Tomorrow starts Today!!

Tomorrow is a big day as my little guy will be starting school again.  This year he will be attending a full day preschool program and I have to say I am quite nervous.  I am nervous about how he will do and I am nervous about our normal routine will now be changed.  My kids are very  much like me - we like knowing what to expect so routines work well for us. Tomorrow we enter into uncharted waters.  

I have confidence though the planning I have done today for tomorrow will pay off.  My first step was to get our meal plan in place.  On my meal plan below I am doing a Shakeology 3-day cleanse starting Monday.  My children and husband of course will not be following the cleanse so I will be making meals separately for them.  Plus  my son will now be having his lunch at school so we will need to pack that and his snacks for the day.  I love that schools follow the eat every 2.5-3 hours eating rule!! 

Next was to make sure I had all my son's paperwork done for school.  Even though he is PreK goodness there is a still a lot of paperwork to fill out.  All of course which is necessary so I am not complaining one bit.  I would rather the school be over prepared than not prepared enough.  

Ahh and now the part that I would not think my 5 year old would care - his first day of school outfit.  I choose an outfit that I thought would look adorable on him but he wanted something more cool.  He wanted something plain so he said until I found out he wanted his Skylander's T-shirt.  No Way, not for first of school photos.  I don't know why but I like my little guy to be in his 3 button collared shirts for school. He just looks so darn cute.  

Well there you have it, my planning will hopefully set us up for success as we head to school tomorrow.  
All I will hopefully have to worry about is if he gets out of the car.  

xoxo,
Alyson 

Planning for the Week Ahead

Another Sunday and another weekend is over.  Wait, Hello I'm a Mom it does not matter if it is the weekend or a weekday!!  I do however have certain tasks I do each day of the week/weekend and Sunday nights is reserved for planning.  I plan for the week ahead and being that today is the last day of June I will also start my July task list as well.  

What does my planning for the week ahead look like?  Well first I get out my calendar and I sit down with my husband and we figure out what we have going on the next week.  Then I get busy making sure I plan out my time for my chores, my business, and most importantly my family!!

 Yes I plan as best I can for as much as possible.  Now not all plans are written in stone so I have learned over the years to be more flexible.  Next I plan our meals for the week (if you are interested in viewing my meal plan for the week CONTACT ME).  I work around our schedules and always plan on starting the morning with a breakfast that will fuel me properly after my particular workout that day.

 Next comes checking my cabinets and pantry to see what I need at the grocery store (I buy in bulk and I do stock up when I can so a lot of food items I do have on hand most of the time at home of course with the exception of fresh fruit and veggies). Next comes my grocery shopping list and then planning on when I will go to the grocery store for those items we need.  As mentioned I buy in bulk and I stock up on items when they are on sale and best is when they are on sale and I have a coupon.  I try to save money wherever I can so thrifty shopping is right up my alley.  Unfortunately coupons for the food items I buy frequently does not happen often. I try to plan all my shopping for one day to also try and save on gas.  HA - I told you there was lots of planning going on!! 

After this is all done I work on my business planning for the week.

I revisit my goals and come up with my game plan for the week.  In addition, I always want to make sure I am providing the best possible experience for my customers.  Most of my customers are involved in my Challenge Groups and so another area I plan is what topics I would like to cover during the next week in my challenge groups.  I also try to check in with as many challenge group participants as possible to find out their upcoming week's goals.  

DO YOU SET GOALS for yourself on a weekly basis? 

  

Finally I look it all over once it is done and make my to do list for MONDAY!! I always try to make my to do list the night.  I have heard from several top professionals that making your to do list the night before results in a more productive day.  I also sleep a lot better knowing what I need to accomplish the next day is written down and I don't have to try to go off of memory.  


So that is what I do to prepare for the week ahead. Do you have any planning tips to share?  If so, please comment below or CONTACT ME.  I am always looking for ways to better manage my time and become more efficient.  

Have a great week!! 

Now is the time to learn how to live a 

FIT, HAPPY, and HEALTHY LIfe 

and we will do it 

TOGETHER!!!!

~Alyson

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