When I became a new mom, and once we were stationed out west, I had to adjust to many things. The biggest adjustment I've made is managing a household with a child by myself. All of us go through major adjustments when a little one is introduced to the world! I went from holding a 50-hour a week job to suddenly living across the country, with an infant, as a stay-at-home mom. I quickly realized that being a stay-at-home mom is by leaps and bounds the toughest "job" I've ever held... although, the most rewarding as well. Once I asserted myself in this new position, I began adopting new strategies to new challenges. One of these challenges was managing the household. It was something that made me deeply discouraged because I didn't feel successful in how I was doing things. In all my distractions, I found myself having well-intentions to tackle a room or two, yet ending the day with even less accomplished. There is always something to be cleaned or put away, something to cook or a … [Read more...]
10 Tips to Reach your New Year’s Resolutions Before the End of the Year
It's a new year once again. Some people have sworn off to making New Year's resolutions, because they can't seem to find a way to stick to it, and make it work for them. If you're one of those people who have become unmotivated before or by the end of January, here's a tip for you: Look at it in a different perspective. Instead of a New Year's resolution where you have a whole year to reach your goals, make it short term. Here are 10 more tips to make your New Year's resolutions attainable 1. Planning I know. You have seen me write this all the time, but it's true and I can't stop repeating it because you have to plan before you can execute. How will you reach your goal if you don't know what steps to take to get where you want to be, right? Don't be too vague in your steps because being too general will push you off track or in the wrong direction. You have to be clear in the direction you're headed. 2. Daily Planner or Calendar Use a daily planner or calendar to write down … [Read more...]
Faith and Business 101: Balancing Time
So if you're following along with my journey to find balance you'll know that so far we've done a couple of things. These are: Writing down our priorities and deciding how they translate into life Using the Proverbs 31 woman as inspiration Getting a Game Plan together Ditching Perfection Now you're about four weeks into your plan and it's time to start figuring out what's working and what is not. For example I planned on working for 45 minutes in the morning before the kids got up--till I realized that the 15 minutes I was giving myself to make the bed, get dressed, do my makeup, get my coffee, and get settled in was way too little time--especially since I move with the speed of a slug until I drink my coffee each morning. Originally my plan was to get up at 8 a.m. and after realizing this was much too late I've been slowly bumping it back earlier (again--not a morning person here. My ideal life involves staying up till 1 a.m. and sleeping till 9 a.m. --not feasible in the real … [Read more...]
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