Works for Me

I haven't had a lot to post about lately. School is in session. Life has settled down in some ways and become crazier in others. I still put in hours of work daily for the clinic, my calling, the house, the kids...etc. Just life. Nothing too exciting. And, for those of you that wonder when I don't post frequently: I have been doing okay lately! :)

Those that know me well know that I am a list-maker. Lose my list and I almost lose my mind. I'm not kidding. But...I have never had a schedule, particularly for my kids. I have always been very flexible about bedtimes, chores, fun, etc.. It just seemed like the right thing for them.

In the last year or so, though, I have realized that they need structure. It isn't my idea of fun, but I thought I'd try it to see if it worked. Guess what? It does! We are in our fourth week and it is working beautifully. This year we have a fairly firm afternoon / evening schedule. They love it. I love it. I don't know why we didn't do it sooner.

One thing that we are doing this year that I LOVE is having Family Services Times instead of giving them a set service to do. For instance, right after dinner is Family Kitchen Services. We all clean up the kitchen: dishes, sweeping, LD's tray, wiping down the table and counters, taking out the recycle, etc. We all work together and it gets done so fast and they aren't stuck doing the same service day after day.

Here is part of our actual schedule---it is a little hard to see, but.... itworks for us! :)