Quite simply put I have not been coping very well with “life” since returning from our trip. First I was sick, then Amy was (and continues to be) unwell, then my Poppa died and well, life just didn’t get back to normal. I feel so out of touch with things now as it’s been a good 7 weeks since I had any routine in my life. I’ve been trying to do it all and, frankly, it’s just not working. So for the moment I have decided to put my weight loss efforts to the side, get life back under control and then tackle that demon.
My top priorty is getting my household routines back in place. I started yesterday by making up a monthly menu plan (and putting all relevent recipes into my monthly folder) – even Amy had been complaining about having her fav dinner all too often. I then sat down with the girls and came up with 4 jobs for each of them to do in the morning, and 3 in the evening. This is in addition to their normal jobs (which is basically puttin their stuff away). This should help take some pressure of me and give them some good skills as well. They are very excited about it. The plan is for them to swap jobs every week.
Here’s their lists:
AMY CHRISTY
Empty Dishwasher Hang out washing
Feed/water dogs Feed/water guinea pigs
Clear table Feed/water Fudgie (bird)
Change tablecloth if needed Set table for breakfast
EVENING
Set table Help cook dinner
Pack school lunches Clear table
Tidy up house Tidy up house
I’ve also redeveloped my own routine and am going to try getting my household jobs out of the way before going to the gym. Should help as me feet are so sore at the moment. This way I can get my “on my feet” jobs over and done with early. I also plan to eat healthily, just not stress over what I’m eating.