Box of Chocolates

I am bad at time management.  The life style of a stay at home mom is a lot of self management and self control.  I know I waste time with Facebook, phone apps, Pinterest, etc.  The ways in which to waste time are numerous. I decided to print out a 24 hour time management activity log.  Just for kicks.  I started it today and plan to do it for a few days.  Here is what I am finding on day one. I miraculously have not had time for Facebook or phone apps and games.   I seem to be more productive if I write down what I am doing.  It is like the opposite of a list. (I hate lists)  It is making me think about what I really want to get done today and when to do these activities Before I even started to write things down (yesterday) I thought about getting up earlier.   I think it will help me plan out when I can do the things I love like writing and blogging.  It seems that we are finished with homeschool about lunch time so the 1...

I usually don't do New Year's Resolutions but this year I am going to do things differently. One is I am going to write almost daily if it kills me.  Although it is already the 3rd and I didn't write January 1 or 2nd.  This is exactly why I don't do resolutions. I can never keep them and then I feel bad. Life is fleeting.  My oldest is now 14 and I feel like the years she will be home are almost to an end.  That it pains me a little.  She starts high school in this calendar year!  Be still my heart.  Time is a funny thing because I also feel like there is no way on this earth I have been married for 19 years this February.  Most important to me is I have a family that needs my attention and I don't want to sacrifice my time with them. These things have lead me to change some habits. Lately I am forgetting things.  Meetings and appointments.  Maybe we are too busy.  Maybe I am a tad unorganized.  Maybe I am losing my mind. ...