"The Perfect Day of Work"

I have decided to share with you my vision statement for the perfect day of work. I figured it may motivate some of you to write and share your own vision statements.

The Perfect Day of Work

I wake up peacefully just before the alarm goes off. My husband is still lying quietly and I watch him as he sleeps for a few moments before getting out of bed. It is 6AM eastern time. As I get out of bed I go to our master suite bathroom and brush my teeth, pull my hair back, and put on my running clothes. As I leave the bathroom, I go into the children's rooms and kiss them each on the forehead and whisper "I LOVE YOU SO MUCH" as I stare only for a moment at their sweet faces. As I go downstairs I get my Ipod ready and grab my sneakers. I sit on the bottom step to tie my shoes and out the door I go. I love to run in the morning. It clears my mind and gets me mentally focused for the day. It is so silent and peaceful, I am the only person in the world at this moment. I run 3 miles in just under 20 minutes and then I head back to the house.

It is now 6:45 AM and I get into the shower. Our shower is my favorite thing in the whole house. It has multiple spraying jets and 2 shower heads, the walls are stone and there is a wood sitting bench in there, the shower doubles as a sauna for after those long hard work outs. It is perfect, its the shower I had dreamed of for years. Just before I am ready to get out of the shower, Rod gets in. Yes we still take a shower together every morning. Before he gets into the shower he wakes up the kids and they are getting ready for school; showering, dressing, and getting their backpacks ready for the school day.

We all end up downstairs at the same time and the 4 of us sit at the breakfast bar and talk as we are eating our breakfast and packing our lunches. We talk about our plans for the weekend and the kids fill us in on the gossip at school. When we are finished with breakfast Rod and I both take the kids to school. We all ride together in our pearl white Escalade. As we pull up to the school we both get two kisses, one from each of the kids and then they are off to learn at school. Rod drives me back to the house. I work out of the upstairs office. We do not use it for leisure, its strictly business. We have an office downstairs for leisure use of the computer. My office is great. I have a nice big window, the desk is large, and somehow I have managed to figure out how to be organized. At one point I did not think it was possible. But I have everything in its place and even the file cabinet is in order.

When I am in my office I am fully dressed with my hair and make-up done. This is a place of business, not a place to hang out. I have 4 computer monitors linked together with a Matrox video card, one mouse controls all 4 monitors. This makes trading much easier. I can watch the $SPX 5d 5min chart, the S&P advancers/decliners, have my broker acct open, and have one monitor freed up for other things all at the same time. I have a 42 inch plasma hanging on the wall so I can keep an eye on the news and a comfy couch in there as well. There is a refrigerator and a bathroom. Yes, I bring my lunch upstairs with me. A trip downstairs to the fridge could mean disaster for me and my mindset (focus).

It is just about 9:30AM and I am anxiously awaiting the markets open. I am so greatful. I have worked out all the kinks in my trading rules and I am making consistently profitable trades. I watch the first 60 minutes of the trading day to see what the market sentiment is. I use my support & resistance, MACD, candlesticks, S&P adv/decline, and Fibonacci retracements. I wait for the perfect entry and boom bam there it is, perfect entry. I slide into the market with 1000 contracts or so, I place my limit order to exit with a .50 profit, and just like that I am out. Nobody even knew I was there. I turn off the computer with a $50,000 profit for the day.

Now the day is still young, I still have hours left to run errands, read, listen to an audio, or just visit with one of the neighbors. I try to learn something new everyday. I have to otherwise I get bored. Rod owns a shoe store where he sells retro Jordans and Reebok pumps, he will be home soon. The store stays open for a few hours after he leaves, he has 4 very trustworthy employees that take care of things while he is gone.

School has been out for just about an hour now, the kids are at practice (soccer, baseball, basketball, gymnastics, karate, whatever). We will be heading over to the school to pick them up very shortly. We go together and always get there a few minutes before practice ends and we chat with the coaches. We like to stay on top of things and make sure the kids are focused and getting the most out of life.

On the way home we discuss dinner plans. We each have a night of the week where we decide what we have for dinner. The only rule is no fast food. We stop at Publix and pick up the meat and veggies fresh. When we get home Rod and I cook while the kids wash up, relax for a minute, and start their homework. On most nights homework is finished by the time dinner is done. We all sit at the table together as we eat, laugh, joke, and tell stories about the day. When we have all finished eating we scrape our plates and rinse them off. The kids finish whatever homework is left and Rod and I clean up the kitchen. Within an hour we are all back together again.

We have a huge Olympic style pool in the back yard. We all love to swim and this is the best time of day jump in. Depending on the day we usually swim for 30-60 minutes and then its time to wind down for a restful evening. We all get into our comfy jammies, the kids talk on the phone, use the computer, study, or watch a little tv. And then off to bed they go. Of course they are still our babies so we go to their rooms to tuck them in and tell them we love them. Now Rod and I have an hour or so of quiet time where we can just relax together. Sometimes we just curl up on the couch and watch tv and sometimes we read in the bedroom, either way it is a perfect ending to a perfect day of work.

Alright, now you get the idea. This is actually a revised version of my original vision statement. The original version had 3 children in it. After I got pregnant with Madison so soon after I had Xavier I figured I better rewrite my vision before I ended up with twins or something. I'm telling ya this stuff work quickly!! When I wrote this I had no desire to run a marathon, but as you can see once again things fall into place to make your vision come true....now I have to run!!!