A Week Off

On Sunday morning I sat down at the computer to print out a few items for my Primary lesson (I'm Phoebe's Primary teacher, in addition to being a Webelos den leader for our ward). The kids were all happily playing, a beautiful and rare occurrence. I decided to take a minute and do my blog post for Monday. As I looked through my recent pictures, I realized that I had material for several quick posts, just waiting to be shared. In about thirty minutes I had four blog posts scheduled.

Usually at least a little time each night is spent on the blog. But not this week. How did I spend my free evenings? Well, on Sunday and Monday I read. It was delightful. And my book was due on Tuesday, so I felt the pressure of time. On Tuesday I planned our cub scout activity, then on Wednesday I carried it out.

In reality, I didn't have that much more time in the evenings. Peter's bedtime is a little later than it used to be and I've been trying so hard to go to sleep earlier, so my personal time is nearly non-existent anyway. The big difference was the lack of stress I felt each night. And bonus, I had a sense of accomplishment knowing that something was already scheduled to be published the next morning. I've been much more mindful over the last few weeks about being prepared, thanks to my New Year's goal. It's interesting to me that something as small as posting on the blog a few days in advance would make the rest of the week feel smoother.