I think on the weekends and on the days I work 10 hours, I simply need to let my family know that I need a few minutes of quiet to recoup then I’ll be ready for tickling, fun, games and general climb-on-Mama fun

It has just been so difficult in this townhouse.  I’m going to miss the townhouse, but knowing she’s safer will be a HUGE relief.

• Exercise
• Journal
• Talk to trusted friends and relatives
• Other methods of dealing with stress, depression, and sleep problems (like melatonin)

She wants to see me in a month to see how I’m doing.  I’ve taken the prescription twice now, and used the sleep aid one night – and I’m feeling much closer to my normal self.  I am functional, getting stuff done, and much more motivated.  I hope that this keeps up.  I’m also going out with a friend today, and seeing another friend tomorrow, so…more of a social life too.  That’s definitely a good thing for me right now; I’ve been really isolating myself lately.  So, I hope that I’m starting to make progress on this goal again.

• 9/11 – 9/12 Wine Festival
• 9/10-9/12 Blues at the Beach
• 9/17 – 9/18 American Indian Festival
• 9/24 – 9/26 Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend

And I believe there is another wine festival in October that I am already planning on attending with friends

We got to see the layout for the newest expansion to the zoo, which opens next spring and will be incredible, as well as the wonderful animals already on display.  Our son was much impressed with the “petting zoo” which is no longer much of a “petting” zoo since all you can pet is the goats.  He loved looking at the chickens and rabbits and the cows and pigs…over and over and over

Next month: The Children’s Museum

It will be ready in the middle of Oct.  which will give us time to move out of our current townhouse and get it cleaned thoroughly for the owners.

So – one goal down…now, just the horrible process of packing, moving, and unpacking…ugh.

So, my six months for this goal starts August 20, 2010.  I earnestly hope that this helps me refocus on my spiritual life; I have gotten away from the way I was raised.   I trust that the foundation my mother gave me is still there, just dusty!  My intention is to track my growth and my spiritual journey.

There is a nice apartment complex that one of my husband’s cousins lives in and we love the layout and the spaciousness of it so we’re putting in an application today.  Here’s hoping it works out – I hate house-hunting almost as much as job-hunting.

Other things we need to do:

• Look at houses for rent.
• Start gathering boxes.
• Clean out kids’ clothes and toys.
• Donate unwanted/unneeded/outgrown things.
• Pack things we don’t or WON’T need.

I have continued to work on some of the goals that made the jump from my old list, like teaching my son to read.  He’s coming along nicely, which is good since he heads to kindergarten in the fall.  I’m also still working on praying twice a day and meditating twice a day, though I think I might actually mark that last one as done.  I do that most of the time now, even if briefly.  That’s made a big difference in my stress level, overall, I think.

All in all, I think I’m doing well in terms of getting my thoughts together and putting together a good list.  Some of these goals may not technically meet the “terms” of this project, but I think they do from my own perspective and in terms of the issues I’m facing right now – and hey, its MY list…lol, I’m going to do this MY way.

I think I still need to revise my priorities and some things that I no longer have any interest in, but I will have to do that a little at a time.

My daughter’s diagnosis with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (rare, severe epilepsy) really has taken over right now – and rightfully so, of course.