Thriving on Order

I can’t begin to tell you how many schedules I have made in the past few years, how many ideas I have had to keep myself on track, each ending in failure.

This was so new to me, I have always loved order and schedules.

I kept telling myself I didn’t need that much order, I would rather have a more relaxed routine.

That sounds much less scary, yes? What did it matter if mom flaked on the schedule?

For one thing, giving myself that excuse led to a whole slew of them-I didn’t even follow that unimposing “routine” and I wasn’t the only one who suffered.

My lack of proper time management caused the kids to follow suit, and took down time away from my husband who felt he needed to pitch in more.

This week I have actually looked at my schedule, to see what was next, to make sure I was on track, and followed it. I have still gotten social media and blog writing time, but it has been scaled way back.

My house is clean again, the laundry is getting done, and I am getting two Bible study times in each day.

I am  also choosing a space in our home each week that needs some extra attention.

This week I am purging drawers in the living room. I’ll be sharing each week’s accomplishment in a page here on my blog to give you ideas, or if you want to join me.

Oh yeah, and we do school too.

I feel so relieved.

I completely underestimated how much more peaceful our home would become. We are all thriving on order, and can actually unwind when it is time.

This first week of the new year holds so much promise. Just like I remember how good my workouts feel when I don’t want to do them, I need to remember what following our schedule does for our whole home.

Focused is really catching some speed around here.