New Year...Better Routine

Each new start to a new beginning-whether it be a new year, new school year, new season, etc.-I always vow that I am getting to get into a better routine & stick to it! Let's see is 2010 has some magic power & I will stick with my routine! My routine is still the same one that I established several years ago, when I stick to it-it works! Life takes over & I fall out of routine...maybe I have too many routines? I have a daily routine and a weekly routine-I try to be flexible when things need to be done that fall out of my routine, so what goes wrong? Laziness or life? Well here goes to a new year and a new routine!

Daily Routine:

6:30/7:00 am: Wake-Shower-Dress-Take Meds

7:00 am: Breakfast-Wake Girls

7:30 am: Quiet Time

8:15 am: Check emails

8:30 am: Workout (M, T, W & F)

10:00 am: WORK-CMSL, Friendly Freezer, etc

11:30/12:00 pm: Lunch

12:30 pm: Housework

1:45 pm: Rest

2:15 pm: Start Planning evening routines: snacks for dance, dance, soccer, basketball, etc.

Monday:

Menu Plan for Week

Week in View-Email schedule/calendar to Sean

Laundry-Towels & Sheets

Referee Schedule (during soccer season)

Unpack/Organize Bedrooms from weekend activities

Tuesday:

Budget/Bills

Laundry-Darks/Scrubs

Run Sweeper

Dust

Sweep kitchen/bathroom

Mop Floors

Wednesday:

Cooking Day-for either Friendly Freezer/Take 2/Faith Connections, etc

MasterMoms

Thursday:

Take 2 Day

Lunch with Girlfriends

Laundry-Whites/Lights

Clean Bathrooms

Friday:

Grocery Store

Run Sweeper

Sweep Kitchen Floors

Laundry-whatever needs washing

Get packed & ready for the weekend

Tackle It Tuesday (9.1.2009)

I love to tackle a project...but today....I have a list of things that I need to get done instead of a project where I get to show you a before and after picture...maybe next week!

1. HS Girls CMSL Schedule
2. Scan and shred MYSA paperwork.
3. Laundry...need to do a load of darks and lights.
4. Take girls laundry to their room.
5. Clear off kitchen table today.
6. Put weekly routine on calendar.
7. Update big family calendar.


The list doesn't look to intimidating but #1 and #2 will take a majority of my day.

Tackle It Tuesday-8.25.2009

I haven't done a Tackle it Tuesday in quite sometime now...so here goes...figure this would be a good route to get started on my new school year routines and goals...to start with a TIT blog posting (since one of my goals is to blog daily!).



Today, I have a couple of items that need tackling today....



1. Freezer Chicks Cooking for Meal Exchange - we exchange this evening and I haven't started cooking yet! I have 3 meals to make times 6! Why do I wait until the last minute to do these things???? Why!!!!

2. Set goals and routines for the next month. I am going to tackle one month at a time because my life seems to change by the week!

3. Three loads of laundry...my laundry is so far behind!

Setting Routines

Hi all....it's been a while since I have posted! Life has been crazy with soccer, dance-competition and recital preparations, and my business!

I am settling into the spring season and wanted to share with you my new daily routines:

Monday: (Soccer Day)

Quiet Time
Work Out
Pick up from the weekend-wash uniforms, resort dance bags, etc.
Plan weekly menu
Assign Referees for CMSL
Every other Monday, conference call with the MasterMoms group on parenting.
Shop if cooking on Tuesday for the Friendly Freezer
Collin-soccer practice

Tuesday: (Cook Day or Catch Up Day)

Quiet Time
Work Out if not cooking (every other Tuesday Tina and I cook for our business)
Catch up on laundry, errands, Bible Study, or soccer responsibilities if not a cooking day.
Laundry, if not a cooking day-wash a load of whites and/or darks
Pick up girls for Dance after school
Connor-soccer practice

Wednesday: (Soccer Day)

Quiet Time
Work out
Laundry: Wash towels & change sheets
I work every other Wednesday until recital at the studio.
Collin-soccer practice
Connor-soccer practice

Thursday:

Take 2
Lunch with the ladies (Mindi, Kim, Margie and other T2 Ladies)
After lunch-check emails, do a load of laundry, set out dinner, get dance bag ready
Pick up girls for Dance after school
Work at the Academy (I work every Thursday)
Connor-soccer practice

Friday: (Soccer Day)

Quiet Time
Work out
Get everything ready for the weekend-soccer games, tournaments, dance competition, etc.

What Have I Been Up Too Lately?

It's been a while since I have blogged and you my be asking yourself....what has that woman been up to? Life has been very busy lately! I don't think I have caught a breath since the first of December! Many of you know that my good friend, Tina, and I have started a new business....check it out! Since we launched our business, I have been running on fumes! Here's a small list of what I have been up too.....

1. Cooking (3 sessions)

2. Delivering (3 sessions)

3. Stoning dance costumes

4. Sick kids-CWH, GLH and SJH (and me) have all had some sort of a strep throat strain...no fever just a really sore throat that last for 2 weeks with aching muscles in your neck and back.

5. Trying to keep up with the laundry-that's been a little dificult since the motor went out in our washing machine last week (Wed). We are pretty sure that the water damange from the sewer back up got the motor wet & that's why it's broke.

