My Stress Free Day

Well, I didn't get as much done as I had hoped, but it was a great day, and I had a great opportunity to flex my stress-free muscle. Here's the scoop:

I got up at 5:30, which was GREAT. I love getting up early, but can't always manage to do it. This morning my husband was sick and got up super early, so I was already awake when my alarm went off.

I got dressed, mixed an Access shake (super fat burning exercise shake from Melaleuca!), and did my Simpleology. That program is so fantastic at keeping you focused, I'm glad that I am recommitted to doing it.

When I was done, I headed out for my daily 10 mile bike ride--part of my training for Dream for the Stars. Then I came home and took a shower and got the kids off to school.

After that, I did some stretching. I have been very stiff all my life and have made it a goal to become flexible--I want to be able to do the splits by December 31. So I am following Lucas Rockwood's YogaBody flexibility program.

The bike ride and the stretching give me time to meditate and plan my day. It feels really good.

When I was done, I sent a couple urgent emails, being careful not to get sucked into reading others and responding to them. Then I read my daily affirmation, and began my blog entry about the networking event last night. I tweeted it and sent a copy to several friends--including the people I mentioned in the blog.

That all took way longer than I thought it would, so I didn't get anything else done that I planned to do.

From 11-11:30, I joined our daily community call and got a blast of energy from everyone else's enthusiasm and positive spirits. While I listened (decided not to participate today--sometimes I do join in), I cleaned up the kitchen.

After the call, I finished up the blog and planned my meals for the rest of the week.

I generally do that on Tuesday, but I had other stuff going on, so I just wrote out a few meals to last us until next Tuesday and headed to the grocery store.

From there I met a couple girlfriends for our monthly get together. Then I joined another community call--this time it was a lesson from our company co-founder. What did he talk about? Being transparent, authentic, and honest. What timing.

After the call, I had a brief conversation with a woman who had heard me on the Conscious Choices radio show and wanted to learn more about how she could incorporate stress-free living into her life, too.

While I was still on the phone, my kids came home from school, and after we cuddled and snacked, we headed out to buy some Halloween costumes. Woo hoo! They have been planning this for MONTHS--I kept thinking they were going to change their minds, but they didn't! My daughter is going to be a witch, and my son is going to be Mario.

On the way home, we had a great opportunity to make the stress-free choice! As we approached our neighborhood, the traffic was stopped--some kind of accident or something. The police arrived to supposedly direct traffic, but really they were just standing around, and it wasn't clear to me where I was supposed to go. So when I proceeded ahead slowly, I had two different officers yell at me! Sheesh!

The old Margie would have been crushed, would have taken it personally, and would probably have broken down in tears--but the new Margie took it in stride. "They must be having a bad day!," I thought. I was able to keep my composure, keep it in perspective, and just focus on getting out of there. I still pinch myself when things like this happen and I notice such a change in how I used to react to things.

Anyway, my husband had decided to stay home and make dinner, so when we got home it was all ready--yum!

Then he left to go build the set at LTA and the kids and I stayed home and had ice cream and watched Wheel of Fortune (their favorite!).

My goodness, I love my life. What an awesome, stress-free day!