Finding Joy in a more balanced life Week #5-Backslide....UGH!!!

[Momof3cuties]

As I continue down this road with Cafe Sheri & several other moms, I see we are all running into bumps in the road, life gets in the way of goals we set for ourselves.  My life & goals are certainly no exception.  The past week has resulted in some backsliding....and I am not pleased!

Goals for new month:

Household Goal: continue mission to de-clutter and stop being so obsessive about cleaning.  I get the house cleaned every other week.  I will usually clean the entire house 2-3 times before they come again...vacuum, sweep, mop, dust, etc. I am trying to reduce that one time in between the cleaning.

Progress:  Well, if my goal was NOT to be so obsessive about cleaning, I accelerated in this area!  I will admit, I am NOT pleased with it!  I found myself overwhelmed by the household tasks, working, etc. and I just let it all go.  I found myself almost buried in a Mt. of laundry in the laundry room.  This is rare for me, as I do 1-2 loads each day.  I just let the clothes sit in the hamper, washer & dryer until we ran completely out of towels.  At that point, I was forced to pull myself out of the slump I was in & set the goal for the day to just work on laundry while I worked since I could fold while I reviewed documents.  Yesterday, I tore apart my closet, drawers & my daughters dresser.  I did the things I had been putting off for far too long & am very pleased with the results.  So I guess, 1 step forward, 2 steps back....all of the snow here has caused me to go completely off my routine & it is just messing me all up!  Tomorrow the house gets cleaned & I definitely did not do the type of cleaning I typically do on the week in between.   I am looking forward to a nice clean house tomorrow! 

Marriage Goal:  continue goal to have one date every other week, also tell my husband something sweet/nice each day.

Progress:  Again the snow has thrown a wrench in things!   I have not done a good job on any of this at all.  Failed miserably.  There's always next week right?

Kids goal: Goal: 15 - 30 minutes of quality time with the kids.  Progress:  Not what I would like it to be.  I have spent time with the kids one on one, however, I think after the crazy work schedule I had, I found my patience to be short & me to not be such fun mommy to be around.  I plan on taking my daughter to the movies & my son to lunch.

Work Goal:Not feeling like I am working 24/7 & get a new schedule worked out to get my hours in.   Progress: OK on this one.  I did turn in 100 hours for this last pay period.  I also took 1 entire day off &  had 2 days I only worked an hour.  That is very rare for me. 

Personal Goal: Getting some ME TIME in, including daily exercise...more specific...daily Bible time, daily exercise, do something with a friend every other week .  Progress:  Well, no Bible study this week due to snow, last week I took it off to spend with my family bc I had spent 7 days with my face in my laptop.  However, Friday, I took the day off to run errands & went scrapbooking with friends for 6 hrs.  A nice treat!  I am behind on Bible study & off schedule with my workouts....The snow has not helped the whole work out thing...but I have shoveled a lot...that's a whole different kind of workout!