I, like many of you, am a huge believer in a routine. I have many each day.....I make breakfast the same way (although each day differs in the choices for J & C), I have a routine for my weekly chores, and I am trying hard to get the boys in a good bedtime and morning routine on school days.
While I read many BLOGS each day, I do find reading others routines helpful and get ideas on how the make routines easier for all of us. Today, while reading my favorite Blog EVER, I came across her morning routine printable (which is FREE and that makes it even better) to assist my boys! I have her bedtime routine printable already hanging on the boys doors, the new morning routine will soon join it for the boys to use as a guide.
Routines are apart of everyone's lives even if we do not really know about it. I think setting the right routines in my kids at an early age will be helpful as they grow into the big people too....
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Freedom....sort of
Finally C has started school and I am learning to enjoy my 2.5 hours of quiet time, alone. With that said, I am making lists of things I can tackle "sans kids". The list is long, but easy projects that can be done in the amount of time I have.
The list continues as will my clean out areas...I am tackling the basement currently. A dear childhood friend and her hubby are visiting us next weekend and staying with us. We do not have a guest room (boo!) so they will be taking over the basement and I want to make it clean and private for them to have a place to relax "sans kids". I am deep cleaning this weekend, then adding finishing touches to the quick decorating I have done.
Our family room and the boys playroom are down there so there is plenty to clean out. The toys need to be gone through (without them) to add batteries where needed, ditch any things that have snuck into bins and art work needs to be hung (there is a pile!!) The family room side is quite clean and organized so there is little to be done but add some things for our guests to make them comfortable. It is kind of exciting to have guests coming!!!
Next on the list is painting a bathroom, and then I will start to tackle our master bedroom. Since I have limited alone time it will take some time, but I can do it. One wall at a time! The budget is ZERO so I need to re-purpose items and get crafty. I am now addicted (honestly!) to Pinterest and cannot believe the ideas I am finding there for so many things!! I love it! I have made boards to organize them on the site and can mindlessly look at things, and "pin" them to a board. It is so easy!! Kids crafts, fashion, food, decorating...All the things I love to get ideas for!
Off to take C to school and then get back here to work in the playroom...Its a rainy day here, but we have plans with our dearest friends here in town. Pizza nights are back now that school is out. This is our family time with them and we love our monthly dinners together. Happily our kids love pizza night as much and M and I do!
The list continues as will my clean out areas...I am tackling the basement currently. A dear childhood friend and her hubby are visiting us next weekend and staying with us. We do not have a guest room (boo!) so they will be taking over the basement and I want to make it clean and private for them to have a place to relax "sans kids". I am deep cleaning this weekend, then adding finishing touches to the quick decorating I have done.
Our family room and the boys playroom are down there so there is plenty to clean out. The toys need to be gone through (without them) to add batteries where needed, ditch any things that have snuck into bins and art work needs to be hung (there is a pile!!) The family room side is quite clean and organized so there is little to be done but add some things for our guests to make them comfortable. It is kind of exciting to have guests coming!!!
Next on the list is painting a bathroom, and then I will start to tackle our master bedroom. Since I have limited alone time it will take some time, but I can do it. One wall at a time! The budget is ZERO so I need to re-purpose items and get crafty. I am now addicted (honestly!) to Pinterest and cannot believe the ideas I am finding there for so many things!! I love it! I have made boards to organize them on the site and can mindlessly look at things, and "pin" them to a board. It is so easy!! Kids crafts, fashion, food, decorating...All the things I love to get ideas for!
Off to take C to school and then get back here to work in the playroom...Its a rainy day here, but we have plans with our dearest friends here in town. Pizza nights are back now that school is out. This is our family time with them and we love our monthly dinners together. Happily our kids love pizza night as much and M and I do!
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