A Follow Up

After posting last week, it hit me that I can't change everything all at once. If there is going to be change, it has to happen little by little. So I determined last week that I would focus on our bedtime routine. It has made such a difference for us. We have done our best to get our kids in bed by 8:30 with a routine that starts at 7:40 if we can help it. We read for twenty minutes, get jammies on, pick out our clothes for the next day, brush teeth, and then say prayers. I initially wanted to spend part of that time putting their room back together, but that hasn't worked out yet. My friend suggested we do a five minute pick up with a timer. So maybe we'll try that next week. But I'm realizing even a little bit of a routine is better than none.