So, this is me sucking it up and making an action plan.
Clutter? I'm getting rid of crap in a yard sale with Mom on Memorial Day so I'll be focusing on that this week.
Personal/spiritual baggage? I'm sucking that up too and am gonna quit griping about it. I'm gonna read my Bible daily (I'm already TRYING really hard to do that and have a mom's devotional that's helping) and am committing to a more fruitful prayer life. Also making more of an effort to attend church Sunday nights and Wednesdays nights, not just Sunday mornings (which we haven't even been doing well with lately).
Marriage/family blahs? I'm implementing family dinner time. Of course, I'll have to clear the dining table but it's gonna be easier in the long-run (no grubby little paws stealing food off our plates) and we'll listen to music and talk about the day or the weather or the state of affairs of our nation. Also? I want to do date night once a month. That sounds like not very often but it's better than once every 6 months.
On the down side, there's nothing I can do to fix my baby's teething problems and his issues with sleep during this time. But maybe if I feel better about my home and about myself, I'll have a better attitude about it and I can go with the flow. Then again, this may all be talk and I may fail miserably, but at least I'm going to try! Also, I may not have time for anything else in the beginning but this has got to count for something, right?
To end, I will post some adorable pics of the little mess-maker. :)
Do you have any quick cleaning tips? What helps you to stay on top of the day-to-day tasks (provided you are not Super Mom)?
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| The caulk in my tub needs to be replaced. Heck, the whole ancient porcelain tub should be replaced,w hich is why he's still in a blow-up tub. |
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| Drool and looking SO much like my little brother |
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| Enjoying the new sandbox, which now has ants. He got MAD at me the other day because I took him out of it due to ants. |
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| Running for the first time |
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| Taste-testing gumballs |
8 comments:
So, I tried a room-by-room thing, which worked pretty well for deeper cleaning. But for daily stuff. For 30 minutes to an hour you clean as much as you can as quickly as you can, set a timer and when it goes off you are done. No guilt.
As far as the teething goes, I feel for you. We have been going through quite a bout of teething here as well, although the last of the 4 canines that were all coming in at once finally came through 2 days ago. I also read an article recently that tylenol is great for fevers but motrin is a lot better for pain.
I think it's not so bad though because I don't expect to get a full nights sleep. really, I don't. I expect at least 2-3 wake-ups every night, from one child or another. Change your expectations and be pleasantly surprised on the good nights instead of upset about the bad ones? a bit Lame I know.
The last one had me LOL. You gotta get them thar ants outta da sand box!! That boy needs his sand.
So, last night I did good. I cleared the table so we could eat together. While I cooked, MK entertained LMW, which is usually the case anyway. I got the food on the table and we all ate together. LMW sucked on an empty corn cob, which kept him pacified for a LONG time, and MK helped me clear the table. I unloaded the DW while I cooked so it was empty when supper was done and I reloaded while MK talked to me. It was nice.
After LMW's bedtime, I was able to gather up all the trash (this used to be MK's "job" but with his leg it's difficult to do now), cleaned the countertops, and swept. And I still had time to sit down for a bit.
AND, I slept. He didn't have the horrific 2:00 AM waking (the one that usually bothers him the most) but did wake up a few times but went right back down. So, awesome! And Hannah, I HAVE lowered my expectations! Ha.
Now, if I can just find something as entertaining as a corn cob every night, I'll be good!
Glad you had a better night!
For us, spaghetti is the best entertainer ever. Even when he's not eating it M likes to squish around in it. I think he'll be a pro at the haunted house brains game. Have you let him play much with spoons and forks to feed himself? give him one and a bowl full of some kind of food, or even two bowls and they transfer food from on to the other. It's funny.
I sometimes let him play with his spoons but he ends up throwing everything in the floor. But I'll try that. Maybe I'll start out with some (relatively non-messy) puffs and some bowls and spoons and see what he does. He loves him some puffs.
Oh I feel your pain! I would go ahead and give him Motrin at bedtime until those teeth break thru. I really would. And when he wakes up at 2 am, I'd give it to him again. It's not gonna hurt him. And don't feel guilty. He's more miserable than you are, and when he stops hurting, you both can get rest. As far as cleaning, I like the quick clean...clean what people will see first when they walk in the door. I have a rule at my house. If the door is closed, don't go in. LOL. Get the high spots. I love the comment about the green police. My house stays cleaner when we use paper and plastic cups and plates, too. AGain...enough with the green police. :)
Sweet baby boy! Thank you for your sweet comment on my blog! Good luck with your flooring. Get those babies In tight so you can't see the seams, and kind of mix them up as they come out of the box. The tiles each have a different design, you don't want like patterns all in a little cluster. Cleaning is always hard for me. One thing that helps is making sure I start the day with an empty dishwasher, that way I can reload throughout the day and dishes aren't stacking up. :)
I throw a load of laundry in the first thing in the morning and then in the dryer. Usually it gets folded at night when the kids are in bed and the hubs and I are watching our favorite shows.
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