Getting Organized:
In your home and homeschool
You have been so kind in your emails to me this week about some of the different elements I have been including in my daily posts. Thank you! I am happy to add items of interest. Please keep emailing me!
Another element to our home and homeschool is family fitness. This is an area that is easily neglected. I decided 3.5 years ago that I was going to exercise regularly and get my body back to a healthy weight. I also wanted to deal with some blood pressure issues and a thyroid issue. So when I tell you that it is easy to neglect your own physical fitness, I know exactly how easy it is. I involved my children as much as possible when I started out walking and running. I kept it short and sweet. As I became more fit, I added distances, and the children did not follow along in adding longer distances. They are happy at shorter distances. But my goal was to get us active and outside at least 15 minutes a day. We are still meeting this goal 3.5 years later. It takes commitment when the weather is less-than-perfect. But it can be done.We are all healthier now than we were when we started.
Look at your schedule. Where can you put down 15 minutes to walk outside regularly? If you can’t get outside, can you walk around inside of the house for 15 minutes a day? Do you need to break it up into 5 minute walks? There are creative ways to have regular movement in your day.
The rest of the story (as someone use to say) is that I am a two-time marathon finisher, and I am training for my third marathon this fall. So my training schedule has been rigorous this summer, and it has not been easy every single day. But I still get out there and do my best. I may never be the fastest person in a race, but I am a winner for just getting out there and trying. I started small, and I just added a little at a time.
Have a great week-end!
If you have any questions or tips, please email me. I enjoy hearing from my readers.
Zone Mission: Dust your entryway and dining room from the ceiling to the floors.
Menu Mission: My menu plan for today is Rotisserie Chicken because it’s grocery shopping day. I will serve it with a salad and fresh veggies.
Routines:
Home:
- Make Your Bed (Do this as soon as you get up.)
- Get Dressed Down to Your Shoes
- Swish and Swipe
- Start Your Laundry
- Decide on Dinner
- Check Your Calendar
- Start the Day off with a Shiny Sink. Don’t leave the breakfast dishes sitting.
School:
- Think about back to school pictures.
Afternoon Routine:
- Eat Lunch
- Clear off One Hot Spot
- Reboot the Laundry
- Declutter for 15 Minutes (Be sure to have your children declutter, too.)
- Drink Your Water
Before Bed: (This starts right after dinner.)
- Check the Calendar for Tomorrow
- Lay out Your Clothes for Tomorrow (Have your children lay their clothes out, too.)
- Put things at your launch pad
- Shine Your Sink
- Clean Off a Hot Spot
- Go to Bed at Decent Hour
Wow! That is impressive! Going from daily walks to finishing marathons. What a great testament to the power of baby steps. Thanks for sharing your inspiring story…I have been lax on including exercise as of late and was just pondering last night how to get it back in. I love the idea of getting outside with the kids and then adding on extra for mom later once I can figure out how to squeeze more in. Thank you
Thank you for your encouragement! Just start slow and enjoy walking and playing with your kids.