Can't get art done? Part 5 of 6 - Art in the cabinet! This is the fifth of a series of interviews with real home school moms on how they integrate art into their week?
Have you ever started something, like that perfect vocabulary curriculum with the magnet board and all of the cool letter blocks...fill in your own item here... You start with nothing but high expectations then it happens!
Life...
Life is what happens after you make plans and the perfect vocabulary tool retires to the closet of "Good Intentions" due to the lack of consistent execution? I am sure it is just me that struggles with this right!
So how do we climb this mountain of consistency? Easy...One step at a time!
Here is a tip to help start you journey to a more consistant school week.
Make a Plan...Before the week begins!
Taking a little time to plan out your week before the week begins can go a long way to help you achieve all that you want to achieve in the week. Don't go overboard with this...I'm talking to you over achiving moms that think they can get more done in less time than the average superhero! You know who you are....Plan the major things and leave room for life in between.
Here is a great way to look at your week. I call it the 1-19-80. This follows the 80/20 principal. This principal says that we spend 20 percent of our time doing things that gain us 80 percent of our results and 80 percent of our time on things that only get us 20 percent of our results. So logic says we should spend more time on the 20 percent and less on the 80 right? Well how do we do that?
First make a list of all that needs to be done or you would like to do or accomplish next week. Then identify the 20 percent items on this list. These are the items that if you could only do these you would have a successful week. By the way...cleaning the dust our from under the couch is probably not a 20 percent item!
Now that you have identified the 20 percent items pick the one item that must get done each day (the 1 percent). This is the biggest return on your time that one thing that MUST GET DONE! Now you are ready to start laying out your week. Make sure you carve out a slot for the 1 percent items first. Then fill in the 20 percent items. REMEMBER to put more time than you think it will take...making room to that life thing! Now your done. Don't put those other things on your schedule. They are not important in the grand view of life. As you go through the day keep your eye on the 1 and 20 percent items. If you have time in between to do some of the others than great if not then you will still have a very successful week!
Try it and let me know if it works for you! Do you have any other tips on managing your schedule? If so share them here. The rest of us would love to hear about it!
If you are struggling to fit art into your week check out the Fine Art Experience Lessons. Let a professional artist teach your children to paint and while they are painting your can...clean out the dust under the couch!
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