Writing It Down

I'm trying to be more consistent with planning. It needs to happen daily. At this point, I'm working on making sure that is part of my routine. My plan is to eventually get a few more routines going so life will go a little smoother. In the next couple of days I'm going to be working on some lists. I'm thinking to get lists made and tasks scheduled in so they're more likely to get done. I'm also going to be working on a list of projects - for the house, for the yard, for me, for the kids, and with the kids. The intention is to get things written down so I can have it all in front of me and decide priorities. It seems that only then will I be able to be most productive with planning.

Getting Started

Today we were doing a twenty minute clean up. Jonny was working on dishes. He made a comment about how we should just get in the habit of doing the dishes after a meal. Hmm...what a great idea. I told him that we used to be in the habit of cleaning up the kitchen after a meal - but, not so much anymore. And yes, we need to get back to that. There are routines we need to get back to and others that we need to incorporate into our day. I think it's great when the kids mention it. Well, I mostly do. If they're mentioning something sometimes it means we've hit a new low. That's the part I don't like. The part I do like is that they are thinking about issues and solutions. They are more invested in helping out if they understand the reason for it. I think that's big. So, I'm glad he mentioned something. We'll need to get on that one. We're meeting tonight. Maybe we'll discuss household routines. At least it's a start.