So this unplugging seems to be really working. I have been getting a lot more done. So far this week I have almost caught up on all of November's big chores. They included washing the curtains all through the house. I have only 2 rooms to go. I have also done some "deep" cleaning of the floor and was happy enough to get out the Christmas tree yesterday for decorating. Of course after all that hard work I couldn't leave all the tinsel bits all over the floor so the vacuum cleaner was whipped out yet again.
I have made a list of the worksheets I will be needing over the next 5 weeks of school (they will run into the new year) and I will be printing, copying and stapling lots tonight and tomorrow. Right now I am off to dig over my front garden beds and put in seeds. I miss having flowers to smell.
By the way, a tip I have for those of you who use your computer as a homeschool tool as well. I have set up my Windows Live Family Safety account with 2 users for me.
I have one that is unrestricted in where I travel or what I do (except for the usual nasties) but is restricted time-wise to only very early morning and late afternoon during the week and all day on the weekends.
The other account is called School and I have unrestricted time but restricted programs. I use Homeschool Tracker and I hate printing off reports so I write myself a list on a laminated sheet then update HST as we do things or do a big check off later in the afternoon on the PC. I can't access emails or the web except for restricted games for the kids such as Starfall or Reading Eggs. (Oops, sorry, I do access the banking.) And I can't play games on the School account, only use Word and Excel.
I can override the settings as I did set them up myself but they can take some time to update and it is very fiddly so I often find myself writing myself a note on paper and getting back to it later. My pencil and piece of paper on a clipboard are becoming my new best friends. They don't distract me but still allow me to catch those fleeting thoughts of things I need to do.
I hope you are having a productive week too.
Best wishes
Jen
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