Isn’t it strange how it takes someone else’s point of view to make us see something in our own life that we should in fact see so clearly on our own?  That’s what has happened with me. Two people in the past 24 hrs. have pointed out what is most likely overwhelming me right now and why I feel out of sorts.  I am lacking something in my daily routine that has always been a part of my life and what keeps me sane and grounded.  That something is my quiet time, my time alone with God.  Since the baby has been born and our routines thrown to the wind, this has been lost as well.  I desperately need to get it back into my daily life.  I am going to try to this next week, but for sure will have it back in my routine by the time Baker starts school on August 11.  I am hoping that his returning to  preschool will help to create the routine I am craving in my life.
Starting my day out with God is sooo important.  He really should be who is steering my path anyway. No wonder I feel so lost trying to do it on my own.  Pray I can get this important time back into the structure of my day.

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That is the question.  Yesterday I thought about possibly developing a bloggy schedule.  One, to keep up with all the places that I currently blog.  Since, I blog at 5 blogs, here, my review blog, my ministry site, which is more articles, Rad Revolution, and Moms in a Blog.  I did have a Teen Connection blog associated with my ministry but I have made the decision to cut that one, though I haven’t announced it officially.  But, I am doing so because now that I write for the teen blog, Rad Revolution, through Proverbs 31 Ministries there really is no point in my having my own blog to reach teens.

So, that eliminates one thing, but still writing for 5 blogs is going to be IS a challenge.  So, do I need a bloggy schedule? And if so, should it be so specific as to assign days to my blogs etc? I even made a list yesterday for this blog. I could do things such as Monday Motivation or Menu Plan Mondays, Tackle it Tuesday, Works for Me Wednesday’s or Wordless Wednesdays, and etc, but I thought wouldnt’ that be boring? Don’t a blog for the purpose of having a place to record my thoughts, celebrate my victories, air out my troubles?  Won’t I miss the freedom to do that?

So, maybe I should just blog at the other sites on certain days?  I’m unsure of how to handle this and don’t want a strict schedule to stiffle my motivation or my creativity.  I tend to write better on a whim.  What do you think?  I need suggestions.

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It’s a good thing I was tagged today by Mommy Musings because I was drawing a blank on anything blogworthy in my home today.  Poopy diapers, sibling fights, bottles, bottles and more bottles can only bring so much to a blog post.  So here we have it the tag:

Here are the rules:

* List these rules on your blog.
* Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog.
* Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.

1.  I am a Coke-a holic.

2.  I am also an Internet junkie.

3.  I love taking pictures of my children.

4.  I am not a good housekeeper.

5.  I just got a new Dell desktop.

6.  I’ve lived in Mississippi all my life.

7.  I got married at age 19.  I wouldn’t have it any other way.

I am tagging:  Dr.MommyChronicles , Pearls&Peridots , Musings of a Housewife , Sarah @ Real Life , April @ AdavantageVA , Cara @Cara’s Cafe ,Tricia @ Dragon Fly Dreams

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After a weekend where a stomach virus invaded our home and being here almost 2 weeks now with a newborn I have a serious case of cabin fever and an even greater longing for routine. Any routine, even one I may not recognize as I know with a new baby it will be different than ones I’ve had prior to him.

Last fall I began a new routine, my son started preschool, so, gone were the days of sleeping in.  I’ve given up sleeping in all together actually, I’m an up by 7 gal, 7:30 the latest and my latest sleeping day on record lately was the day after coming home with Brady and that was 8:15 am.

So, now I have to develop a new routine because well we’ve been off for summer and though we’ve gotten up we have had no order and the last few weeks of my pregnancy I felt so bad I did next to  nothing.  So, I am longing for something I can call routine.  My oldest starts 4 year old Kindergarten on August 11, so I’m counting days till our routines can begin to form.  He’s going to be riding with family so that I won’t have to get a newborn out.  But the babies and I will need to develop our own routines for after big brother leaves.

What about you, do you crave routines?

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Changes everything.  I know this to be true, as I just had my third.  With each baby changes were made in my household and in myself.  I believe this one will be no different.  One of the changes I have noticed in myself, that seems to come on almost immediately but slowly fade away is that of being a better housekeeper. It’s the nesting thing I guess. I want everything clean and neat.  Maybe it’s the constant visitors to see the new baby, or a need to have everything around the new little one clean, but for some reason for a few weeks or so I’m a regular June Cleaver.  Unfortunately, it doesn’t last.

I am trying to figure out for the life of me how I can keep that quality around for longer.  But normally things tend to get busier as the baby grows, and is able to go with us and resume normal life rather than staying home so much with a newborn as we do at the beginning.

Has anyone else  noticed this? Or is it just me?

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