I don't know if anyone else with kids lives life by strange random quotes from cartoons and Disney/Nick shows, but I don't feel it is only me and my family. For example, if you read the first part of the title of this blog and the voice from SpongeBob popped into your head, I would think that is perfectly normal. It always pops into mine. I think SpongeBob, and other "important" shows from my child's growth age, occupies as much space in my brain and life and ones from my childhood.
I've realized that my life can be defined by needed a Redo switch. In case you missed it, that's a reference to Fairly Odd Parents. We used that a lot as a parenting tool too, since our daughter was ADHD and sometimes needed that redo option for meltdowns and even tasks. It's strange how I applied it to my own life as well.
It's like parts of my life are always waiting to happen, or being postponed due to what is happening. One of my big goals this year has been to lose weight. I've been a yoyo so long, I should probably have stake in Duncan. One positive is that I accept setbacks or changes very easily. The downside is I accept setbacks or changes very easily. I don't get discouraged, but I'm always starting over instead of accepting and changing "what went wrong".
It's not just dieting. The same mindset has applied to hobbies, jobs, any changes I've ever thought about. I've always lacked the drive to continue forward because I always just accepted there would be a redo opportunity around the bend.
So, all of this to basically say, learning how to live this new life is still a work in progress. We're starting month 6 of the year, but I'm still leaning on a fresh start. All this means, one more redo. One major redo. It's time to do the things I've been putting off. Time may allow redo but it doesn't allow more actual time. Let's see how this goes!
