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Exhausted!

October 2, 2009 By Dana White 7 Comments

I’m so tired. Today has been non stop. I was totally wrong when I thought that having two in school would make my life less crazy. How is that?

Anyway, I’m just now writing this post. But I have to stay accountable. Even on the days when I resent it.

Today I:

Made bed.

Picked up living room and kitchen which somehow had gotten quite cluttered-looking yesterday afternoon and evening.

Cleaned up kitchen.

Moved a pile of clean laundry from the love seat to my bed. I will be moving it back to the love seat in a few moments before we go to bed. It still hasn’t been folded. I think there’s also a load in the washer from yesterday that I’m going to have to re-wash because it’s been in there all day.

Swept kitchen.

Wiped down bathrooms. I just now got up and wiped down the master bathroom because I couldn’t remember whether I had gotten to it this morning when I did the others. I so wanted to pretend I had done it, or just to ignore it, but I can’t make exceptions at this point. I must develop this habit. Maybe if I can make this a habit, I’ll give myself a one-day-a-week break. But that can’t be for several months, until it starts to feel more natural to do this than not.

Whined, complained, snapped at my children and my husband.

Loved on them a lot too.

I hope it evens out.

P.S. Encouraging things: Hubby put his coffee cup directly into the dishwasher this morning instead of leaving it in the sink. 3yo girl put her clothes in the laundry hamper before her bath without being asked. Are they sensing the change in the house?

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Read Older Post My Vanity or my Daily Tasks?

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My Vanity or my Daily Tasks?

September 30, 2009 By Dana White 5 Comments

I’m feeling pretty cute today. I’ve never been one to feign modesty, and I am generally pretty honest. Honestly, I look good right now. The average person might not see me and think so, but my hair is fixed with my favorite scarf (it turned up in some random place last week), my legs are […]

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Lots of ways to use my pre-cooked ground beef!

September 30, 2009 By Dana White 17 Comments

If you’ve read any of my menu plans, you know that I pre-cook my ground beef. It totally works for me! I sometimes wonder why I ever didn’t do this. For us, as a busy family, it means I can have dinner on the table within ten minutes. That’s faster than I could run out […]

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Daily Checklist

September 29, 2009 By Dana White 2 Comments

Today I: Made bed. Cleaned kitchen (including emptying dishwasher) Swept kitchen. Checked bathrooms for clutter. Wiped down bathroom counters and toilets. Did 5 minute walk-through. Made huge progress in office. Read Newer Post Lots of ways to use my pre-cooked ground beef! Read Older Post Go Ahead, Open the Door!

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Go Ahead, Open the Door!

September 29, 2009 By Dana White 6 Comments

I’ve been working on this room, honestly, for years. I get it cleaned up for some event when I want people to be able to get to the bathroom in the back corner, and then before I know it, it is a disaster again. So what’s different this time? I hope it’s me that’s different. […]

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Filed Under: progress, tackle it Tuesday | 6 Comments

What’s the Point?

September 29, 2009 By Dana White 11 Comments

I promise, this post does have a point. And it is about getting my house in order. I’ve been doing a new Tae–bo video for the last two weeks. It’s a kicker. As in . . . behind-kicker. (My seven year old has been reading some of my posts lately and we don’t use the […]

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Filed Under: breakthroughs, figuring myself out, progress | 11 Comments

Daily Checklist – First day of sparkly bathrooms

September 28, 2009 By Dana White 2 Comments

Today is the first day of my new non-negotiable task of wiping the bathroom counters and toilets everyday. It . . . wasn’t . . . that . . . bad. The main encouragement I got was that in the kids’ bathroom and the half bath, it took less than a minute. This is because […]

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Finally making progress?

September 28, 2009 By Dana White 8 Comments

I’m continuing to work in the office this week. I cleared off the daybed today, and that made the entire room look so much better. I had cleared major chaos out of the back corner, and cleaned off the desk, but for some reason, clearing off the daybed makes a much bigger impact. I had […]

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Menu Plan Monday – Total Necessity

September 28, 2009 By Dana White 4 Comments

This is my fourth time to participate in Menu Plan Monday. Since keeping my home organized is my biggest struggle, having my menu planned out before the week begins has been huge for me. It’s one more thing that is under control for the week. If you’re a mom, have you ever felt that your […]

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