Mind Over Matter

Ever wonder if it's possible to talk yourself into a good mood? If it might be even just the tiniest bit plausible to convince yourself that you have a bundle of energy and positivity? Today we're going to find out if that can happen. I'll consider this my own version of mythbusters, only without the annoying cast and that crazy ass mustache and ridiculous hat.

For this experiment we need to measure the current mood and level of energy...

Both very low. Okay, so now we have a baseline.

We must also take into account the ever present and daunting to do list;

1. We have recently taken to re-shingling our roof. We stripped the old shingles, tar papered then started to re-shingle. By Sunday we had stripped the entire roof, completely papered it, but only shingled the front half and a few rows on the other half. Needless to say, with the hubby being at work during the week, not much was accomplished over the course of the next few days. I warned and recommended a tarp, but my ideas were poo pooed. (Foreshadowing?)

This morning there is a brand new hole in my ceiling in my living room partnered with a melodic drip drip drip. No problem. I've always wanted an indoor water feature! My new and over priced flooring is positively loving the moisture and is actually curving upwards like a tulip to the sun. Wonderful. We'll just call it "rustic". So our first task is to clean the water, get catch buckets, call and warn hubby and eventually get up on the wet roof in the pouring rain and set up the tarp that should already have been up there. Good.

2. I occasionally bake cakes for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and such. I just happen to have an order for a monster truck cake for tonight. Cool. I can do that, mind you it would be a little easier if I hadn't also...

3. Comitted to the community market this week-end! Ha ha! Oh my I sure love a dramatic type of weekend! So I have a ton of baking; oregano Parmesan bread, pizza buns, gramma buns and apple cake. Have to have that done for tonight as well so that I can pack up and be at the market for just before 9am. Wicked.

4. My dear sister arrives today for a week long visit! Woo Hoo! I have been looking forward to her visit for months! I can't wait to see her! Only problem, aside from the lengthy list of baking and my brand new water feature, my house is a disaster! I can't imagine how I'll bake and clean, but it's worth a try! So to the list we add dishes, laundry, sweeping and mopping, bathroom and bathing the kiddies.

5. Brush my hair. From my list I do believe that this will be the hardest task to accomplish, so I won't hold my breath.

How can we measure the results? Well, were the tasks completed? Was I able to keep a good attitude about it? Am I still happy at the end of my day? I'd say these are all measurable. We'll just have to wait and see. Stay tuned for the exciting conclusion of "Can Lisa Fool Herself into a Good Mood and Complete her To Do List?". Wish me luck.