The temptation for me during the summer months is not to have a plan of action for each day. So, I have decided to set some goals of small extra tasks to accomplish each week. You know, this is for the goals you always say, "If I could ever find the time..." My thought is that we DO have the time. It is just that in this culture, we fill it with mind numbing activities. Anyway, my goal for this week is to re-establish the habit of waking up earlier and praying with my husband. So far, two days in a row. I've read it takes 21 days to form a new habit, so consistency is going to be key. The other practical "if I could ever find the time" goal for the day was to clean my dresser. That is it. I did it! My dresser looks amazing! Tomorrow my small extra goal, besides doing the flylady wake up routine, is to organize ONE drawer in my dresser. You can choose any drawer you like. I am cleaning my pajama/socks drawer. I am going to purge that drawer of all mismated socks and open and close it with ease!
I did alright not wasting time today. I had very few dead spots. It looked like this:
6:55--up and pray with Paul
7:30--roused the kids out of bed and prepared to leave (breakfast, shower, etc.)
8:20--took girls to dance camp.
9:30--took my son to tae kwon do
11:30--made lunch and rested. Watched some "Meet the Robinsons" with my exhausted kids
2:30-taught two piano lessons
3:30 sent JP to stick and puck at mall.
Prepared dinner, fed girls and took them to play practice.
And here I am! Hooray!
I've also started asking the kids to each give me one goal they would like to accomplish each day in addition to their chores. (t.v. and computer are not options) I am hoping to get them thinking about more interesting things to do with their summer days rather than give into the temptation to watch t.v. or go to other media. My Great Aunt Ruby would always tell me that I should never say "bored." She made me feel like it was a bad word. "You can ALWAYS find something to do."
What is your goal for tomorrow?
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