This morning I handed Tucker three new pairs of shorts to try on, the fist pair was plaid.
"Mom, this fits perfectly! Is it kind of camouflaged for when you go into a place with a bunch of squares?"
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Monday, May 6, 2013
Salvaged
That's how I feel like today went. I woke up to a disaster of a house....the living room was trashed, dishes were piled up in the kitchen (we don't have a dishwasher.....well, we have one and it's me), laundry piles on the sofa, and the trash smelled like ass. I was overwhelmed as soon as I walked out of my bedroom.
We were just coming off of over a week of sick, vomiting kids so things had been neglected throughout the week. I don't deal well with chaos. It makes me nutty and moody. And sometimes it's easier for me to stick my head in the sand instead of tackling the tasks at hand.
In my normal ostrich fashion, I opened up the computer and got on Facebook. One of the first posts I read had the absolute perfect quote for me today,
"You will achieve grand dream, a day at a time, so set goals for each day -- not long and difficult projects, but chores that will take you, step by step, toward your rainbow. Write them down, if you must, but limit your list so that you won't have to drag today's undone matters into tomorrow. Remember that you cannot build your pyramid in twenty-four hours. Be patient. Never allow your day to become so cluttered that you neglect your most important goal -- to do the best you can, enjoy this day, and rest satisfied with what you have accomplished." Og Mandino —
I refocused and made a plan. I put just a few tasks on my to-do list for today....just the essentials to help me regain control over things enough that I wouldn't be mortified if someone came to the door today: dishes, pick up, take trash out, dust and vacuum. And taking away the expectation that it all had to be done today helped me so much. I baby stepped my to do list while Tucker was in preschool and had it all done by the time he was out! I felt so much better!
The kids and I had a really great day, we played inside and outside, watched a movie and read books together. We had "I love you more" contests and laughed a lot. Yep. I will definitely go to bed tonight knowing I did the best I could, I enjoyed the day and I am satisfied with what I accomplished.
We were just coming off of over a week of sick, vomiting kids so things had been neglected throughout the week. I don't deal well with chaos. It makes me nutty and moody. And sometimes it's easier for me to stick my head in the sand instead of tackling the tasks at hand.
In my normal ostrich fashion, I opened up the computer and got on Facebook. One of the first posts I read had the absolute perfect quote for me today,
"You will achieve grand dream, a day at a time, so set goals for each day -- not long and difficult projects, but chores that will take you, step by step, toward your rainbow. Write them down, if you must, but limit your list so that you won't have to drag today's undone matters into tomorrow. Remember that you cannot build your pyramid in twenty-four hours. Be patient. Never allow your day to become so cluttered that you neglect your most important goal -- to do the best you can, enjoy this day, and rest satisfied with what you have accomplished." Og Mandino —
I refocused and made a plan. I put just a few tasks on my to-do list for today....just the essentials to help me regain control over things enough that I wouldn't be mortified if someone came to the door today: dishes, pick up, take trash out, dust and vacuum. And taking away the expectation that it all had to be done today helped me so much. I baby stepped my to do list while Tucker was in preschool and had it all done by the time he was out! I felt so much better!
The kids and I had a really great day, we played inside and outside, watched a movie and read books together. We had "I love you more" contests and laughed a lot. Yep. I will definitely go to bed tonight knowing I did the best I could, I enjoyed the day and I am satisfied with what I accomplished.
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