal answers. In order to unearth myself I decided to create the following lists:

10 things I enjoyed doing as a kid (feel free to expand more if you feel so inclined)
A Bucket List of @ least 10 things (bucket list= things I want to do before I die)
The 10 things that are most important to me
3 goals: (one weekly, one monthly, and one annual)

Each of these lists helped reveal a special discovery. Each, helped me rediscover a piece of me. After you create these lists hopefully you will begin to have a better idea of who you are.

Aside from the lists this week, there is one other thing I would ask you to do. Take 15 minutes (at least!) EVERY day to do something you enjoy. For example some things on my list are a bubble bath, drink hot cocoa, go to a volleyball game, watch a favorite tv show. Just do something, anything! Good luck and I hope to see some of your findings and or discoveries next week!