Busy Brain

I have too many things going on inside my head. Sometimes it becomes so crowded in there that instead of doing each thing one by one, I can't figure out where to start and instead I sit down and watch a Korean drama. :) (If you've never watched a Korean Drama and you are curious then hop on over to crunchyroll.com- click DRAMA- then select Alphabetically- and then scroll down and find My Lovely Samsoon. That's a funny one. English subs.)

You'd think with this many people in the house that I'd have lots of help but sadly I've failed when it comes to having the kids clean up around here. Yes they make their own beds and clean their own rooms- which was TOUGH for me to hand over cause the lines on the comforter aren't straight and the books are all tall short tall short instead of tallest to shortest- but I've never made it part of their daily lives to be in charge of a certain room. Once a few years ago I made chore sticks with rooms written on them and had each kid be in charge of whatever room they picked but that was short-lived.

Anyway, I've decided it's time to get back at it. I've got 5 kids so I decided to choose 5 rooms- living room, kitchen, upstairs bathroom, family room, & hallway/downstairs bathroom. (You may be wondering what would need done in the hallway but we live in a tiny ranch and you'd be surprised how many cars and other small toys (legos) end up outside the bedroom doors and in the hall.) I'm going to make a list of each thing that needs done in each room (and cover it in plastic so they can use a dry erase marker each day) and the kids will be responsible for it. I'm not gonna have any toilet cleaning or dish washing but there's still lots that can be done without those more disgusting jobs. I'll make the chore sticks to go along with it.

Also I am thinking of printing my planner this year instead of buying one. I'm not sure though. I usually buy the green planner like my teachers used when I was a kid and it's less than $5. I might spend more than that on printer ink & paper.

I have a book I want to read. I actually have 5-6 books I want to read. Only one is fiction. The others are parenting & wifing books. Is that a word? Wifing?

After I figure out what I'm doing about my planner I need to do my lesson plans. I'm not ready to think about school.

Which brings me to the next thing... I need to order writing books. I really don't know what to use. I'm not happy about anything I've seen. I'm probably gonna order Spectrum Writing & Reading this year. Only $7.50 per book... but wouldn't need reading for Alison cause I use Phonics Ready Readers. So, $7.50 x 7... or less if I get some of them older edition or on Ebay.

I've decided to fill out my ENTIRE planner this year for the ENTIRE school year. Last year I took the advice of another and planned out 2-3 weeks at a time. I failed... a lot. Too many cakes. I wasn't accountable to anything. It was too easy to get behind. This year I'm doing something dinner. I plan the ENTIRE year like this... 6 weeks of work and then 1 week of vaca. IF I stayed on track during the 6 weeks we are able to chill for a whole week. However, if I got behind in those 6 weeks we'll have to make it up during the free week. 

Trying to figure out how to jumpstart the weight loss again. Been too many weeks since I lost a pound. My clothes continue to get bigger cause my body is shrinking but I need to see the scale change at least a pound here or there to feel good about it.

I'm too tired to think of what else is on my brain right now. I've had a zillion interruptions since I started this HOURS ago. I've got three cakes this week- two for sale and one for my own birthday girl- Abigail- who is turning 11. Yesterday was my due date for her but she decided that she'd like to stay inside a LOT longer. She was born 9 days late... and that's only cause I had a c-section.

School starts in 30 days!!!