I have my own little Monster High girl. I have never seen a child get so excited over a Halloween costume. And with her two teeth missing on the bottom she looks like she actually has fangs. Lets just hope she doesn't try to wear it to school. The striped tights she can wear but I don't know about the rest. She would probably get sent home to change.

So trick or treat is Thursday night and she can't wait. I can't wait to see what kind of candy she gets. Yum-O!

Needed help with my daily routine......

Found this online and it actually does help with my day to day routine...

Here’s a little explanation for each category in my worksheet.

Top 5 List:

Sometimes I have really productive days, other times I hardly get anything accomplished — can you relate?

However, even on my “bad days” I still make a good effort to complete my Top 5 List — or the MOST important things for the day. If my Top 5 List is checked off, I’ve done what needed to be done and the rest can wait until tomorrow!

Meal Plan:

I put the meal plan right next to the Top 5 List because I want to start thinking about any food I need to cook, bake, or defrost right when I wake up. This saves me a lot of stress around 5:00 pm!

Exercise and Water:

I don’t know about you, but I am REALLY bad at making time to exercise every day, and I never drink enough water. So I put these 2 items on my daily worksheet because I’m much more likely to do something if I need to “cross it off my list”. Seriously, this really works!

Other Boxes:

The left column below is pretty self explanatory – I think!  I wanted a place to write all my other daily to-do’s, appointments, things I need to buy, and notes — so I created a good-size box for each category. And the appointments box even has a place for the time!

Daily Routine:

The right column below is my personal daily routine. I obviously don’t do everything on this list every day; but on days when I’m working from home all day, I try to check every box! {I’m really competitive so it’s a great motivational tool for me!}

This simple document has helped me be more productive, more efficient, and better manage my time each day.  Plus, it’s always rewarding to look back and see everything I’ve accomplished in one day!

Tuesday Morning!

Good morning everyone! Here it is Tuesday morning. The sun is shining, into the 70's today. Should be a beautiful day out. The bus has already came and Emma is on her way to school. She is such a good little student, just hope and pray that it last for years to come.

Today's agenda...I need to start getting the basement bedroom ready for Jim's friend Gerald to move in to. I have closets to clean out, books to put away, boxed up pedal car collection, etc. He will be here Wednesday but won't come here till Thursday next week. He is going to paint the bedroom and we are going to lay new carpet. Will be a nice room when we get it done.

With Gerald here it will get Jim motivated. Can't wait! There are car projects that need done, of course, but there are tons of house projects that Jim can get done with Gerald's help. Bathroom ness totally redone. Kitchen needs new floor, sink and counter tops. The cabinets are still in good shape just need refinished. Then the basement needs finished. I want another living area down there. The breezeway needs done also, I have such big plans for the whole house just have to get Jim to spend some money. Oh, we have to put a furnace in soon too since the colder months are around the corner.

It will be different having Gerald living here but we will all adjust. Eating habits might actually change for the better. Hopefully Jamie gets to come up alot.

My new job is going great. I think I am really going to like this job. Yes, it's third shift but that's the only shift that works for Jim and I. Still kicking around going to school. With Jim being older then me, I am going to have to make money to be able to support us once he retires. Plus, Emma will probably still be in school when he retires so that will take money to get her through school. Then college, I don't even want to think about that right now...so I won't.

So this life's journey is going to start getting interesting, can't wait.