I've had 2 whole days of laziness! As in not having to go anywhere, no carpools, no school, no picking up from camp when it's 110 degrees out. I've actually slept in - if 8:00 is sleeping in! The boys have been getting up and watching TV (I know it's a horrible habit!) and Kiera & I have lazed around in bed. Total bliss!
The kids are starting to get bored already though. We have playgroup tomorrow at the Children's Museum with our church friends. They are looking forward to that - and so am I. The house cleaners are coming tomorrow and they can't clean with the boys running around - hell, I can't clean with the boys running around. Hopefully I will be returning home to a clean house with tired kids.
Not sure how much longer I'm going to keep the housecleaners. I finally feel like I'm catching my stride a little. Kiera is 3 months old and sleeping pretty well at night and naps great during the day. I've been cooking on a regular basis and the house no longer looks like a bomb went off all the time. I signed up for Flylady - guess I'm a flybaby. I'll try that one step at a time. Hopefully in a few more weeks I'll have a routine and can start putting the housecleaner money into the 'saving for dining room chairs' account. Dave sees absolutely no need for anything whatsoever for the house and there is no budget item for it, thus I have to pull it out of grocery money and where ever else I can find it.
(On a side note, I really like our new budget system. We opened a second checking account for my use - technically the household account - but I have complete discretion over those funds andcan save for things now. More on this another time!)
Anyway, I'm on a get organized tear lately. I need to get my house in shape and my body in shape. So, flylady for the house and Body for Life(BFL) for me. I did BFL after Ian was born and had amazing results - so I know it works, I'm having a really hard time with the will power aspect though. I just ordered 3 new books and 3 new journals. I'm planning to give the extras to Mary and Jackie and hope that they will agree to dedicate themselves to it with me. They've both indicated interest, but they both have worse discipline than me . . . . hopefully we can keep each other motivated. I've got a good 30 lbs to lose . . .
So much for this being a blog about the kids! I'm off to shine my sink and go to bed!
The kids are starting to get bored already though. We have playgroup tomorrow at the Children's Museum with our church friends. They are looking forward to that - and so am I. The house cleaners are coming tomorrow and they can't clean with the boys running around - hell, I can't clean with the boys running around. Hopefully I will be returning home to a clean house with tired kids.
Not sure how much longer I'm going to keep the housecleaners. I finally feel like I'm catching my stride a little. Kiera is 3 months old and sleeping pretty well at night and naps great during the day. I've been cooking on a regular basis and the house no longer looks like a bomb went off all the time. I signed up for Flylady - guess I'm a flybaby. I'll try that one step at a time. Hopefully in a few more weeks I'll have a routine and can start putting the housecleaner money into the 'saving for dining room chairs' account. Dave sees absolutely no need for anything whatsoever for the house and there is no budget item for it, thus I have to pull it out of grocery money and where ever else I can find it.
(On a side note, I really like our new budget system. We opened a second checking account for my use - technically the household account - but I have complete discretion over those funds andcan save for things now. More on this another time!)
Anyway, I'm on a get organized tear lately. I need to get my house in shape and my body in shape. So, flylady for the house and Body for Life(BFL) for me. I did BFL after Ian was born and had amazing results - so I know it works, I'm having a really hard time with the will power aspect though. I just ordered 3 new books and 3 new journals. I'm planning to give the extras to Mary and Jackie and hope that they will agree to dedicate themselves to it with me. They've both indicated interest, but they both have worse discipline than me . . . . hopefully we can keep each other motivated. I've got a good 30 lbs to lose . . .
So much for this being a blog about the kids! I'm off to shine my sink and go to bed!
