Okay, so I came across this website, Planner Perfect and together with what I've been reading at Like a Warm Cup of Coffee, I was inspired. I was inspired to look long term and make goals for myself. Long term for me is for the whole month or maybe some things for next month. Most days, I am honestly just living that day. That's all I can handle. Mentally, I must only survive the day to feel accomplished. Meals. Clothes. School. Errands. Bible. House. Smiles. Hugs. Kisses. Those are my priorities and they occur in random order throughout the day.
I didn't used to think of dreaming as writing out the "to do" list for next month. But now I do. It is my dream to live a life with purpose. To think out a bit about the things that are important and make them happen, with a bit of forethought. That IS success for me. I'm mostly writing this out for myself (accountability). Here are my dreams, so far.....
August: keep kids fairly consistent in keyboard lessons, finish knitting the hat I've started, finish the rest of the month staying within my WW points, get kids' pictures made.
September: plan for a drill date that we are traveling to with my husband, plan for a child's birthday that is the 25th!, make a date/reservation and go camping, make ornaments for a Christmas ornament exchange that we do each year, begin searching for deals on winter clothing, kids' sports start--keep up with that.
Those are the things that will keep me on track and feeling like I have the majority of things under control. And, my planner contains the details of how to make all of these things happen for our family. It might loook like a glorified "to do" list, and to some, it is. For me, it is Peace :)
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