Increments of Five and a Contest

Lately, I have been feeling overwhelmed, chaotic, unfocused, and “blah”.  There are so many things I want to do, that I end up outright neglecting some areas of my life  and completely forgetting about others.  Life always seems more manageable with a plan though, right?

So today we had a little family meeting and I asked everyone to help me make a list of the five most important things I do (or can do) for them, the house, work and myself.  We all spoke for Blythe, because her answer to almost everything right now is, “Nemo”.

For a little extra fun, I’d love for you to tell me: What are your Top 5 Priorities, from any facet of your life?  THEN, to win something COOL, tell me who picked what as a favorite vegetable down below. 

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I’m going to make each of these important things a priority, so that I can be a better Mother, Wife, and Self.  Here we go.

Alison and Blythe:

1.  Read a bedtime story
2.  Play
3.  Talk nice / have patience
4.  Laugh
5.  Work so we can have money to buy stuff at Target

Jeremy:

1.  Let me know you appreciate what I do
2.  Spend time with me + LOVIN’
3.  Massages
4.  Make work a priority
5.  I like cold stuff to drink in the fridge

Me:

1.  Eat Healthy
2.  Exercise
3.  Get plenty of sleep
4.  Make time for the people I love
5.  Make time for myself to be creative

House:

1.  Laundry
2.  Food – groceries & cooking
3.  Dishes
4.  Picking up / controlling clutter
5.  Keep the floors clean (as clean as possible, anyway)

And then, because I’ve had to scrap pretty much every recipe I had accumulated over the last 15 years when we found out Blythe was allergic to corn and eggs, I asked everyone to tell me their favorite meal.  For a little while, each week day will have a corresponding meal and I’ll expand our menu from there.  On the weekends, we’ll wing it and/or have left overs. 

Dinners:

1.  Spaghetti
2.  Caesar Chicken with noodles, peas and carrots
3.  Chili with bread
4.  Chicken Pot Pie
5.  Stir fry with rice

Everyone named a favorite veggie:

1.  Lima beans
2.  Crunchy carrots
3.  Peas & carrots
4.  Edamame
5.  Broccoli

And a favorite fruit:

1.  Strawberries
2.  Cherries
3.  Grapes
4.  Melon (any)
5.  Apples

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* edited to make the rules less confusing *

For the Contest

Assign each person to a veggie:

Jeremy
Andrea 
Alison (4 1/2) 
Blythe (15 months) 

Veggies:
1.  Lima beans
2.  Crunchy carrots
3.  Peas & carrots
4.  Edamame

The first person to guess correctly wins the prize.  If no one gets the correct combination, I’ll award the COOL PRIZE to the person with the most correct answers.

And don’t forget to tell me your top 5 priorities, if you want – but it’s not necessary to win.