...but I have a cleaner house! I have been plugging away at every nook & cranny and finally am nearing the end of my house overhaul. My routines are getting back into place but with some changes. I find that if I leave a lot of my routine flexible I am more apt to complete it all.
For example: pre baby #2 I had to do my weekly house "blessing" in one day over the course of an hour. Now with the two kids I never get a solid hour. So I do a few tasks Monday, a few on Tuesday, & a few on Wednesday. By Wednesday evening my house has had a thorough cleaning & the little routines keep up each area until the next "blessing". I also used to wait until bedtime to set up my coffee maker for the next day. Now I do it as soon as I go in to wash dishes during the day. Sometimes that is after breakfast sometimes after lunch. I still do laundry every day.....that one is a MUST!
My focus has become the kids, with my house coming in second. So what if I don't get the dusting done on the same day I vacuum?! I look at the successes of the day measured in how happy my kids are now rather than how clean my house is. Now, I am not letting it all go out the window... no, no no! I just don't beat myself up if I have to spend the morning cuddling a baby instead of wiping my bathroom.
Hurray for victories like popsicles & bubbles or wet razzberries & tickled toes. Three cheers for the child who is giggling so hard he can hardly breathe. I am throwing a daily parade for the smiles & coos that have beaten out the rigid schedule of cleanliness I thought I had to adhere to. Now where is my gold star??? ;)
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