Commented by honeybunny

Somtimes I have to get up early, I share a room with my baby sister. she used to wake up at 6:00 but now she wakes up at 7:00, Wich is the time we have to get up.

Commented by quietcajun

I am, by nature, a night-owl, but I have rearranged myself and get up between 6-7AM every morning. (Except Saturday).

I feel better, and get more accomplished this way.

I actually feel frustrated with myself for sleeping in on Saturdays b/c I end up getting little done and I usually get a headache b/c I eat so much later.

But I think that if your family's schedule works for you then, that is fine!

:)

Commented by SeaChel

Yeah, I luv staying up late and sleeping in...
We have a time when we're supposed to be up by (actually, we're supposed to be ready for school by that time, not just up), 8:30. I know that that's not early...but yeah.

~Sea

Commented by dixiefiddler

Oooooo, A contest!! I'll see if I can do it. I would love that movie. ^_^
Tell, me about it. Sleeping late is my goal in life. lol jk! Yeah, that's why I got up at 5:00 this morning. 0_0 ha, ha.
RYC: Your welcome. It doesn't make my blog take 2 minutes to come up. 0_0 So it helps me alot too. It is neat. then you can put a face with the words. ^_^ I would love to see ya'll's Amish country.
We want to move there. (Amish country I mean) Cost of living would be so much cheaper. But, I think we would have electricity. Dad can't live without his AC. lol. We drive a big red van that gets alot of stares, so I know what you mean. lol
You mean a lot of people didn't like your post? But....it was the truth. 0_0

Wish I could go to your party. ^_^

Have a blessed day.
Sarah

Commented by Eyebright

Yes, we have a schedule, but have not been doing very well at keeping it. My little brother desperately needs a schedule to keep him out of a lot of trouble.

Bluejane and I used to be set against a schedule, but Mommy and I realized that some things were getting out of hand, or not getting done at all.

So we took action!

Actually, I am supposed to wake up at 7 to write for an hour, but the past few weeks I haven't been. In my house 7 is just way too early! Like you I need to start getting up earlier.

Thanks for mentioning that, now I am all set to get back on schedule!

Commented by walkbyfaith

I get up at seven every morning,and go to bed around 9:30. I only get up that early because we have a puppy that gets fed then, and he absolutly won't let me go back to sleep.

Alycia

Commented by BlogBoy

I've been starting to get a schedule down. I'm supposed to be in bed by 11:00 PM. Last night however I blew it talking to Jocelyn till 12:00. Then I went to bed, I think it was worth is though ;) Today I got up at 8:30 AM (Wow, was that me?) and I was on the computer before Paul was, Nah nah na boo boo!

Anyway, I'm trying to get this schedule down.

RYC: Yes... I am allowed to post pictures of myself... That was like a long time ago that I wasn't.

I don't look serious, I had a nice smile on my face! In the first one that is...

Yeah, I know, but it was a Scottish sweater, so I couldn't feel Irish in it.

Anyway, see you Saturday!

Eric

Commented by totustuus

I don't think I'm a night owl or an early bird. ;-) Lol. I just like sleep. I have really had to discipline myself to get up early. But it sooooooo pays off. Getting up at 6 gives you 2 hours that you wouldn't have had if you got up at 8. I tend to get more things done in the morning rather than at night because it's the beginning of the day. Plus, it's a great time for devotions. When it's dark outside and the little kids are asleep, you can just sit down with a cup of tea and spend time with God. Those have been my favorite prayer moments.

