You would think as a stay-at-home mom that I would not be making goals like this. I am home with my kids all day and I do countless fun activities with them. Because I spend more of my day engaging the kids, I get behind on my other tasks such as cleaning, finances, shopping, etc. I started catching up with these tasks after I cleaned up dinner and my husband would entertain the kids. I realized that by doing my other work after dinner, I was missing out on the time we had to spend as family. I want my kids to have time every day with just my husband. I think its important for them to have that time alone with their daddy. However, I think its equally important to do things together as a family as well.
This week my goal is to set aside 20 minutes every day after dinner to do a family activity. Some ideas I have are playing a board game, going for a walk around the block if the weather is nice or just sit on the coach and talk. The dishes can wait, and the mess in my house will still be there to clean after my 20 minutes with my family.
What is your goal for the week? Also, do you have any after-dinner family activity ideas for me? I would love to hear your ideas.
-Jessie B.
Update: I ended up working on this goal for two weeks. The first week I did splendidly, the second week not as well. I once again became distracted by housework or errands. I decided that if I can set aside these tasks just a couple of days a week that I would be pleased.
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