Better Nights For Better Days

A few weeks ago, I bought the Make Over Your Evenings Course from Crystal Paine. If you haven’t heard of her she is the author of several best-selling books including: 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode, the Money-Making Mom and more.

She also has a course, Make Over Your Mornings, I had heard rave reviews about. So when she launched her new program I knew it was the time for me to try it out and see what all the buzz is about.

Since April 21st I have been hooked!!

Crystal set the program up so that it is broken down into 15 minutes increments. Giving you things to reflect on and implement over the course of the 14 day program. Some of the things to expect from the course are learning how to:

• Establish a Realistic Evening Routine that works — and that sets you up for amazing success!
• Design a Prioritized To Do List for each day — one that you’re actually excited to wake up and tackle!
• Create a Best Stuff List of the most important activities and commitments you should be invested your time, life, and energy into right now.
• Eliminate calendar conflicts once and for all — and how to do so without guilt or frustration.
• Nourish your body, nurture your soul, and no longer put your health on the back burner — even in the middle of a busy and full life.
• Assemble a wardrobe of simple outfits you love and that make you feel great!
• Develop a contagious, positive attitude — so you can experience and express more joy in your everyday life.
• And more…

 

I am a pretty goal oriented, motivated, well-scheduled (although usually probably a little over-scheduled) person so I was skeptical if this was going to work for me the way I knew it worked for others. But it did.

The first evening I actually ended up watching the first three videos. I then sat down and read through several chapters of the work book and basically “brain-dumped” everything I was thinking.

Day 1. What is your why?

I then had my husband do the first three days and then we sat down together and talked about our “whys”. It was such a great way to check in, mid-year from our family goal setting we do at the beginning of each year. To align our personal whys and the why of our family.

Why are we hustling (this year especially)? Why is our family important? Why am I taking this course?! Those were just a few things we were able to really dig down deep and talk about.

Crystal urges us to write down our “why” and display it in a prominent place. I created this printable you can download to display yours too!

As much as I loved this reflection it wasn’t until I finished the course that the power of some of the first few exercises really sunk in. So guess what I did? I started over. I love that it is self paced and I have it forever. If you have regular family meetings or family nights, this course will give you SO many nights of great discussion.

I have been able to listen to the quick videos and read through my workbook as well as the amazing extra resources she gives while driving in my car, working out at the gym, waiting in line for car-pool, etc.

Defining your why is just the first part and over the next couple of weeks I am going to be touching on a few of the things that have made such a huge difference in my day and in our family. Some of these were things we have done in the past or do at times, but beginning with the end in mind and doing them all together and with a purpose has made all the difference.

Our goal is more joy, more quality time and more fulfillment. More time for connection and passions. More peace. Escaping that cycle of exhaustion or guilt from the to-do list.

This course is not about following a one-size-fits-all system (because Crystal recognizes every woman and family is different!). Instead, it’s about creating an evening that is in line with your life, your strengths, your family’s needs, and your unique situation and that is why you begin with YOUR why. Your ideal.

Begin with YOUR END in mind.

One of the things I love is that I see the power this course has in any woman’s life. Whether you’re working, stay at home, married, single, have kids or not. This would fit into the many seasons of life I have experienced and that is why I am so excited to share it with everyone I know.

The things I will post about in more detail include:

• Creating a prioritized To-Do list
• Sleep
• Plan to Dress for the Day You Want to Have
• Prep for a Successful Day
• Calendar Conflicts
• Character Flaws

These are just a few of the pieces that make up the program but I am excited to share what is working for us right now. Make sure you subscribe so that you can follow along as we discuss these things in more detail. Or even better, if you sign up for the course I would love to find out what you have gotten out of it!!

As Crystal says in the course “Remember, a successful day begins the night before!”

 

XOXO~ M&D

P.S. If you are still sitting on the fence right now wondering whether or not you should take the plunge and buy the Make Over Your Evenings Course, here’s why you should: it’s a risk-free purchase.

That’s right! There’s a 100% money-back guarantee on it for up to a 15 days after you purchase it! So if you purchase it and then decide it’s not as helpful as you’d hoped or that it’s not worth the price you paid, you can get a full refund — no questions asked.