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Avital, my day feels like one long mush.
All the things are just kind of blop together.
I don't have a beginning and an end, there's no rhythm.
Ooh!
It's so hard.
How do you manage it with four kid and running a business
and home schooling, what do you do?
Have you organize your time?
Ah, I'm so glad you asked.
Today I'm gonna give you a quick and strong powerful tip
that has guided me through the years
of homeschooling little kids and running a business
and that has helped me create a rhythm to my days.
Now, when you're home and you're not going out
and there's basically no difference
between Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday
and there's no big difference between
mornings and afternoons, it becomes much more important
to set some kind of rhythm in place.
Now, I am not one for strict schedules
and I definitely don't run my family by the clock.
But we all benefit from some sense
of predictability and rhythm.
So I want you to imagine I'm holding a glass jar
and here I have a pile of rocks, and gravel,
and pebbles, all different sizes
and I need to fit them into that glass jar.
Do I start by pouring in the little pebbles and gravel
and then trying to stuff the big rocks on top?
No, because they won't fit in that way.
Instead, I first put my big rocks in
and once the big rocks are lodged in place
and they've found their place,
I can pour the rest of the little stuff
and they'll just figure out their spot and where they go.
That's how I like to look at time management
and organizing my day.
It's impossible to have 17 big rocks in your day, right?
Like, you can't always hit the breakfast
then the morning circle
and the focus time and the movement time
and the screen to--
everything aligning to the clock.
But it is possible to have three things
that kind of anchor your day.
That's what I mean by three big rocks,
is three things that are somewhat tied to a clock
that are somewhat timed
that you know that that sets the rhythm to your day
and then all the rest of the things can be fluid
and fit in, inbetween.
For example, your three big rocks might be
the meals of your day.
Maybe you're pretty strict that breakfast, lunch, and dinner
are at specific times
and the rest of the day you flow in between.
Or it might be sleep times during the day.
For example, wake up time is always a certain time,
nap time and bedtime.
Or it might be specific activities that you do.
For example, you might always do circle time,
you might always have a class online.
You might always do a reading time at teatime
at 4:00 o'clock say.
Okay, so for me,
for example, we always do focus time,
a little bit of home schooling at 8:00 a.m.
And then we always do screen time
during this cabin fever time, we always do at 3:00 p.m.
So those are two pretty fixed timed
and then we always do bedtime at about 7:30 p.m.
Not strict but between 7:00 and 7:30, lights are out.
And so, we know that those things are pretty much unmovable.
Are there days when they move?
Of course.
Okay, this isn't a science.
But we have those established things that set a rhythm
and then we fit in all the rest of our stuff.
We know that dinner has to be before bedtime
so it has to happen somewhere around about 5:30.
And we know that we've got to get moving
before we do lunch.
So we do movement after focus time, et cetera.
So the other things kind of flow and the timing
that makes less of an impact on the flow of our day.
So my challenge for you today
is to establish three big rocks.
What are those three things that are gonna pace your day
that you are gonna try and align to the clock with
and that are going to set your day
into a predictable routine that actually helps you
and your children feel a sense of rhythm and control?
Okay, so the rest of the day
we can go with the flow and relax.
Now, I wanna see those three big rocks,
please let me know what they are over on Instagram.
You can tag me @ParentingJunkie
and use the #Playpandemic or perhaps on Facebook
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and share with others.
And if this challenge is helpful for you
and helping keep you on pace with something productive
and motivating,
and keeping you uplifted during this time
share it out with someone else.
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All right!
Go forth, and create those three big rocks.
I can't wait to see them!
(smooth uplifting music)