Getting the Swing of a New Routine

It has been just over a month now since I started back to work fulltime.  I have been fortunate to be able to be either a stay at home mom when the kids were young or to work part time with jobs that allowed me to work restricted hours around kids’ schedules.  Now as they are growing and becoming more independent I have taken a job that has turned my previous routine upside down.  Although this adjustment has been a bit of a challenge in some ways, my family has totally taken the initiative to help out everywhere possible without me even having to ask.  I am almost a little embarrassed to say that I have only had to cook meals on the weekends and have only had to do grocery shopping a handful of times.  My family may be liking this new routine with the added benefit of better cooking (thank you Brandon) and not having to hear me gripe about the busy line ups at the grocery store or how the shelves were empty and the lettuce limpy! 

My biggest adjustment may be the need for better organization and use of time. I don’t sit around well and have no problem keeping busy but I do have a tendency to think I’m better at multi- tasking than I actually am.  This can sometimes make a mess of good intentions.  Rather than trying to get 3 things done at one time, I need to focus on one and complete it completely and with quality.  Getting my numbers in is proving to be a bit tougher and quite often doesn’t happen till the end of the day which I have to admit is not always with the same gusto as earlier in the day.  On a positive note I have got back to being up before the kids and most of the neighborhood for my morning /get my butt moving walk/drag with my dog and most nights still get into the garage to get to my numbers.   I have been able to get in evening runs which I have found to be exceptionally good for the soul and a wonderful end to my day. 

All in all it’s a routine still in progress.  My list isn’t getting as short as I would like as fast as I would like, but it’s coming.  I have learnt that there is no shame in asking for help and that when everyone in the family works together chaos can be avoided and mama stays happy and well fedJ

Alana Regier

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