The Secret On Keeping Up With A Chaotic Schedule
Life over the last six years has become unbelievably busy. I went from having one little boy and a semi-quiet home to three boys, two dogs, a revolving door of roommates, and sprinkle in a bit of homeschool and sports.I remember when parents used to tell me to enjoy my time home while I could. While my kids were little, we spent most of our time at home. We didn't have a big need to leave the house often other than for play dates.This year it's all changed. Our quiet little life has turned into complete chaos!
While I still have a good chunk of time at home, it's filled with things to do. We decided to homeschool our two oldest kiddos again this year. My oldest, Liam is 6 years old and his school time is a little more rigid and requires us to get through more every day.Then we have sports... Our once quiet and boring weekends are now FULL of practices and games. Our kids love it and it makes it all worth it, but my husband and I are constantly going to and from the field, carrying everything imaginable on our backs.Someone (we won't name names) also decided to adopt a puppy while her husband was away on a work trip. I used to just have one old dog who loved to sleep all day. Then I brought our new puppy into our lives and home.Wow.She's nonstop.She's our new little toddler who runs around finding new things to get into and chew up every day. I can't turn my head for more than a minute otherwise I find her making my life much more difficult.
Luckily, I know her puppy stage won't last forever. She is such a little sweetheart, chewing aside. She follows the kids around all day and won't ever turn down a good belly rub.All of that to say, our lives have been turned upside down this year. Keeping up has definitely been a challenge.I know many of you have been there. It may not be due to surprise puppies, homeschool, sports, and three boys, but you know the feeling. You know what it's like to get so stressed out you'd rather hide in bed than face it all. This year I'm determined to get a better handle on everything. I don't want to spend my days catching up.Instead, I'm changing things up this year. I've learned a little secret tool to getting back in control of my days and it's something you can do too.
Get On Auto-Pilot.
We all have a handful of things that happen routinely each month. It may be groceries you buy each week, bills that get paid on the same day each month, and so on.Take a few things off your plate by going on auto-pilot. You don't need to wait until your bill is due to pay it. You can get on auto-payments. This way, you know it will get paid on time each month without even having to lift a finger.
Do the same thing with your groceries. One of my favorite things to do is get my dog food through Amazon's subscribe and save program! You can save up to 5% when you purchase your Hill's Science Diet pet food this way! We love getting Hill's Science Diet for our pups. Vets even choose it for their own pets and it's their #1 choice today!Both of my pups eagerly know what's arrived when the delivery guy comes to the door! Their little tails wag and can hardly wait for us to open the package for them!
I know I'm not the only one who's ended up running to the store last minute to pick up dog food because you had no idea you were out. Or because your kids decided to pour it all into the dog's water to make it "easier" for them to eat/drink.I make sure to schedule my dog food deliveries early just in case the kids decide to "help" me out. I'm never without this must have for my dogs.This was also a huge help while we were busy traveling this summer. We were always heading out for different family events and even through in a few vacations. My brother stayed back to watch the dogs and he didn't have to worry about anything!