About the Title ------ How to Say It - Neuer = Noise-se+er ------"A" as in ah, ge-dank-en-gang

What it means: - A New Way of Thinking, a New Path for my Thoughts .

Montag, April 10, 2006

It's not easy being green

I put these green signs up to remind me that I made an agreement with Mom when we talked on Saturday. Sometimes we need a nudge in the mornings to get us up and into our day - more than an alarm clock, the sound of someone's voice, someone that you can talk to about how you feel and what the day ahead looks like. I knew I needed it, and I thought maybe it would help her also - so we agreed to talk for a few minutes at 7:30 on weekday mornings - afterwards, I put up the sticky notes. "Call Mom" it says by my lamp and by my computer and on the mirror in my bathroom.

And it helped this morning - when the alarm went off, I turned it off and DIDN'T go back to sleep. That was at 7:00, and by the time I called her at 7:30, I had showered and nearly finished all the other stuff about getting ready for the day. It really was a big help with my attitude going into the day, which made the day go better. So I'm grateful.

Tomorrow when we talk I will get to encourage her about her day - she's having her teeth pulled to get dentures!!!~ Thank you to Erin, who is taking her.

posted by Shirley Schuette @ 8:59 PM