Regarding Routines

I'm not sure who needs a schedule more: Micah or me. Even as I write this, it's nearing 2:00 am, way past my bedtime. I just finished working out our menu and shopping list and plan to take Micah grocery shopping in the morning. The strange thing about being up this late is that it's been unusual for me since we moved back to California. In fact, I had terrible insomnia that started at conception with Micah and I haven't been able to go to bed at a normal hour without the use of sleeping pills since. My theory has been that I had such a hectic work schedule that when I became pregnant and became a stay at home mom, I couldn't sleep due to lack of healthy stress. Oddly though, since we moved, I haven't had the need for a single sleeping pill. That's actually pretty big for me, especially since we've been planning to expand our family and that was one of the big things that I was trying to overcome.

So with that, since I'm sure I'll pass out as soon as I hit the pillow, I'll be brief in my entry and just say that I'm learning that *I* need a routine just as much as my toddler son does. I have come up with a rough draft of a schedule and plan to adjust and tweak it as necessary. I think this will be great in bringing us even closer together as a family and help us better fit in healthier habits like exercise and outdoor play. If it works out after a week or so, I'll post it.

One of the other hard things for me within the schedule is meal planning. The easiest way for me has been to go with the flow of the day and decide last second what we should eat. Unfortunately, that idea often leads to eating out far more than any person should. So, to save major time, money, and calories I came up with a list of our favorite staples for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks and then incorporated them into our new schedule.

So, with that, I'm going to bed, excited to start our new routine tomorrow and to see how it goes!