this chaos called life

How I will thrive in this chaos rather than just barely survive...

My plan of action:

I will get out of bed before my kiddos & spend time in prayer.

I'm a much better woman & mom if I'm up and attacking the day before my kids are jumping on my bed asking for a snack. I know this, but I continue to sleep in until the very last possible second. I wake up & hit the floor running before I've even had a chance to pray. This will change - This has to change!

I will start working out.

I'm not going to spend hours a day trying to beautify my body. I'm simply going to start running again. I'm a whole new woman when I run. My head is more clear; I have more patience. Oh yeah, and my pants fit better.

I will get back to a cleaning schedule.

I had a cleaning schedule before I was pregnant with Raelynn. I stopped it the first 5 months of pregnancy, then started again, then stopped when Raelynn was born. A schedule keeps our home sparkling.

I will plan my meals weekly.

This helps our budget, my sanity, and our health. When I don't plan meals, we eat out too much. Have you taken a 4 year old, 3 year old, and hungry 7 week old out to eat? 

INSANE & I always regret going. I tell Bryan, "let's just make sandwiches the next time I come up with the idea to go out".

I will schedule a time to work.

I'm still working part time (32 hours). 24 of those hours are done from home. I need to figure out a schedule so that my work doesn't slip through the cracks. Raelynn loves to be held and talked to right about the time the boys go down for naps. Working on a computer while holding my darling girl is a little difficult. 

Date night will still be a priority.

I've been so tired and moody lately that I've just said, "forget date night, let's just stay home and be bums". My husband and I need date night. We need to connect without our precious kiddos interrupting every two seconds and without the distraction of computers, emails, and work.

That's my plan folks. 


Thriving in the Shoemaker Household