so many things to do

 

contemplating her morning moves

...and then there are just those things like "getting dressed" that a mama can only say and encourage so many times before a vein in her forehead begins to throb.  Morning and evening routines can be hard for us.  I lack patience and Isabelle usually has her own idea of what she would like to be doing.  Getting dressed, brushing her teeth, etc are not in her "morning vision".  So...gathering a little inspiration from another waldorf inspired mama blog, I made this morning & chore chart for Isabelle...an evening chart is on the way too...just only so many hours in the day ya know?

clothes pins were an afterthought... in retrospect the phrases on her chart would have been differently if they had been in the original plan...but she really enjoys flipping the clothes pins over after she has completed something...

the clothespins have our names on them...Isabelle love to delegate...

So far they have been working nicely...We do not use them everyday - only when we need some extra organization and motivation in our day.  Mama nonchalantly walks over to the chart and exclaims in her most silly exasperated voice..."Oh my....she has not brushed her teeth yet....see here...lets take a look at this chart"...and from there our morning begins with giggles instead of throbbing forehead veins....and usually ends with Isabelle making sure I have completed everything on the chart as well.  Which is a good thing...mama doesn't always remember her teeth...and that is just gross.