starting over....

so I yelled today. I went 11 days, but today I yelled.  I was painting and Eli was "helping" and I yelled at him.  So I am starting over...

I can do this.

Orange Rhino Update

It has been 4 days since I started my challenge.  I have had times where I wanted to yell but chose not to.  I find myself having to go to my kids to talk to them instead of just yelling for them to come to me.  I like that.  I am more patient, not just with them, but with myself.  I haven't even yelled at the cat, but I have talked sternly to him.  Stupid cat....

It's amazing what one decision can do to make a world of difference!

The Orange Rhino Challenge

I have really let this blog go dormant.  this is fine with me.  My life has had some trials and so I keep my journaling to myself in a private hand written journal.  I don't write this here to get attention or for people to ask "what's up"  just stating facts.  The reason I decided to start writing here is because I have decided to take the "Orange Rhino Challenge".  See the icon on the right?  This challenge is to help me stop yelling.  I am going to try to stop yelling for 365 days, and hopefully forever!

I am not a monster.  I don't constantly yell at my kids.  But there are times when I do and it makes me and them feel terrible.  I don't want to do that anymore.  So hopefully this challenge will help me. Here are the rules of the challenge.

My kids deserve to be spoken to with kindness, even if I am having a bad day.  I get to choose how I react to any given situation, and now I am choosing not to yell anymore!

Wish me luck!!

I will use this blog to document how things go.  It may just be a number, or it may be a rant, or a success story.  This is all for me, but if you choose to follow, that's fine too!  Here's to day 1...