Parents, Forget the Schedule

I used to think the perfect schedule would allow me to “get it all done.”

With my first child, I had a meticulous schedule. I planned every hour of our day. Productivity was the goal & I refused to have my time wasted.

I legit had a LAMINATED daily schedule that I used when Nolan was a baby.

I felt crushed when things didn’t go as I planned.

You know what motherhood taught me...to be flexible.

The frustrating part about that laminated schedule, it didn’t give room for Nolan to grow up. Babies change daily.

They stop napping 2x a day without your permission. They have days when they only want you to carry them. Then they grow up and become tyrannical toddlers.

The next day, they turn 4 and want only you to play with them.

So how am I productive with 2 going on 3 kids?

I focus on doing just 3 things off my to-do list each day. Then I let the rest go.

My house isn’t the neatest. Laundry goes unfolded for days. But those aren’t what’s important to me. Your kids don’t need a perfect home or the perfect day.

They just need you.

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