I can’t believe how fast this week has gone! My routines are still going good, but the miscellaneous tasks just keep piling up. I may be getting a couple of days on my own to try to catch up a bit soon, which would be wonderful, especially since I had a bit of a meltdown on Sunday evening thinking about all the stuff that needs to be done.
A friend of mine reminded me that I usually get pretty stressed out this time of year, what with IEP meetings coming up and getting summer plans in place. There are also a couple of big autism-related events coming up. Once we get past the next month, things should settle down a bit for me.
Another part of the problem is that I take so much on my shoulders – trying to keep the house together since I only work part-time, handling all the paperwork and bills, researching and advocating for Michael, managing everyone’s schedule – and I don’t take the time to share it with my husband so we can tackle things as a team.
I actually got to talking about this a bit for this week’s Try This Tuesday on Nurturing Your Relationships. (Pop on over to 5 Minutes for Special Needs for more about that topic.)
So my biggest goal for this week is to spend a few minutes each day talking with Bob about our schedules and our priorities so that we are on the same page with what’s going on and what needs to be done.
As for the rest of the list, I’ll do as much as I can!
My To Do List:
DAILY –
Morning routine.
Evening routine.
Blogging routine.
WEEKLY –
Go through ASD HOPE pending items.
Check for library books that are due or on hold.
Check alternate email accounts.
Catch up on filing.
BLOGGING -
Update links on the rest of the posts imported from Blogger. UPDATE: I can’t believe I finally got this done!!
Research blog backup options for WordPress blogs.
Post update on reading challenges.
Write Try This Tuesday for next week.
READ TOGETHER CHALLENGE –
Read with Michael in the morning.
Read Little House books at bedtime.
Go to library with Michael.
MISCELLANEOUS -
Review school notes and email thoughts to team for IEP/BIP.
Make table cards and name tags for Mother-to-Mother Luncheon.
Follow up on approval for STAP.
Work on arranging childcare for this summer.
Research computer hard drive backup options.
Clean and grocery shop for stamp party Friday night.
Ask Bob to select photos for photo book.
Once photos are selected, upload them and finish the project. Have Bob call stupid credit card company who won’t talk to me despite the fact that I am the one who makes sure they get paid every month.Remember that security questions are for Bob and they don’t really care where MY dad was born.
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