Today was a perfect day. Truly. John Murphy and I have come up with a new family schedule that I am very excited about. I've had such a hard time keeping up with this big house and two crazy kids who love to make messes faster than I can clean them.
So after an excellent conversation we came up with a plan that is just going to be amazing. When John comes home from class we feed the kids lunch together and then he takes over with the kids until their nap time. It gives me time to clean, do chores, catch up on emails and seminary stuff, write music, and study my scriptures or whatever I need to do.
I am realizing how important it is for me to have regular uninterrupted daytime time to do things that I want and need to do. I've never really asked for consistent time like this but I can tell it is going to be such a life changer for me. Today was one of our first days on our new schedule idea and I was more productive in the 4 hours I had today than I am in 2-3 days combined! It was such a breath of fresh air to turn on some music and get to work in the house while john had the kids and then when they were napping I studied a talk for seminary and got so much done.
I crave productivity. I grew up on to do lists and goals, something my father engrained in me, and I am so thankful for those abilities he encouraged me to make a part of my life. Being a mother with young children has changed things in the realms of productivity every day. Progress looks different than what it used to because my progress comes in my children. It comes in the things I am teaching them, in them grasping concepts and manners and routines. It comes when they say prayers on their own and they throw away their trash or take a dish to the sink without being asked. Right now a lot of my daily progress is wrapped up in the incessant task of teaching and caring for my babies.
But I am learning how important and fulfilling it is for me to be able to make time and do both of the things I am talking about.
This past week john have me a beautiful blessing as I was feeling so overwhelmed by motherhood and they way that I respond to it sometimes. I am so grateful that he talks to me about it and that we make decisions together on how to improve our home lives and personal lives. I am grateful for his support in everything I set my heart out to do.
I've been writing a lot of music lately and it feels so good.
Anyway, today was wonderful. Because I knew I would have a chunk of hours to do what I needed to do I let all of that go until it was time after lunch and I spent the whole morning playing with my babies instead of trying to do things here and there. They were so much happier and so was I!
I'm just so excited for what is to come, life is good.
