Tme Crunching Proposal

My Time Crunching Proposal

I am finding that being: a mother, student, daughter, sister, and friend all at once is not easy, and even harder to fit into a schedule when there are only 90 hours in a week. Right now I am not using my time each day very effectively and know that I can make my life less chaotic. I am going to try and make every minute of my day useful. I am proposing that during my 30 day quest that I set priorities and start to live a scheduled life. My life is how it is, and how it is does not work for me.
A chaotic life style causes stress and stress is one thing I do not need more of. There have been so many changes to my life in such a short amount of time and they all include more stress than I'm used to. I used to be very scheduled, with school everyday and practice till six. With all the changes to my life my schedule has gone out the window. I get up when Macie wakes up around 8:00 I feed her and we start our day of nothing. I avoid homework at all cost and we watch a lot of TV until my mom gets home. I do not have a healthy diet. I eat anything I can get my hands on, and my food choices are very unhealthy. It seems like nothing in my life is how it should be it is just a mess. My mission is to get my life in order.
I am going to start my mission by setting my priorities. My daughter is and always will be the most important thing in my life. So of course she is my number one, my second most important priority is my schooling and education. I know that by continuing with my education I will be able to be the best mom I can be and the mother that she deserves.
I am going to schedule my day, by starting to get up at the same time everyday. Each day may vary a little bit but I will get up around 7:30. This will give me enough time to get up, shower, wash bottles and get a few things done around the house while Macie is still sleeping. Getting her on a strict schedule of feedings, play times, and nap times will allow me to schedule my day accordingly and maximize my daily efficiency.
I have noticed lately that I have been putting my homework/school on the back burner. From now on I am going to be doing homework reading books and articles while Macie is playing and napping. Right now actually she is screaming her head off because she is so tired but there is nothing I can do for her. I would love to just sit and hold her but I have realized that if I hold her and she falls asleep, I won’t be able to put her down or she will wake up. So she is starting to take naps in her bed, and doing well with it. This is going to give me the chance to do homework and help clean up around the house. When I cannot get the things done that I need to I begin to start stressing over every little thing.
I need to make some time to focus on me, and relieve my stresses of the week. I am not sure yet exactly when that is going to be but I need to make time in my week for me. During this time I would include going to see my friends, hanging out, going to movies, and just being a teen. This may sound like immaturity, but to me it is important to still hang out with friends and other people so that I do not lose those relationships. Everyone needs time to themselves and with friends to not lose spirit and have a healthy balanced life.
Exercise is also another way for me to relive stress and balance my life. I am going to find 20 minutes each day to exercise just a little bit. A few crunches and push ups before bed and maybe when I get up in the morning to get my day going. I have also found a running program that starts off very slow and each week you increase the amount of time you are running. I think it will be gradual enough that it won’t ware me out and give me a little bit more energy. I don’t want to do anything too difficult but just enough to give off some endorphins, and increase my over all physical health.
My life how it is does not work for me. I am going to take my own advice with the scheduling, priorities and me time. I believe that if I can stick to this plan it will help me in so many aspects of my life. My life at the end of this month is going to be so much different, much less chaotic, and less stressful. This is my quest.