6. Futsal-scheduling and supervising games with hubby.

7. Indoor Soccer tournament in KC. Drove back and forth on Sat and Sun because CSH had cotillion Saturday evening.

8. Stayed in Sedalia for a jewerly party, which many of you will be invited to mine & Tina's party on March 15th---check out the jewerly! I attended the party and provided 2 dinners from The Friendly Freezer to help launch our business in Sedalia.

9. Working on recital packets.

10. Heading a committe for Futsal for MYSA.

11. Riding in the car with my son who recently got his driver's permit! That has been an experience. Really not too bad! Just a little nerve wrecking but we have been having fun!

12. Starting to work on Spring soccer for CMSL.

Resolutions?

Last year, I was so focused at the beginning of the year to blog about all of the resolutions and changes that I wanted to fulfill for the New Year. I started off pretty good, got several closets organized, started working out at least 3 times a week and then I was in a minor car accident which got me off track. I don't think I ever got back on the New Year's Resolution track after that accident. School started and I thought, this would be an excellent time to start working on the changes that I had set out to make at the beginning of the year. I started reorganizing the areas of the house that need touching up and did well the first month but once again, life took over and I am no where farther than I was on Dec 31, 2006!

As the New Year approached, I was thinking, once again, about what resolutions I would make for 2008 and decided that I was not going to make any resolutions for the year but take each month, one month at a time and try to incorporate one new habit. I would also spend time each day reflecting on 2007, the previous day, the previous week, or month and look for little changes that would have a greater impact on my life. For January 2008, my new habit is to have quiet time each day with God, to reflect and mediate. So far I have had some sort of quiet time for 4 days running! It always isn't the same time of the day but I am a least getting my quiet time in. Yesterday was right before I went to bed. Ideally, I would like to start each day with my quiet time but right now, I am happy to get some time with God each day.

I started reading Beth Moore's blog and I am going to quote what she said about new starts and resolutions:

"I told God this morning how thankful I was for His penchant for new beginnings. Just think about it. He's the one who came up with New Years so we could have an annual new start. But we don't have to wait that long. He also came up with 12 different months, 4 seasons, and 7-day increments we call weeks. But we don't even have to wait that long. Every single evening the sun goes down and calls it a day then greets us the very next morning with a whole new start. Let's face it. Sometimes a day's so tanked, it just needs to end. Aren't you glad a bad day always does? But, then again, we don't even have to wait till morning. Because of Christ, we can have a new beginning any old time."

I just loved that! I know that with God, anytime is a new beginning. I don't need a New Year, a new month or even a new day to start a beginning!

Here's to new beginnings! Happy New Year!

Tackle it Tuesday (12 Things to Do Before Thanksgiving Break)

I haven't done a TT in a couple of months and would really like to tackle a big project but I have a lot of little items that I need to get done before the kids get home for their Thanksgiving break from school....today is the only day to get them done! So here is my list of 12 things I need to get done!

1. Pick up kitchen.

2. Run the sweeper.

3. Clean off desk.

4. Clean out CMSL basket.

5. Change sheets on beds-all beds.

6. Sweep/mop kitchen floor.

7. Clean bathrooms.

8. Set out dinner.

9. Send out Futsal reminder to teams.

10. Put dance costumes away-dance bag too.

11. Place popcorn order for dance.

12. Hotel for Starpower-email out phone number to Fairfield.

Plus...I need to get all of this done before 2:30!!

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Tackle it Tuesday (To-Do List)

I don't have a major project to tackle today except getting a lot of things that need catching up-caught up! So I am posting my to-do list today and hopefully at the end of the day, I will have everything crossed off! Wish me luck!

1. Bible Study
2. Workout
3. Set out dinner-we are having Pork Chops with Apples and Herbed Dressing
4. Hotels finalized for Dance
5. Schedule set for Nov 3/4 soccer weekend
6. Referee Spreadsheet
7. Hallway picked up
8. Kitchen/Dining Room picked up
9. Living Room picked up
10. Laundry
11. Quiet time
12. Futsal registration forms emailed out & sent to webmaster
13. MYSA registration payment form emailed to Mick
14. Teacher Appreciation Committee emailed re: Luncheon and Monthly Birthdays
15. Update Hickman Blog
16. Try either yoga (5:30 pm) or Pilate's (6:30 pm) today
17. Drop off or Pick up at Dance this evening

As you can see, I have a lot to get accomplished today. I plan to take 15 minutes at a time to work on the little tasks, ie Hickman blog, registration forms, spreadsheet, schedule, etc. Then taking longer times to work on the bigger projects. Hopefully, I will get everything completed if I stay focused!

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Tackle It Tuesday (Things I Need to Do Today)

I am doing a boring TIT...I'm posting my to-do list:

1. Hair appointment
2. Referee payroll
3. Box up Recycle Fundraiser items
4. Take to UPS
5. Email Secretary @ school with Teacher's Appreciation Committee for blurb in newsletter
6. Bible Study
7. Pick up girls-take to dance
8. Pick up ALL laundry & put away
9. Start working on referee schedule for this weekend

It doesn't look like much & most of it our things that will be easy to cross off my list BUT they need to get done! AND I need to see some progress today!

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