getting organized?

hello peeps. It has been waaaaay longer than I had anticipated to get to this post. I have been super busy these last few weeks. We drove cross country, my mom was here for a few weeks helping me get my classroom in order. I have been and actually still am working on the finishing touches on said classroom. As I mentioned before I am a bit OCD. Seriously people this is not just an expression for me... Ok so back to my goals. Goal number one is to get organized. I stated that I hate worrying about home while at work and visa versa. One of the time management times I am trying is to schedule my household like a job. This may be a no brainer for the SAHM that have been doing this for years, I praise you for staying so organized. I always said I don't think I could be a SAHM for the simple fact that I am a procrastinator. BIG TIME. (is it possible to be OCD and a procrastinator, hmmm) If I was home every day I would be like oh I could do that tomorrow and tomorrow would turn into next week or month. OK OK back the matter at hand. I wrote down all of my chores I do around the house and split them into certain nights of the week. I have a few nights that I have the kids dance classes so I left those as the chore for that night. I have tried it this week and there were a few nights I tried to talk myself into just doing extra duty another night of the week but forced my rear off the couch. I have to say that I am very happy with how it is going so far. I do want to work in my gym schedule in there and they may but the "chore" days may have to be condensed a little. I am positive that this is going to work for me. I am hoping that this works tenfold for me as in I am so busy I don't think about eating as much which in turn will help with another goal of mine (to be discussed at a later date). I am learning how to use the apps on my phone to keep me going and keep me on track. Wish me luck:)

I want to write about me??

Yes you read correctly, I want to write about me. I started this blog as a way for my family that lives 1350 miles away from me. I would post about my family, mostly just things about the kiddos to show their growth, creativity, humor, etc. I have been reading several blogs for about a year now and I really want to post more on here as an outlet for MY own growth, creativity, humor, etc. Sometimes (like right after I wrote that) I feel guilty for wanting something to be about me instead of about just my kids. I'm sure a lot of parents go through this dilemma. I am starting to understand that when I take time for me then it is making my children's life better.

Today, I want to tell you about three goals I have for myself:

1. Get more organized- I am really more OCD than I would like to admit but since the divorce I have been a more than a little slack in this area. Whether it be with my time for getting things done, cleaning (no we do not live in a barn), or just time management in general.

2. Get healthier- I say healthier because it is more than just the losing weight part that I am concerned with. I really want to be a runner and I have attempted to achieve this goal on several different stages in my life only to find something to keep me from accomplishing it. Again the divorce is a year and a half behind me and I am ready to move on with my life: acceptance, dating, etc. I am just ready to say I am single and feel good about it. I want to get healthy with my finances also which I believe all of the these issues come from the same place inside me. I need to make a change within me to grow with success.

3. Get more balance- I feel like I wear so many hats in this life; mother,teacher, and friend. (just to name a few) I want to stop feeling like my house is a mess because I needed to focus on my classroom or my classroom is so disorganized because I had a mess of laundry to do at my house. I hate being late (it gives me that fight or flight feeling) but I am ALWAYS late, it doesn't matter if I get up hours ahead of time, I am always late. I want to avoid that next year also.

Those a few of my goals for this school year. *note* I am a teacher so my new year's resolutions do not start on Jan 1 but in Aug LOL My year runs from Aug to July. You have heard the goals that I would like to accomplish. Tune in for my plan of actions for each of these goals. Please leave me a comment and tell me what you think. I could use all the encouragement that I can get here, folks =)