For the last two years I have been kind of down and out in the household department. I was so sick with Lillian, I would come home from work and either go to bed or lay on the couch until bedtime. Through most of her life she has had such bad sleeping problems, it was all I could do to stay awake during the day. After I got pregnant again? Forget about it. Worst stay at home mom ever.
Part of the problem is, besides her sleep schedule I never put us in a routine. I would just wake up and sit and watch her play. It was always so hard to get work done anyway because she won't play on her own and likes to get into everything that I am doing. I started having some problems with depression and anxiety and I realized the house being in a constant state of disaster wasn't helping. I also realized that even though I hated doing anything, when I got stuff done, I felt better. Added on top of all of this, I was not being very fair to Travis. He had to work all day, then come home and do the dishes, pick up, etc. Our weekends were dedicated to cleaning and getting everything else done.
I decided last week, it has to stop. I need to get us in a routine for both the week and every day. I put together a schedule for the day, and a cleaning schedule for the week and decided I was going to set my alarm in the morning, get up and get to work. Then that night Lillian was awake from 10:30pm-2:30am. Uh, yeah. I didn't get up until she did. Immediately following that I got a cold that knocked me out for a few days. Starting Monday, I decide I AM going to do this, and even though it has just been a few days I am loving it. I already feel better, and I think we are all better off for it.
As far as the actual schedule, I had no idea where to even start. I emailed one of my most organized friends and pretty much use her schedule to the t. Of course I made some adjustments for what works for our family but on any day during the week, at any time during that day we might just be doing the exact same thing.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Ain't Nothing Gonna Break My Stride
Posted by Virginia at 6:54 AM
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3 comments:
Payton was probably up in the middle of that night too! Kinda cool we could be doing the same thing at any point in any day. ;) I'm so glad it's working for you and helping! Love you girl!
Stick with it, it may seem crazy on some days and you know what after you get it down it seems so easy!! I still have days where I truly look at my chore list and then look at Avery and just sit and play with her all day. I totally get it but it's also different for us since Evan doesn't leave until 4pm for work.
Ha! I figured it was Sarah that was the organized one with the lists. :) Glad it's working for you. I know how I operate (or lack thereof) during the summer months, so ti must be so hard to be at home day after day and stay motivated to get it all done. Keep up the great work!
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