Showing posts with label 31 days of blogging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 31 days of blogging. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Daily Rituals (My routines)

 

Wake up and do my SAVERS (as best I can).  I am not perfect with these yet.  They are from a book I read called The Miracle Morning.  Doing these things have literally changed my life.

Next I get kids up and either take them to classes or we eat breakfast.  Something simple like cereal or oatmeal. 

After breakfast we start our at home schoolwork.  The older kids pretty much go on their own and I see them again at lunch time where we must eat lunch together and talk about what we are learning.  I work with the younger kids on their schoolwork.  I can get through everything with my Kinder in 1-1 1/2 hours.  Plus he usually watches an educational show like Magic School Bus or Where is Carmen Sandiego?  He also loves Wild Kratts.  My 4th grader does much of her work independently with some direction from me. She can get through everything in 3-4 hours a day, then she like to play Minecraft or do art projects. 

We all gather to eat lunch.  After lunch, I go for a run if I didn’t do one in the morning, or I go to the Archery class I teach, depending on the day.  My kids sometimes have activities like piano, archery, co-op classes, and my 14 year old also babysits sometimes and cleans a ladies house once a week. 

We have a very set dinner time rule.  Dinner must be served between 6 and 7pm.  We rotate who cooks.  They get to choose their meal to cook and give me the ingredient list.  They must begin preparing dinner in time for it to be done during dinner hour. 

After dinner, we do a family clean, where everyone has to clean up everything.  Sometimes I have a list, sometimes I just say look around and clean something.

Then we start showers and I also work a night job, so I go to that sometimes.

Then we do bedtime and whew!

There you have a glimpse into our routines.  Every day is different though.  Meal times are our big scheduled thing and we work around those.  It keeps us all on track.

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Friday, February 20, 2015

Things I collect..

 

 

Do you mean besides curriculum?  Because seriously I have a problem there. Seriously.

I actually don’t collect anything.  I used to collect elephants and still have quite a few figurines and I have a nice elephant picture. I began collecting those about 16 or 17 years ago.  I haven’t gotten any new ones in about the last 12-13 years.

I am beginning a shot glass collection.  Those are easy enough to find.  We only have about 6 of them so far.

What do you collect?


Wednesday, February 18, 2015

On my wish list.

 

I really don’t have a big wish list.

I want to run a half-marathon this year.  I am currently running just over 2 miles a day.  (In about 30 minutes.)  I am working my way up.  I figure I can run 3 miles by the beginning of March and keep adding up about 2 miles a month from there.  So in 6 months, I should be at the 13.1 miles needed to run a half. 

As far as actual things, right now I want some new running clothes.  I have already bought them, but I am making myself earn them.  I get my pants at 3 miles and a sports bra at 4 miles, and a shirt at 5 miles.

I would also like a bigger place to live.  I am currently living in a 3 bedroom 3 bathroom duplex.  I am ready to go back to a house.  I love my neighbors enough, but I just want more space.

I also want my husband home more.  I miss him. I still want him to have job stability and work/make enough to support us comfortably, but I just wish he was home more.

Saturday, February 14, 2015

A few of my favorite things….

 

My very favorite-est of favorites is YNAB.  Also known as You Need A Budget.  It is the most practical budgeting software out there.  I didn’t really know what a budget is until I got YNAB.  We have owned it for over a year a year and it is well worth the $60 one time cost.  They also offer a free 34 day trial.  Try it!  Then if you want to buy it, I have a coupon code to save $6.  http://ynab.refr.cc/2VSRXHM

My next favorite thing is a book.  It is called The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod.  I read this book only about a month or so ago, but my life has had many positive changes since then, and it is directly related to me creating it with my morning routine.

I love my Fit Bit One.  Many of my friends have some type of Fit Bit and we all do competitions daily and weekly.  It really motivates me.  Between this and The Miracle Morning Book, I have began running.  My goal is to run a half marathon this year. (2015).  Since starting running I now realize why people run.  It is so relaxing.  I feel a sense of accomplishment.  I get that alone time to think. 

I wasn’t a morning person or a runner and now I am both! 

 

 

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Come take a tour of…

 

 

My purse. 

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I know it’s weird, but here we go.

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On the outside pocket I keep my Fit Bit Charger and 2 hex wrenches.  I teach an archery class 2-4 times a week, so I am always adjusting bow draw weights with the wrenches.

On the inside, I keep my wallet,P5080014

And a bunch of junk. P5080015

Here is everything all out. 

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There you have it, a tour of my purse.

Thursday, February 5, 2015

If I won a million dollars….

 

Seriously!  If I won a million dollars I would do a few things.

Here would be my main budget.

$300,000 house

$10,000 family vacation

$200,000 kids college funds

$50,000 new truck

$20,000 new boat

$15,000 pay off all debt

The rest would sit in a retirement savings account. 

Boring, I know. 

It’s just how it is.

