Bring the art room rules home

Soon, I'm going to start teaching an art class. (This may end up being a huge fail, but I'll keep you updated on that ha!) And I've already started implementing rules in the art room. While I am becoming more in control of my work life, I have been abandoning any growth in my personal life. Here are my rules for the art room as well as my life.
First and foremost, I will work on loving others. Romans 12:10 says to love one another with brotherly affection and outdo one another in showing honor. This is something that I have always displayed to my kids. For instance, if they say something mean about another, they are expected to say three kind things about the person they were rude to. When I am rude to my friends, I hardly notice it and certainly do not try to amend my actions. I need to seek to show kindness and gentleness in everything I do.
Second, I need to clean up after myself. When situations arise that are too difficult for me to handle, I like to stick my head in the ground and wait for it to go away, which is a slightly childish action. In the art room, I expect the kids to clean up after themselves. They have to identify what is their mess and take the necessary actions to put away said mess. While these steps seem elementary, more often than not, I end up cleaning up the majority of the room. In life, I expect someone else to come to my rescue and clean up my messes.
Finally, I need to identify what is worth my energy and what I need to let go of. There are parts of life that are just not worth stressing out about. Like I tell my kids, maybe I need a minute to calm down and figure out what is really bothering me. Pause and think- can I fix this? Is this even in my control? More often than not, there is nothing I can to about situations; therefore, there is nothing worth stressing over.

So, here's to 2013: the year I grow up and learn how to bring the art room rules home.