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Saturday, February 2, 2008

January Project Update

How did you all do on your January projects?

I am so glad that I chose Routine as my first project! We aren't completely there, but we've made a great start. I posted an update a while back, and there isn't much new to report.

Working:
I love my evening routine. I have been getting the kitchen cleaned up including sweeping (and often mopping) the floor. Quite some time ago (I think when Levi was a baby) I was following Flylady's routines. Even though I haven't been doing this deliberately for some time, it is amazing how much of her advice has stuck with me. I have returned to the simple act of setting out my clothes for the next day. Even if it is just jeans and a t-shirt, this seemingly insignificant act makes my mornings go more smoothly. And I need all the help I can get.

Not Working:
Leif's naps. He goes to sleep just fine, but is it too much to ask that he stay asleep for longer than an hour and a half and wake up cheerful? It is really tough to finish Levi's lessons with a crying (and very heavy) 17 month old. I usually let him fuss for a while in the hope that he will magically drift back off to sleep. It never works.

Have you chosen a project for February? Be thinking...
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3 comments:

carole said...

Time to get an Ergo. (or maybe you already have one?) It's the only way to keep Peter happy and out of the fray of homeschooling.

:)

Heidi said...

I do have an Ergo, and I might have to get it out. How much does Peter weigh? Leif is now over 33 pounds. I only have so much stamina, LOL. I'll have to figure out how to teach standing up. :)

carole said...

33 lbs is a lot! I don't think Peter is that heavy. :)