I used to always quote that verse from Ephesians 5 - "Wake up, sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!" to get me motivated to get out of bed!! It was funny when I read something in St. Augustine's Confessions that talked about it:

"Thus by the burdens of this world I was sweetly weighed down, just as a man often is in sleep. Thoughts wherein I meditated upon you were like the efforts of those who want to arouse themselves but, still overcome by deep drowsiness, sink back again. Just as no man would want to sleep forever, and it is the sane judgement of all men that it is better to be awake, yet a man often defers to shake off sleep when a heavy languor pervades all his members, and although the time to get up has come, he yields to it with pleasure even although it now irks him. In like manner, I was sure that it was better for me to give myself up to your love than to give in to my own desires. However, although the one way appealed to me and was gaining mastery, the other still afforded me pleasure and kept me victim. I had no answer to give you when you said to me, 'Rise, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will enlighten you.' When on all sides you showed me that your words were true, and I was overcome by your truth, I had no answer whatsoever to make, but only those slow and drowsy words, 'Right away. Yes, right away.' 'Let me be for a little while.' But 'Right away-right away' was never right now, and 'Let me be for a little while' stretched out for a long time."

What an awesome analogy!!
Sorry for the long comment...lol.
God bless!!
Love <3 Sylvia

Commented by pearlsandcoke

Mama has tried forever to get us onto a schedule too. But with so many different ages, (youngest 1 oldest, me 15) it is really hard to figure out one that works for everyone.
Buttercup

Commented by PinkFlamingo

I used to be a very schedule-oriented person in my first two or three years of high school. I couldn't function without one!! Over the past few years, though, I have not been diligent with a schedule. I usually get up around 8 or so, and have a general idea of what I want/need to accomplish that day, but don't use a schedule to accomplish it. In my head I know that I could probably accomplish at least a little bit more in a day if I was working on a schedule, but for some reason I haven't been able to make myself do it. Hmm. I guess that's all my thoughts on that. :-)

Sorry I missed your birthday! I hope it was a great one and God blesses you greatly this year! :-)

Haven't talked to you in awhile... how is everything up there at your house? Have a great week!
Love, Ashley

Commented by baruch117

I agree 100% with what you said. We just need to do what is needed of us before we are asked to do it. How are things? Ttyl and God bless.

Matt/Eragon

Commented by Vicki

I am one that does not have a schedule, regardless of the many excuses that pop into my head right now...therefore, my children do not have a schedule either....

There have been times when I tried to get them on a schedule, but they just did not conform to that very well, so I stopped trying for the most part.

We have not encountered many problems with no schedule...some days, when we have to get up early for something they can be a bit unwilling, but it is very rare that we have to get up early for any reason...

At this point in my life, and in my journey to be a better mother and homeschooler, I think I have more important things to concern myself with...ie: charactor training, giving them the best life education possible, training them up in God....than whether they go to bed at a certain time, or have dinner at the stroke of 6pm...

Anyway, there's my feedback...

God Bless!

Commented by sharla88

Good Choice I have had such fights with my paretns about what time i get up in the morning Im just plain Mean I hate mornings and I get terribly snappy thats something I guess I should work on. Your not alone I love my bed so yea we should both work on that i guess, Ill be looking for your results post!
GB~
sharla~

Commented by Princessleia12

I wished I could do that contest but I have never seen Superman movies.. I know who he is but never seen the movies

Samantha

Commented by Mariel

....certainly DID leave you comments before! LOL But you are (regrettably) right that I am not the most active HSBer....need to work on that. But as soon as I am done with responding to the earthshattering 23 comments I got!! Wow. I only got more than that once--25. THANK YOU!

I really do like your blog, you know. I'm not just "Jocelyn's friend". LOL I always look forward to your posts--and you are a fantastic writer! Very spontaneous.


Love you!

~Mariel~



P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I am privileged to know a girl like you!

And I am, regrettably, one of those homeschoolers who needs to get on my mom's schedule....

Commented by mandygrace

Hey Amanda, I love your honest, heartfelt posts like these. I think it's good of you to recognize what you need to work on and to actually post about it! It can definitely be hard to do something you know is right, but don't want to do. I think we all struggle with things like that.

I have a schedule that I try to follow. I wake up at the same time every morning because my dad and I walk around the lake early. If I don't do something that I know I should have done that day, I feel frustrated at myself, and it makes me want to do better next time.

One thing that motivates me is lots of prayer! If you have to go to God at the end of the day and be accountable for how you spent your time that day, that's definitely a big motivator, at least for me. :-)

Blessings,
Mandy