Today I feel very overwhelmed. Overwhelmed as a mother, as a housekeeper, as a wife. I am normally a very organized person & when my life gets unorganized, it throws me off and puts me in this funk. I can't even get my thoughts organized to write this blog. There just isn't enough hours in the day for me to get everything accomplished. I actually thought about calling in sick to work so I could stay home without any interruptions & get a handle on my life.
The first thing I need to tackle is my house. I had it clean when my mom came to visit at the end of March and now it's a disaster again. I blame that on spending all of my time with my daughter at night and on the weekends. About the only thing I can stay up on is the dishes and laundry. Although currently I have a load of towels in the dryer to be folded and clothes sitting on the ottoman that are folded but need to be put away. So my mission this week is to spend each night tackling one room. Hopefully by the end of the week, my house will be sparkling clean and I can enjoy the weekend with my family.
The next thing on my "Tackle It" list is to box up Abbie's 0-6 mo clothing. (sniff, sniff) I guess I just can't bring it to myself that my daughter is growing up and is wearing 6-9 mo clothing (she has her momma's long legs). Another reason I'm dragging my feet is because we are still waiting on the hardware for her dresser that we ordered online. I called today to find out that the drawer pulls are on back order until May 5th!! I am not going to wait another month to get her room in order. I guess I will just load up her dresser and then unload it when it comes time to put on the handles.
I also need to tackle my clothing situation. I have so many clothes that I don't wear anymore because a) they are outdated or b) they no longer fit me. For some reason I feel a need to hold onto them. So over the next month, I am going to go through my closet and dresser and anything that I have not worn in the last 3 years will either be trashed or donated to Goodwill. Maybe once Charlie sees how bare my wardrobe is, he will allow me to buy a new one. DOUBT IT!!
Here is a list of other things I would like to accomplish in the next month:
- Spruce up the yard (front yard is about done, backyard will be a chore!!)
- Clean all the windows in the house (inside & out)
- Paint the computer room
- Straighten up, file & shred papers in the computer room
- Clean up the recorded shows on the DVR (I'm about 2 weeks behind on Days of Our Lives...eeek!)
- Lose these last 10 lbs of baby weight (okay, so that may take longer than a month)
- Spend time with my loving husband, adorable daughter and over active dogs.
