A new routine

Bedtime around here has not been working for quite some time. I am trying to think back to when exactly our 'routine' started being so unorganized and random. I think when we moved a year ago we abandoned a set schedule. This morning I am feeling like a genius. Thanks so some serious inspiration from moneysavingmom.com I have decided to schedule my day. My day as a stay at home mom is very random. Many days I am very frustrated that I am unable to be productive, spend little quality time with the kids or have no clue what is for dinner. These things are my job. So I am tweeking and organizing like a crazy mama. And drum roll please....I am have a new bedtime routine that I am so excited about. It may sound so obvious to others. But now at 8p every night we begin our bedtime routine. The kiddos get their pajamas on, brush teeth, read bedtime stories and then prayers. Lights are out at 8:30p. Then, this is the tricky part, Jeff or I will sit in their room until they fall asleep. Last night Jeff was in there for only five minutes! We are completely skipping naps for all four kids. No more naps! And this is another biggie we have removed every single toy from the boys room. That may sound extreme and cruel. Let me tell you the second you walk into our home you know kids live here. We have a completely stocked playroom in our basement with toys. We recently added a toy organizer to our living room for toys (sounds classy) and toy boxes we removed from the boys room are currently residing in my dining room. By 8:36p last night all four kids were asleep.
Wow, that was amazing. New bedtime routine must lead to new morning routines too. Oh, yes! And I am pumped about that too. I am predicting all the kids will be up by 7a now. My day has to begin at 5a. My plan is to exercise from 5-6a. Be in the shower by 6:15 and breakfast on the table by 7a. So, this is officially morning number one. I am so the downfall of my plan. Ugh!!! I don't even remember my alarm going off at 5a. I set it for 5a and woke at 6a. How can my alarm go off for a complete hour and not hear it?? Well, you would think this would amaze me and I would jump out of bed to catchup on my new morning routine. However, it did not motivate me into action. Instead I did not hit the snooze I turned the whole alarm clock off. I finally woke at 7:45 when Jackson woke up. Night number one was a complete success. Morning number one still needs some......tweeking. I feel pretty confident knowing where I went wrong. My bedtime has to be no later than 10p. Last night Jeff got called into work around 9p. I stayed up watching stupid dvr'ed shows until almost midnight. Stupid dvr! Why do I love that thing sooo much. It has to be gone. Today is the day. I am calling AT&T next to cancel. It is too big of a distraction.