Just what CAN I control?

In this post I outlined the "busy work" and goals that I had for the next 15 months.  I was re-reading the post and realized I made basically ALL long-term goals and no short term.  The short are just as if not more important than the long so I wanted to add an addendum if you will to that list.

SHORT term goals

  1. Have the sink cleared of all dishes and rinsed out every night before bed. (Working on that this week)
  2. Have the living room totally picked up of all toys, glasses, shoes, and other "we live here" items before bed.  (Starting next week)
  3. Make sure all trash is gathered and ready to go out in the morning before I go to bed. (This week as well)
  4. Sweep the kitchen and dining room daily.  (Starts in two weeks.)
  5. Get Kamden fully potty trained.  (I know boys are slower at this than girls, but we haven't REALLY been working on it with all the chaos of the last few months and it's time to get going again.)
  6. Have a somewhat flexible, but mostly stuck to family daily schedule. (Will work on putting this together over the next week)
  7. Have a schedule for my own home's cleaning where a room a day (or something similar) is done so that I'm not doing it all at once and missing out on time with my boys. (Will also work on this schedule over the next week)
  8. Start going to bed at a decent time. (Starting TONIGHT.)  This going to sleep at 2-5am is for the birds.  I have friends who are getting up to WORK at the time I fall asleep a lot of nights.
  9. Regularly work out (3x a week) in preparation for the 5K in April.  (Starts next Tuesday.)
  10. Make out a biweekly family meal schedule so that whomever is home at dinner time can start it with no problems and we can all eat at a more respectable time.  (9pm or later is NOT working anymore)
Some are small and may seem trivial, but as I told a friend tonight, if losing Kaidi taught me anything it was that for the things I DO have control over, I need to own them and make the most of them.  

What can I control and how?
  • I can control (for the most part) my blood sugar levels by eating more healthfully, regularly checking my levels and supplementing with shots when necessary.
  • I can control how clean (or dirty) my home is.  I can pick up as I go, clean a bit each night after Kamden is in bed, and downsize the amount of material possessions we have to make things easier on  and more enjoyable for everyone in our home.  
  • I can control how much money I spend.  Is it a need or a want?  Do I have something similar that I could and need to use up first?  Do we REALLY need to eat out (due to a time crunch, etc) or am I just being lazy and not wanting to cook?  Learn some crock pot recipes, woman!
  • I can control how close of a relationship I have with my husband by making sure the house is picked up as I go and that Kamden is in bed at a decent time.
  • I can (somewhat) control my stress.  How much I take on, how often I say no or yes to projects, being willing to ask for help and delegate projects...it's all on me how much I add into my life and thus add stress (good or bad).
  • I can learn to manage my time.  Having a schedule will help that greatly.  

Comments

  1. JennneilOctober 11, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    Tara, have you ever checked out Flylady.net? It really helps me with housework goals.

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