Mindful Moment with Mike: Setting Up a Schedule

Mindful Moment with Mike: Setting Up a Schedule

MESSAGE FOR ALL THE MOMS OUTTHERE... FEELING THE STRESSOF HOME SCHOOLING... WORKINGFROM THE HOUSE... "AND"STILL MANAGING THEFAMILY.U+200B WE FEEL YOURPAIN.U+200B TWO WORKS FORYOU'S MIKE BROOKS... FOUNDSOMEONE HE CONSIDERS A"SUPER MOM"... TO GET ADVICEON HOW TO STAY SANE... WITHALL THE INSANITY.U+200BCORI... LAURA HERNANDEZ ISONE BUSY MOM.U+200B SHE HAS10 KIDS... BETWEEN 10 MONTHSAND 14 YEARS OLD... ALL HOMESCHOOLED... U+200B SEVENARE BIOLOGICAL... THREE AREADOPTED SPECIAL NEEDSKIDS.U+200B SHE KNOWS WHATIT'S LIKE TO HAVE SO MUCHPRESSURE BEING PLACED ONYOU... SO SHE'S DEVELOPED ASYSTEM TO BRING PEACE ANDCALM TO ANY HOME.U+200BSO... I ASKED HER FOR SOMEADVICE U+200BI think that we as a societysee ourselves as being busyand overwhelmed is like astatus thing that we'rereally prideful about and Idon't think life should belived that way.I think thatwe should delegate thingsout and get things off ourmanager and delegating outthings, that would bewonderful.I'm really encouraging mamasto block schedule theirtime like hey in the morningwe're going to do school forthree hours and then if wedon't get done, we're notgoing to stress about it.We're just going to work forthree hours and be done.I know that everybody isgetting instructions fromtheir teachers andsyllibusses and there's aton of information on there.It can be reallyoverwhelming and stressful.Even if you have just one.But then add multiplechildren and it's just...too much.It's overwhelming... toomuch.

So I'm encouragingmomas just to pick threethings that they want tofocus on with their kiddos.So for our family it's math,writing, and reading.So I feel like if we getthose things done, we'rerocking and rolling, right?And finally do you have yofaoherin untho eeloveed anxabo?are rer tWot it be tekidd gaaboaBIf wb andakivanof timhndandingifeht o hoatd te?AMEW TURLY ONEINGD IC..O GO ALYT WHGN CHOBAS AT TE.ITHKIN200B THTH STN OUEB JRHCOESE BS..KS OU.BW Y WOFORFO