It’s fun to dream, right?


Monday, January 26, 2015

This weeks goals!

 

 

This post was supposed to be about this weekend’s goals.   However I have goals that need to be completed THIS WEEK!

Here they are:

  • Update Emily’s Planner
  • Finish printing and updating my blog planner
  • Write a few blog posts
  • Catch up on some de-clutter plans.  I went all gung ho and joined in 3 organizing challenges.  The first one is at Family, Faith and Fridays and is pretty easy and you have one week to complete the task.  The second one is Peter Walsh’s 31 Days to Getting Organized. This one just lasts through the month of January and is 10 minutes a day.  I don’t totally have to do all of these, since I don’t have some of the clutter he talks about, like baby toys or magazine clutter, but hypothetically I was going to alter it to something I do need to do.  But since I am behind, I am just going to skip the days I don’t need to do in order to just get caught up. The 3rd one is a big one and I have been the best at keeping up at this one. It is from 365 day organizing challenge. You just print off a calendar each month and do the task for the day. Each task is about 10 minutes. I am a little behind on this one as well. Doing all these at once quickly got overwhelming.  My goal is to get to where I feel caught up on these tasks. 
  • Make an accountability planner for myself.  I want this to be similar to Katey and Tyler’s planners which are these ones.
  • I need to finish planning my archery lessons.
  • Walk 10,000 steps a day according to my Fitbit ' target=_blank>Fit Bit.

I do feel like all these goals are obtainable this week!


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My Favorite Books

 

I love to read.  I love to read more than I have time for.  My genre of choice is Non Fiction. I love Auto Biographies and I love books based on true stories.  I am in a book club with a group of ladies and we mostly read Young Adult.  Those are pretty good books too. 

My all time favorite book is a self help mommy book.  I have written about it before.  It was seriously life changing.

A book I am currently reading is ' target=_blank>The Miracle Morning.  I am hoping to finish that book this week.  So far it seems pretty promising.


Disclaimer: There are affiliate links in this post. There are also freebies. There are also just links to products without affiliate links. I'm trying to show what we did and where you can find it, not to sell you a product...although if you decide to buy one of them, please feel free to use the links and support a fellow homeschooler.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

My Least Favorite Words

 

My least favorite word is SURE. 

I have no idea why.   I think it’s partially because I feel like you are just going with the flow and not speaking your opinion.

Whenever my husband answers me sure, I always ask him if he is just complying to make me happy. 

It is a funny thing and I just can’t stand that word.

The definitions from Dictionary.com

sure

[shoo r, shur]

Spell Syllables

adjective, surer, surest.

1. free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something:

to be sure of one's data.

2. confident, as of something expected:

sure of success.

3. convinced, fully persuaded, or positive:

to be sure of a person's guilt.

4. assured or certain beyond question:

a sure victory.

5. worthy of confidence; reliable; stable:

a sure messenger.

6. unfailing; never disappointing expectations:

a sure cure.

7. unerring; never missing, slipping, etc.:

a sure aim.

After reading these definitions I feel like the word could possibly grow on me.  In my mind the word means more of a negative, like “Sure, I will clean the bathrooms for you, even though I don’t want to.”  

Anyway, that’s a little quirk about me. 


 

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Today’s Playlist {Board Game Edition}

 

 

I’m sure the general theme was meant to mean music, but in our family we play a ton of games.  We love it. 

Here is our favorite playlist. 

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Along with these, we also enjoy card games.  Our favorite family card games are:

  • Phase 10
  • Oh Heck  (a game my husbands family made up using Rook cards)

What is on your family’s playlist?


Saturday, January 3, 2015

I am looking forward to:

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I am looking forward to a great 2015. 

I have plans. 

I have chosen my word of the year.  It is Focus.

I am going to focus on the goals I set for myself and my family.

My Focus has 6 areas in no particular order. 

1. Financial

2. Health

3. Household

4. Homeschool

5. Marriage

6. My blog

I am looking forward to creating what I want in these areas by using my focus to get there.

 

Friday, January 2, 2015

Things I am good at.

 

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Have you ever asked yourself “What am I good at?”

That’s easy enough, right?

The hard part is answering that question.

What am I good at?

I am good at being fun.

I am good at being spontaneous.

I am really good at procrastinating.

I am good at sewing.

I am good at crafts.

I am good at being thoughtful.

I am good at keeping secrets.

I am good at whatever I want to be good at.

So tell me, what are you good at?


Thursday, January 1, 2015

A few things about myself

 

 

Let’s get to know each other a little here…

At least get to know me. 

Christmas pic 2014

My name is Alyson.

I was named after a TV reporter that my dad liked her name.

I love being a mom and a wife.

I love to have fun.

I am known for my silliness and sarcastic sense of humor.

I enjoy being around people.

I love to learn.

Well, that’s enough about me.  Share something about yourself with me! I’d love to get to know you more.


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