Hi guys,
I know it's been a good while since I last posted in this blog! I've been busy and in need of some changes too, so all of this contributed to the long absence. Also, just a little note about the language I'm first writing this post specifically: english! Yes, I've been having troubles translating my posts from portuguese! So I decided I would try something different and instead of writing first in portuguese, then translating to english, I would invert the order. So let's wait and see how it goes!
Now I'd like to explain the part of the title that says "New Year". Well, in the catholic calender, on this Sunday we'll start the Advent season and, actually, it really represents the beginning of a new year in this calender! So, I'm catholic, I love advent season, I really need to do some (a lot of) changes in my life!!! And I want to talk a little bit more about these changes I quickly mentioned. And I think it's time for my public confession. For those of you who may think I'm a terrific good girl, it turns out that this is pretty exaggerated! I know I'm a good girl because I have a good heart deep inside that my parents helped me shape. But in matters of order, consistency and temper, I fail immensely. Being more specific with examples:
- my house was constantly a mess;
- I didn't do the bed on many days;
- the meals weren't ready when they should be;
- there weren't enough supplies in the fridge because of my lack of planning;
- I just didn't know what to cook for a meal or what to feed my baby;
- I missed Rebecca's bed time way too many times, or Rebecca's bath time;
- I stayed too much time in the computer, often doing nothing!
- I didn't do all my usual prayers;
- I wasn't caring enough for my appearance at home;
- I kept accumulating clothes to iron until D had to pick a wrinkled clothe from the huge pile to go to work or until I had to hurry to find a clean clothe for Rebecca after we showered her;
And the list could go on but I feel like crap too much to continue to think about it, right now!
SO, I HAD TO CHANGE!! God is been so patient with me and treating me so kindly. He still believes in me, so it's time for me to take the front in this inner battle!
Well, if you noticed (above) I used the verbs in the past, because in some of these things I had improved quite a lot! And in the others I truly hope to improve a lot and that's why the public confession! I need you guys to be my witnesses of my promise to be a better woman, wife and mother! Otherwise my husband and my children will pay for it! And that's insane!
So, my huge, innovative, creative, BIG idea is: planning! (duh!)
Yes, planning and I it's a "love and hate" thing! I love it in theory and then I hate it in action! It has been like this since forever (in my case, I mean) but now it's time to love it for real! Btw, to love, it's to put a lot of effort in what you do, and not a sentiment, a feeling! So it's time for me to truly love planning! To be constant on it!
So my plannings are: select a day of the week to organize all the things I want/need to do!! I'm still working on it but what I have right now is the following:
Saturday: planning meals day, groceries day, vacuum cleaner day and bathroom cleaning day!
Sunday: laundry, pray and rest day!
Monday: iron the clothes, fold the clothes and everything regarding clothes like fixing them, for example!
Tuesday: blog day! (So why the heck I'm typing this post on a Wednesday, huh?)
Wednesday: my mom's project day! (long story!) And improving my english day!
Thursday: reading day (leisure and learning books)!
Friday: drawing day and keyboard day!
I also need to think about a schedule like this for Rebecca, but I haven't done it yet! And also, I thought about some guidelines to help me order my daily activities! Like:
- get out of bed and do the bed, the sooner the better!
- Change the PJ's for a nice outfit for the day and do personal hygiene!
- Kiss my boy "Good Morning" after personal hygiene!
- breakfast AND breakfast for Rebecca!
- wash the dishes right after each meal and not after hours we've eaten!
- don't turn the laptop on before breakfast! (you did what???)
- Pray before checking FB, mail, news, or whatever!
- Stop everything at 11:30am and start cooking lunch!
- Stop everything at 6pm and start cooking dinner!
- Stop everything at noon and pray the Angelus!
- Floss DAILY!
- Shower after dinner and after the dishes and not at 10:45pm!
- read 5 min of the Bible before sleep!
- Kiss my boy every time he leaves and arrives, like we used to do before!
- Smile more at him, like when we're dating!
- Hug him three times a day! (Since he's home for lunch everyday!)
And the list goes on but now it's 11:30am so let me go fix lunch!!!
xoxo
Gabi,
ReplyDeleteI understand everything you're going through! It has been hard for me to get Patrick and I on a regular schedule (and one that does not include hours and hours of t.v.) Something I've also struggled with is getting in some exercise everyday.
Keep up the good work with the new resolutions!
In Christ,
Sara Reinstatler
Hi Sara!! Indeed every routine turned more difficult to accomplish after the baby and it will get worse (in my case it did!) when we started giving her different solid foods and she started to move around and get on my feet every minute. About exercises, I know it's getting colder, but Rebecca and I used to like to go for a walk with the stroller! Walking at least 30 min (while you pray the rosary!) for sure it's a great way to exercise and entertain your baby! And finally, I tried really hard to put Rebecca under a two naps (1h30-2h long). It really helped us with the schedule!
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