Shake It Baby! Shake It!

My neck hurts. I'm still not 100% since my bout with the flu. My head keeps spinning, literally, I have vertigo; Twitter suspended my account; PMS kicked my butt and I'm missing the gym. What am I going to do about it? I'm going to shake it baby, shake it!

I'm a creature of habit so having my routine out of whack, not to mention my body and social media account, really bogs me down. Do I have organization and control issues? Oh yeah, big time! What can I do to shake the funk? Take my own advice for one.

It's time to refocus; to put my attention somewhere that lightens the mood; to choose an activity that is productive and not destructive. No matter how badly I'd like to dive head first into the "Death By Chocolate" ice cream carton or bury my head under pillows and sleep, I won't. I'm going to take it like a Woman and create positive change!

First I'll write a new blog outlining my intention, then I'll take action and finally, I'll follow up on my progress by commenting about my success later today.

I'm going to preen, take a shower and pamper myself with a little extra time. I'll announce I'm having "Mommy Time", so as not to be interrupted. Seriously my kids are 10 and 12 and still, just about every time I sit on the toilette, I hear in the distance, the infamous shout, "Mommm, MOM, Mom where are you?...." It's tough for a woman to get privacy these days! So, after securing my "don't interrupt" status quot, I will proceed to enjoy a long hot shower; take time getting fussed up and choose a cute, but comfortable outfit that will adorn my new found peace of mind and change of heart.

After 'me time' I'll put in my best of funk CD and dance around the house. This will stir my girls up, as they have a guest here and don't like it when I dance/embarrass them in front of their friends, of course they smile and play the entire time. If I'm good, really good, I may succeed in enrolling them in the fun.  Actually, I will bribe them! That's what I'll do, bribe them with the mall. Dance with me and shop or don't dance and stay home. It's a no brain-er!

The mall is not always my favorite venue, but necessary at times. Today is clothes shopping for the girls, including me. I need a new shirt to take a picture in. It's time to update the photo on the homepage of my web site. I'm thinking shirt and possibly tie, something different. Now that I think about it, the mall has yogurt and massage too. Oh yeah, it's going to be a good afternoon!

When I return, I'll take a nap, a 15 to 30 minute re-charge. I'll finish some office work, do a little house cleaning and re-connect with my computer. Maybe Twitter will have forgiven whatever it was I did to be suspended. Dinner is done. We will enjoy a throw it together - B.B.Q. chicken salad from Costco.

I'll wrap up the day with a nice long walk, possibly in the park with the kids. When I hit the bed I will do so with the sweet feeling of success. No more sore neck, thanks to mall massage; 99% better from flu, thanks to mall yogurt; new spinning dance moves in kitchen, thanks to vertigo; Twitter or not, feeling twitterpated with my children after spending quality time; no more PMS end of cycle and in motion again thanks to long, vigorous walk. Oh yeah, I'm going to Shake It Baby! Shake It!

How it truly all Shook Out!  It's 7:00 PM. We just finished dancing! I had to pull the girls off the couch to get started. It was terrific fun! I shared the bathroom with both girls during shower time this morning. We giggled, and preened together until leaving for the mall. Mall massage fixed my neck and helped the vertigo; Carmel Macchiatos took the place of yogurt; extended walking time at the mall satisfied my need for motion. I got a kick out of watching my girls shop and decided to shop alone at a later time for my shirt. I busted out a few chores and am saving office stuff for tomorrow. I didn't need a nap. I'm fully charged. We had a great ready made salad and I just checked my Twitter status. I'm still suspended. Feels like being in the principles office again, Hee! Hee! Now it's humorous instead of frustrating.

Having a plan really made a difference today. It helped me focus on having fun and created a framework that supported my intention. I almost didn't dance, but couldn't finish this blog until I did. I'm so glad it was part of the plan and that I followed through. The energy and sharing with my daughters and their friend made for great, fun, energetic, expression!

I do feel much better physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually I'm soaring. So, my recommendation to anyone having a bad day is - Shake It Baby! Shake It!