Mastering the Mundane

This water challenge really is just that...a challenge!  I did pretty good for a few days and then life got busier and as my routine changed so did my success with the challenge.  I love that other people are doing this challenge with me.  Each of you have been a motivation for me to keep trying.  Waking up with the sun was tough (for a night owl like me)...but it was easy in the fact that I only had to add 1 thing to my day.  Drinking a gallon of water a day changes things because I can't just drink the entire gallon in one sitting (maybe some of you can, but I need to pace myself).  It involves adding several things to my day.  I tell you, drinking water for me, normally, used to happen only when I first woke up in the morning or if I was thirsty throughout the day (which wasn't very often), and even then I only swallowed enough to quench the thirst...so drinking a gallon is a really big step up.

On a recent trip to Utah, AJ and I listened to a book on tape (CD, haha) called "The Slight Edge."  It talks about how really successful people are those people who can "Master the mundane things in life." They are talking about everyday things that have to be done all the time...the really boring things that seem endless, like washing the dishes, sweeping the floor, washing the laundry, etc,.  Even before we heard this CD we were attempting to do this by creating a chart of things to do before bed and first thing in the morning.  Many of you were probably raised with a similar chore chart.  How many of us are constantly striving to survive the mundane tasks of life?

After being forced to watch the classic movie "Gone With the Wind," AJ compared me to Scarlet O'Hara, saying that I am similar to her with my passion for life and undying determination to succeed at whatever I undertake.  I hope I'm not too much like her, because she wasn't very nice to people when she wanted something and they stood in the way.  The good news is that I married for love the first time and won't have to go through 3 men to figure out that what I have wanted all along is right in front of me, haha.  The take home lesson is that when he said that it made me think about what I can do to be more successful with this challenge.  I have to master the mundane parts of it.  I believe that if I can master it, or make it second nature I will be successful, and it will give me the keys that I need to be successful at the next challenges that come my way.

If you have any ideas on how I can "Master the Mundane" of this water challenge, please leave your comments below.  If you are doing the challenge with me I would love to hear how you are doing!