New Year, New Me

This year I have decided to make some changes. First, I am going to do my best to blog more. I really think it will be helpful to me in my growth as a homeschool mom, a wife and a Christian woman. I have also decided that I am going to FLY with Flylady. I have already taken this into effect, making myself a control journal and following it with my daily schedule. I am cleaning every day, just a little a day, to hopefully make it where all of my cleaning doesn't have to be done on one single day.

I have also made Madeline an age appropriate chore list. She is doing so well, getting her morning chores and afternoon chores done.

There are some other changes that we are making. I am trying to keep her up until 9:00 at night, to try to help with the sleeping in time. This 5:00 AM is killing me! I am doing a new Bible Study during my "me" time. It is on the women of the Bible, and so far I love it. Of course, I am still on my first lady - Eve. I love how the study is broken into 5 days so that it isn't just a quick study on the woman, it is actually digging in the Bible and finding more that she has done.

I am also hoping this year to try new recipes. I always make the same type of food, and I love cooking, but I have soooo many cookbooks and I would really love to try some of the recipes that I have admired in them. This week we will be having a new chili (very impressive for me since I have the ultimate chili recipe). Hoping that I can try one a week.

School is going to be great for the remainder of the year, even if we are starting it behind. From the schedule that I made back in August, we are currently a week behind. And of course, we are behind this week, when it is freezing in Florida and Maddie is fighting this cold for all that she is worth. She is a trooper though and is working on her school work - just a bit slower then normal.

Well, here is to a great year. So looking forward to all the things that I know I will learn this year and looking forward to a great year with my family.