i am still "doing" it? well, i was really going for a change, as permanently as possible, so it's a work in progress, and i have to consciously think and rethink my thoughts and actions, everyday. (that's a very long sentence with a lot of commas)
what has been working though:
-a strict limit on television, on all of us.
i don't know if this is good parenting skills or not, but i have found that i can use lynleys "shows" as a bribe of sorts... i try to make into a choice and consequence for her like yesterday for instance. i had to drag her to my visiting teaching appointment, but we talked before and i told her, if you are really good, and sit by me, and are quiet and let me talk, i will let you watch a show when we get home...in her moments of near tantrum while at the appointment, i just reminded her what she could get if she chooses to CTR...? what do you think? does it just make the TV more desirable when it's used as a reward? i dunno..but i am up for advice here. (ps she totally controlled herself, and tried really hard to be good..even though it was a really long visit, so she DID get to watch some shows, and she loved it lol)
i hate the TV. and sometimes i have even lied to lyn and told her it was broken, just so she'll stop asking for it all day.
i hate the zombie it turns her into, and i see a direct correlation with her bad attitude and tantrums with the TV. but it's so hard to always say no. and it's also decently hard to entertain her, or force her to play with her toys instead of flip on the tube. BUT what i've found, if i just DO IT. or don't do it rather.. don't turn it on. be strong....she WILL GO PLAY! she'll find things to do. color. a tea party with all her stuffed animals etc.
-my "meditation"/SP&P consistently and before lyn wakes up.
The key thing for me is the consistency and that i get this daily dose of happy thoughts/spiritual uplifting in before the little one wakes up. if i can do that, i am on a better track already. i have more patience, more everything to give to her! and that way, i am not already fed up, and then try and get into a good happy place. i generally wake up happy, so it works best for me to just get it going right away.
i have also found myself more in tune with the Spirit through out the whole day..and i have had thoughts or ideas come to me when trying to work with lyn. and i find it so much easier to positive self talk, versus negative self talk.
-food, glorious food.
it hasn't been perfect, but its been much better. and that's generally what i go for!
-my physical-ness
being pregnant has made this a challenge, but a fun one. seeing what my body can and cant do right now..and just enjoying the fact, that i am pregnant! ( i NEVER thought i'd everrrrr say this) i only have a few more months, and i am just embracing it all, and enjoying it. it feels really good.
so..that's all. everyone has been happier around here, and more "HERE" if ya know what i mean.
hooray for this beautiful life, and all our most important things in it.
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