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Routine, Routine, Routine!



One way I've been coping with all that is going on in the world is by creating a schedule for the kids and myself. I've seen so many mixed reviews on establishing a schedule and still encouraging school work, etc.; however, for myself, as someone who thrives on routine and zero change (hilarious considering what's going on in the world right now, right?), a routine is necessary for my mental survival right now. I crave that stability.

I saw a schedule online that I thought would fit our family pretty well and we tried it out yesterday with a great deal of success! The day actually felt like it didn't drag on and I felt like I had a purpose. It was actually a little overwhelming how good I felt. Surprising.

So, I thought I would share a little bit of our schedule and our day in case anyone else needed that structure as well. It has been healthy for me. I'm still struggling, please do not get me wrong. BUT, I loved that we weren't just sitting around the house yesterday. I don't do great when my mind can wander! :)

Wake Up Before 9AM!

 This is pretty typical in our house anyways because we have our little love bug Tayler that doesn't enjoy sleeping! ;) LOL We enjoyed breakfast and had a little "free  time" to start our day!




9AM-10AM: Get dressed/exercise

Next, we decided to get dressed for the day. I know, I know. We can stay in our pajamas, but I just felt like if I did that, if WE did that.. I don't know.. we just wouldn't feel as fulfilled. So we all got ready to take on the day and we started our morning off with "Go Noodle." It's an app on our Roku. I'm not sure where else you can download it, but I saw a teacher shared it on Facebook and we decided to spend 9AM-10AM exercising, dancing, and then mediating/relaxing.





It was actually really good for me to do this. Got the blood flowing and it was amazing to focus on something other than what's going on in the world. I get so overwhelmed and carry everything in my chest. It felt like it was releasing by doing a few of these activities. My favorite was "Boom Chicka Boom!"

10AM-11AM: CLAS. 

Our school district has a thing called Continuous Learning Activities for snow days and since we didn't have very many snow days this year, we had quite a few of those CLAs leftover, so that's what they asked us to do for this week. I had to "make up" some CLAs for our last child (he's in preschool) because he technically doesn't have CLAs, but he doesn't know that, so we are keeping it a secret! ;) If I say "Your teacher said to do this-" it's a lot easier! LOL





Our last child (Lucas) learned about the numbers 0 and 1 and he also did a lot of work about dinosaurs since that was his recent unit at school. We thought we would continue that at home. Quinn wrote about her bedroom, learned about animal teeth, completed her Reading Eggs, and did a puzzle. Tayler learned about planting a seed, the word "like", read about maps, and sorted flowers in order from small to large. 

11AM-12PM: Creative Time




For creative time, they can do anything that encourages their personalities to shine! Lucas decided to play a few learning games on his iPad (thank you ABC Mouse and ABCya) and then played with legos! Quinn decorated a christmas tree, a pumpkin, and a gingerbread on ABCya. Tayler decided to scroll through pictures on Facebook- her favorite!

12PM-1PM: Lunch/Movie Time



We enjoyed lunch while watching an episode of The Magic School Bus. "Goes to Seed" was perfect since Tayler learned about seeds yesterday! And we watched "Night at the Museum" since Lucas is learning about dinosaurs this week. This is one of his favorite movies because, of course, the T-Rex!

From 1PM-1:30PM, we did chores, but I was too busy getting things done around the house to take pictures. A clean house during times like this makes me feel so much better! And 1:30-2:00PM was quiet time! After that, our schedule kind of went out the window because everyone had to get ready to go to my parents for a little bit :)

A schedule has been a blessing around here! I hope to share more of how we are coping with our quarantine and feeling lively in the 4 walls of our home! How are you handling this situation? What are you doing to stay occupied?

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