Make a menu- weekly or monthly or whatever- and stick to it. I'm tired of getting to lunchtime and then starting to wonder... "what on earth are we gonna eat for dinner?" and not figuring it out until 5:00 and having to scramble to get things together. I want to plan out what we are having. I was inspired by this post here. I'm not gonna make a crazy cute little thing like she did- but I was inspired to at least start planning meals better. I think it will take one more stressful thing off my shoulders.
Study the scriptures every day. I'm kind of flexible when it comes to this one. Sometimes (like today) I read articles from the Ensign and looked at the pictures with Audrey and told her stories about Jesus and members of the Church. It was delightful. This is kind of a two part goal. I also want to make time to read something gospel-related with Audrey every day. She is too young to read the scriptures out loud to, but I want to start getting into the habit of her being exposed to the Gospel at a young age. She's learned who Jesus is- but she made up a different name for Him. She always says "Doo-tee" when she sees a picture of him. Go figure.
I want to be better prepared for Primary on Sundays. I feel like Sunday is the most stressful day of my week sometimes, and it's a struggle just to get through it alive. Part of that is Audrey is transitioning into Nursery... kind of... but it's a hard time of the day for her. I have to swing Sundays so she wakes up really early and takes two naps, or wakes up really late (like 9:00) and takes one as soon as we get back from church. Otherwise she is a pill for Church and won't leave Mom or Dad to go to Nursery, or anywhere else besides the hallways.
I'm not gonna pile up more stuff for myself to get overwhelmed with right now. But that's a starting place. I think those are the main sources of my stress- so I hope that will make things a little easier!
I'm not gonna pile up more stuff for myself to get overwhelmed with right now. But that's a starting place. I think those are the main sources of my stress- so I hope that will make things a little easier!
