things i've been thinking a lot about lately ...
if i were a better mom ... i would:
+ work with Ammon on his letters/numbers regularly so that he could start to really read instead of 'read in his head' ...
+ read with and to my children daily so that they would have a love of books and reading ...
+ stay on top of the laundry situation at our house so that we wouldn't have to hunt for clean socks and underwear every morning ...
+ shower the kids more regulary so that they would have an appreciation of cleanliness ...
+ stick to the schedules and checklists and rules so that our lives would be more organized ...
+ blog daily so that i would have a record - consistant record - of the goings on and challenges that we face
+ read my scriptures daily so that my knowledge of the scriptures would be more a part of my life ...
+ go to bed earlier so that i could get up earlier and be prepared for the day ...
+ exercise daily so that my body would be strong and lean - instead of weak and fat ...
+ sing more primary songs so that the lessons that are taught in the words would play in my children's heads instead of my shouting ringing in their ears ...
+ be more organized so that i could find things i need and be less cluttered ...
+ sew and craft more so that my creative side could be more developed and i could beautify my home and life with my own 2 hands ...
+ scrapbook again so that my pictures and words could be preserved ... (i guess blogging does this too ... but my scrapbooks have several pictures waiting to be scrapped!!)
+ take Easton to the library or the park or the skate park while Ammon's in school so that he will remember how much fun we had when it was just the 2 of us at home ...
+ vacuum more often ...
+ have clean bathrooms ...
+ sweep and mop the kitchen/dining room floors more often ...
+ have birthday parties every year so that my kids would remember the fun we had ...
+ be productive and proactive ...
+ plan more effectively ...
+ smile all the time!
+ meet my expectations ...
expectations:
organization
= everything has a place
= plan as much as possible
= routines/checklists
cleanliness
= weekly schedule
= house cleaned regularly
= showers/laundry
= bedrooms
relationships
= weekly date
= weekend get aways twice a year
= 1 on 1 with each kid monthly
= alone time
finances
= have what we need
= manage our money better
= budget
= plan for the future
future
= 5 year goals
= 10 year goals
= tunnel vision
= have purpose/ambition/desire/aspirations
i think i might have too high of expectations for myself ... but i have always felt that when i aim high, even if i don't reach my goals, i am pleased with the results. my high self-esteem allows me to fail and still feel good about myself ... is that conceited? although, in the recent past i have set some pretty lofty goals and petered out half way through ... not my finer moments, but definitely learning experiences!!
thoughts?
