They all loaded up and left around 2pm, and I wrote a little list for myself. I love the concept of time blocking and it is how I prefer to use my time, but it’s also not really conducive to life with four children, so I don’t use it in my “mom life”. But in my alone time, I frequently time block as a great way to get stuff done. My list looked like this:

30 minutes of chores

1 hour of reading

1 hour run

30 minutes reading

30 minutes sewing

1 hour dinner and chores

1 hour reading

You get the picture. And that is pretty much exactly what I did through the afternoon and evening, and then again in the morning until Theo and the kids got home.

Tips for a Mini Reader Retreat:

What do you think? Have you ever done a reading retreat? Would you do a reading retreat? What other tips, tricks or ideas would you add?