Daily finding our way in Him

• May. 2, 2007 - Scheduling my days

Does anyone have suggestions for working more structure into your days. I can make the most elaborate plans for organizing our days and our lives, but when it comes time to implement those plans, I just can't quite seem to put them into motion. By nature, I like structure, not rigidity, but at least a plan to follow, but I can't seem to get out of my own way.

My husband is on a swing shift schedule with his job, so our days are not routine. He may work days today, then nights tomorrow, etc. Then I have a 12 year old that is into 12 year old things and all of the activities that go along with a pre-teen, and a 5 year old that is into 5 year old things, so it makes for a varied number of things that must be worked into our days.

I get so overwhelmed with things that I seem to want to just shut down and do nothing. Help!! I can't seem to even keep up on the basics with my housework, cooking, etc., and I feel like I should be soooo much better than this. I might add that I am definitely a "Martha" personality, and I have a hard time chilling out with things. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

• May. 2, 2007 - Welcome

Posted by swirley9

Hi, I am kinda new at this too. I saw that you did not have any friends listed....I addd you to mine. I hope you don't mind.
I understand how you feel about the scheduling things. I do the same thing. I am so easily distracted. I guess we are just going to have to set our minds to do it and then pray that God will give us the strength we need to make it through. I have done it....once I get through a day or two, it is alot easier to keep going on it. It is harder when our husbands are home though. I deal with that too.
Just know that you are not alone.

Lisa

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• May. 2, 2007 - Hi

Posted by Laney

I am so feeling your pain. Most of the time I can get pretty much everything done, then their is that little time sucking troll hiding around the corner to throw you off track.

come say hi sometime.

Laney

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• May. 6, 2007 - I won't say it is easy...but don't stress it.

Posted by swirley9

I have 9 children, currently have 6 I'm home-schooling. My oldest is in the 7th grade and the youngest K-4. I have 2 that are doing 1st grade and learning to read. I understand completely how you feel about knowing that you are laying the foundation. It can get overwhelming!! But we have to keep that in check because if our little ones feel our stress, they are going to become nervous and stressed too.

We just do the best we can. I have had to learn that the house may not cleaned the way I want it to be done. You have to choose what is the most important thing some days. Sometimes we clean house before we ever start school for the day. Other days we wait until after school. For us, it depends on our little ones. We have 3 that are not in school, twins 2 1/2 and a 1 year old. So it is really hard for me to stay on schedule. My husband starts a new job this week, so we will be trying the schedule again. I'm going to pray hard that it will smooth things out for us during the day.

Don't give up!! You may have to start out doing your schedule for just short periods of time . Like say, start with your mornings, try to stay on your schedule until lunch time for a few days. When you get that down, then try adding on a couple hours in the afternoon.

I hope this helps a little bit! Prayer is the key.
Lisa

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