Rejuvination & weekend reflection

Well, it’s been a rather successful weekend as far as feeling rejuvenated, but mostly accomplished.  I put together a weekend to-do list that wasn’t terribly overwhelming, and I broke up my chores over Saturday & Sunday, as well as spaced out the specific types of chores so it kept me going and gave me some variety. 

I know I’m not alone here, but I struggle A LOT with wanting to do it ALL in one day.  I feel like I’m constantly cleaning and working and doing and well, basically, I am.  That is what a stay at home Mom, who is also a homeowner, pretty much does.  There’s never a day where there’s nothing to do.  I just tend to always take it one step further, trying to do too much and burning myself out in the process.  I have gotten more lenient with myself, trust me, But, I do feel that I could probably get even more lenient.  I think I set a high standard for myself in keeping my home neat, clean and orderly as much as I possibly can with a 4 month old & 4 ½ year old, and a husband too.  Thankfully no pets at this point, but did I mention I have a husband… hehe, sorry hunny, joking!  Anyways, this is quite the task.  Sure I realize everything cannot be perfectly clean & orderly 24/7, I certainly do not expect that of myself.  But, when I have kid toy clutter, or arts ‘n crafts clutter, or whatever other type of clutter, I tend to feel better when at least one thing ends up back in some kind of order.   

That brings me to the pillows on my sectional… or, that one corner of the family room where my entertainment center just threw up like 32 DVD’s.  It’s like amidst the chaos if I can stop and just put all the DVD’s back into the cabinet, or arrange the pillows into somewhat of a nice pattern, I can breathe a little sigh of relief, like ahhh, ok that looks nice I can handle the rest later or as we go along.  It’s just when everything possible is a MESS it makes me feel completely out of control (sometimes the kids alone can make me feel that way!)… is it just me??  Of course as soon as my 4 year old discovers the strategically placed pillows off they go into some make-shift fort or angry birds “play set”.  And, I am just cringing while washing dishes and attempting to get another small area at least somewhat done.  But, then my 4 month old wakes up or gets fussy, needs a bottle or simply needs attention, so then I put something on hold for the 116^th time since I’ve been awake and I then fall into the sweetness of my baby girl, which of course, I LOVE.  I just wish it didn’t bother me so much to have the house swiffered and clutter-free and free of crumbs and whatnot, and smelling fresh and papers put away and all that stuff.  But I feel like I NEED that to function and to survive this crazy life, especially when I’m spending a lot of time at home.

So that brings me to another aspect of my successful weekend.  I definitely got out there, I went outside for several hours on Saturday doing various chores around the house, washed one of the cars, did a little gardening, planted some pots, and other tidbits.  Then, on Sunday I was outside for another few hours.  The weather was PERFECT too.  The temperatures were just right, the wind was amazing and the clouds were just fabulous!  I felt like a kid again looking at the shapes in the clouds.  Joshua also enjoyed some outdoor adventures while I washed the second car, and swept, cleaned and organized my garage.  I’m starting to love my garage!  It’s slowly becoming a more functional space.  And even though I didn’t do every little thing I had initially put on my weekend to-do list, the reason was that it didn’t necessarily have to be done.  I’m trying to pace myself and do a mix of only what absolutely needs to be done and / or things I may want to do for fun.  I have this tendency to think too much into the future and think oh well if I can do it now, I don’t have to do it later, but the truth is there will be something else to do later regardless!  So, I’m planning smaller chores and projects and trying to come up with a small schedule that I can work with for the regular stuff, and then save the special things for the weekends when I have David home to help me with the kids so that I can focus on my projects.

I hope that you all had a WONDERFUL weekend!  Cheers to the week & more fun & success next weekend!!