Day 373 ~ Dino Comes Home Early

So here I am on day two of "design mode".

I have been thinking, and thinking {for a while now} of how I was going to do this... that is, switch my blog from Taking Back My Life ~ Making It My Own to Took It... Making It... Living It...My Life  -finally... I'm onto something.

TML (Took It... Making It... Living It... My Life) is more or less of a continuation, or a sequel if you will to TBML (Taking Back My Life ~ Making It My Own), and I decided not to create a "new" blog and keep them together.

How to continue my blog was half of my battle... although thinking of what the new name was going to be was a battle in itself... until I finally struck gold!  wink, wink.

Believe me I have been thinking about what I was going to do for some time now... that's how my website was born... CarlaBarilaKaram.com

Then the other question was... I was only going to do this for 365 days (not even realizing that it was Leap Year when I began), how am I to continue blogging? and what direction should I take it in?

Yes... my countdown within my blog reached "D-Day" ["I did it" day ;) ] or rather "0 Days to go".  However... my posts {titles} were counting up... So ...that in itself did not pose a problem.  I decided that I would just continue counting my days and see where it takes me. 

Back to the here and now... now, I have been in total "design mode" for two days.  {and when I am not in front of my laptop my mind does "designing} 

I do have to say that today was not as difficult to prepare for "design mode", being that Dino surprised us by coming home from work early.  With that said, Calley was going to be taken care of.... BUT, now Dino was home.

I don't know about most of you, but when my husband comes home when he normally is not suppose to be home... well I don't know how else to put this, except to just say it... Dino gets in my way.

Example... I am cleaning up Dino and my bedroom and step out to put something in the kitchen.  I come back to make our bed only to find Dean laying down.  OR... Calley and I want to go to our favorite hobby store, Dino decides to come with us ... well our normal routine is interrupted by his merely hanging back, and not participating.  {This makes me feel like he is wanting to leave, and ends up rushing Calley and I through our normal perusing.}

Side note:  My wonderful husband, absolutely HATES shopping... unless we need to buy something and I NEED his input... well... Let's just say that after being with Dino nearly eleven years, I'd rather go shopping without him.  You could say that he is the President of the I Hate {any kind of} Shopping Club.

Don't get me wrong... we LOVED that our Dino was home for most of the day... however, it did cramp our style routine.  

So what do we do?  We take our Dino out to lunch... an early Father's Day treat.

Father! - to God himself we cannot give a holier name.  ~William Wordsworth

[here's to you finding your... ]

Peace...

... for a, l & c.  You are my sunshine(s).  

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Day 372 ~ "Design Mode" Preparations

I can't believe how fast time goes by when I'm in "design mode".  

Yes... "design mode."  Graphic design, that is.

I've been trying to put Calley first lately, being that I can get lost in my computer.

Once I log on, be it morning, noon or night, I'm "into" my computer for at least forty-five minutes... and that's just checking email and my blogs {for comments and what not}.  

Now... if I get into "design mode"..  foeget about it!  I can get "into" my computer for hours on end.

However... there's a MAJOR draw back... a dark cloud if you will.  My Calley... my house... my husband... just life in general ... it all can get neglected.

So to avoid addiction... I must plan ahead and tread lightly when I know I have to be on the computer for a while.

When I know it is inevitable and I must get some work done, I must first prepare.... I make sure Calley is not hungry, I make myself a snack, then I set Calley up right next to me, we pick a movie for her to watch... press play and i get to work.  {because I can not take my eyes off of her.. she just gets into too much trouble}

Preparing as I do, I am guaranteed at least two hours of uninterrupted creativity.  {and} if done right... I am able to do this once in the morning and if necessary, I can squeeze in another "session" once more in the afternoon..

However... I must say, once the movie is over, I MUST step away from my laptop and turn my attention to Calley.  Today, we prettied up her room.  :)

If I do not do take the above measures...  foeget about it!

I will not get any work done what-so-ever...

{and} would be setting us up for failure.

 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.  ~Proverbs 29:15

[here's to you finding your... ]

Peace...

... for a, l & c.  You are my sunshine(s).  

Images are courtesy of google or Bing images.  Some images maybe labeled property of Carla Barila Karam and of this blog, Taking Back My Life ~ Making It My Own.  © 2012 U.S Copyright laws apply.