Today I discovered something called the Hello Mornings Challenge.
“What we are about to embark on with the Hello Mornings Challenge is no small thing. It’s not a cute “bloggy” challenge for adorable little stay at home moms. It’s not about getting through a Bible Study or checking something off a list. It’s not even about the challenge.
THIS is about meeting with the living God who loves you beyond your wildest comprehension.
THIS is about consistently putting yourself at the feet of the One who can heal you completely, equip you thoroughly, and use you powerfully.”
I want that.
And I want to make the most of my days… To fail to plan is to plan to fail, I’m tired of trying to fly by the seat of my pants day in and out. It’s a habit developed when I was pregnant and tired ALL DAY. I spent it at the computer on the defensive rather than the offensive. I often get food for all of us way too late, so we’re often hungry and I get sucked in to the computer- and don’t even use that time well. And I totally forget about God! I need that ME time back… but not at night. And once a week is not enough…
DH commented yesterday that he read my post…about being on the computer less…. And said I wasn’t following through and ‘just thinking about it’ wasn’t enough….That’s fair. It seems like it really is time to make a change again, I know I’ve been wanting to get back to reading 1000 gifts, if nothing else…
But I’m so behind!!!
Then use the time better… Ugh. I have so much to catch up on…
What do I do if this is what’s holding me back, work like crazy to catch up and THEN make changes? That will probably never happen….
1 hr faith/journal/typing (morning)
1 hr pics (after lunch, 1 2hr movie)
1 hr fun stuff like blog reading and facebook(after lunch, 1 2hr movie)
Certainly, if uninterrupted, I could get a LOT done in the afternoon with this breakdown.
Maybe it really is time for a change.
I really can’t do super early mornings at present with a newborn, but I really want to get more out of the time I do have…
What can I do as the smallest of steps? :
**-get back to my thank you at the end of the day!!!!!
*add sharing my heart with God and some time to listen to morning prayer
*add bible reading to the morning
-add praise music too??
-read/type more of 1000 gifts in am?
*start to plan my day, at least a little… that means planning: breakfast/lunch, Focus on Family, pc time, chores to do… and supper.
I want a bit of a routine – that includes book time for kids and me. I’ve made routines in the past and they’ve always failed miserably. MAYBE if I made a routine AND READ IT OVER EVERY MORNING, things might actually change?!
So now I want a detailed routine… to help keep me on track and plan… But sitting and drafting that now would be another project tying me to the computer, when I really should be stepping away. I think it’s something I will do while I’m away this weekend, when I have more time to myself. A retreat is a perfect catalyst for change, I can start taking the early morning God and Me time, and have that established 2 days in a row, before I try to reincorporate the rest.
But I still think I’m going to do mornings a little differently starting tomorrow. I NEED a bit more. It’s just hard, because the baby and often my 2 year old will get up VERY soon after I do, regardless of what time it is. I’m starting simple, just a bit more substance to my morning prayer than the same (good) words every morning, and also the bible-since I’m just not reading it before bed since the baby came. And make the bed, regardless before I leave the room.
‘If you are ready to make the most of your mornings, then consciously make the decision. Write it down. Tell someone. Blog about it. Set your alarm. Commit.’ (from the e-book).
This is the reason for this blog post: – as a form of commitment to making a real change – wordy and convoluted though this post may be.
Things to include when I draft my new daily routine:
-day plan and prayer time to plan to meet the day with god etc.. each thing… have him there!
-1 hr faith/journal/typing (morning)
-1 hr pics (after lunch, 1 2hr movie)
-1 hr fun stuff (after lunch, 1 2hr movie)
-dishes/kitchen (2x+ esp before bed and aft lunch)
-laundry?
-cooking
-book time w kids
-book time for me in the evening -aft supper? – w laptop maybe but not pc
-kid quiet with tv shows…so mumym can have her time
-fed before then…
-fun morning activity – at least play toys tv off by 9:30? – mummy’s chore time
-big kid activity list, for once baby is big enough to not need me all the time.
The post title really is inspired from another blog title: Time to Reorder
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To my readers: it already feels like it’s not going to happen and the post isn’t even published yet. Please help keep me accountable!
“To fail to plan is to plan to fail”– that’s so good I wrote it down
Oh, and, if you don’t mind, you can do chores etc while listening to spiritual material (remember those tapes I gave you
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You can listen to the Bible online as well…the narration is really nice here, give it a try, it can’t hurt: http://www.audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
Sounds like you have a plan. You can do it! It’s so worth it.
I do sometimes listen to spiritual stuff, but then I get really annoyed if the kdis get loud and I can’t hear it… If I’m lsitening to something (other than music) I really want my own head space, and that means not being interrupted every 5 minutes.
Kat, that’s what I thought… sadly this morning didn’t happen, baby was fussy overnight making me more tired and even before I got up my 2 year old was calling out from his room :S
They have tv on now (thought the baby keeps crying) but maybe now I can get away for a bit…