List of Journaling Ideas #1

For some of my work as a PSR (psycho-social rehabilitation specialist) I am to encourage my clients to use journaling to accomplish various treatment goals.  To help me encourage clients to do that I found a list of 100 starter ideas.  I decided to use them to help me with my blogging.

#1  IF I COULD BE INVISIBLE....

I'd love to go backstage to some concerts, but then I wouldn't have any photos to prove I'd been there.

I'd like to know what people say about me.  (Maybe not.)

I'd follow my kids through a day at school to see how they really behave when I'm not around.  (I'd have to pull a few pranks on them just to freak them out.)

I'd like to see how long it would take for people to realize I'm "not there!"

I hope I wouldn't have to approach invisibility the same way Andrew Clements' character did in the trilogy he wrote about a boy who woke up invisible.

Lastly, I'd really hope that it wasn't a permanant condidtion!!!

1. What did you do in 2010 that you’ve never done before? 

Be a single mother.  For two months Ivan was in Idaho while I wrapped things up in Ohio.  I was still working, serving at church, and packing.  (packing, selling, throwing, donating)

2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions and will you make more for next year? 

I resolve every year to make a resolution next year.  So, I did achieve my goal.  As for this year, so far so good!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

A couple of friends.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

A fomer neighbor and her son.  She and her two children were abducted.  The daughter held prisoner.  The mother & son dismembered, stuffed in garbage bags, hidden in a tree.  This was so very shocking to me.  I used to baby sit those kids.  They went to school with my kids.  I had been in their home; they in mine.  It still gives me chills and breaks my heart.

5. What countries did you visit?

Yeah, dumb question.

6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?

A full savings account.

7. What date from 2010 will remain etched in your memory and why?

A cold day in March when we found out we would have to move or be unemployed.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Not falling apart.

9. What was your biggest failure?

I'm am pretty dang happy with how I handled all of last year's challenges.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? 

Had one of the nastiest cases of the flu since my BYU days.  Headaches became a daily reality.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

Laptop!

12. Where did most of your money go?

Laptop!

13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

Laptop!

14. Happier or sadder?

Yes!

15. Thinner or fatter? 

Yes!

16. Richer or poorer?

Yes!

17. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Temple work.

18. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Where to start....

19. How did you spend Christmas?

Watching movies, playing games, eating, talking to family on the phone.

20. Did you fall in love in 2010?

No, I've always loved Johnny Depp.  I mean Ivan!!!  

21. What was your favorite TV show?

Sadly, there are too many to list.  (I guess I should go back to #18)

22. What was the best book you read?

Hunger Games Trilogy!

23. What was your greatest musical discovery of 2010? 

I got nothin'.

24. What did you want and get?

A laptop!!!

25. What did you want and not get?

iPad.

26. What was your favorite film this year?

Again with #18!

27. What did you do on your birthday?

Went to Church.

28. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? 

I wish we could've gone on a vacation.  (I wish that every year.)  And that we'd have movers to do all of the work.  

29. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010? 

lol

30. What kept you sane?

Medicine.

31. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? 

Seriosly?!  Please refer to #20

32. What political issue stirred you the most? 

Not really in the mood for that question.

33. Who did you miss?

Family, friends, and familiar territory.

34. Who was the best new person you met?

Our Bishop & his wife & Kim & Daphne & Laura.

35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010.

I can do more than I thought I could.

Resolution

To make a resolution.

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!

We have been very blessed, here, to be the recipiants of so much kindness and generosity.  Our new Idaho friends have really gone out of their way to make us feel at home.  My heart if full this holiday season.

IDAHO: send me your acronyms!

I  
Don't
Always
Hug
Others

I
Delivered
A
Huge
Ostrich

Industrial
Dogs
Are
Happy
Over Achievers

Hide & Go Scream!

After Family Home Evening last night, Lucas wanted to play hide & go seek.  So we each took our turn counting & seeking; Sage ended up being the last one.  She started to get nervous when she couldn't find any of us.  Ethan made himself visible so she could find him, then he lent her his flashlight to help her find the rest of us.  Little by little she began locating each of us.  Except for me.  Ethan kept hinting at her on where to look (her bedroom closet) but she just wasn't gettin it.  So, I decided to make some noise thinking she'd figure out where I was.  That completely backfired when Sage heard someone say spider.  That just created panic (Sage HATES spiders)!!!  So when I opened to the door to give myself up, she nearly had a heart attack.  After the initial shock, she was mad at all of us, but wanted to be held my mommy.  Not so much fun for Sage, but we got a chuckle from it.  (It wasn't funny that she was scared, but it was funny.  The boys especially loved it.)

Meetings, meetings, meetings!

Yesterday was a bit crazy with meetings.  I met with my presidency to get some planning done for the end of year.  Primary is singing, Priesthood preview coming up, getting ready for the new year & new theme.  Want to have a get together with all the primary board.

Attended my first Activity Day Girls meeting.  I am still trying to get names with faces & faces with names.  Our ward has a large group requiring that we call a 3rd leader.  Last night was her first activity days meeting, too.  I have very nice ladies serving in those positions.

Lastly, was BSA roundtable.  I attended the Cub portion while my hubbie was at the Boy Scout portion.  A first for both of us.  It was very imformative.  As it turns out, our Cub Master is moving into a fixer-upper soon & has been quite busy with that and work, so I am in charge of December's Pack meeting.  (One more thing.)  If we don't get a committee chair soon, I'll also be in charge of the pinewood derby in Jan.  Talk about stress.  I am glad that I like to delegate and share responsibilities with others.  But, it's time to get organized.

I'm not quite at point of wanting to choke.  But I do feel like what this dude looks like!

(Speaking of choke, so sad to see the Cav's loose to the Miami Heat last night.)