Journal of a Busy Mom

living one day at a time

7-Day Challenge Day #1

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Yesterday I got my first email For the 7 Day Say Good-bye to Survival Mode  but I am going to be starting today. Mondays I have a homeschool co-op from 9-4pm so I did not have a chance to check emails. Today’s Challenge is to list all my to-dos for tomorrow and cross out three. Today I am focusing on eliminating unnecessary things from my life and trying to re-prioritize.

So here is my list:

5:15 Get up For Quiet Time

Blogging

computer work

Getting kids up and ready for CBS which includes making breakfast, getting them to do morning chores, etc

9-11 am CBS-Community Bible Study

Make Lunch

Clean Kitchen

1-3:30 Homeschooling

3:45-6:00 Buddy- Stop Motion with a Friend

Make Dinner before going to gym

4:30 Go to Gym with KD

6:00 Get kids home to eat dinner and get ready for AWANAs and 180 (youth group)

6:30-8:30 Awana/180

I come home and usually clean after dinner

Watch show with hubby

Organize my desk area

Get school stuff ready for tomorrow

Pick up kids at 8:30

Bed by 9:15.

The only thing I crossed off is make dinner. I think I will try to double up on lunch and have that be dinner and lunch. Sometimes, I cook three times a day (that is exhausting). So tomorrow I will only make lunch and have dinner be left overs.

Ligia

Simplify & Plan 2014: Reduce Toy Clutter

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This task is #7 on the List of Tasks to Simplify My Life. This is probably the most dreaded by moms, but for me now the easiest. My children are now 10 and 13. My teenager doesn’t have “toys” anymore and my son’s Legos are now in bins or contained in his room. I don’t make him pick up his Legos in his room except to vacuum (once a month!). So the rest of his toys are in bins  in the bonus room. So today I just tidied up around the bins, stacked them up nicely, and done.

The last task on the Seven Tasks is Freezer Cooking which I already do. So as of today, I am done with the Seven Tasks.

Ligia

7-Day Say Good Bye to Survival Mode Challenge

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I just signed up to do the 7-Day Say Good-bye to Survival Model Challenge from Money Saving Mom. I read her blog everyday and often go there for inspiration. So now that I am done with the Seven Tasks to Simplify My Life  I decided to tackle this challenge. I am also going to Pre-order her book Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life which comes out later this month.