Wrapping Up Your Week

Getting Organized:
In your home and homeschool

 

Dear Friends,

On Friday, you sometimes look back at your week and wonder what happened to it? The plans you made did not happen. You got sidetracked more than once. You didn’t get around to much of the stuff on your list. You start to think negatively. I want you to stop doing that right now!
Each day is a success. Work your routines. Establish habits for yourself and your children.

Keep your expectations low.

Each morning I write down 6 things I need to do that day on a sticky note. These are thing extra little things above and beyond my routines. Most days this means writing articles for you to read. Doing some Pinterest Pinning. Decluttering 1 area. Paying Bills. Making phone calls. My Home Blessing of the Day.

You can see these are things that could slip through the cracks, but I am keeping it reasonable. I am working these things into my day. Most of the time, I accomplish them in the afternoon. Sometimes, I accomplish them after dinner. Rarely do I accomplish them in the morning.

If things pop up, I can move something to the next day. With my son’s therapy and doctor’s appointments 4 or 5 days a week, I keep my expectations on accomplishing stuff really low. That way, I feel successful every day when I check these things off.

Many of you are perfectionists, and you like to make LONG lists. You want to see a lot of stuff accomplished every day. You get angry at yourself when you don’t accomplish it all. You get grumpy. You are not happy. Your family knows this and starts walking on eggshells around you.

So today, I want you to keep it simple!

Today’s Zone Mission is to wipe down the stove and microwave.

Your Home Blessing for today is to empty the trash, sweep, and mop.

My menu plan for Friday is take out of some kind.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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About Tami

Tami Fox is a homeschool mom of 6, who in age from 26 to 11. She and her husband have homeschooled for 17 years and have graduated three of their children from their homeschool. They are currently homeschooling 3 boys who are in grades 11, 9, and 6. They use hands-on learning and unit studies to ignite the fire of learning in their children. Tami is a homeschool author and conference speaker. You can contact her by email at Tami@TamiFox.com. Buy her book, Giving Your Children Wings at https://tamifox.net/giving-your-children-wings/.

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