Pinterest lead me to this wonderful post about a 10 day challenge that I was way too curious not to check out, put on by The Abundant Mama
Even though I found this challenge Monday, and it started Sunday. it came just in time for me, the sale of our house made it feel like my life was about to fall out underneath me, I just couldn’t seem to get “on-top” of my day, they were just running away from me. Not only that, I was not paying enough attention to myself, and my health was running away from me as well.
I had originally decided to do this on my own, maybe with a few mommy friends, but that didn’t work out for me, so the only way I felt I could keep my self accountable was to share it with all of you! Instead of doing 10 posts for 10 days I am going to break them up into 3 posts, and hopefully some of you will join in with me as well!
Like I said, I found this late, so I played catch up on Day 3, are you ready? Me either 🙂
Day 1 &2:: “What is morning to you?”
Morning to me right now is typically sleeping in, and checking Facebook (when I had my smartphone) My perfect morning would be completely different. It would be waking up long before the baby does, reading the bible while I ate breakfast, getting a load of laundry done, doing dishes, and reading a set of devotions, all before she awakes! The tips that were given were these:
-start where you are
-take your sleep seriously
-rise early
-seat a daily intention
-practice mindful mornings
After answering the question and reading over some of the things she had to say I set up my plan for day 3. I had decided on waking up at 7:30, making breakfast, read the bible and do my devotions, then take my time in the shower. Laundry next, then dishes, and pulling out anything that’s frozen and needed for dinner at night.
Before I had started this I didn’t have any devotions that I went to on a daily basis, so I did some research and found Proverbs31 I read some of her previous posts and really fell in love with them so I subscribed for her daily emails.
Day 3 Report:: It went okay really, I woke up at the time I wanted, but we had plans to leave for a horse show at 8:30 so I did not give myself enough time to get the chores done before we left, but I did get to read my bible and devotions and eat breakfast in peace 🙂 The day kind of got away from me when I fell asleep for a nap and forgot to set my alarm and woke up with only minutes to spare before meeting my husband at the fairgrounds for dinner and tractor pulls. Whoops!
Day 4 Report:: Lets be honest, today was a serious fail. We were out way too late last night at the tractor pulls, only to forget that we had inspections today (b/c the house is sold) at 8:30 am. I set my alarm for 6 leaving myself plenty of time to clean up what I needed and be out of the house for them to come do their thing. I woke up at 7:30 to my alarm still going off, but on vibrate instead of ringer (doh!) and my house a complete mess. I managed to tidy up the house a bit and leave by 8:28 with no shower and still in my pajamas. Oi, it was awful. We got home in time for nap, woooo, so I sat down to do what I should have done this morning (bible, devotions, emails, etc.) The Rise & Shine email today fit perfect, and the challenge like a glove.
If this would’ve happened yesterday, today wouldn’t have been such a disaster. Tomorrow I have no plans of leaving the house, yay!! So here is my list for tonight:
-hubby’s lunch
-bring laundry downstairs
-start one load wash before bed
-wash dishes
-quickly tidy
-set out clothes
This list will hopefully help me stay relaxed tomorrow morning. I initially had planned to do my dishes and wash laundry in the morning, but I cannot do more than one thing at a time with our water pressure so this will help me be able to take my time in the shower and relax, and only have to put wash onto the line, and put dishes away, cutting my chores in half in the morning.
I may not have a crew of kids to get off to school, or a herd of animals to feed, yet, but those days will soon be upon us and starting now will make my life so much easier in the long run. Please leave me your comments, I would love to hear if anyone else is doing this as well! Also, check out my new Facebook Page, and give me a like to see even more updates.
Now, go hug your kids, kiss your husband, and remember God has a plan
A Real-Life Country Housewife 