Trouble Shooting

In order to understand this post we have to back WAY up, so stick with me.

Hi! My name is Morgan, and I have a love/hate relationship with schedules. I love the organization, flow, and peace they bring, but I hate the monotony of an every day regimen. That being said, I realize that with two kiddos, I'm in a season of my life where routine is imperative to success.

After Ellie was born I sat down and wrote out what I thought was the "perfect" schedule for our day to day living. I knew it would take a while to ease into a new flow, so I didn't stress over it. I also left a lot of wiggle room to prevent boredom. I mean, routine may be key, but we can still spice things up from time to time!

I'm so glad I wasn't too overly zealous about the whole schedule thing, because it turns out that what I thought was "perfect" just isn't. For example, I had planned on working out for 30 minutes five days a week. Well, I don't have time to hit the gym and keep house. This means I've had to tweak my routine to include only three gym trips a week. Naturally, they will be longer and more intense.

Another area that I'm going to have to change is our playtime routine. As it stands, we do something on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons. That's just going to have to change because I need more time at home - for rest, for quality family time, and for chores. I used to clean the kitchen in 20 minutes after dinner, and now it take almost an hour thanks to making lunches, prepping bottles, and getting the coffee ready.

In a nutshell, I'm not really sure what our new normal will look like, I'm trying to figure it all out. I guess you could say that I'm trouble shooting and loving every minute of it.

Comments

A New Decade

Happy 2020, everyone! I know I'm a month and a half behind, but ya'll, January was brutal! Not brutal in a tragic kind of way but in a "life will wear you out" kind of way. It started off with the flu...times three! Eric, Ellie and I had Flu B and missed the first week back to school and work. Then Eli was diagnosed with Flu A two weeks later. Thankfully, my in-laws stepped in to help so that we didn't have to miss any more time at work. On top of the sickness, we listed our house for sale. The work it takes getting ready for market is just crazy. But we also have people coming in and out of our home at all hours and it's just kinda overwhelming. Plus, we are finalizing everything with the builder. In full transparency, working with the builder has been the easiest part! Maybe I'll do a little update on the whole building process later this week. Now that the dust has settled on 2020, I'm going to try my very hardest to keep this litt

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Have I ever told you that Eli loves sports? Ha! I look back at him with baseballs and basketballs at 18 months old ,and it blows my mind that he's still so interested. The thing is, he doesn't discriminate. Baseball, basketball, football, soccer...you name it, we play it! Not only do we play sports all day, we also have to watch certain videos on Youtube. We watch "Boys of Fall," while wearing a football helmet. We watch Alabama's "Cheap Seats," John Fogerty's"Centerfield," and Kenny Rogers, "The Greatest" while holding a bat, carrying a ball, and wearing a batting helmet. And now, thanks to Space Jam, we have to listen to the movie sound track while shooting hoops! That's a blast from the past! He hasn't found a song about soccer or golf...YET! And with all that playing, who has time to run inside for a potty break? Not this boy! I never thought

Running Through The Sprinkler

Playing in the sprinkler was on our summer bucket list. To me it seems weird just checking if off and moving on to the next activity because when I was younger, we ran through a sprinkler pretty much every day. Putting it under the trampoline and letting it keep all the "jumpers" cool, was a favorite pastime. I cringe now. What the heck were we doing with eight kids on a net-free trampoline anyway? Ha! Back to the present…Eric treated the pool yesterday, so we couldn't swim which made it the perfect night to drag out the water hose and sprinkler. Neither child loved it at first, so we turned down the pressure. They slowly but surely warmed up to it. Bless her little heart, Ellie stood right in the middle and took a direct hit. She would make the worst face you've ever seen then cry ridiculsouly if you tried to move her. Eli ran straight though the middle with his eyes closed. Thank goodness our yard is basically an o

Search This Blog