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Today in the Make Over Your Mornings* class, Crystal taught about something that I know is important, but I have always been pretty bad about: evening routines.
When my six kids were little, evenings and bedtimes were the absolutely worst. Everybody was tired and cranky (including me, sometimes) and there were a ton of needs, and often due to my husband’s work schedule, I was handling it on my own. So, we never did get into any habits of cleaning the kitchen nicely before bed or straightening up the house or anything else, because we were just trying to survive.
Well, it has been more than a few years since my kids were babies, and it has only been just recently that I’ve been realizing that yes indeed, I have enough energy, quiet, ability, whatever to do some things at the end of the day that make it much nicer when we get up in the morning. This lesson gave me some more good ideas about how to make this work and what to include.
My assignments for Day 2:
1. Establish a bedtime routine. There are several helpful printouts included in the class workbook that I’m using to guide me through this. Crystal definitely helps me think about wider aspects to consider than I might have on my own.
2. I’m also supposed to pick 3 of the most stressful things about my mornings. With bigger kids that all like to sleep in, my mornings really aren’t that stressful. However, the things that I would like to have improved that I think would make my mornings better include: a. Having a plan already written down for the day. b. Knowing where all the materials and items needed for those things are. c. A clean and clear desk.
If you decide to join the Make Over Your Mornings class*, please also come join us at my special Facebook group for Enrichment Studies friends that are working through the class together! You’ll have a built-in team of fellow moms that will help encourage you and share ideas with you!
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