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 ...
3 comments:
"i think i might have too high of expectations for myself"
I'm gonna go with YES! but I definitely know what you mean.
I want to do every single one of those things more myself - some more than others. So you're not alone in your quest for better-ness. Every single one of us feels that way!
My thought about YOU is this: You are a wonderful, beautiful, caring, sweet, affectionate, happy, concerned, and trustworthy person. I know that no matter how many goals you achieve you will always be these things, and that they are going to rub off on your kids (and your friends). I love and admire you, all the time. Mwah!
I think having goals is a wonderful thing. And I LOVE all your goals! We could ALL do better in ALL those things! What is that saying? "Aim high, because then even if you fall, you land among the stars!" Especially if you don't get really down on yourself when you don't meet them. Not conceited...just optimistic. I'm the same way! But I think it says a lot about who you are that you expect things of and plan things for yourself. It means you are introspective, trying to make yourself better and better, caring and concerned. And I know for a fact that you are a wonderful mother, wife, friend and woman!
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