[Elspeth]

1. I SO need to work on getting up early. Reason why: At 7:30am this morning, my 2yo snuck into the kitchen and I assume by his limited vocab that he was trying to make a pot of coffee (which he now knows NOT to do, ) and he spilled the coffee grounds on the kitchen floor and on the chair he pushed against the counter. I uh, was desperate for coffee, so I saved the grounds on the chair.

2. Go to bed early...yeah, I'm a night owl, and DH & I like to game after the boys finally fall asleep, so I'm not sure how that'll work out.

3. Evening Preparations...so far this consists of...well, nothing. I suppose I could start setting the coffee pot, that way I'd have a set time to get up in the morning.

4. Meal planning - I actually used to be really good at this until my DH lost his job. Then it just ended up being whatever we had in the pantry. Slowly getting back into meal planning now though.

5. 1 load of laundry per day~ Start to finish. I did this, except the folding part.

6. Dishes done each evening. Something that I need to work on. The dishes are finally at a manageable point today thanks to DH.

7. 5 minute bathroom cleaning. I'd do this tonight, but tomorrow we're having family over and I'm almost out of paper towels, so I'll clean the bathrooms tomorrow.

8. Have a place for everything. I have enough space in the hosue to put things, but no real organization, like file cabinets, cork boards, baskets, etc.

9. Have a bedtime routine of cleaning up. Working on it, I do try to pick up the toys after the boys go to bed.

10. Don't say "yes" immediately to new requests. Haven't dealt with this one yet. In fact, agreeing to have people over kind of acts as a swift kick in the pants. I freak out and clean like a madwoman.