If
you’ve read any of my recent posts, you know that we start our first day
of homeschool on Wednesday. I always try to direct a lot of my focus onto
school the first week. This helps make a smoother transition from the unstructured
days of summer to the more structured days of school. We tend to ease
into things the first week. But, we will still have lots to do!
The
kids are in “2nd grade” this year, but grades really don’t
mean that much when you homeschool. At least they don’t for
us. I try to work at the kids’ pace. So, with some things
they are at the same level as the public schoolers, but with some things, they
are ahead. I try to never let them get behind, though. If they
struggle with a certain concept or lesson, we work hard until they really have it
down!
Anyway,
this week is going to be largely focused on getting started with our new school
year. So, most other things are taking a backseat this week.
Spiritual Life
*Read
Bible daily. Planning ahead is going to become more important once
school starts. We do Bible lessons in school everyday, but I don’t
want to neglect my own personal study time.
Be consistent
in praying for requests on my list
Family life
Make rice
krispy treats and brownies with the kids
Take
my cousin and his girlfriend who are visiting from Wisconsin to the zoo on Tuesday
Make
invitations for the kids’ birthday party and deliver them to our
church friends
Home life
*Finish
all laundry!
Clean
kitchen
*Clean
off my desk
*Wipe down
bathroom daily
*Vacuum
steps
*Work more
on playroom/schoolroom. It needs to be ready by Wednesday!
Church Life
Attend
church Wednesday
*Call and
schedule meeting with Pastor about Harvest Fest
Physical Life
Focus on
portion sizes and not getting seconds (or thirds)
Lose at
least 1 pound.
Try to get
to bed by 10:30 every night I don't work, 12:15 on the nights I do.
Drink at
least two bottles (refillable bottles, not disposable!) of water/day.
Put on
makeup every day
Stay
more active throughout the day. I know I won’t have time to actually
exercise, but I can stay active!
Social Life
Other than
the zoo trip with my cousin and his girlfriend, I’m not going to
have much time for socializing this week!
Financial life
*Update
budget software daily
*Do not
overspend!
Pay
bills
Mental life
Continue
working on blog
Teaching
is going to provide the rest of my mental stimulation this week! I always
learn things when I’m teaching.
Homeschool Life
Finish planning
the first month
Print out materials
Gather all
materials for first-day science experiment
Create or find
an age-appropriate lesson plan
Make new
workbox schedules (I’m trying something different this year)
First day
of school!
Help the
kids get back into the swing of things and develop a routine
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