Then a couple weeks ago I was visiting with Tami, Carin, Aly and Kim (all K12'ers) and I asked the dreaded question of them: "How's it going?"
Carin and Aly both were feeling much like I was. Tami, having always homeschooled her children, was doing just fine. Kim, however, was a first timer like me, and yet, inexplicably, she was doing just fine.
Well, perhaps not inexplicably, because there was a perfectly good explanation. A schedule.
Kim shared with us her schedule. I've been following the same schedule now for two weeks, and holy moly boys and girls, it's totally working for me!
It's not rocket science, but I thought I'd share it with you. Perhaps it will help you, as it did me.
7:00 I get up, get showered and ready for my day. (My boys are usually up, but they like to ease into their day with some play or TV. I'm okay with that.)
8:00 Breakfast
8:15 Scripture Study
8:30 Boys get ready for their day, including walking the dog and having a bit of outside fun, like basketball. I get online and check a few blogs, email, log into K12 and get my head around what's coming up for the day.
9:00 Boys come in and school gets underway.
10:30 We take a break. A snack, a bit of outside play. And I get to feed my blog habit a bit more.
11:00 Back to school.
12:30 Lunch and a play break.
1:00 School!
2:30 Done for the day! Whew!
3:00 We like to go to the gym most days. We found a gym where I can work out and the boys can play basketball or swim. It's very handy and cool. I like it!
4:00 Now we're home and I get some writing done before dinner.
You might ask how I find time to get housework done, right? I fit it in, in little bits of time. If I didn't write, then I'd get more done, but it's a choice I make. Definitely my home is not what it once was. But as they say, there'll be a time when I can keep my house as clean as I want it to be ... and that day will also be when my children are not home to love, to care for, to cherish.
