Christina Lutz
I have always wanted to be a blogger. I've followed many over the last several years, probably just like you. I am a stay at home mom and recently my husband has taken a position that provides a lot more free time for me to do something like this. Littles will be off to school and I will have little standing in the way between where I want to be and where I actually am. So what is the 15 minutes of focus thing about anyway and why do I feel I can write on this subject? To be perfectly honest with you, I'm not qualified at all. I mean, sure I've read a ton of books and listened to a million podcasts, but I'm no expert. I'm a mom, trying to figure it out, who desperately wants change. I've used the 15-minute concept with the littles in getting them to do chores and have even talked myself into unloading the dishwasher a time or two this way. In the end, I always believe tasks will take so much longer than they do and then I put them off. It's just like looking at myself in a mirror then forgetting what I look like. I'm over the cycle. I feel like there is so much more I want for my life, but my wheels just spin. I get easily distracted by technology, reality shows and social media ( not necessarily in that order). Then I get overwhelmed by "all that NEEDS to get done." I don't believe there is one area of my life not affected by this. I know my life could be so much better if I could apply laser focus for specific periods during the day towards the things I want to/need to accomplish. I see other moms do it with what looks like great ease and I want what they have. I want to change so that not only my life will be better but my entire family will benefit from these new habits. I want the littles to know something different than a completely overwhelmed mom. So, here I am. I'm going to be transparent in this with the good the bad and the ugly. I'm going to set my timer for 15 minutes at a time and write about the process and hopefully, the applied focus and the daily accountability will bring lasting change.
