Man alive, I feel like a chicken with my head cut off. I'm flying by the seat of my pants most of the time. I don't make advanced decisions and am the world's worst about consistency. I have awesome intentions and can make a plan with the best of them. The problem is, I can't do it. No, not really, I can do it, but there is nothing that makes me do it, and I simply fall back into playing defense. Maybe I need a sticker chart!
I need a good offense. I need a coach!!! Anybody want to volunteer to be my mentor? I just need someone to help me make a plan and then hold me to it. Check up on me each week. I know my life would run much smoother and I would feel like I'm ahead of the game instead of always running to catch up.
For example, this morning I don't wake up until 7:10 and then realize that I'm late and I need to get Gabriela up and going. She hates being woken up and tells me she doesn't like this family and she only smiles when I'm not around. That made me feel just peachy. By the time I get her to school it's 8:15 and then I have to rush home to get Sophia up, fed, showered, and to preschool by 9:00. I send her to school with soaking wet hair, Julianne with soaking wet hair, and me still in my workout clothes unshowered. I know there is a better way of doing this. I should be getting up at 6:00, showering, reading my scriptures, and making Miguel a lunch all before 7:00. We should be laying out clothes the night before and the kids should have a specific bedtime. There is just no accountability. I wish I was just that disciplined but I'm not.
Any suggestions, people?
How do you stay consistant?
Thursday, September 16, 2010
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Aw, Lindsay! There's always more to do than time to do it in. =)
For me, it's the little changes, one at a time, that make the most difference. Decide what would be the biggest help and make that your focus for several weeks. It could be an absolute fixed time to wake up in the morning or the goal to have everyone dressed and hair brushed by the time Gabriela leaves or more consistent bedtime or whatever you like, just not ALL of those things at once.
Do it for a few weeks to a month and make it a habit. Once it's a habit, choose something else to work on. At the beginning of the year, I made the goal to get the kitchen clean down to the floor swept and sink cleared out every morning by 9. Once it was a habit, I added checking the calendar for a few minutes afterwards.
Good luck!
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