Hello, friends! This week I am actually a little nervous about posting my weekly goals. You see, one of my goals this week involves getting up earlier than I have for a l-o-n-g time. As I have been listening to Crystal Paine’s audio course Make Over Your Mornings, I have become inspired to use my mornings more purposefully. (You can read more about that here when I describe One Simple Thing That Has Completely Changed My Mornings.)
And so I am implementing a new routine this week. I fully expect to fall on my face a few times as I try to get into this new habit of waking up before my kids, but I want to keep trying until it becomes second nature. I may have to tweak a few things along the way, but here is the basic routine I will be starting:
5:30
Wake up and go to my Icon Corner
Pray the full version of the Morning Prayers (we typically shorten them when we pray as a family)
Pray/chant three psalms
Write for 10 minutes on my book
Start a load of laundry
6:00
Get kids up and begin my old Morning Routine
Wish me luck as I start this new routine! I will let you know next week how it is going.
Last Week’s Goals
Spiritual:
1. Morning Prayers 3 Days as a Family (Because I began waking up before my kids, it was SO much easier to find time to pray this week!)
2. Read I Thessalonians
Professional:
3. Grade Beginning of the Year Assessments
4. Make Parent E-mail groups and send first e-mail
Family/ Homemaking:
5. Have an in-house date night with my husband (We watched an episode of The Astronaut Wives Club and gave backrubs.)
6. Have a movie night with the kids (We watched Frozen, which Sister had gotten for her birthday.)
7. Sort through kids’ clothes and get bags ready to take to consignment shop
Personal:
8. Run 2 times
9. Be in bed by 10 each night (I did every night except for Saturday, which was our date night. I guess that is pretty good!)
10. Read 2 books (You can read more about that here.)
This Week’s Goals
Spiritual:
1.Pray the Morning Prayer together as a family 4 times
2. Read II Thessalonians
Professional:
3. Read my Beginning of the Year surveys and take notes on the kids’ responses
4. Finish next week’s lesson plans by Friday
Family/ Homemaking:
5. Clean the house before my brother, sister-in-law, and nephew come to visit
6. Play a game with the kids
7. Sort through kids’ clothing and get bag ready for consignment store
Personal:
8. Continue working through the Make Over Your Mornings audio course
9. Finish listening to the free 4 Essential Habits of Healthy Families course
10. Run three times
11. Get up at 5:30 and begin my morning routine each weekday morning
12. Go to bed at 9:30 each weekday night
What are your goals for the week?
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