The kind where you see so many of your hairs all over the house (and i'm talking ALL over the house) that you have to double check in the mirror to make sure you still have any on your head (4 month post-baby hair loss, anyone?)
The kind where you wake up to a messy kitchen, and you go to bed with an even messier one. 4 days in a row.
The kind where you really have to check yourself when your 2 year old poops in his underwear and decides to fingerpaint his bedroom floor with it.
The kind where you want so badly to just get out of the house and to the mall, then realize the work it will take to get you, the baby, and the toddler ready, and it just seems easier to climb Mt. Everest, so you scrap the idea.
The kind where you plan on making dark chocolate raspberry banana bread but there's no way you're finding the time to do it so you chow down on the chocolate chips instead...
The kind where you get a bonus at work (praise God!) and want SO badly to buy new dining room chairs that you've been eyeing for 3 years but you know it's gotta go in savings, and you'll just have to deal with the less than ideal but very free chairs you already have.
The kind where on Monday you've carefully planned to organize several disastrous areas of the house and by Friday you are still tripping over blocks, firetrucks, and bowling pins to get to those areas that are now covered with dust.
The kind where on Friday at 3:06 you're gazing desperately and longingly at the clock...waiting for 5:30 when your husband will finally be home and plans to take you out to Cheesecake Factory and to Anthropologie and come home and clean the kitchen and let you take a long bubbly bath.
Weekend goals inspiration:
Here's to all the mamas out there who do their best and take things day by day. May we find peace, love, and joy in each and every moment of the day.
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| I bought the stinkin' ingredients for it last Sunday, so by golly it's gonna get made! |
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| I'm LOVing maps right now and have a fun project in mind for the living room... |
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| I am dying to organize the laundry room, and I just bought 3 wire baskets that will do the duty of those door shelves...can't wait to blog the reveal! |
Carol..having a 2 year old and baby can really make for some long difficult days. Here are a few blog posts of mine from that time in my life: http://krenee.sksimmons.com/2010/11/just-go-with-it.html and http://krenee.sksimmons.com/2010/12/enjoying-every-moment.html You may not have time to read these, but I just wanted to share them with you in commiseration. Having them 4 and 2 isn't necessarily any easier, but it just has changed a little. Our battles are different and their needs are different too. The house is still messy and the thought of it makes me want to bake and craft all weekend too. Hope you get some rest and relaxation this weekend!
ReplyDeleteI identify so much it hurts, Carol. The lows can feel soo low. I hope your weekend is amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks girls! Krista- I read your blogs-thanks for sharing! That book sounds like just what I need. I also remember reading one of your blogs forever ago that talked about how you swept the floor 10 times, or something like that.... funny how something sticks in your mind when you end up doing the same thing, years later!
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