This is Alan on Sunday afternoon - sleeping away in his car seat. Since I have gone back to work, I have found it challenging to get much of anything done around the house . . . any working moms out there feel the same way? (Maybe you are thinking, why is Beth blogging if she has so much stuff to get done? Good question . . .) But my wonderful husband decided to take Alan with him on an afternoon car trip to St. Cloud. Delaney naps all afternoon, and so far I actually have gotten a lot done. Thanks Dan!So when do you moms out there find the time to keep your house clean and organized? Does anyone actually succeed at this? Right now I am just trying to maintain it enough that my mother-in-law doesn't shudder in disgust when she comes over to babysit. :) Of course, Lucy isn't one to shudder in disgust at my messy house (although sometimes I do!). Instead, she often does the dishes for me and cleans up the toys. My own mom does the same thing. Although in some ways this make me feel guilty for not finding the time to do those things BEFORE they come over . . . it also leaves a legacy as I make a mental Note to Self: Remember to do these things for my daughter/daughter-in-law someday. It's a huge blessing. I hope I will be as great of a grandma as they both are.
Welcome back to blogging, Beth! Yippee! :)
ReplyDeleteI totally struggle with this too! One thing we've done that helps a little is this: I have a small checklist of the cleaning jobs I would like to get done each week hanging on the fridge. That way I can just do one job in the evening and check it off. But usually most of the cleaning gets done on the weekend. I like the list because then Joel can easily see what I might need help with and often pitches in!
ReplyDeleteI have 2 sewing businesses and basically on the days I sew, I get dinner on the table and maybe clean up afterwards. I normally do a one day a week marathon cleaning session.
ReplyDeleteSchedules can help GREATLY - yes, checklists are GREAT, too!
Best to you! :)
When you look back on your life I don't think you will wish you would have kept a cleaner house or checked off everything on your list...but, I DO think you will be thankful for special moments with your husband, your children, and other time spent NOT cleaning, but building relationships!
ReplyDeleteI love you B. Stop and watch Delaney sleep, it is sweet!