I'm awakened by the alarm clock. It's before 5:00am
Do I stay in bed until Hubby gets up
Or I get up now
Or in five minutes

Hubby gets up and switches off the alarm clock
Do I get up now
Or in 5 minutes

Do I really need to get up today?
Am I going to work
Or staying home

I get up
Do I make the bed first
Or stumble into the bathroom

Do I get dressed now
Or get my "bags packed" for the day

Stick around and talk to Hubby while he gets ready
Or get myself dressed
Or start a load of laundry

What do I feel today?
Tired and grumpy
Sleepy and happy

Dwell on the aches and pains
Or ignore them

Skirt or slacks
Slacks or jeans
Jeans or capri pants

This shirt
Or that sweater
Or that dress

Curl my hair
Or wash and blow dry

Pick up toys
Or check email
Or put clean clothes away

Wake the child or let her sleep
Give her time to play
Or get her into the car

Out the front door
Or the garage

Right
Or left

The usual route
Or the scenic route

Drop her off at daycare and rush to work
Or get hugs and cuddle for a few more minutes

Pick up breakfast
Or get to work

Work or surf
Work or surf
Work or surf

Crabby or nice

Eat lunch
Or work through lunch
Or write an entry
Or phone a friend
Or read this book
Or this book
Or this book

Work or surf

Answer the phone
Or let it go to voice mail

Leave work on time
Or stay for a few more minutes

Straight home
Or run an errand

Make dinner
Or sit for a few more minutes

Chicken
Or Hamburger Helper
Or spaghetti
Or fish sticks
Or pizza

Dishes now or later
Make lunches now or later

Get Punkin to bed now
Or in 15 minutes

Go up there when she calls or hold my ground
Go up there again or stay put
Go up there again or send Hubby

Check email or read journals
Or do laundry
Or pick up toys
Or phone a friend
Or watch TV
Or read a book

Go to bed now
Or by 10:30pm
Or 11:00pm
Or 11:30pm

Reflect on the day
Or say a prayer

Be thankful
Or be critical

Every day we face a steady stream of choices
whether we realize it or not
the choices are there

Every moment we make a decision
Up or down
Yes or no
Good or bad

Believe it
Or not

YOU
CAN
CHOOSE

Make a different choice
Today

Or
Not

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