Yesterday my sisters-in-law came and helped me put 21 meals in the fridge for the upcoming month. As a homeschooling mom of 3, foster mom of 1 (who is of course doing "school" with the rest of them) I have a lot on my plate. I also cater lunch for 3 to my husband's office. And keep the budget balanced. And do the housecleaning, laundry and chauffeuring. You get the idea.
I'm not superwoman. With that being the case, I have one of two options:
- Wear myself to a frazzle trying to get it all done. And fail.
- Get some help. And still don't get it all done!
So here's what I'm doing.
- Started paying my sisters-in-law $10 each to come clean for one hour a week.
- Committing to meal planning and major preparation once a month to help lighten the overall load.
- Making my two oldest kids (6.5 and 8) responsible for their own clothes and their little siblings. I wash it and deliver it to their room. They fold and put away.
- Set up a schedule for washing sheets and towels once a week. (this is required by law for foster homes anyway, I'm just implementing it housewide.)
- Committing to school scheduling once a month so that I know what we're supposed to do and when.
As the month goes by we'll see how this works in practicality. I also want to:
- Start exercising 15-20 minutes each day.
- Start tracking my Weight Watcher's Points again.
- Practice my guitar 3x a week.
These are things that have fallen by the wayside lately. Things that take care of me. If I've learned anything in the last 9 years of marriage it's that if I don't take care of me I eventually fail at everything.
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