September means back to school and back to a routine again which I look forward to and I think the kids do too. It was a great summer for the kids with two weeks of camp, sleeping in, watching movies all day, attending family BBQ’s and eating supper outside almost every evening.
Now is the perfect time to do another 30-60-90 day plan as that means that if I stick to the plan I will have several projects finished before Christmas.
Depending on how much sleep you need, there is about 7 hours a day that is not taken up by work or commuting which means the time must be used carefully. In our house a homemade meal has high priority so extracurricular activities for kids must be planned carefully. Activities often happen around supper time but that is where the slow cooker comes in handy. Knowing what is important and always keeping that at the top of the list means everything else must fit in around it and usually it works out. Grandparents or car pooling with other parents also helps, it is often just a matter of asking for help.
My neighbor gave her two sons (aged 7 and 10) each an alarm clock and last week they practiced having the kids get up, get dressed and how to make toast. Suzie would then join the boys after a quick shower and she made the smoothies for them and they sat down for 10 minutes before everyone went to brush teeth etc. Suzie loves the new routine but she said the secret was to get the kids to bed early the night before. The kids shower at night instead of in the morning which also helps.
Fall is also the start of many new classes and courses and a perfect time to renew resolutions of exercising more, learning something new or just getting out to meet new people. How about taking a cooking class or learn about investing?
I signed up for yoga twice a week at 7 p.m. and am contemplating a photography course on Saturday mornings.
You can contact me at ullameredith@gmail.com if you have any questions or comments.
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