Do you ever feel stuck, like you are living the same day over and over just like the movie Groundhog Day?
You wake up to the same music, eat the same breakfast, pay the same bills, watch the same tv shows, serve the same meal for dinner. It’s enough to make you crazy!
Sometimes planning and scheduling are like that for me. Look, there is no doubt that I like to be organized. Life without a plan becomes total chaos at our house. I feel like Dorothy caught up in a whirlwind with no idea where we are going to land, but it isn’t going to be Kansas.
Planning is good, but there are just sometimes that I have to throw off the constraints and rebel against the structure. (True confessions of a homeschooling mom of four.)
Here are a few of my “rebellious” episodes from the last few days:
- I created my grocery shopping plan for Walmart, but felt overwhelmed by the thought of shopping there so I made a quick Plan B and went to Publix.
- I had a huge workload and a very productive plan for the day. Instead of following my plan, I rested in bed and pinned an entire Creative Art Journaling Class Syllabus from various art websites.
- I had a dinner plan, but I rebelled and had everyone cook their own grilled cheese sandwiches. They survived.
- I was tired and planned on hanging out at home for the evening on Monday, but I knew that spending another night at home was not good for me mentally. I chose to head out for some free mini golf with my husband (a gift through his employer).
Ditching the plan occasionally and doing something different clears my mind and brings breakthrough for me. I find that after taking a break from the routine, I am more creative and better able to handle life’s challenges. After “breaking” the rules for the last few days, I feel great!
What about you? Do you need some breakthrough?
Leave a comment along with something new you will try this week to get out of that rut you are in!
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My husband and I went to a free outdoor movie ( The Princess Bride!)after the kids went to bed, on Monday 🙂 We felt like we were breaking the rules or something since it was a weekday lol. We were both super tired but glad we took the time to have a fun date and do something out of the ordinary.
I love it! I can completely relate. Sometimes it’s ok to just eat a bowl of cereal for dinner or skip the big shopping trip. I have a really hard time getting up the momentum to leave the house after dinner for some alone time (or an evening out with some friends). I always just want to pull on my pjs and watch something on Netflix but those evenings out really do hit my “reset” button. Thanks for the reminder to break some self imposed rules! 🙂
Just leave it all and take the boys to any playground and let them go. Stop thinking about all the food groups and just graze what we have. Sit down and look at my cookbooks and make a special dessert from scratch with the ingredients I have on hand. Remember, “special” for a a 6 and 4 yr old. is just going to the playground, running at the beach or a cup of chocolate pudding:)
Hi, Kim,
I did some breaking free and plan b’s already this week. Yesterday was our anniversary, and we had had a busy and expensive weekend out of town. I wanted to clean the apartment, cook an elaborate from-scratch meal, and go out to a restaurant for dessert. But with so little time and room in the budget, I through off those expectations. After work I picked up a cake mix and a frozen skillet dinner, did some quick basic cleaning, and laid a floral-print sheet on the living room floor. When my husband got home, we whipped up the chocolate “lava” cake together and had a fun “picnic” with some dancing to Pandora later on. It turned out to be a great anniversary date, and forced me to focus on what truly mattered – quality time with my husband – and not my attempt at perfectionism.
I love that Suzanne! And you will probably remember that far longer than if you went to a restaurant. 🙂